Murray Arnold (March 4, 1938 – November 13, 2012) was an American basketball coach, best remembered for his college coaching career at

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. He also spent two seasons from 1991 coaching the

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of Australia's National Basketball League. In 1991, he led them to a championship. Arnold started his coaching career at the high school level in the United States, winning a Class A

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state championship with

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. Arnold worked his way up to the college level, where he coached at the

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. He also coached at the junior college level for one season, winning a NJCAA national championship at Okaloosa-Walton Community College. Arnold died of cancer on November 13, 2012.

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