Biography: At age 16, Murphy was ranked as a top 10 player in his class in New Jersey. Murphy went to prep school for a year after high school instead of attending college immediately. This time, prep school changed his recruitment process significantly.
“A lot of schools were gone, but some great schools such as USF, Arizona and St. Mary’s were still interested in me,” Murphy said. “USF was just so loyal to me; they had been there from the beginning and made me feel the best, so I decided to go there.”
“I was homesick so I transferred back east to Long Island University in Brooklyn [after my sophomore year] at USF. At Long Island, [I had] some struggles with the coaching staff and [transferred] one more time to [California State University] San Marcos in San Diego,” Murphy said. With that decision, Murphy’s collegiate career was over and he decided to play professionally.
He played in El Salvador for a season, competing at a high level, which led him to search for new opportunities. While trying to find a new contract, Murphy dealt with negotiation issues and took one season off. During his time off, he trained independently until he agreed to play in Morocco (RedwoodBark). After that, he returned home and went into coaching: he is currently at Redwood High School in Larkspur, CA.
AT CAL STATE SAN MARCOS AS A JUNIOR IN 2013-2014: Appeared in 27 games for the Cougars … Scored a season high nine points against Johnson & Wales (Colo.) (2/08) … Grabbed a season high 11 rebounds against UC Merced (11/30) … Shot 53.3 percent (24-45) from the field … Had a season high five offensive rebounds and ten total rebounds against Fresno Pacific (1/04) … Played 20 or more minutes four times and 15 or more minutes 11 times … Shot 3-of-3 from the field against Waldorf (12/28), UC Merced (2/03) and Bethesda (2/11) … Had six rebounds against West Virginia Tech (3/08) in the Association of Independent Institutes (A.I.I.) Conference Championship semifinal game … Hit on 4-of-4 free throw attempts against Vanguard University (11/23).
TRANSFER: Attended University of San Francisco for two years and Long Island University for one year ... 2013 NEC Championship.
AT USF 2010-2011: Redshirted. Did not play.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2009 graduate of Life Center Academy in Burlington, NJ. ... Averaged 17 points and 11 rebounds per game ... Competed for the New Jersey Roadrunners.
PREP CAREER: A strong, versatile combo-forward… entered senior season at Fishburne Military School as the No. 10 ranked player in New Jersey’s class of 2009… good shooter with a solid mid-range game... can play three positions… very athletic and quick to the basket… an excellent student, posted a 3.4 GPA as a junior.
PERSONAL: Born December 19, 1990 in Bronx, NY. ... Parents are Carla and Dale Murphy... Has two brothers, Eli Carter, who plays basketball for University of Florida (21) and Chauncey Sterling (13) ... Majoring in Business Finance ... Plans to play professional basketball ... Lists winning a Conference Championship at Long Island University as his most memorable moment ... Hobbies include listening to music.
