Kevin Murphy (basketball)

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Kevin Murphy
Kevin Murphy SIG saison 2013-2014.jpg
No. 55–Al-Ittihad Jeddah
Position Shooting guard
League Saudi Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1990-03-06) March 6, 1990 (age 34)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Creekside (Fairburn, Georgia)
College Tennessee Tech (2008–2012)
NBA draft 2012: 2nd round, 47th overall pick
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013 Utah Jazz
2012–2013→Reno Bighorns
2013 Strasbourg IG
2014 Idaho Stampede
2015 Zhejiang Lions
2015Idaho Stampede
2015 Grand Rapids Drive
2015–2016 Hitachi SunRockers
2016–2017Grand Rapids Drive
2017 Guangxi Rhinos
2017–2018 Cedevita
2018 San Miguel Beermen
2018–2019 Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
2019–2020 Muharraq
2021–2022 NBA G League Ignite
2022–2023 Kazma
2023 NorthPort Batang Pier
2023 Al Riyadi Club Beirut
2023–present Al-Ittihad Jeddah
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Kevin Marquis Murphy (born March 6, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Al-Ittihad Jeddah of the Saudi Basketball League. [1] He played college basketball for Tennessee Tech.

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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 Rhinos 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]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2012–13 Utah 1703.1.250.200–.2.1.1.0.9
Career1703.1.250.200–.2.1.1.0.9

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2008–09 Tennessee Tech301920.3.383.418.7202.91.6.6.29.6
2009–10 Tennessee Tech323031.3.442.306.7553.92.1.7.115.3
2010–11 Tennessee Tech 332829.3.478.333.7354.51.81.0.217.0
2011–12 Tennessee Tech 333234.5.444.416.7215.22.3.8.220.6
Career12810929.0.443.372.7344.21.9.8.215.8

Source: [32]

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  3. ↑ "SIU-Edwardsville Cougars vs. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles recap". espn.go.com. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
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