Hawkeyes’ Kris Murray selected 23rd overall by Portland Trail Blazers
Mason Cooper
Updated on March 15, 2026
The Portland Trail Blazers selected Iowa forward Kris Murray with the 23rd overall pick in the NBA draft.
Murray started 29 games for the Hawkeyes in 2022-2023, earning consensus All Big-Ten and third team All-American honors. Now he joins his brother Keegan in the NBA as back-to-back first round picks.
Murray is just the 61st Hawkeye to hear his name called in the NBA draft, and its just the second time in the last 20 years a first round pick hailed from Iowa City.
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