COLLEGE: Played three seasons at Notre Dame, averaging 21.4 points, 9.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.20 steals and 1.34 blocks in 94 games, 93 as a starter...A two-time consensus All-American, garnered First Team All-America honors following both his sophomore and junior seasons from the Associated Press, NABC, The Sporting News and the United States Basketball Writers Association...Twice named to the John R. Wooden Award All-America Team...Big East Player of the Year following sophomore and junior seasons, becoming just the fourth player in conference history to win the award twice - joining Chris Mullin (St. John's), Patrick Ewing (Georgetown) and Richard Hamilton (Connecticut)...Fifth Notre Dame player to surpass the 2,000-point plateau (2,011)...Only player in school history to amass 2,000 points and 900 rebounds (924 career rebounds)...Finished career as the school's fifth all-time leading scorer, while ranking sixth in rebounds and second in free throws made (587), free throws attempted (755) and blocked shots (126)...Second player in school history with 100-plus career blocked shots, joining LaPhonso Ellis...Posted 45 career double-doubles...Led Irish in scoring and rebounding each of his three seasons...Scored in double figures in 92 of 94 career games, while scoring 20-plus points 52 times and posting 30-plus on 16 occasions...Third basketball underclassman in Notre Dame history to declare early for the NBA.
2000-01 (Junior): Appeared in 30 games, averaging 21.8 points (12th in nation), 9.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.67 blocks in 36.3 minutes...Unanimous All-Big East selection for second consecutive season...Shared Big East Player of the Year honors with Boston College's Troy Bell after appearing in 16 conference games and averaging 22.8 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.00 steals and 1.38 blocks in 37.8 minutes...Honored as Big East Player of the Week five times...Led Big East in scoring in conference games for the second straight season, becoming just the second player in league history to lead the Big East in conference scoring in consecutive seasons - joining Boston College's Dana Barros (1987-88 and 1989-90)...Became the seventh player in Big East history and the first since 1992 to achieve a 20-plus point/20-plus rebound game, registering 25 points and a career-high 20 rebounds at Seton Hall (1/8)...Scored a career-high 37 points (13-18 FG, 3-5 3FG, 8-8 FT) vs. Rutgers (1/6) - the highest scoring output of the season in the Big East...Was Irish co-captain along with Martin Ingelsby...One of 12 collegiate players selected to the USA Men's Select Team that played against the USA Basketball Men's Senior National Team on 9/2/00 in Honolulu, HI.
1999-00 (Sophomore): Appeared in 37 games, averaging 22.7 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.41 steals and 1.02 blocks in 35.6 minutes...A consensus First Team All-America selection, the first at Notre Dame since Adrian Dantley in 1975-76...Big East Player of the Year and a unanimous First Team All-Big East selection after averaging 21.7 points and 10.3 rebounds in 16 conference games...Big East Player of the Week six times, tying the league record set by Syracuse's John Wallace in 1995-96...Won four straight weekly honors, one short of Wallace's league record...Only player in the country to rank among the NCAA's top-10 in both scoring(10th) and rebounding (9th)...First player in conference history to lead league in both scoring and rebounding in the same season in both overall statistics and conference games...20 double-doubles were the most in Big East and tied for fourth in the nation...Scored 20-plus points 24 times,while posting nine 30-point efforts...One of three Irish captains...Named to Big East Academic All-Star Team.
1998-99 (Freshman): Appeared in 27 games, averaging 19.2 points, 9.9 rebounds, 1.26 steals and 1.41 blocks in 33.0 minutes...Big East Rookie of the Year...His 519 points set a Notre Dame freshman scoring mark, eclipsing the previous standard of 511 points set by Adrian Dantley in 1973-74...Averaged 19.2 points and 10.3 rebounds in 15 conference games, marking the second highest freshman scoring average in conference games in league history (Georgetown's Allen Iverson averaged 19.8 ppg in 1994-95)...Recorded 12 double-doubles, including eight in conference play, both of which led the Big East...Scored 30-plus points in three conference games, marking the first time that a Big East freshman topped 30 points in more than one league contest.2001
SUMMER PRO LEAGUE: Appeared in all six games (all starts) with the Warriors' entry in the 2001 Summer Pro League, averaging 19.3 points (.495FG%, .743 FT%), 7.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.00 blocks in 37.0 minutes...Scored in double figures in every game, totaling 20-plus points three times...Game-high 28 points with nine rebounds and two steals in 41minutes vs. Memphis (7/10)...22 points, seven rebounds, three steals and two blocks in 40 minutes vs. Dallas (7/11)...20 points, team-high-tying seven rebounds and five assists in 38 minutes vs. L.A. Clippers (7/14)...Game-high six assists vs. Sacramento (7/16)...19 points and agame-high 10 rebounds in 32 minutes vs. L.A. Lakers (7/17).
PERSONAL: Full name is Troy Brandon Murphy...Majored in sociology at Notre Dame and plans to return to receive his degree...Resides in New Jersey in the offseason...Is the only child of Jim and Christine Murphy...Jim, who resides in Sparta, New Jersey, is a school teacher and Christine, who lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, is a retired P.E. teacher and tennis coach...Lists "Oh, The Places You'll Go!" by Dr. Seuss as his favorite book, "The Shining" and "Wild Things" as his favorite movies and "Seinfeld" as his favorite television show...Enjoys going to the beach to hang out and surf...Favorite musical artists are Limp Bizkit and Linkin Park...The best advice he ever received was "to work hard if you want to be good" and the best advice he has ever given is "to keep it real"...Greatest achievement was being drafted into the NBA...Biggest disappointment was not winning more games in college...Lists his parents as the people he most admires...Would liked to have met John F.Kennedy...Favorite NBA arena is Madison Square Garden...Favorite city to visit is Los Angeles...Basketball move he would most like to learn is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's hook-shot...Wears a size 16 shoe...If he wasn't playing professional basketball, claims he would be a beach bum...Favorite sports team is the New York Mets...Favorite food is Italian...Favorite actors are Jack Nicholson and Denise Richards...Would like to retire with his family after NBA career is over...At Delbarton High School,established career records in scoring (1,892 points) and rebounds (950),as well as single-game marks for points (53) and rebounds (23)...Led the state of New Jersey with 33.0 points per game during his senior season...Honed his game against other players in a Catholic school in Newark, a neighborhood 60 miles from his home that gave him tougher competition...Prior to the 2001 NBA Draft, worked out in Los Angeles during the summer with Warriors draft picks Jason Richardson and Gilbert Arenas, as well as Kenny Satterfield, Kiki Vandeweghe and Rick Carlisle.
