ALEX MURPHY RUMORS & GOSSIP
The Birth of Murph, and the Duke Bench?
Alex Murphy had a career high in just about all categories Saturday against the Delaware Blue Hens, but is this a cracking of the egg for the redshirt freshman, or a just a game against a less talented team where he rose to the occasion?
Alex Murphy saw the most game action for him this season and took advantage scoring 10 points and grabbing 7 rebounds.
Bottom line, either...
Duke Morning F.I.S.T. – November 19 Edition
By Duke Of Hoops – It’s the Monday before Thanksgiving and most of you are on vacation, either physically or mentally. Keep chilling on the couch while Duke Of Hoops bounces around the interwebz and brings you Five Interesting Stories Today about our favorite basketball team.
Beyond the arc: Duke basketball vs. Florida Gulf Coast
After a shaky first half, the Blue Devils went...
Alex Murphy Could Be Duke's Not So Secret Weapon
If you've been following any of the current Duke Basketball team members in their respective summer action you have been hearing good things; encouraging things. Perhaps no one has been more encouraging than Alex Murphy. The 6-foot-8 redshirt freshman has been turning some heads and raising some eyebrows with his play this summer with the Finnish National team.
Murphy who redshirted...
Amile Jefferson to Duke!
Duke’s 2012 recruiting class had been a party of one (Rasheed Sulaimon) ever since Alex Murphy decided to forego his fifth year of high school and come to Durham a year early. Today, that changed when Philadelphia’s Amile Jefferson announced at a press conference at his high school that he will be coming to Duke in the fall.
Not only is Amile a bigtime talent (the 21st ranked...
Duke's Alex Murphy to play for Finland's U20 team
It came as a bit of a surprise, at least to me, when I saw that Duke redshirt freshman Alex Murphy will be play for the U-20 Finnish National Team. For one I had no idea Murphy or his family was of Finnish decent, but apparently his mother, Paivi, played on Finland's national team from 1988-94 and also played professionally in Sweden.
Murphy got to learn a lot while redshirting...
Alex Murphy May Redshirt But Decision Hasn’t Been Made Yet
Watching Inside Basketball with Duke’s Coach K, yesterday’s episode focused on Alex Murphy, who left high school after four years to come to Duke instead of going through another year of prep school. Uncovering the mystery of Murphy not participating in any Duke games has been a favorite past time of many Blue Devil fans this season. The show talked with both Alex and Coach K...
Top-25 junior shooter Matt Jones commits to Duke
Duke is on the board in the 2013 class, as they landed a verbal commitment Monday evening from Matt Jones, a 6′-4″ shooting guard from DeSoto (TX). Jones, an elite level shooter, announced his commitment via his twitter account, as he wrote,”After long consideration with my parents and people around me, we felt it was [...]
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2011-12 Duke Blue Devils Player Spotlight: Alex Murphy
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The early signing period started for the Class of 2012 college basketball recruits started Wednesday. For Duke freshman Alex Murphy this was to be the culmination of his prep career, likely culminating in him signing his letter of intent during his 5th year of high school with his parents and coaches on hand to celebrate all of his hard work...
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