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2012 Playoffs Statistics
Born:
May 2, 1980
Height:
6-11 / 2.11
Weight:
245 lbs. / 111.1 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Notre Dame / USA
Years Pro:
10
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CAREER: Selected by Golden State in the first round (14th overall) of the 2001 NBA Draft… Traded to Indiana Pacers along with Mike Dunleavy and Keith McLeod for Al Harrington, Steven Jackson, Sarunas Jasikevicius, and Josh Powell on 1/17/07… Acquired by New Jersey from Indiana (sending Courtney Lee to Houston) as part of a four-team trade on 8/11/10. 2010-11: Appeared in 35 games (four starts), averaging 3.1 points and 3.2 rebounds in 3.3 minutes ... Averaged 3.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 16.0 minutes in 18 games with the New Jersey Nets ... Averaged 2.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 10.5 minutes in 17 games with the Boston Celtics ... Recorded a season-high 12 points (5-7 FG) and seven rebounds 3/13 vs. Milwaukee ... Grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds 11/9 vs. Cleveland. 2009-2010: In one of his best overall seasons in the NBA, he averaged 14.6 ppg and was seventh in the NBA with an average of 10.2 rpg… Ranking among the NBA's top 3-pt shooters and rebounders for the second year in a row, his 38.4 percent mark from beyond the 3-pt arc ranked 36th in the league, and was second best on the team… Since hitting no more than 59 3-pt FGS in his five seasons with the Warriors, he has averaged 127.7 3-pt field goals made in each of his three full seasons with the Pacers… He failed to score in double figures in just 13 of his 72 appearances and went consecutive games without reaching 10 points just two times all season… He had a season-high string of 19 straight games in double figures snapped when he totaled 11 points in the final two games of the season: vs. Orlando on 4/12, and at Washington on 4/14… He scored 20+ points 13 times, including a season-high 29 points vs. Miami on 4/2… Including that game against the Heat, he led the Pacers in scoring13 times… His 39 double-doubles in 2009-10 were 10th best in the NBA, and fifth best among Eastern Conference players… Gathered a season-high 19 rebounds vs. Washington on 3/24… His 128 3-pt field goals included 36 games with at least two and eight with at least four or more made from beyond the arc… He connected on a season-high five 3-pt FGS three times… Tied a career-high with seven assists twice… Tied for fifth on the team with 150 assists in 2009-10… Set a career-high with 72 steals for the season… Including a season-high seven straight games with two steals in March, he had multiple thefts 19 times… He grabbed a season-high four steals five times… Tied a career-high with 34 blocked shots and had a season-high two rejections 10 times… Missed a total of 10 games in 2009-10: six in November with a sore lower back and four in January with a sprained left ankle. 2008-2009: The only player in NBA history to rank among the league's top five in both rebounding average and 3-pt field goal percentage… Was third on the Pacers with a mark of 45.0 percent from beyond the 3-pt line… Hit 100+ 3-pt field goals for the first time in career… Ranked 12th in the NBA with 161 three-pointers made… Set Pacers single season records with 861 rebounds and 715 defensive rebounds… Notched 48 double doubles and averaged a double-double for the fourth time in his career… Scored in double figures in all but 12 of his 73 appearances in 2008-09… Missed a total of nine games due to injury or illness… 2007-2008: Averaged 12.2 ppg and 7.2 rpg in 75 games (61 starts)… Scored in double figures 31 of his final 36 games and in that span averaged 14.6 ppg… Scored 20+ points a total of six times, including three times in a four-game span from 3/22 to 3/28… Including a career-high tying five 3-pt FGS, scored a season-best 24 points in the Pacers' win at Chicago, 3/22… Led Indiana in scoring five times… Second on the team in rebounding with an average of 7.2 rpg… Had 10+ rebounds 16 times and had 10 double-doubles… He claimed a season-high 17 rebounds in the Pacers' win vs. New Jersey, 3/28, and his 14 defensive rebounds in that game were the most by any member of the Pacers in 2007-08… Shot 39.8 percent from 3-pt range which ranked 34th in the NBA… Handed out 165 assists (2.2 apg) and had at least four assists 14 times… He had a career-high-tying seven assists twice, including the season finale vs. the Knicks, 4/16… Led the Pacers in assists nine times… 2006-2007: Played in a total of 66 games for the Warriors and Pacers… Started the season in Golden State, playing in 26 games, averaging 8.9 ppg and 6.0 rpg before being traded to Indiana on 1/17… With the Pacers, played in 42 games, making 31 starts and averaged 11.1 ppg and shot 46.0 percent from the field (185-402)… Grabbed a season-high 14 boards to go with 13 points against the Nets, 3/28… Averaged 1.85 apg for the season and handed out three or more assists 22 times… He had a season-high six assists against the Pacers, 11/29... Had a career-high 42 blocked shots for the season and had a career-high tying three blocked shots three times… Set a career-high with five steals against the Jazz on 11/25… With Indiana, shot 36-88 3-pt FGS (.409) and he finished 26th in the league in 3-pt FG accuracy (.395)… 2005-2006: Appearing in 74 games, all starts, and averaged 14.