Former Ole Miss basketball guard Matthew Murrell has landed a contract with the Utah Jazz following the NBA draft

The Utah Jazz have selected John Tonje with the No. 53 pick in the 2025 NBA draft. One of the oldest players in this year’s class, Tonje played four years at Colorado State, one super-senior year at Missouri and then a super-super-senior year at Wisconsin, when he finally broke out.

Utah fans may know Tonje best from his final collegiate game against BYU in the second round of the NCAA tournament last season. In that game, he kept the Badgers afloat with a remarkable 37-point performance, on 10-of-18 shooting. Remarkable for others, but not for Tonje, he shot 16 free throws in the game.