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Iowans in NBA: Kris Murray, former Cedar Rapids Prairie and Iowa Hawkeye feels more comfortable in the league in the early part of 2024-25 season.

The Iowa Barnstormers AAU basketball program announced it has reached a partnership with NBA players Kris and Keegan Murray and their father Kenyon, and will rebrand to Murray Elite Basketball.

NBA players Kris and Keegan Murray returned to their high school alma mater Cedar Rapids Prairie on Thursday to be honored with a special wall display of them outside of the school’s main gymnasium and by having their Prairie jerseys retired and honorarily hung inside the gym.

Technically, Kris Murray isn’t a two-way player with the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers. However, the 23-year-old Murray, the 23rd pick in the 2023 NBA Draft from Iowa, has logged minutes with the Blazers and their new NBA G-League affiliate, the Rip City Remix, reps which have shortened his NBA learning curve.

Former Iowa All-Americans were on opposite sides Wednesday night when Keegan Murray’s Sacramento Kings faced Kris Murray’s Portland Trail Blazers.

Cedar Rapids isn’t known for can’t-miss blue-chip athletes. But when its people reach national sports stardom, they do so with quite the stories.

Kris Murray was taken by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 23rd pick in the first round of Thursday night’s NBA draft.

Iowa junior forward Kris Murray is a likely first-round pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, with a multitude of possible landing spots.

Twins Kris and Keegan Murray, about to reunite in the NBA this week, were surrounded by plenty of fine athletes in high school at Cedar Rapids Prairie.

These little ditties may not be very witty, but they’ll fit in the palm of your hand.

Iowa forward Kris Murray has been through the pre-NBA draft process before, but this time it’s for keeps.

Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery has talked to a lot of NBA teams in the last couple weeks, and they seem to like what they see with Iowa’s Kris Murray.

Murray was 3rd-team All-America, averaged over 20 points a game for Hawkeyes.

Iowa junior Kris Murray was named first-team All-Big Ten by both the league’s media and coaches. Filip Rebraca was a third-team pick of media.

It’s the last home game for a trio of Iowa men’s basketball players who have been stalwarts for a team vying for a tie for second place in the Big Ten.