Shay Murphy

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

Shay Murphy

Los Angeles Lakers
Position	Assistant coach
Personal information
Born	(1985-04-15) April 15, 1985 (age 38) Canoga Park, California
Nationality	American / Montenegrin
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	164 lb (74 kg)
Career information
High school	Montclair Prep (Van Nuys, California)
College	USC (2003–2007)
WNBA draft	2007: 2nd round, 15th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career	2007–present
Career history
2007	Minnesota Lynx
2008	Detroit Shock
2008	Washington Mystics
2009–2010	Indiana Fever
2010–2013	Chicago Sky
2011–2012	Ros Casares Valencia
2012–2013	Galatasaray
2013–2018	Perfumerías Avenida
2014, 2017	Phoenix Mercury
2017	San Antonio Stars
2018 – March 2019	Uni Girona CB
Career highlights and awards
WNBA champion (2014) Euroleague champion (2012)
Stats at WNBA.com

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

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

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

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

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

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.

External links

• WNBA Player Profile
• WNBA Prospect Profile
• Murphy traded to the Detroit Shock
• Murphy traded to the Washington Mystics