Eric Murdock
Eric Lloyd Murdock is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Utah Jazz in the first round of the 1991 NBA Draft.
Murdock grew up in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, and played high school basketball at Bridgewater-Raritan High School West.
A 6'1" point guard, Murdock then played at Providence College, and held several school records at the time of his graduation, including most career steals, most points in conference games in a season, most points in a game and most free throws in a season. His skills at PC earned him the nickname "the Man of Steal." Murdock played 9 seasons in the NBA from 1991-2000. He played for the Jazz, Milwaukee Bucks, Vancouver Grizzlies, Denver Nuggets, Miami Heat, New Jersey Nets and Los Angeles Clippers. His best year as a pro came during the 1993-94 season as a member of the Bucks, appearing in 82 games and averaging 15.3 ppg. In his NBA career, Murdock played in 508 games and scored a total of 5,118 points.
He has also played in Italy for Teamsystem Bologna and Virtus Bologna.
On April 2, 1994, in a game against the Washington Bullets, Murdock stole the ball nine times.
On January 24, 1995, in a game against the Houston Rockets, Murdock drilled a 75-footer at the buzzer in the third quarter.
From 2010 to 2012, Murdock served as the director of basketball player development for Rutgers University, working with Rutgers coach Mike Rice. He was fired in July of 2012. After his dismissal, Murdock acted as a whistleblower by showing recordings of Rice launching homophobic slurs to players to Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti in late 2012, leading to the eventual firing of Rice and the resignation of Pernetti in April 2013. In 2016, Rutgers settled Murdock's wrongful termination lawsuit for $500,000.
Murdock's cousin, Jason Murdock, played college basketball at Providence, as well, from 1993 to 1997.
