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Storm Murphy (born January 3, 1999) is an American professional player for
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of the
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. He played college basketball for the
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and the
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.


Early life

Murphy attended Middleton High School in
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. He joined the
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-based Mac Irvin Fire of the
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after his junior season and averaged 8.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game, distinguishing himself among other top prospects. As a senior, Murphy averaged 19.9 points, 4.8 assists and 2 steals per game. He was a First Team All-Big Eight Conference selection during his junior and senior seasons and earned honorable-mention all-state recognition as a senior from the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. Murphy finished his career with 1,094 points and a school-record 280 assists. He committed to Wofford over offers from
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,
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,
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and
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, among others.


College career

Murphy averaged 6.3 points, 4 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game as a freshman, starting 28 of 34 games. As a sophomore, he averaged 8 points and 3.3 assists per game on a team that won 30 games and achieved a national ranking. Murphy averaged 11.9 points and 3.5 assists per game as a junior. He was named to the Second Team All-
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. On January 23, 2021, Murphy scored a career-high 28 points in a 91–78 win against Western Carolina. As a senior, he averaged 17.8 points, 4.3 assists, and 3.3 rebounds per game, shooting 40 percent from three-point range. Murphy was selected to the First Team All-Southern Conference. At Wofford, he was also well respected for his academic prowess, clutch play, and leadership ability. After the Terriers were eliminated from the Southern Conference tournament and his graduation from Wofford, Storm opted to enter the transfer portal for his remaining year of eligibility and received attention from
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, Baylor,
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and
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. Murphy ultimately chose to transfer to
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, after his previous coach Mike Young reached out to him with interest. After earning the 7th seed in the 2022 ACC tournament, Murphy and the Hokies won four games in four days on their way to the school's first-ever ACC title, clinching an NCAA tournament bid in the process. Young and Murphy have won conference championships at both Wofford and VT together.


Professional career

On August 23, 2022, Murphy signed with
Medipolis SC Jena Science City Jena is a basketball club based in Jena, Germany that plays in the ProA. Their home court is the Sparkassen Arena, which seats 3,000. Their current head coach is Björn Harmsen. The team was known as Erdgas Baskets Jena through th ...
of the
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.


Career statistics


College

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Virginia Tech The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, commonly referred to as Virginia Tech (VT), is a Public university, public Land-grant college, land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States ...
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Personal life

Murphy graduated from Wofford with a degree in finance. His first name is his mother's maiden name.


References


External links


Virginia Tech Hokies bioWofford Terriers bio
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