Kamari Murphy
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| Free agent | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 14, 1993 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) |
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| NBA draft | 2017: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| 2017–2019 | Long Island Nets |
| 2019–2020 | Rasta Vechta |
| 2020–2021 | Fraport Skyliners |
| 2021–2022 | Kalev/Cramo |
| 2022–2023 | GTK Gliwice |
| 2023–2024 | Scaligera Verona |
| 2024–2025 | Zastal Zielona Góra |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Kamari Michael Murphy (born December 14, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Zastal Zielona Góra of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played college basketball for Oklahoma State and Miami (Fla.).
Murphy grew up in East New York, Brooklyn and began playing basketball at the age of nine after his stepfather forced him to stop playing video games.[1] Murphy played high school basketball at Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, New York alongside Isaiah Whitehead. Murphy had 14 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks in a 56–54 win over Cardozo High School in the 2011 PSAL tournament semifinals.[2] Murphy was ranked the No. 6 prospect in New York by HoopScoop in 2011. He played at IMG Academy as a postgraduate.[3] He considered Miami for college, but was dissuaded because of the 2011 University of Miami athletics scandal involving booster Nevin Shapiro, and ultimately committed to Oklahoma State.[4]
College career
As a freshman at Oklahoma State, Murphy started 15 games and averaged 3.8 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.[5] 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.[6] As a junior, Murphy averaged 5.6 points and 6.0 rebounds per game.[7] On December 3, 2016, Murphy had a career-high 14 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to help Miami defeat Wofford 74–57 in the HoopHall Miami Invitational and was selected as its most valuable player.[8] 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.[9]