Peter Murray is entering his 30th season as the head basketball coach and 41st year overall at Dexter Regional High School. Peter earned his B.A. in education from the University of Maine at Farmington and his master’s degree in school administration from the University of Maine at Orono. During his time at DRHS, he has served as an assistant principal, athletic director, and is currently teaching English as well as serving as advisor for the National Honor Society. In addition to coaching basketball, he has also coached soccer and tennis, each for over 30 years. In 1983, Peter started the girls’ soccer program at DRHS and served as its first coach. After 15 years with the girl’s program, he switched over to the boy’s program where he spent the next 11 years before stepping down in 2014. The spring of 2021 will mark Peter’s 33rd year as coach of both the girl’s and boy’s tennis teams at DRHS. He also currently serves on the board of directors of the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame. In addition, he is a member of the Maine Principals Association’s Basketball Commission. Peter has served on the executive board of the Maine Association of Basketball Coaches (MABC) for the past 24 years, the last 18 as president. Peter first attended the National High School Basketball Coaches Association meetings in 2009 and is currently serving as an Ad-Hoc member on the NHSBCA executive board. (pmurray@aos94.org)
