The journey to the NBA is not over for a pair of Ole Miss guards after Matthew Murrell and Allen Flanigan each received an invite to the NBA G League Elite Camp.
Taking place on May 11 and 12 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, the camp offers basketball players the chance to perform in front of professional coaches, scouts and front-office executives. They will play in five-on-five games plus strength and agility drills.
The Ole Miss duo is among 43 players who received invitations for the two-day camp.
After missing the NBA Draft early entry deadline it started to be speculated that Murrell was considering the option of returning to Ole Miss for one final season despite hinting he was done after this past year.
When speaking with The Ole Miss Spirit last month second-year head coach Chris Beard reiterated that he and his staff have been working under the impression Murrell wrapped up his Ole Miss career back in March.
“Matthew has been very transparent with us in his desire to give the NBA a try. He’s 100 percent in on going the professional route,” Beard said. “He’s got some tryouts coming up and we are excited for him and wish him all the best in fulfilling his dream of playing professional basketball.”
In four seasons with the Rebels, Murrell scored 1,444 points which ranks 16th in program history. He finished his time in Oxford with 218 made three-pointers, the fifth most all-time in at Ole Miss.
Flanigan exhausted his collegiate eligibility this past season after one year with the Rebels. He was second on the team in scoring after averaging a career-high 14.8 points per game and led the Rebels in rebounding during the 2023-24 season with 6.3 boards per game.
The 2024 NBA Draft will take place June 26-27 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York and air on ABC and ESPN.
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