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2 Grayson Murphy

  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 190

Biography

Statistics: 2021 | 20202019

2020-21: Honorable Mention All-American (Mid-Major Madness) ... Lou Henson All-American (CollegeInsider.com) ...  Lefty Driesell Defensive All-American ... NABC All-District ... All-OVC First Team ... OVC Defensive Player of the Year ... OVC All-Tournament Team ... Lute Olson National POTW ... Preseason All-OVC (Blue Ribbon, Athlon, League office) ... Lou Henson Award Watch List ... DC Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team ... Only player in college basketball to record at least 900 points, 550 rebounds, 550 assists and 150 steals ... On pace to become the OVC career leader in assists and steals ... Among NCAA leaders in 12 statistical categories ... Seventh nationally in total steals (63) ... Ninth nationally in total assists (161) ... 20th nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.82) ... Led OVC in seven statistical categories ... 13 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, three steals vs. Morehead St (2/13/21); first triple-double in Belmont's NCAA Division I era ... 19 points, 10 rebounds at Austin Peay (1/28/21) ... 24-13-7-3 at Morehead State (2/27/21) ... 14-6-12-3 vs. JSU (3/5/21) ... 15-7-4-3 vs. Murray State (12/30/20) ... 14-5-7 at TTU (1/14/21) ... 14-13-7-3 vs. Howard (11/26/20) ... 13-8-8-2 vs. Morehead State in OVC Championship (3/6/21) ... 10-6-12-3 at SIUE (2/6/21) ... 13-6-5-2 at Murray State (1/30/21) ... 13-8-7-5 vs. SIUE (3/3/21) ... 11-10-5 vs. George Mason (11/27/20) ... 8-10-8 vs. TTU (2/20/21). 

2019-20: NABC All-District ... All-OVC First Team ... OVC Defensive Player of the Year ... OVC All-Tournament Team ... OVC Player of the Week (12/30/19) ... Preseason All-OVC (Blue Ribbon, Athlon, League office) ... OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Among OVC leaders in nine statistical categories ... NCAA leader in rebounding from point guard position ... Fifth in NCAA in career assists among returning players ... Led OVC in five categories ... Second nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.69) ... Third nationally in steals (86); Belmont single-season record ... Sixth nationally in steals per game (2.61) ... 10th nationally in total assists (203) ... Six double-doubles ... 26 games of 5+ assists ... 23 points, 10 assists at Austin Peay (1/25/20) ... 19 points, eight rebounds, 12 assists, four steals at UT Martin (1/11/20) ... Nine points, eight rebounds, six assists at Boston College (11/16/19) ... 12 points, 13 rebounds, five assists at Lipscomb (11/20/19) ... 17 points, nine rebounds, three steals at Illinois State (11/6/19) ... 16 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists at Morehead State (2/20/20) ... 13 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, four steals at Tennessee State (2/29/20) ... 11 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists at Western Kentucky (12/28/19) ... 10 points, 10 rebounds vs. Morehead State (1/18/20) ... 10 rebounds, eight assists at Middle Tennessee (11/30/19) ... Eight points, five rebounds, six assists, seven steals at Jacksonville State (2/1/20).

2018-19: Second in OVC and 14th nationally in assists per game (6.5) ... Led OVC and 30th nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.61) ... Second in OVC and 15th nationally in total assists (214) ... Belmont NCAA Division I era freshman single-season record for assists (214); third nationally among freshmen ... 20 points vs. WKU (12/19/18) ... 18 points, seven rebounds, five assists vs. EKU (1/12/19) ... 16 assists at UT Martin (2/28/19) ... 17 points, 15 assists at Austin Peay (1/26/19) ... 17 points, five rebounds, six assists at Lipscomb (11/15/18) ... 15 points, seven assists, three steals vs. Lipscomb (12/4/18) ... 15 points, seven rebounds, four assists, four steals at TSU (2/14/19) ... 15 points, seven rebounds, eight assists, five steals vs. Middle Tennessee (11/12/18) ... 13 points, eight rebounds, 10 assists vs. Illinois St (11/10/18) ... 12 points, five rebounds, seven assists at UCLA (12/15/18) ... Nine points, six rebounds, six assists vs. Temple in NCAA Tournament (3/19/19) ... August Foreign Tour of Belgium & Germany with Global Sports Academy. 

2017-18: Redshirt ... Saw action in four games ... 50 minutes played ... Career-high six points, two rebounds, two assists at Western Kentucky (12/19/17) ... Four points in college debut vs. Pepperdine (12/16/17) ... Four points, four assists at Southeast Missouri (12/28/17) ... Four points vs. Tennessee Tech (1/4/18).

Prior to Belmont: Four-year letterwinner at Independence High School for head coach Greg Glass ... Dynamic playmaker who emerged as one of the top prep players in the state of Tennessee ... Led IHS to 84 victories, including program-record 27 in 2016 ... District 11-AAA Regular Season Champions ... Two-time District 11-AAA Tournament Champions ... Region 6-AAA Champions ... Two-time State Sectional appearance ... TSSAA AAA State Tournament semifinalist ... Finished as school's all-time leading scorer in points (2,093), rebounds (717), assists (591), and steals (393) ... 2017 TSWA First Team All-State ... Two-time Tennessean All-Midstate Boys' Basketball Team ... 2017 Trophy House/Gateway Tire Williamson County Player of the Year ... District 11-AAA Regular Season & Tournament MVP ... Three-time All-Region 6-AAA All-Tournament Team ... Averaged 19.7 points, 8.9 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 3.1 steals per game as senior ... Had 43 points, 12 assists, nine rebounds, nine assists vs. McGavock in 2016 ... Averaged averaged 18.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 3.9 steals per game as a junior ... Played for Team Corey Brewer WACG in AAU basketball.

Personal: Graduated in May 2021 with a degree in Business Administration ... Enrolled in Belmont MBA program ... Has two siblings, Patrick and Scottie Anne ... Lists Steve Nash among favorite athletes.

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Historical Player Information

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    2017-18Freshman

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    6'1" 170 lbs
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    2018-19Freshman

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    6'2" 175 lbs
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    2019-20Sophomore

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    6'2" 175 lbs
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    2020-21Junior

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    6'2" 175 lbs
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    2021-22Graduate Student

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    6'3" 190 lbs
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