Alex James Murphy (born June 3, 1993) is a Finnish-American professional basketball player for Alvark Tokyo of the B.League.

He attended St. Mark's School in Southborough, Massachusetts, where he played alongside Kaleb Tarczewski and Nik Stauskas.

Recruiting columnists speculated that he would commit to the University of Florida because his older brother, Erik Murphy, was a four-year player under coach Billy Donovan.

Murphy chose Duke over Florida, Arizona, Boston College, North Carolina, Villanova and West Virginia.

"[5] In December 2011, Murphy decided to redshirt his freshman season with fellow recruit Marshall Plumlee.

[7] On July 13, 2018, Murphy signed a one-year deal with Szolnoki Olaj KK of the Hungarian League.

His mother, Päivi, from whom he gained a Finnish citizenship by birth, played for the Finland women's national basketball team from 1988 to 1994.

The Murphys are Catholic and members of Saint Francis of Assisi Parish in Wakefield, Rhode Island.