An All-Big 12 Honorable Mention and All-Big 12 Freshman selection by the league coaches, Furphy averaged 9.0 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game over 33 games (19 starts) in 2023-24…Led Kansas in three-point field goals with 44 made and 125 attempted, both ranking 11th on Kansas’ Freshman list…Was fourth on the team in scoring average and third in rebounding…Had 14 games of 10 points or more…Posted one double-double with career highs in points (25) and rebounds (11) against Cincinnati, 1/22...Averaged 12.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in two NCAA Tournament games.

Born in Melbourne, Australia…Parents are Richard Furphy and Liza Alpers…Has two older siblings, a brother Joe Furphy and a sister Holly Furphy…Joe recently signed a professional contract to play Australian Football…Holly is a soccer player at Santa Clara…His father, Richard, played Australian Football professionally and his mother was a diver and competed at the national level…Played Australian Football and cricket in high school…Played for Centre of Excellence – Basketball Australia’s development program hosted at the Australian Institute of Sport alongside NBA Global Academy…Playing for Victoria at the 2023 Australia-U20 Championship, Furphy averaged 13.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.2 steals in six games.