Abdelgowad, Murray enter transfer portal
Abdelgowad, Murray enter transfer portal
MBB: The duo joins Brian Moore Jr. in leaving the Racer program
On the day the transfer portal officially opens, a pair of Murray State players have thrown their names into it. Verbal Commits is reporting junior forward Malek Abdelgowad and sophomore forward Sam Murray II are in the portal.
After playing two seasons at South Plains Community College, Abdelgowad transferred to Murray State before this past season. The 6’10 forward played a season-high 24 minutes at Mississippi State on December 13th, scoring six points and grabbing five rebounds. Abdelgowad would play at Little Rock five days later, but would then be sidelined for the next six weeks with a nagging groin injury. In 19 total games this season, he averaged 3.5 points and 2.7 rebounds.
Sam Murray II was part of Steve Prohm’s first recruiting class at Murray State back in the spring of 2022. The 6’8 sophomore forward from Gulfport, Mississippi played in 40 games in his two seasons in a Racer uniform. In back-to-back games in January against Evansville and UIC, Murray grabbed a career-high eight rebounds. He finishes his Racer career averaging 1.6 points and 1.8 rebounds per game.
Prohm and his staff currently have four scholarships available to fill for the 2024-25 season.
Returning Players (Position/Class in 2024-25)
John McCrear (Redshirt freshman forward)
Patrick Chew (Redshirt sophomore guard)
Justin Morgan (Junior guard)
Alden Applewhite (Redshirt junior forward)
Nick Ellington (Senior forward)
JaCobi Wood (Senior guard)
Lawrent Rice (Sophomore guard)
Incoming Players
DJ Shine (Freshman guard)
Jordan McCullum (Freshman forward)
Departing Players
Rob Perry (Graduation)
Quincy Anderson (Graduation)
Shawn Walker Jr. (Graduation)
Brian Moore Jr. (Transfer Portal)
Malek Abdelgowad (Transfer Portal)
Sam Murray II (Transfer Portal)
Fletcher Boatright (Retirement)