Ed Murphy (basketball, born 1956), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ed Murphy (basketball, born 1956)

American basketball player

Date of Birth: 14-Jan-1956

Place of Birth: Bayonne, New Jersey, United States

Profession: basketball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Edward Murphy (born January 14, 1956) is a retired American professional basketball player.
He was a 6'4" shooting guard-small forward.
Born in Bayonne, New Jersey, he played basketball at Marist High School.
He opted in 1974 for the academic team of Merrimack College, where he stayed until 1978, twice finishing as NCAA II runner-up (1977, 1978).
Top scorer of the Merrimack team, Murphy was drafted in 1978 by the Atlanta Hawks, in the 8th round (160th pick overall).
He never played in the NBA, instead landing in Europe.
He first played the Netherlands in the B.O.B.
Rotterdam (1978–79) and then in Belgium with RC Mechelen (1979 to 1981) with which he led the team to the Belgian title in In 1981, he joined the CSP Limoges.
Between 1981 and 1985, Murphy won three French championships (1983, 1984, 1985), three times the Federation Cup (1982, 1983, 1985) and two Korac cups (1982, 1983).
In 1985, he moved to Switzerland and played for Champel Geneva (1985 to 1988) with whom he won the Swiss Cup twice (1986 and 1987).
Ed Murphy ended his basketball career in a last Swiss club, the BBC Nyon (1988 to 1990).