Hall of Fame
Murray played basketball at Jones County Junior College from 2002-04.
She was the only sophomore on the 2003-04 team that finished runner-up in the conference tournament. Jones was on the Dean’s List and earned a Letter J Award.
After Jones, she went to William Carey University where she studied English and Educational Leadership. While at WCU she played in the NAIA Tournament in 2006 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2007. In 2009, she earned a Master’s in Secondary Education and in 2021 she earned a specialist in educational leadership.
She began her coaching career in 2007 as an assistant coach and head junior high coach in the McComb School District.
Murray has been a highly successful basketball coach at West Jones High School since the 2010-11 season. She has guided the Lady Mustangs to an overall varsity record of 270-97 (.790 winning percentage).
She led the Lady Mustangs to the 2023 MHSAA 5A Championship with a 53-31 victory over Jackson Callaway. West Jones finished that season with a 29-2 record. The Lady Mustangs have reached the finals of the state tournament in 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2025 and made the Final Four in 2017 and 2022. The Lady Mustangs have made seven state tournament appearances since 2015.
Murray is a six-time Region Coach of the Year and earned a 2025 Tomorrow 25 Coaching Fellowship. She won the 2023 Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Champion of Character Award and was a 2024 MHSAA South All-Star Coach.
At West Jones, she coached three former Bobcats – Kiara Speed, Zan Ratcliffe and Breonca Ducksworth with Ratcliffe and Ducksworth playing for conference and regional championships at Jones.
Sharon is married to Fred Murray and they have three children: Leah and Maci Murray and Kolby Robinson.
