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Jodie Murphy is a retired Australian women's basketball player.

Murphy played in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) between 1989 and 1995. During that period Murphy played for three teams; Bulleen Boomers (1989), AIS (1990–91) and Canberra Capitals (1992–95) totaling 122 games. [1]

In 1992, Murphy won the WNBL Top Shooter Award with 376 points at an average of 17.9 points per game. [2] Murphy was also selected to the WNBL All-Star Five in the same year. [3]

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References

  1. Women's National Basketball League. Players with 100 or more career games Archived 17 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 2015-01-08
  2. Women's National Basketball League. Top shooter award Archived 17 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 2015-01-08.
  3. Women's National Basketball League. All Star Five Archived 15 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 2015-01-08.