Kevin Murphy (basketball)

Kevin Marquis Murphy (born March 6, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Al Riyadi Club Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League.[1] He played college basketball for Tennessee Tech.

Kevin Murphy
No. 55 – Al Riyadi Club Beirut
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLebanese Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1990-03-06) March 6, 1990
Atlanta, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolCreekside (Fairburn, Georgia)
CollegeTennessee Tech (2008–2012)
NBA draft2012: 2nd round, 47th overall pick
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013Utah Jazz
2012–2013→Reno Bighorns
2013Strasbourg IG
2014Idaho Stampede
2015Zhejiang Lions
2015Idaho Stampede
2015Grand Rapids Drive
2015–2016Hitachi SunRockers
2016–2017Grand Rapids Drive
2017Guangxi Rhinos
2017–2018Cedevita
2018San Miguel Beermen
2018–2019Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
2019–2020Muharraq
2021–2022NBA G League Ignite
2022–2023Kazma
2023NorthPort Batang Pier
2023–presentAl Riyadi Club Beirut
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

Born in Atlanta,[2] 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.[2]

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.[2]

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.[2]

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.[2]

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.[3] Murphy averaged 20.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game during the season.[4] He was also named to the OVC All-Tournament Team and the All-OVC first team for the second consecutive year.[2] Following the season, Murphy participated in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament. He was named to the All-Tournament Team.[5]

Professional career

Murphy was selected with the 47th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz.[6] 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.[7] On January 8, 2013, the Jazz recalled him from the D-League.[8] 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.[9] He joined the Warriors for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On July 24, 2013, Murphy was waived by the Warriors.[10]

On August 11, 2013, he signed with Strasbourg IG of France.[11] On December 25, 2013, he left Strasbourg.[12] On January 4, 2014, he was acquired by the Idaho Stampede.[13]

On August 27, 2014, he signed with the Utah Jazz.[14] However, he was later waived by the Jazz on October 10, 2014.[15] On November 3, 2014, he was reacquired by the Idaho Stampede.[16] On December 30, 2014, he left the Stampede after appearing in 15 games.[17] On January 2, 2015, he signed with the Zhejiang Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association.[18] Following the conclusion of the CBA season, he returned to the United States, and on February 19, he was reacquired by the Stampede.[19] On February 26, he was traded to the Grand Rapids Drive in exchange for Brandon Fields.[20]

On November 8, 2015, Murphy signed with the Hitachi SunRockers of the Japan Basketball League.[21]

On September 8, 2016, Murphy signed with the Orlando Magic.[22] However, he was later waived by the Magic on October 16 after appearing in two preseason games.[23] On November 17, 2016, Murphy was reacquired by the Grand Rapids Drive.[24]

On April 22, 2017, Murphy signed with Guangxi of the Chinese National Basketball League.[25] On July 19, 2017, Murphy scored a career-high 67 points to go along with 6 rebounds in a 118–132 loss to the Lhasa Pure Land.[26]

On August 5, 2017, Murphy signed with Croatian club Cedevita Zagreb.[27] On January 20, 2018, he parted ways with Cedevita.[28] On September 26, 2018, Murphy signed with the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).[29]

In 2022, Kevin Murphy was named the Season 5 BIG3 MVP.

In October 2022, Murphy played for Kuwaiti club Kazma in the 2022 Arab Club Basketball Championship. On October 12, in the quarterfinals, he scored 53 points in a 106–101 overtime win over Al Ittihad Alexandria.[30]

In February 2023, Murphy returned to the Philippines, this time signing with the NorthPort Batang Pier to replace Marcus Weathers as the team's import for the 2023 PBA Governors' Cup.[31]

References
  1. "Former Jazz player Kevin Murphy signed with Lebanese team Al Riyadi for the remainder of the 2022-23…". March 18, 2023.
  2. "55 – Kevin Murphy". Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  3. "SIU-Edwardsville Cougars vs. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles recap". espn.go.com. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  4. "Kevin Murphy stats". espn.go.com. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  5. "Portsmouth Invitational Tournament". Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  6. "Utah Jazz Selects Kevin Murphy in Second Round of 2012 NBA Draft". www.nba.com.
  7. "Utah Jazz Assign Rookie Kevin Murphy to NBA D-League Affiliate Reno Bighorns". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
  8. "Jazz Recalls Kevin Murphy from D-League". www.nba.com.
  9. "Warriors Acquire Andre Iguodala from Denver Nuggets as Part of Three-Team Trade". NBA.com. July 10, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  10. "Golden State Warriors Waive Dwayne Jones, Scott Machado and Kevin Murphy". NBA.com.
  11. Strasbourg officially sign Kevin Murphy
  12. "Kevin Murphy leaves SIG Strasbourg". Sportando.net. December 25, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  13. "Stampede Acquire Kevin Murphy". NBA.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014.
  14. "Jazz Signs Free Agent Kevin Murphy". www.nba.com.
  15. "Jazz Waive Guards Bost and Murphy". www.nba.com.
  16. "2014 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 3, 2014. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  17. "Kevin Murphy leaves Idaho Stampede".
  18. "Kevin Murphy signs in China with Zhejiang Guangsha".
  19. "Kevin Murphy Returns to Stampede". OurSports Central. February 19, 2015.
  20. "Grand Rapids Drive Make Two Trades, Acquire Diante Garrett and Kevin Murphy". NBA.com. February 26, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  21. "Kevin Murphy signs at Hitachi Sunrockers". Asia-Basket.com. November 8, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  22. "Orlando Magic Sign Six Players". NBA.com. September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  23. "Magic Waive Alexander, Dawson, Murphy". NBA.com. October 16, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  24. "Drive Acquire Kevin Murphy". OurSportsCentral.com. November 17, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  25. "Kevin Murphy - ex SIG - signe en Chine". insidebasketeurope.com. April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  26. "Lhasa Pure Land 132 - Guangxi Rhinos 118". EuroBasket. July 19, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  27. "Cedevita signed with American sharp-shooter Kevin Murphy". aba-liga.com. August 5, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  28. j.t.d, ABA liga. "Cedevita parted ways with Murphy : ABA League". ABA Liga.
  29. "San Miguel parting ways with AZ Reid as Kevin Murphy comes in". spin.ph. September 26, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  30. "asia-basket". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  31. Li, Matthew (February 7, 2023). "Northport brings in ex-SMB import Murphy to replace Weathers". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
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