PENSACOLA, Fla. | UAH men's basketball senior
Tommy Murr was named the 2025 Gulf South Conference Commissioner Trophy award winner on Thursday night as he became the department's third male student-athlete to earn the conference's top honor.
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UAH has also garnered back-to-back GSC Commissioner Trophy honorees for the first time in department history, as Sam Wilhelm earned the distinction in 2024 as a member of the Chargers cross country and track & field teams. Murr is additionally the first GSC Commissioner Trophy winner in UAH men's basketball history.
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A native of Athens, Alabama, Murr earned NABC All-American and GSC Player of the Year honors after leading the Chargers in scoring and assists during a historic season as UAH posted its highest-ever win total and a 32-2 overall record.
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Murr led all of Division II in free throw percentage this season as he went 151-for-161 from the charity stripe with a 93.8 percent free throw percentage. He put up 20.8 points per game during the Chargers run to the NCAA Division II South Region Championship game and averaged 5.7 assists.
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Overall, Murr finished up his Charger career with the second-highest UAH point total for a single-season with 688 points and is the career leader in free throw percentage in Charger history at 93.7 percent.
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Off the court, he thrived academically earning both GSC Honor Roll and All-Academic Team accolades. He was also an active member of UAH's chapter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and participated in the Sleep in Heavenly Peace initiative.