Since 2009, Murphy has been the head coach at Gordon College,[1][2] leading the Fighting Scots to two Commonwealth Coast Conference championships, the first coming in his first season with the team (2009–10) and the second in 2013–14.

A 6'9" center-forward from the University of California, Irvine, Murphy played for the Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons and Golden State Warriors over the course of his NBA career.

Prior to his tenure at Gordon, Murphy served as an assistant coach for University of California, Riverside, as well as his alma mater at UC Irvine.

[8] He returned home to the United States for surgery,[8] attending several UC Irvine games as a volunteer assistant coach.

[11] After missing two months with mononucleosis, Murphy then signed with the Albany Patroons of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for the remainder of the 1987–88 season.

[16] Murphy played the rest of the season as a regular starter, setting a then-team record on January 2 with 20 rebounds in a game against the Clippers.

[7][16] On March 17, Murphy set a career-high by scoring 24 points against the Los Angeles Lakers, a game the Timberwolves narrowly lost (101–99).

[17] Despite some minor injuries (leading the Los Angeles Times' Mike Penner to call him "Minnesota's man of 10,000 aches"),[16] Murphy played in all 82 games of the Timberwolves' inaugural season.

[13] Murphy eventually recovered for the final two months of the season but never played a game for the Rockets as the team did not want to lose their chemistry.