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Nationality
  
American

Pro career
  
1975–1976

Weight
  
86 kg

Listed height
  
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Name
  
Allen Murphy

Listed weight
  
190 lb (86 kg)

Role
  
Basketball Player

Position
  
Shooting guard

College
  
Louisville (1972–1975)

Height
  
1.96 m


Born
  
July 15, 1952 (age 71) Birmingham, Alabama (
1952-07-15
)

NBA draft
  
1975 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35th overall

Education
  
A. H. Parker High School

Allen Murphy (born July 15, 1952) is a retired American professional basketball player. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Murphy was a 6 ft 4½ in (1.95 m) 190 lb (86 kg) guard and at played shooting guard for the University of Louisville Cardinals of whom he was part of their 1975 Final Four team. He had a short stint with the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers.

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NBA career

Murphy played shortly in the NBA after being drafted by the Phoenix Suns in 1975 in the 2nd round. He never played a game for Phoenix but played a couple of games with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1976-77 NBA season. Murphy also had a 29-game stint with the American Basketball Association's Kentucky Colonels in 1975-76.

Personal

Murphy attended Parker High School in Birmingham, Alabama.

References

Allen Murphy Wikipedia