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Grayson Murphy (born February 4, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Belmont Bruins.
 Murphy with Belmont in 2019 | |
| No. 2 – South Bay Lakers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | NBA G League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 4, 1999 Franklin, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Independence (Thompson's Station, Tennessee) |
| College | Belmont (2017–2022) |
| NBA draft | 2022: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2022–present |
| Career history | |
| 2022–2023 | Phoenix Hagen |
| 2023–2024 | Dresden Titans |
| 2024–present | South Bay Lakers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
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Murphy played basketball for Independence High School in Thompson's Station, Tennessee. As a junior, he averaged 18.6 points per game, 5.6 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 3.8 steals per game, while receiving Trophy House/Gateway Tire Player of the Year honors for Williamson County. Murphy was also named District 11-AAA MVP and led his team to a district title, earning tournament MVP.[1][2] In a Region 6-AAA win over McGavock High School as a junior, Murphy had 43 points, 12 assists, nine rebounds and nine steals.[3] In his senior season, he averaged 19.7 points, 8.9 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 3.1 steals per game.[4] Murphy left as his school's all-time leader in points, rebounds, assists and steals.[5] He committed to playing college basketball for Belmont over offers from Austin Peay, Lipscomb and Troy, among others.[6]
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Murphy redshirted his first year at Belmont after breaking his right foot during a pick-up game with teammates prior to the season. In four games that season, he averaged 4.5 points per game.[3] On February 28, 2019, he broke the program single-game NCAA Division I record with 16 assists in a 112–67 win over UT Martin.[7] As a freshman, Murphy averaged 9.6 points, 6.5 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game.[8] He set Belmont's Division I record for assists by a freshman, with 214.[4] As a sophomore, he averaged 9.8 points, 7.4 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 2.6 steals per game, earning First Team All-Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) and Defensive Player of the Year honors. He set program single-season records in steals (86) and assist to turnover ratio (3.69), and was the only player with at least 240 rebounds, 200 assists and 80 steals.[9] On February 13, 2021, he registered the first triple-double of Belmont's NCAA era, with 13 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in a 73–58 win over Morehead State.[10] On February 27, Murphy posted a career-high 24 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists in an 89–82 overtime loss to Morehead State.[11] In his junior season, he averaged 10.9 points, eight rebounds, 5.8 assists and 2.3 steals per game, and repeated as First Team All-OVC and Defensive Player of the Year.[12] As a senior, Murphy was again named to the First Team All-OVC.[13]
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After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Murphy signed with Phoenix Hagen of the German ProA on August 18, 2022.[14]
On July 31, 2023, Murphy signed with the Dresden Titans of the ProA.[15]
South Bay Lakers (2024–present)
After joining them for the 2024 NBA Summer League,[16] Murphy signed with the Los Angeles Lakers on October 18,[17] but was waived the next day.[18] On October 26, he joined the South Bay Lakers.[19]
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
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Murphy's father, Scott, played college basketball for Austin Peay. His older brother, Patrick, played basketball for Martin Methodist College and Western Kentucky.[5] His cousin, Luke, plays college baseball as a pitcher for Vanderbilt.[3]
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