Jason Murdock

is a graduate of Providence College with a degree in Social Sciences. He was a four-year member of the Friars varsity basketball team, where he played at the pinnacle of Division I competition against future NBA stars Ray Allen, Allen Iverson, Stephon Marbury, Mike Bibby, and Jason Kidd. In 1994, during his freshmen season, he helped his team win the Big East Championship. In his sophomore and junior seasons, his teams made the NIT tournament, and he was twice named Big East Player of the Week. During his senior year, he was a tri-captain, helping his team advance to the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament. Prior to playing collegiately, Jason Murdock was a four-year varsity letter winner at Bridgewater-Raritan High School, earning a McDonald’s All-American Honorable Mention and Central Jersey Player of the Year his senior year. He was named to the New Jersey All-State teams in both his junior and senior years.

After graduating from Providence, Mr. Murdock fulfilled a lifelong dream of playing professional basketball. Over a period of several years, he played in Colombia (where he was a First-Team All-Star), Poland (where he was second in the league in scoring), China (where he matched up against future NBA All-Star Yao Ming), and Portugal (where he averaged 17 points and seven assists per game). Injury forced him to end his playing career, but he values his basketball experiences for all they taught him. Currently, Jason is the Head Varsity Basketball coach at the Pingry School in Basking Ridge.