Joel Murray (born November 23, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for LWD Basket of the BNXT League.

He was named first-team All-Big West in 2022 before an injury in 2023 ended his final college season with Long Beach State prematurely.

He earned All-District honors three times including a pair of First Team selections as a junior and senior.

[6] Coming out of high school in 2018, Murray only had one offer to play basketball at Independence Community College in Kansas.

He scored in double figures in 24 games including a season-high 26 points against Texas A&M-Kingsville on February 16.

He was named most valuable player of the LSC tournament after leading the Buffaloes to victory in the championship game against St.

[6] The Buffaloes played in the 2021 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament and reached their first ever title game, where they lost 80–54 to Northwest Missouri State.

[11] In the 2021–22 season, Murray started 30 games and led Long Beach State in scoring (16.7) and assists (2.8) on the year.

[6] The team won the Big West Conference regular season championship after having an 11-game winning streak during the year.

[12] The Beach went on to reach the final of the Big West tournament,[6] where they lost 72–71 to Cal State Fullerton despite Murray's team-high 24 points.

[22] He finished his collegiate career between Long Beach State and West Texas A&M with 2,418 points scored, 561 rebounds, 533 assists and 250 steals.

[17] He was subsequently unable to take part in any pre-draft workouts or the NBA Summer League[17] and it denied him from signing with a European team.

[48][49][50] In the grand final, he scored a team-high 30 points to lead the Magic to a 91–89 victory over the Willetton Tigers to win the NBL1 West championship.

He was named grand final MVP after scoring nine points in the last two minutes of the game, including the go-ahead basket.

[55] In July 2024, Murray signed with LWD Basket of the BNXT League in the Netherlands for the 2024–25 season.