State (1993–94) Murphy participated in offseason tryouts with the Clippers and Charlotte Hornets but failed to receive a spot on either roster. He eventually returned to the CBA with the Rochester Renegade, who acquired him in November. The move reunited him with Musselman. Murphy received a call-up from the Detroit Pistons on December 16. He was waived by the team on January 6. Murphy then signed a ten-day contract with the Warriors on January 17 as a replacement for Byron Houston after Houston suffered a sprained ankle. Final years as a player (1994–98) Murphy spent his final seasons playing for teams in Italy, Greece, Spain, and Japan. He returned to Italy to join Kleenex Pistoia for the remainder of 1994. He then joined Valvi Girona in Spain for the 1994–95 season. After a brief stint in Greece, Murphy spent the following season (1995–96) with Italy's Virtus Roma. His final two seasons came with the Daiwa Securities Hot Blizzards in Japan, where he played until his retirement in 1998. NBA career statistics Regular season |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Clippers | 1 || 0 || 19.0 || 1.000 || - || .750 || 2.0 || 2.0 || 1.0 || .0 || 5.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota | 82 || 59 || 30.4 || .471 || .372 || .709 || 6.9 || 1.3 || .9 || .7 || 8.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota | 52 || 19 || 20.4 || .396 || .059 || .667 || 4.9 || 1.2 || .5 || .4 || 4.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota | 47 || 3 || 9.1 || .488 || .500 || .599 || 2.3 || .2 || .2 || .2 || 2.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Detroit | 7 || 0 || 8.1 || .500 || - || .500 || 1.3 || .4 || .3 || .0 || 2.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Golden State | 2 || 0 || 5.0 || - || - || - || .5 || .5 || .0 || .0 || 0.0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 191 || 81 || 21.3 || .454 || .290 || .679 || 4.9 || 1.0 || .6 || .5 || 5.5 References External links 1963 births Living people Albany Patroons players American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Japan American expatriate basketball people in Spain American