Kevin Murphy (basketball)

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Kevin Murphy
File:Kevin Murphy SIG saison 2013-2014.jpg
No. 55 – Hitachi SunRockers
Position Shooting guard
League Japan Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1990-03-06) March 6, 1990 (age 35)
Atlanta, Georgia
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Creekside (Fairburn, Georgia)
College Tennessee Tech (2008–2012)
NBA draft 2012 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47th overall
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2012–2013 Utah Jazz
2012–2013 →Reno Bighorns (D-League)
2013 Strasbourg IG (France)
2014 Idaho Stampede (D-League)
2015 Zhejiang Lions (China)
2015 Idaho Stampede (D-League)
2015 Grand Rapids Drive (D-League)
2015–present Hitachi SunRockers (Japan)
Career highlights and awards
  • All-NBA D-League First Team (2014)
  • First-team All-OVC (2011, 2012)
  • OVC All-Newcomer Team (2009)

Kevin Marquis Murphy (born March 6, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Hitachi SunRockers of the Japan Basketball League (JBL). He played college basketball for Tennessee Tech.

High school career

Born in Atlanta,[1] Murphy earned four varsity letters in basketball at Creekside High School in Fairburn, Georgia. In his senior season at Creekside High School, Murphy averaged 26 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists per game.[1]

College career

Freshman season

In his freshman season at Tennessee Tech, Murphy averaged 9.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game.[1]

Sophomore season

As a sophomore, Murphy averaged 15.3 points per game, 3.9 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game. He was awarded the Best Offensive Player Award by head coach Mike Sutton.[1]

Junior season

In his junior year, Murphy averaged 17.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. In the Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Murphy averaged 24.3 points per game and was named to the All-Tournament Team. Murphy was also an All-OVC first team selection.[1]

Senior season

On January 30, 2012 Murphy scored 50 points in a win over SIU Edwardsville, the most for any Division I player in the 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.[2] Murphy averaged 20.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game during the season.[3] He was also named to the OVC All-Tournament Team and the All-OVC first team for the second consecutive year.[1] Following the season, Murphy participated in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament. He was named to the All-Tournament Team.[4]

Professional career

Murphy was selected with the 47th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz.[5] He joined the Jazz for the 2012 NBA Summer League. On November 26, 2012, Murphy was assigned to the Reno Bighorns of the NBA D-League.[6] On January 8, 2013, the Jazz recalled him from the D-League.[7] On July 10, 2013, Murphy was involved in a three-team trade that sent him and Andre Iguodala, then of the Denver Nuggets, to the Golden State Warriors.[8] He joined the Warriors for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On July 24, 2013, Murphy was waived by the Warriors.[9]

On August 11, 2013, he signed with Strasbourg IG of France.[10] On December 25, 2013, he left Strasbourg.[11] On January 4, 2014, he was acquired by the Idaho Stampede.[12]

On August 27, 2014, he signed with the Utah Jazz.[13] However, he was later waived by the Jazz on October 10, 2014.[14] On November 3, 2014, he was reacquired by the Idaho Stampede.[15] On December 30, 2014, he left the Stampede after appearing in 15 games.[16] On January 2, 2015, he signed with the Zhejiang Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association.[17] Following the conclusion of the CBA season, he returned to the United States, and on February 19, he was reacquired by the Stampede.[18] On February 26, he was traded to the Grand Rapids Drive in exchange for Brandon Fields.[19]

On November 8, 2015, Murphy signed with the Hitachi SunRockers of the Japan Basketball League.[20]

References

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External links

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  5. ↑ Utah Jazz Selects Kevin Murphy in Second Round of 2012 NBA Draft
  6. ↑ Utah Jazz Assign Rookie Kevin Murphy to NBA D-League Affiliate Reno Bighorns
  7. ↑ Jazz Recalls Kevin Murphy from D-League
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  9. ↑ Golden State Warriors Waive Dwayne Jones, Scott Machado and Kevin Murphy
  10. ↑ Strasbourg officially sign Kevin Murphy
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  12. ↑ Stampede Acquire Kevin Murphy
  13. ↑ Jazz Signs Free Agent Kevin Murphy
  14. ↑ Jazz Waive Guards Bost and Murphy
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  16. ↑ Kevin Murphy leaves Idaho Stampede
  17. ↑ Kevin Murphy signs in China with Zhejiang Guangsha
  18. ↑ Kevin Murphy Returns to Stampede
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