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg and 1.4 apg in 34.0 mpg... Among players qualified for NBA league leaders, was one of only six players in the NBA to average a points-rebounds double-double... Among NBA leaders, ranked sixth in rebounding, eighth in defensive rebounding (7.4 drpg), 14th in offensive rebounding (2.6 orpg) and 11th in double-doubles with 34... Grabbed 14 or more rebounds in five straight games from 1/25 to 2/1, becoming the first Warriors' player to do so since Danny Fortson in 2001... Notched a season-high 21 rebounds vs. Portland, 1/28... His 20 rebounds vs. the L.A. Clippers, 1/23, featured a career-high nine offensive boards... Scored a season-high-tying 27 points at Boston, 12/19... Had 27 points vs. San Antonio, 11/23, and scored 20 or more points 12 times... Collected 10 or more rebounds 43 times with three 20-rebound games… 2004-2005: Appeared in 70 games, starting all but one, and averaged a career-high 15.4 ppg, 10.8 rpg and career-high 1.4 apg in a career-high 33.9 mpg... Finishing among the league's top five rebounders for the second time in career, rankink fifth in the NBA in rebounding... Ranked in the NBA's top five in rebounding for the second time in his career, joining Larry Smith (1985-86 and 1980-81), Nate Thurmond (seven times) and Wilt Chamberlain (1963-64 and 1962-63) as the only Warriors' players to rank in the top five in rebounds twice since the team moved West in 1962… Also ranked fifth in offensive rebounds (3.6 orpg), 10th in double-doubles (34) and 23rd in 3-pt FG percentage (.399)... Connected on 59 3-pt attempts…Was one of just 10 players in the NBA to average a points-rebounds double-double for the season... Snared a season-high 20 rebounds vs. Atlanta, 2/23, in his first game back after missing 10 games due to a hairline fracture of his left thumb... Tallied a career-high 30 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in 34 minutes vs. Boston, 12/6, becoming the first Warriors' player with a 30-point, 10-rebound game since Antawn Jamison (2/18/01)... 2003-2004: Appeared in 28 games, averaging 10.0 ppg and 6.2 rpg in 21.8 minutes... Missed 54 games due to injury, including the first 21 of the season with a plantar fascia tear in his right foot... Beginning with the game at Atlanta, 12/17, played in 11 games before sitting out the next 29 contests (17 on the injured list) with a deep bone bruise and stress reaction in his right ankle... Missed the final two games of the season after suffering a right lung contusion vs. Dallas, 4/11... 2002-2003: Played in and started 79 games, averaging 11.7 ppg, 10.2 rpg and 1.3 apg... Was one of only five players in the NBA to average a points-rebounds double-double... The only player in the NBA in 2002-03 to improve both his scoring and rebounding averages by at least 5.0 per game compared to 2001-02, he finished third in balloting for the NBA's Most Improved Player award... His 11.7 ppg and 10.2 rpg represented an increase of 5.8 points (up from 5.9 ppg) and 6.3 rebounds (up from 3.9 rpg) over the previous season... His 6.3 rpg increase was the highest in the NBA (next closest was 3.5 rpg)... Among NBA leaders, ranked fifth in rebounding, tied for seventh in defensive rebounding (7.3 drpg) and ninth in double-doubles (37)... Led the team with 576 defensive rebounds, which ranks fifth on the Warriors' all-time single-season list... Was a member of the victorious Sophomores team in the 2003 "got milk?" Rookie Challenge at All-Star Saturday in Atlanta, 2/8... His 16 points vs. Denver, 12/3, included 12-12 FTS, the most free throws made without a miss by a Warriors' player since Joe Smith (12-12 at Vancouver, 1/24/98)... 2001-2002: As a rookie, appeared in 82 games, including four starts, and averaged 5.9 ppg and 3.9 rpg... Among all NBA rookies, tied for ninth in rebounds, tied for 10th in defensive rebounds (2.7 drpg), ranked third in free throw percentage (.776) and tied for sixth in double-doubles with three... Was the first Warriors' rookie to appear in all 82 games since Joe Smith (1995-96) and was one of just three rookies to play in all 82 games in the entire NBA, joining Memphis' Pau Gasol and Utah's Andrei Kirilenko... Scored in double figures 16 times and had 10+ rebounds four times... Made his first career start vs. Dallas, 3/16, registering 13 points and seven rebounds in 28 minutes. COLLEGE: Played three seasons at Notre Dame, averaging 21.4 points, 9.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.3 blocks in 94 games, 93 as a starter... A two-time consensus All-American, garnered First Team All-America honors following both his sophomore and junior seasons from the Associated Press, NABC, The Sporting News and the United States Basketball Writers Association... Twice named to the John R. Wooden Award All-America Team... Big East Player of the Year following sophomore and junior seasons, becoming just the fourth player in conference history to win the award twice - joining Chris Mullin (St. John's), Patrick Ewing (Georgetown) and Richard Hamilton (Connecticut). |
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Full name is Troy Brandon Murphy... Nickname is “Horse”... Is the only child of Jim and Christine Murphy... Jim, who resides in Sparta, New Jersey, is a school teacher and Christine, who lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, is a retired physical education teacher and tennis coach... On 7/21/06, he served as third-base coach for the Newark (N.J.) Bears minor league baseball team... He had stated in a Sports Illustrated interview (2/2006) that if he weren’t playing in the NBA, he “would be third base coach for the Newark Bears,” which prompted the team’s general manager to extend an invitation to join the coaching staff for one day... As part of his coaching duties, he exchanged lineup cards prior to the game and gave signs as the third-base coach during the early innings... The team also handed out a limited-edition Troy Murphy figurine, which featured Murphy in a Bears’ uniform holding a basketball in one hand and baseball bat in the other... Lists “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” by Dr. Seuss as his favorite book... Enjoys reading US Magazine... The best advice he ever received was “to work hard if you want to be good”... He considers his greatest achievement as being drafted into the NBA... He lists his parents as the people he most admires... His favorite foods are Italian and Gatorgum... He would like to retire with his family after his NBA career is over... At Delbarton High School, established career records in points (1,892) and rebounds (950), as well as single game marks for points (53) and rebounds (23)... Led the state of New Jersey with 33.0 ppg during his senior season... Honed his game against other players in a Catholic school in Newark, a neighborhood 60 miles from his home that gave him tougher competition... Wears size 16 basketball shoes. |
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