Ed Murphy

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Edward Murphy (born January 14, 1956 in Bayonne (New Jersey) ) is a retired American basketball player .

Life

Murphy graduated from Merrimack College , Massachusetts in 1978 at number one on the college team's basketball list. He scored a total of 2874 points, his highest average he reached in the 1976/77 season with 32 points per encounter. Between 1974 and 1978 he achieved a total of 26.4 points per game. In 1977 and 1978 the 1.93 meter tall player reached the final of the championship in the second NCAA division with Merrimack .

Murphy hit a professional career and played in the 1978/79 season with BOB Rotterdam in the Netherlands, from 1979 to 1981 he was under contract with Racing Malines in Belgium. In 1980 he became Belgian champion. He moved to Limoges CSP in France in 1981 , where he experienced his most successful period. He stayed with the top French team until 1985, with which he was national champion in 1983, 1984 and 1985, as well as cup winners in 1982, 1983 and 1985 and won the European club competition Korać Cup in 1982 and 1983 . The American made a significant contribution to these titles with his accuracy: In his four years in Limoges he was the top scorer in the French league every season (29.3 points / game in the 1981/82 season, 31.6 points / Game in the 1982/83 season, 32.3 points / game in the 1983/84 season, 34.1 points / game in the 1984/85 season) and was awarded in the 1982/83, 1983/84 and 1984/85 seasons named the league's player of the year. In the Korać Cup finals in 1982 and 1983 he scored 35 and 34 points, respectively. In France he was nicknamed "Lucky Luke" (based on the comic hero who pulls faster than his shadow) and "Ed-la-Gâchette" (gâchette, in German: trigger). In 2016, his shirt with the number eight was pulled under the ceiling in recognition of his achievements in Limoges.

After his time in France Murphy played 1985/86 at Champel Geneva in Switzerland, after an injury-related suspension in 1986/87, he returned to Geneva, where he spent a second season in 1987/88. In 1988 he became Swiss champion with Geneva. At the end of his career as a professional basketball player, Murphy was under contract with the BBC Nyon from 1988 to 1990, also in Switzerland .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Men's Basketball Record Book. In: MERRIMACK COLLEGE. Retrieved September 22, 2019 .
  2. ^ Ed Murphy, la gâchette incontrôlable du CSP Limoges. In: Basket Retro. January 30, 2015, accessed on September 22, 2019 (fr-fr).
  3. ↑ a b Ed Murphy - 8. Retrieved September 22, 2019 .
  4. ^ Korac Cup 1981-82. In: Pearl Basket. Retrieved July 4, 2020 .
  5. ^ Korac Cup 1982-83. In: Pearl Basket. Retrieved July 4, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Ed Murphy: le roi des cartons. In: Basket Europe. September 25, 2016, accessed September 22, 2019 .
  7. ↑ EncyclocCsP: N ° 2: Murphy Ed. Retrieved September 22, 2019 (French).
personal data
SURNAME Murphy, Ed
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Murphy, Edward (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH January 14, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Bayonne, New Jersey