Personal
Parents are J. Blake and Julie Murdock ... has two brothers and seven sisters ... enjoys golfing in his spare time ... served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Honolulu, Hawai'i ... wife Mindy ... recruited by Weber State ... business major.
Before BYU
DIXIE STATE COLLEGE: Earned second-team All-Scenic West Athletic Conference and NJCAA Region 18 honors after averaging 11.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game ... started all 33 games for the Rebels, who went 21-12 overall and earned a third-place SWAC finish at 10-8 ... led his team in assists, three-pointers made (53), free-throw percentage (.836), steals (1.2), minutes (29.9) and assist/turnover ratio (2.1) while ranking second in scoring ... also led the league in free-throw efficiency and ranked ?????second in minutes, third in assists, fourth in assist/turnover ratio and seventh in steals ... recorded season highs of 28 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists ... led the team in scoring seven times, assists 16 times and steals 11 times ... helped the Rebels advance to the Region 18 Tournament finals, earning All-Tournament Team honors ... selected team captain and Most Valuable Player ... again coached by Jon Judkins, brother of BYU women's basketball head coach Jeff Judkins ... named to the Dean's List in 2005-06.
SNOW COLLEGE: Played in 32 games with 31 starts at Snow College, averaging 8.8 points (fourth on the team) and 3.3 rebounds per game ... shot .485 from the field ... led the team with 138 assists while averaging 4.3 apg and a 2.1 assist/turnover ratio ... ranked fourth in the Scenic West Athletic Conference in assists and fifth in assist/turnover ratio while helping the Badgers lead the SWAC in field-goal percentage, assists and assist/turnover ratio ... also ranked eighth in the league in steals per game (1.81) ... led the team in scoring twice and assists 14 times ... posted game-highs of 20 points and 9 assists ... helped the Badgers post a 25-7 overall record and a third-place finish in the SWAC with a 13-5 mark ... coached by Jon Judkins, brother of BYU women's basketball head coach Jeff Judkins ... named to the Dean's List in 2004-05.
BOUNTIFUL HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in basketball, football and soccer ... named second-team all-state as a senior while leading his team to the Region 5 Championship ... also named all-region in football and all-state in soccer ... received the Bountiful High Best All-Around Athlete award as a senior ... graduated with honors and received the Bountiful High Student-Athlete award.
Summary
A transfer from Dixie State College where he earned second-team All-Scenic West Athletic Conference and NJCAA Region 18 honors, Murdock played in 31 of 34 games in 2006-07 for BYUs Mountain West Conference Championship team before starting all 35 contests as a senior in 2007-08, helping the Cougars win a second straight MWC title. A good ballhandler who can drive the lane and create offensively with his quickness, he was 23rd in the nation with a 2.40 assist/turnover ratio as a senior while ranking third in the league with 3.6 assists per contest.
Stats
CAREER HIGHS
POINTS: 13 at CSU (2008)
FG MADE: 5 at CSU (2008)
FG ATT: 9 at CSU (2008)
FG%: .556 (5-9) at CSU (2008)
3FG MADE: 2 vs. Pepperdine, LMU, at WF, CSU (2008), WOU (2007)
3FG ATT: 7 vs. Michigan St. (2008)
3FG%: 1.000 (2-2) vs. LMU (2008)
FT MADE: 4 at Boise St. (2008)
FT ATT: 4, six times, last at CSU (2008)
FT %: 1.000 (4-4) at Boise State (2008)
REB: 6 at Wyoming (2008)
ASSISTS: 10 at Portland (2008)
STEALS: 4 vs. Utah (2008)
BLOCKS: 1 vs. Michigan St., AFA, SDSU-MWC (2008)
MINUTES: 38 vs. Michigan St. (2008)
MURDOCK YEAR-BY-YEAR BYU STATS
Year GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct
2006-07 31-0 225--7.3 12-33 .364 6-16 .375 15-22 .682
2007-08 35-35 950--27.1 39-117 .333 22-76 .289 36-50 .720
Total 66-35 1175--17.8 51-150 .340 28-92 .304 51-72 .708
Year Off-Def-Tot--Avg PF-FO A--Avg TO Blk Stl Pts--Avg
2006-07 7-17-24--0.8 33-1 32--1.1 15 0 9 45--1.5
2007-08 6-77-83--2.4 63-1 125--3.6 52 3 19 136--3.9
Total 13-94-107--1.6 96-2 157--2.4 67 3 28 181--2.7