Kamari Michael Murphy (born December 14, 1993) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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. He played

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for

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and Miami (Fla.).

Early life and high school career

Murphy grew up in

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and began playing basketball at the age of nine after his stepfather forced him to stop playing video games. Murphy played high school basketball at Abraham Lincoln High School in

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alongside

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. Murphy had 14 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks in a 56-54 win over Cardozo High School in the 2011 PSAL tournament semifinals. Murphy was ranked the No. 6 prospect in New York by HoopScoop in 2011. He played at IMG Academy as a

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. He considered Miami for college, but was dissuaded because of the

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involving booster

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, and ultimately committed to

College career

As a freshman at Oklahoma State, Murphy started 15 games and averaged 3.8 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. Murphy averaged 6.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game as a sophomore. However, he felt he was not "being used properly," and decided to transfer to the Miami Hurricanes, sitting out the 2014-15 season as a redshirt. As a junior, Murphy averaged 5.6 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. On December 3, 2016, Murphy had a career-high 14 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to help Miami defeat

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74-57 in the HoopHall Miami Invitational and was selected as its most valuable player. Murphy started all 33 games as a senior, averaging 7.1 points, 7.3 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game and posting four double-doubles.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Murphy signed a summer league deal with the

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. He signed with the Nets in October 2017 but was waived before the season. He subsequently joined the G League Long Island Nets, contributing 21 points and 14 rebounds in his first game. Murphy signed with

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of the Belgian league in August 2018, but never joined the team due to an injury. He instead returned to Long Island. Murphy missed three games in February 2019 due to hip soreness. On February 27, Murphy posted 16 points, 10 rebounds, two blocks and one assist in a win over the

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. He averaged 8.7 points and 6.4 rebounds per game during the 2018-19 season. In July 2019, Murphy signed with Rasta Vechta of the German

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. On October 15, Murphy scored 15 points in a 89-76 win over

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. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Murphy cancelled his contract with the club on March 23, 2020. On September 26, 2020, he signed a 1+1 deal with the

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. On August 1, 2021, he signed with Kalev/Cramo in the

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. On July 22, 2022, he has signed with

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of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).

References

External links

Miami Hurricanes bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, Kamari 1993 births Living people Abraham Lincoln High School (Brooklyn) alumni American expatriate basketball people in Estonia American expatriate basketball people in Germany American men's basketball players Basketball players from Brooklyn GTK Gliwice players IMG Academy alumni Long Island Nets players Miami Hurricanes men's basketball players Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball players Power forwards SC Rasta Vechta players Skyliners Frankfurt players