Troy Murphy

This article is about the basketball player. For the American freestyle skier, seeTroy Murphy (skier).

Troy Murphy

Murphy with theLos Angeles Lakersin 2012
Personal information
Born	(1980-05-02)May 2, 1980 Morristown, New Jersey,U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	Delbarton School (Morristown, New Jersey)
College	Notre Dame(1998–2001)
NBA draft	2001:1st round, 14th overall pick
Selected by theGolden State Warriors
Playing career	2001–2012
Position	Power forward/center
Number	1, 3, 7, 30, 14, 6
Career history
2001–2007	Golden State Warriors
2007–2010	Indiana Pacers
2010–2011	New Jersey Nets
2011	Boston Celtics
2011–2012	Los Angeles Lakers
2012	Dallas Mavericks
Career highlights and awards
2× Consensus first-teamAll-American(2000,2001) 2×Big East Player of the Year(2000,2001) 2× First-teamAll-Big East(2000, 2001)
Career statistics
Points	7,860 (10.8 ppg)
Rebounds	5,708 (7.8 rpg)
Assists	1,088 (1.5 apg)
Statsat NBA.com
Statsat Basketball-Reference.com

Troy Brandon Murphy(born May 2, 1980) is an American former professionalbasketballplayer who played twelve seasons in theNational Basketball Association(NBA). Murphy was born inMorristown,New Jersey but grew up inSparta Township.He attended theDelbarton Schooland theUniversity of Notre Dame,both of which are Roman Catholic schools. During his time at Notre Dame, he was a two-time consensusAll-Americanbefore declaring himself for the2001 NBA draft,where he was selected by theGolden State Warriorswith the 14th overall pick.Murphy has since graduated fromColumbia University.

High school

Murphy was a standout performer forDelbarton SchoolinMorristown,New Jersey and coach Dan Whalen.

His breakout year was as a sophomore when he averaged 20.5 points per game and 11.8 rebounds, earning first team all-county honors. He followed up his sophomore year with a successful junior campaign, averaging 23.5 points and 10.5 rebounds and All-State honors. His senior year would be his most successful season as he led Delbarton to a 20–6 record and the state quarterfinals.

For the season he averaged 33.0 points per game (on 56.8 percent shooting), to lead the state in scoring along with 14.8 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game. At the end of the season he was named Morris County Player of the Year by theNewark Star-Ledgerand the most valuable player for his team at the prestigiousCapital ClassicinWashington, D.C.

College career

Murphy played college basketball at theUniversity of Notre Dame.He led the Irish in scoring and rebounding in each of his three seasons, averaging 21.8 points and 9.2 rebounds during the 2000–01 campaign. A consensus first-team All-American as a junior and sophomore, he is one of 10 Irish players to earn consensus All-American honors (which includes six players named on more than one occasion).

Murphy sharedBig East Conference Player of the Yearhonors withTroy BellofBoston Collegein 2001 and joined an elite group of four players—Chris Mullin(St. John's),Patrick Ewing(Georgetown) andRichard Hamilton(Connecticut)—as the only two-time winners of the award. He was named to the John R. Wooden Award All-America Team for the second consecutive year, finished fifth in the balloting for the Wooden Award and was among the top three finalists for the Naismith player-of-the-year honor. A first-team all-Big East selection for two seasons, Murphy also was named the Big East Rookie of the Year in 1999.

He became just the fifth player in Notre Dame history to score more than 2,000 career points and finished his career fifth on the all-time scoring list with 2,011 points. Murphy is the only player to score more than 2,000 points and grab more than 900 rebounds (924) in 94 career games. He left Notre Dame with career averages of 21.4 points and 9.8 rebounds. Murphy was a starter in 93 games during his career and scored in double figures in 92 of those 94 contests.

In addition to finishing fifth on the all-time career scoring list, upon his departure from the University, he ranked second in blocked shots (126), free throws made (587) and free throws attempted (755), sixth in rebounding and field goals made (680) and ninth in field goals attempted (1,370).

On January 23, 2016, Murphy was inducted into Notre Dame's Ring of Honor.

Professional career

Golden State Warriors (2001–2007)

Murphy was selected 14th overall in the2001 NBA draftby theGolden State Warriors.After starting slowly, he showed promise toward the end of the season. He realized this promise in his second pro season, averaging a double-double – 11.7 pts and 10.2 boards – and finishing second inMost Improved Playervoting. He also started theRookie Challengeas the Sophomores' power forward. However, his three-point shooting that was a huge part of his college success was nearly absent, as he only attempted 14 three-pointers during the year, making five. He spent the next offseason working extensively on his outside shooting; however, he never got much of a chance to test out his new jumper in2003–04after a series of injuries limited him to 28 games, with no starts.

