Kam Murrell

Biography

Road to GCU YEAR SCHOOL POSITION 2015-17 George Mason Student-Athlete 2017-19 St. Thomas Aquinas Student-Athlete 2019-21 Memphis Grad Asst. 2021-22 St. Thomas Aquinas Asst. Coach 2022-23 Fairleigh Dickinson Asst. Coach 2023-25 Iona Asst. Coach 2025- GCU Asst. Coach Kam Murrell is in his first season on the GCU bench for the 2025-26 season. After working at Memphis, alma mater St. Thomas Aquinas, Fairleigh Dickinson and Iona, Murrell moves back toward his Southern California roots to bring his mix of skill development, scouting ability, recruiting and more to the GCU staff. "I'd be really hard-pressed to find any other staff, program and university in the country that has (faith and winning) values we were praying for," said Murrell, who has six years on a college basketball coaching staff prior to GCU. "It's a 'Thank you, God' moment for us to be at GCU. It's like, 'You are listening.' That part alone has me pinching myself every five minutes." Murrell has known third-year GCU assistant coach Marc Rodgers since they were elementary school-age basketball players. He has followed the Lopes even longer, but their friendship revealed even more about the Lopes to appeal to him. "Kam comes with a lot of energy and with West Coast ties," Lopes head coach Bryce Drew said at the time of the hire. "His faith and character has been an instant fit for our program." Murrell played on state championship teams for a prep powerhouse, Long Beach Poly, before utilizing a post-graduate season a

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