Before joining the University of Kentucky’s extensive line of super-mega-prospects this season, Jamal Murray was a Canadian phenom who made his name participating in international competition including the Pan Am Games, the FIBA U18 tournament and the Nike Global Challenge. And yeah, he did alright for himself. DraftExpress’ records have him posting a 23.1 PER in pre-collegiate competition as a combo guard. The young fella (Murray just turned 19 on February 23) has always been able to ball.
Chief among the many fruits of his tireless taste for competition is his beautiful scoring ability. To watch Murray set his sights on a defense is akin to eating an entire tub of Ben and Jerry’s simply because, well, it was full when you started and there was no reason to stop.