However, he did attempt 17 threes in those games. With that part of his arsenal seemingly ready to go, Murphy spent the following offseason working on strength and conditioning as he looked to be a more well-rounded and complete player. While he had one injury scare the next season, he played in 70 games, and rediscovered his three-point shot, attempting nearly three per game. He averaged 15.4 points and 10.8 rebounds and finished 22nd in Western Conference All-Star voting that year. His numbers dropped off slightly in2005–06to 14.0 and 10.0 per game.

Indiana Pacers (2007–2010)

On January 17, 2007, Murphy was involved in an 8-player trade that sent him,Mike Dunleavy Jr.,Ike Diogu,andKeith McLeodto theIndiana PacersforStephen Jackson,Al Harrington,Šarūnas Jasikevičius,andJosh Powell.During his time with the Pacers, Murphy's three-point shot improved even more. Against theUtah Jazzon March 10, 2009, Murphy made seven out of his first eight three-pointers in the first half.

New Jersey Nets (2010–2011)

On August 11, 2010, the Pacers traded Murphy to theNew Jersey Netsin a four-team, five-player deal.

Boston Celtics (2011)

On February 23, 2011, the Warriors reacquired Murphy and a second round pick in exchange forBrandan WrightandDan Gadzuric.On February 27, Murphy and the Warriors reached a buyout agreement. He waswaivedin time to be playoff-eligible for a new team.

Murphy with the Celtics

On March 2, 2011, Murphy signed with theBoston Celticsfor the remainder of the2010-11 NBA season.On April 22, 2011, Murphy played in his first career playoff game, a first-round game against theNew York Knicks.

Los Angeles Lakers (2011–2012)

On December 17, 2011, Murphy signed with theLos Angeles Lakersfor the2011-12 NBA season.Over the season, he averaged 3.2 points in 16.2 minutes per game.

Dallas Mavericks (2012)

On November 2, 2012, Murphy signed with theDallas Mavericksfor the2012–13 NBA season,replacingEddy Curry.Murphy's final game in the NBA was played on November 28, 2012 in a 78 - 101 loss to the Chicago Bulls where he recorded 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 blocks. He was waived the very next day on November 29 when Dallas signedguardDerek Fisher.

NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goalpercentage	3P%	3-point field goalpercentage	FT%	Free throwpercentage
RPG	Reboundsper game	APG	Assistsper game	SPG	Stealsper game
BPG	Blocksper game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2001–02	Golden State	82	4	17.7	.421	.333	.776	3.9	.9	.4	.3	5.9
2002–03	Golden State	79	79	31.8	.451	.214	.841	10.2	1.3	.8	.4	11.7
2003–04	Golden State	28	0	21.8	.440	.294	.750	6.2	.7	.4	.6	10.0
2004–05	Golden State	70	69	33.9	.414	.399	.730	10.8	1.4	.8	.5	15.4
2005–06	Golden State	74	74	34.0	.433	.320	.787	10.0	1.4	.6	.4	14.0
2006–07	Golden State	26	17	25.7	.450	.373	.712	6.0	2.3	.8	.7	8.9
2006–07	Indiana	42	31	28.2	.461	.409	.772	6.1	1.6	.6	.6	11.1
2007–08	Indiana	75	61	28.1	.455	.398	.797	7.2	2.2	.7	.4	12.2
2008–09	Indiana	73	73	34.0	.475	.450	.826	11.8	2.4	.8	.5	14.3
2009–10	Indiana	72	69	32.6	.472	.384	.798	10.2	2.1	1.0	.5	14.6
2010–11	New Jersey	18	4	16.0	.342	.174	.529	4.2	.9	.4	.1	3.6
2010–11	Boston	17	0	10.5	.421	.100	.846	2.2	.4	.5	.1	2.6
2011–12	L.A. Lakers	59	0	16.2	.450	.418	.667	3.2	.9	.3	.3	3.2
2012–13	Dallas	14	1	18.3	.361	.314	.909	3.5	.5	.7	.4	4.6
Career		729	482	27.3	.445	.388	.785	7.8	1.5	.7	.4	10.8

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2011	Boston	1	0	3.0	—	—	—	1.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
2012	L.A. Lakers	4	0	3.8	1.000	1.000	—	.8	.0	.0	.0	.8
Career		5	0	3.4	1.000	1.000	—	.8	.0	.0	.0	.6

Personal life

Murphy earned $66,000,000 in his NBA career.He then attended theColumbia University School of General Studies,pursuing a degree insociology.Murphy maintained a 3.8 GPA and made the dean's list, according toThe New York Times.He has since graduated.

External links

• Career statistics and player information fromNBA.comandBasketball-Reference.com