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Texas Tech guard Najé Murray is transferring to Syracuse, becoming the fourth player from the transfer portal to join the Orange this offseason. The graduate transfer averaged 7.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. She started in 19 of Texas Tech’s 25 games this past season.

Murray joins SU alongside Arizona State transfer Eboni Walker, Howard transfer Jayla Thornton and USC transfer Shalexxus Aaron. The Orange are losing Emily Engstler, Kiara Lewis, Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi and Amaya Finklea-Guity to Atlantic Coast Conference foes.

Murray played the first two seasons of her career at San Diego State, where she made the All-Freshman Mountain West team and set the program’s record for made single season 3-pointers (81) the year after.

Though Quentin Hillsman’s team will add four top-100 recruits for the incoming freshman class, it needs to replace three starters and three role players for next season.

Syracuse had 11 players enter the transfer portal during the offseason and lost Tiana Mangakahia to the WNBA. Mangakahia recently signed a training camp contract with the Phoenix Mercury after going undrafted during Thursday night’s WNBA draft.

Texas Tech missed the women’s NCAA Tournament this season after finishing 10-15 in overall play. Murray made the second-most 3-pointers on the team (37) and shot 37% from beyond the arc.

Published on April 19, 2021 at 1:39 pm

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