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2012-13 Statistics
Born:
Mar 6, 1990
Height:
6-6 / 1.98
Weight:
185 lbs. / 83.9 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Tennessee Tech / USA
Years Pro:
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2011-12 SEASON
Appeared in 33 games (32 starts) for Tennessee Tech, averaging 20.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 34.5 minutes Led the team in scoring in 20 games, had 30+ points in four games and 20+ points 11 times Became just the 16th player in Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) history to score 2,000 career points Finished season with 2,019 career points (14th in OVC history) Ranked fourth in the conference in three-point field goal percentage (.416) and third in minutes per game (34.5)... Nationally ranked 10th in scoring, while his 20.6 points per game led the OVC Became second on the schools all-time scoring list Member of the 2011-12 OVC All-Tournament Team for the past two years Led Tennessee Tech with 24 points in a quarterfinal victory over Southeast Missouri State (3/1) Finished his senior campaign by scoring 31 points against ninth seeded Murray State in the OVC semifinals (3/2) Named first team All-OVC for the second straight year and first-team NABC all-district Awarded the OVCs Player of the Week twice (2/6 and 12/19) Scored 50 points against SIU-Edwardsville (1/30) earning the Capital One Impact Performer of Week award and was the most points scored by any division one player since Jimmer Fredette scored 52 points on 3/11/11 ... First time that an OVC player scored 50 points since 1991-92, and the most points scored by any Tennessee Tech player in school history Finalist for Tennessee Techs 2011-12 Outstanding Male Athlete Award. AS A PROFESSIONAL Played for the Utah Jazz in the 2012 Orlando Pro Summer League, averaging 8.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 22.6 minutes per game. CAREER NBA TRANSACTIONS Selected by the Utah Jazz in the second round (47th pick overall) of the 2012 NBA Draft. AS A COLLEGIAN Scored 2,019 points, had 535 rebounds and 248 assists in four years at Tennessee Tech University Ranked second all-time at Tennessee Tech in scoring (2,019) Twice named to the OVC All-Tournament Team in 2011 and 2012 Named to the OVC All-Newcomer Team in 2009 2010-11: Appeared in 33 games (28 starts) as a junior, averaging 17.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 29.3 minutes Led the team and ranked third in the OVC in scoring per game (17.0) Named to the NABC First-Team All-District Named Tennessee Techs CO-MVP as well as its Offensive Player of the Year 2009-10: Appeared in 32 games (31 starts) as a sophomore, averaging 15.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 31.3 minutes Led the team and ranked fifth in the OVC in total points scored (491) Ranked second on the team in defensive rebounds (88) and in total assists (66) Earned Tennessee Techs Best Offensive Player Award by coach Mike Sutton 2008-09: Appeared in 30 games (19 starts) as a freshman, averaging 9.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 20.3 minutes Scored in double-figures in 16 games and scored 20+ points three times Named Tennessee Techs Most Improved Player by head coach Mike Sutton. |
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| Full name is Kevin Marquis Murphy Born in Atlanta, Ga. Son of Aurelious and Deborah Murphy He and his wife Shekedra welcomed their first child, a son (Kevin Marquis Murphy, Jr.) during 2012 Jazz training camp Played at Creekside High School in Fairburn, Ga. Made the All-Region Team and earned the Naismith Award his senior season Averaged 26 points, eight rebounds and three assists a game as a senior while playing both the two and three positions. | ||
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