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Shay Murphy
Los Angeles Lakers
PositionAssistant coach
Personal information
Born (1985-04-15) April 15, 1985 (age 39)
Canoga Park, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Montenegrin
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight164 lb (74 kg)
Career information
High schoolMontclair Prep
(Van Nuys, California)
CollegeUSC (2003–2007)
WNBA draft2007: 2nd round, 15th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007Minnesota Lynx
2008Detroit Shock
2008Washington Mystics
2009–2010Indiana Fever
2010–2013Chicago Sky
2011–2012Ros Casares Valencia
2012–2013Galatasaray
2013–2018Perfumerías Avenida
2014,
2017		Phoenix Mercury
2017San Antonio Stars
2018 – March 2019Uni Girona CB
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Eshaya "Shay" Murphy (born April 15, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player.

Born in Canoga Park, California, Murphy attended college at USC and graduated in 2007. Following her collegiate career, she was selected 15th overall in the 2007 WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx. Murphy has a brother George who attend the same high school as her.

The rookie played a reserve role for the Lynx in 2007, averaging 5.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. On June 22, 2008, Murphy was traded to the Detroit Shock for LaToya Thomas. On August 12, 2008, Murphy was traded along with Tasha Humphrey to the Washington Mystics for Taj McWilliams-Franklin. After being waived by the Mystics, the Indiana Fever signed her on June 11, 2009. She then played for the Chicago Sky, being signed halfway through the 2011 season.

Murphy signed with Ros Casares Valencia of Euroleague Women for the 2011–2012 season, helping them to win the championship in her Euroleague rookie season. On season 2012–2013 she moved to Galatasaray. On 2013, she moved back to Spain signing with Perfumerias Avenida. In 2014, she signed with the Phoenix Mercury and won a WNBA championship with the team. In 2017, the Mercury would re-acquire Murphy in free agency. During the 2017 season, Murphy was traded to the San Antonio Stars.[1]

WNBA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader
† Denotes seasons in which Murphy won a WNBA championship

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2007 Minnesota 32 0 13.6 .372 .273 .848 3.3 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.6 5.2
2008 Minnesota 2 0 2.5 .200 .000 .000 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
2008 Detroit 13 3 9.4 .300 .263 .667 1.6 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.7 2.5
2008 Washington 2 0 5.5 .333 .000 .000 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
2009 Indiana 24 0 7.8 .382 .344 .808 1.8 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.4 4.2
2010 Indiana 15 1 14.7 .350 .263 .571 4.1 1.5 0.5 0.1 1.2 5.1
2010 Chicago 11 0 14.1 .288 .286 .667 1.8 0.8 0.8 0.0 1.0 5.1
2011 Chicago 10 0 20.5 .369 .400 .929 4.8 1.1 1.3 0.4 1.9 9.8
2012 Chicago 29 3 18.6 .420 .441 .730 2.9 0.9 1.1 0.2 1.0 8.5
2013 Chicago 34 0 11.1 .292 .172 .792 1.9 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.4 3.1
2014† Phoenix 27 1 12.1 .424 .323 .750 1.7 1.1 0.7 0.1 0.3 3.9
2017 Phoenix 9 0 14.1 .333 .188 .667 2.4 0.8 0.7 0.0 0.6 3.2
2017 San Antonio 17 0 7.4 .400 .450 .667 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.4 2.2
Career 9 years, 7 teams 225 8 12.6 .366 .321 .762 2.4 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.7 4.7

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2009 Indiana 4 0 2.3 .000 .000 .000 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 Chicago 2 0 8.0 .500 1.000 .000 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5
2014† Phoenix 7 0 7.3 .273 .250 .000 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.6 1.0
Career 3 years, 3 teams 13 0 5.8 .222 .286 .000 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.8

USC statistics

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Source[2]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003–04 USC 27 154 33.3 25.4 71.1 2.9 0.7 1.6 0.1 5.7
2004–05 USC 31 256 36.6 25.7 68.9 5.4 1.6 1.7 0.2 8.3
2005–06 USC 31 546 42.5 34.0 78.5 7.3 1.6 2.4 0.3 17.6
2006–07 USC 30 536 36.4 31.2 85.8 8.4 2.4 2.1 0.5 17.9
Career USC 119 1492 38.2 30.6 78.8 6.1 1.6 2.0 0.3 12.5

References

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  1. ^ "Transactions – WNBA". WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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