Grayson Murphy (basketball)

Murphy played basketball for Independence High School in Thompson's Station, Tennessee. As a junior, he averaged 18.6 points per game, 5.6 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 3.8 steals per game, while receiving Trophy House/Gateway Tire Player of the Year honors for Williamson County. Murphy was also named District 11-AAA MVP and led his team to a district title, earning tournament MVP.^[1][2] In a Region 6-AAA win over McGavock High School as a junior, Murphy had 43 points, 12 assists, nine rebounds and nine steals.^[3] In his senior season, he averaged 19.7 points, 8.9 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 3.1 steals per game.^[4] Murphy left as his school's all-time leader in points, rebounds, assists and steals.^[5] He committed to playing college basketball for Belmont over offers from Austin Peay, Lipscomb and Troy, among others.^[6]

Murphy redshirted his first year at Belmont after breaking his right foot during a pick-up game with teammates prior to the season. In four games that season, he averaged 4.5 points per game.^[3] On February 28, 2019, he broke the program single-game NCAA Division I record with 16 assists in a 112–67 win over UT Martin.^[7] As a freshman, Murphy averaged 9.6 points, 6.5 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game.^[8] He set Belmont's Division I record for assists by a freshman, with 214.^[4] As a sophomore, he averaged 9.8 points, 7.4 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 2.6 steals per game, earning First Team All-Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) and Defensive Player of the Year honors. He set program single-season records in steals (86) and assist to turnover ratio (3.69), and was the only player with at least 240 rebounds, 200 assists and 80 steals.^[9] On February 13, 2021, he registered the first triple-double of Belmont's NCAA era, with 13 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in a 73–58 win over Morehead State.^[10] On February 27, Murphy posted a career-high 24 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists in an 89–82 overtime loss to Morehead State.^[11] In his junior season, he averaged 10.9 points, eight rebounds, 5.8 assists and 2.3 steals per game, and repeated as First Team All-OVC and Defensive Player of the Year.^[12] As a senior, Murphy was again named to the First Team All-OVC.^[13]

After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Murphy signed with Phoenix Hagen of the German ProA on August 18, 2022.^[14]

On July 31, 2023, Murphy signed with the Dresden Titans of the ProA.^[15]

After joining them for the 2024 NBA Summer League,^[16] Murphy signed with the Los Angeles Lakers on October 18,^[17] but was waived the next day.^[18] On October 26, he joined the South Bay Lakers.^[19]

On June 27, 2025, he signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the Basketball Bundesliga.^[20]