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Altitude Announces First 2002-03 Player Allocations

September 25, 2002 - NBA G League (G League)
Asheville Altitude News Release


ASHEVILLE, N.C., September 24, 2002 - Former Wake Forest point guard Ervin Murray and local UNC-Asheville standout "Josh" Pittman have been allocated to the Asheville Altitude, according to an announcement today by Karl Hicks, Executive Director of the National Basketball Development League.

"We are excited about this first group of announced allocated players," said Hicks. "They are a talented group with ties to our local communities that allow them to make a difference close to home while pursing their basketball dreams."

Murray, 22, and Pittman, 26, the first of-four players to be allocated to the Altitude. Two more players will be allocated to the Altitude prior to the NBDL Draft on Oct. 31. Each NBDL team will bring in up to 25 players to NBDL training camps on Nov. 3.

"We are extremely excited to welcome Ervin and bring back Josh to the Western Carolina community," said Altitude Head Coach Joey Meyer. "It's great to have Murray, who will bring such a high level of competition from the ACC and Pittman, who did such great things for UNC-Asheville, join our family. I look forward to positive contributions from both of them."

Murray, a 5-foot-6 native of Fayetteville, N.C., was a steady and unselfish point guard for the Wake Forest Deacons from 1999-2002. As a junior he led the ACC in assist-to-turnover ratio with 84 assists and 26 turnovers. Capable of playing both guard positions, Murray joins the Altitude following a stint with the Passing Lane team in the Southern Summer Pro League in Long Beach.

Murray was the starting point guard for Wallace-Ross Hill High School for four consecutive seasons. He led his team to a perfect 31-0 record and a state 2A Championship as a senior averaging 19.5 ppg., and 8.2 rpg. He was one point from a triple-double in the state title victory with nine points, 13 rebounds and a championship record 13 assists.

Pittman returns to Asheville after playing professionally for four seasons in Europe. A two-time Big South Conference Player of the Year (1996-97 and 1997-98), Pittman ended his college career as the Bulldogs fourth all-time leading scorer with 1,547 total points. He was also the school's all-time leader in steals with 175 and was fifth in career blocked shots with 76. As a senior, he led the team in scoring in 20 of the team's 28 games and was the team's steals leader with 51. In his final two seasons of play he led the Bulldogs to two straight regular season conference championships, posting an impressive 23-5 combined conference record.

Pittman, a native of Winston-Salem, N.C., averaged 25.0 ppg., and 5.0 asp., to lead East Forsyth High School to an 18-8 overall record his senior season. His high school heroics honored him as the Metro 4-A Player of the Year and a selection to the all-region team.

Prior to his allocation to the Altitude, Pittman played in the European Basketball League with Pernarol Mardel Plata, averaging 21.9 point per game. In January of 2002, he departed Pernarol Mardel Plata to compete with Progresso Basket CastelMaggiore, in the Italian LegaDue, where averaged 11.6 ppg., 3.9 rpg., and 6.0 asp., in 18 total games.



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