Dick Murphy (basketball)

Richard D. Murphy (March 10, 1921 – October 22, 1973) was an American professional basketball player.[1] He played for the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics in the Basketball Association of America (BAA).[1] For his career, Murphy averaged 1.1 points per game.[1]

Dick Murphy
Personal information
Born(1921-03-10)March 10, 1921
New York
DiedOctober 22, 1973(1973-10-22) (aged 52)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
CollegeManhattan (1940–1943)
PositionGuard
Number15, 11, 5
Career history
1946–1947New York Knicks
1947Boston Celtics
1947Elizabeth Braves
1947–1950Paterson Crescents
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Murphy played college basketball for the Manhattan Jaspers and earned All-Metropolitan New York Conference honors for all three seasons he played. As team captain, he led the Jaspers to their first National Invitation Tournament (NIT) berth in 1943. Murphy was inducted into the Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982.[2]

Between college and a stint in the NBA, Murphy served in WWII as a US Navy officer. Murphy followed in the footsteps of his older brother, Jack Murphy, who was a year ahead of him on the Manhattan College men's basketball team and as a WWII Navy officer. [3]

BAA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage  APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
1946–47 New York 24.241.800.21.3
1946–47 Boston 7.059.000.4.3
Career 31.200.444.31.1

References

  1. "Dick Murphy NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  2. "Dick Murphy (1982)". Manhattan College Athletics. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  3. Interview with Jack Murphy by grandson, Richard J Murphy, 1997.


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