JACK MURPHY RUMORS & GOSSIP
Murphy has solid first year at NAU
(Eds: APNewsNow. Will be updated.) By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Northern Arizona's Jack Murphy was as prepared as he could be for his first stint as a head coach.
He still wasn't ready for everything that came at him in a job that requires an awful lot of on-the-job training.
The 33-year-old Murphy was named Northern Arizona's coach last year after stints under...
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NAU battles Weber State in Big Sky tourney
MISSOULA, Mont. The Northern Arizona mens basketball team opens play in the 2013 Big Sky Tournament Thursday afternoon against No. 2 seed Weber State at 2 p.m. Arizona time. The Lumberjacks and Wildcats play the first of three quarterfinals games at Dahlberg Arena on the first day of action.
We are excited to be in the tournament, said NAU coach Jack Murphy. We kinda backed our...
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March 13, 2013
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Predicting NFL Free Agent Destinations
By: Jack Murphy @TheJMurphy The 2013 NFL free-agency doesn’t start until March 12th. I feel there will be a lot of changes coming in 2013. There will also be a lot of busts that are extremely over paid. Many teams have started making calls and clearing up cap space in order to go after some [...]
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NAU pulls away, wins Murphy's home debut
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. Freshman DeWayne Russell had a game-high 22 points and senior Gabe Rogers added 19 as Northern Arizona posted a 77-60 victory over Sam Houston State in the 2012-13 home opener and home debut for coach Jack Murphy.
I thought the guys played really well and played hard, said Murphy. We knew they were going to be aggressive on the offensive glass. In the first half...
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December 01, 2012
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Murphy aiming high in debut season at NAU
The short-term strategy certainly doesnt seem all that quixotic.
We think we have the kind of team that -- if we get in this situation over the course of three days -- well be a tough out, Northern Arizona mens basketball coach Jack Murphy said in early reference to his first Big Sky Conference tournament. So our ultimate goal is to make the conference tournament and let the basketball...
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November 04, 2012
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Murphy set for first season with Lumberjacks
(Eds: Updates with more details and quotes.) By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Jack Murphy was not what you would call a star on his high school basketball team.
His duties: Laundry, towels, hand out water, practice hard.
His line: One game, two free throws.
''When you're in high school and every girl you want to date is in the stands seeing you hand out water...
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November 02, 2012
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NAU's Murphy signs class of five
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. Northern Arizona mens basketball coach Jack Murphy has signed five student-athletes to his first recruiting class, including four prep standouts and a transfer from Texas Tech.
Forward Jordyn Martin of Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas, forward Blake Hamilton of Pasadena (Calif.) High School and guard DeWayne Russell of Peoria (Ariz.) High School have signed...
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May 02, 2012
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Memphis' Murphy to take over Lumberjacks
Northern Arizona has hired Memphis assistant Jack Murphy as its basketball coach.
Murphy replaces Dave Brown, who served as interim coach last season after Mike Adras abruptly left the program Dec. 9. The Lumberjacks finished 5-24 and 1-15 in the Big Sky Conference, ending the season on a school-record 16-game losing streak.
The 32-year-old Murphy spent three seasons as an assistant...
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April 12, 2012
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Padres and Pints: Episode 1 (Part 1)
Here is Part 1, of Episode 1, of the RJ's Fro/Avenging Jack Murphy creation, "Padres and Pints". Watch it. Tell your friends about it. Watch it again. And most importantly, go drink some Ballast Point. Living in a time where almost everyone has the attention span of a 7 year old child (myself included), we decided to split these bad boys up into 2 parts. The goal...
Barry Larkin and Jack Murphy Stadium
Former Cincinnati Red, Barry Larkin was voted into baseball's Hall of Fame, receiving the honor after accumulating 86.4% of the votes from the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Larkin also receives the distinction of entering the Hall of Fame as a player who played his entire career with one club, a feat becoming more rare with each passing year.How do you remember...
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January 09, 2012
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