Ed Murphy (basketball, born 1956)

Ed Murphy
Personal information
Born (1956-01-14) January 14, 1956 (age 68)
Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolMarist (Bayonne, New Jersey)
CollegeMerrimack (1974–1978)
NBA draft1978: 8th round, 160th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career1978–1990
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Number8, 10, 12
Career history
1978–1979BOB Oud-Beijerland
1979–1981R.C. Mechelen
1981–1985Limoges CSP
1985–1988Champel de Genève
1988–1990BBC Nyon
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Edward Murphy (born January 14, 1956) is a retired American professional basketball player. During his playing career, Murphy was nicknamed Radar, "Lucky Luke", and "Ed-la-Gâchette",[1] which in French means, “Ed-the-Trigger”. During his pro club career, Murphy won two European-wide third-tier level FIBA Korać Cup championships, in the 1981–82 and 1982–83 seasons. He also won the Belgian Basketball League championship in the 1979–80 season, three French Pro A League championships (1982–83, 1983–84, and 1984–85), three French Federation Cup titles (1981–82, 1982–83, and 1984–85), and two Swiss Cup titles (1985–86 and 1986–87).

In 2016, Murphy's number 8 jersey was retired by Limoges CSP.[2] In 2020, he was named the French League's Best Foreign Player of the 20th Century.[3] Murphy was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2021.[4]

  1. ^ Ed Murphy : le roi des cartons.
  2. ^ Limoges., Jean-Pierre BIDET, à. "CSP Limoges : le maillot d'Ed Murphy retiré". L'Equipe.fr (in French). Retrieved 2016-10-19.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Rétro - Ed Murphy (Limoges): "Merci du fond du coeur"". Basket Europe (in French). 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  4. ^ "7 nouveaux académiciens du basket français". Retrieved January 21, 2024.