Women's Basketball
Page, Murriel
Murriel Page
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- page2l@cmich.edu
- Phone:
- (989) 774-3041
WNBA veteran and former Florida All-American Murriel Page is in her fourth season as an assistant coach on the Central Michigan women’s basketball staff.
In 2019-20, the Chippewas didn’t miss a beat under Heather Oesterle, who was promoted from her longtime assistant post to the top job prior to the season after the retirement of Sue Guevara, who in 12 years built CMU into the preeminent program in the Mid-American Conference.
Page has played a critical role in the wildly successful program. In all three of her seasons in Mount Pleasant, the Chippewas have won MAC West and overall league regular-season championships and landed a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
The Chippewas’ NCAA Tournament success was highlighted by a run to the Sweet Sixteen in 2018.
The Chippewas have also captured a MAC Tournament crown during Page’s tenure and have chalked up an astounding 78-20 won-loss record (48-6 in MAC play) over that three-year span.
Page works primarily with the Chippewa post players and two of her protégés, Tinara Moore and Reyna Frost, became two of the best post players in program and MAC history under her tutelage.
Moore was named the MAC Player of the Year in 2017-18 and Frost accomplished the feat in 2018-19, when she became the career rebounding leader in MAC history and was a finalist for the Katrina McClain Award, which goes to the top power forward in women’s college basketball. Both Moore and Frost earned All-America accolades during their respective senior seasons, becoming the first in program history to accomplish that feat.
In 2019-20, Micaela Kelly became the third-consecutive Chippewa to land the league POY award.
Before coming to CMU ahead of the 2017-18 season, Page spent the previous seven years as an assistant at her alma mater, Florida, helping lead the Gators to five postseason appearances, including three trips to the NCAA Tournament (2012, ’14 and ’16).?
She coached several Gators who earned All-Southeastern Conference honors and two, Jennifer George and Ronni Williams, who were selected in the WNBA draft.
As a player at Florida, Page was twice named All-SEC First Team, and, in 1998, was an All-American, a Naismith Player of the Year finalist, a Wade Trophy finalist, and was among the top vote getters for the Associated Press National Player of the Year Award. She is No. 2 in Florida history in career points and rebounds.
Page was taken third overall by the Washington Mystics in the 1998 WNBA draft and is a member of that organization's hall of fame. She played 11 seasons in the WNBA, including stints with the Los Angeles Sparks and Phoenix Mercury, and twice finished as the league leader in field goal percentage. She also played professionally for several seasons in Spain, Italy and Brazil.
In 2019-20, the Chippewas didn’t miss a beat under Heather Oesterle, who was promoted from her longtime assistant post to the top job prior to the season after the retirement of Sue Guevara, who in 12 years built CMU into the preeminent program in the Mid-American Conference.
Page has played a critical role in the wildly successful program. In all three of her seasons in Mount Pleasant, the Chippewas have won MAC West and overall league regular-season championships and landed a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
The Chippewas’ NCAA Tournament success was highlighted by a run to the Sweet Sixteen in 2018.
The Chippewas have also captured a MAC Tournament crown during Page’s tenure and have chalked up an astounding 78-20 won-loss record (48-6 in MAC play) over that three-year span.
Page works primarily with the Chippewa post players and two of her protégés, Tinara Moore and Reyna Frost, became two of the best post players in program and MAC history under her tutelage.
Moore was named the MAC Player of the Year in 2017-18 and Frost accomplished the feat in 2018-19, when she became the career rebounding leader in MAC history and was a finalist for the Katrina McClain Award, which goes to the top power forward in women’s college basketball. Both Moore and Frost earned All-America accolades during their respective senior seasons, becoming the first in program history to accomplish that feat.
In 2019-20, Micaela Kelly became the third-consecutive Chippewa to land the league POY award.
Before coming to CMU ahead of the 2017-18 season, Page spent the previous seven years as an assistant at her alma mater, Florida, helping lead the Gators to five postseason appearances, including three trips to the NCAA Tournament (2012, ’14 and ’16).?
She coached several Gators who earned All-Southeastern Conference honors and two, Jennifer George and Ronni Williams, who were selected in the WNBA draft.
As a player at Florida, Page was twice named All-SEC First Team, and, in 1998, was an All-American, a Naismith Player of the Year finalist, a Wade Trophy finalist, and was among the top vote getters for the Associated Press National Player of the Year Award. She is No. 2 in Florida history in career points and rebounds.
Page was taken third overall by the Washington Mystics in the 1998 WNBA draft and is a member of that organization's hall of fame. She played 11 seasons in the WNBA, including stints with the Los Angeles Sparks and Phoenix Mercury, and twice finished as the league leader in field goal percentage. She also played professionally for several seasons in Spain, Italy and Brazil.
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