Grayson Murphy

Grayson Murphy (born February 4, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for Telekom Baskets Bonn of the Basketball Bundesliga. He played college basketball for the Belmont Bruins.

High school career Murphy played basketball for Independence High School in Thompson's Station, Tennessee. As a junior, he averaged 18.6 points per game, 5.6 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 3.8 steals per game, while receiving Trophy House/Gateway Tire Player of the Year honors for Williamson County. Murphy was also named District 11-AAA MVP and led his team to a district title, earning tournament MVP. In a Region 6-AAA win over McGavock High School as a junior, Murphy had 43 points, 12 assists, nine rebounds and nine steals. Murphy left as his school's all-time leader in points, rebounds, assists and steals. He committed to playing college basketball for Belmont over offers from Austin Peay, Lipscomb and Troy, among others.

College career Murphy redshirted his first year at Belmont after breaking his right foot during a pick-up game with teammates prior to the season. In four games that season, he averaged 4.5 points per game. On February 28, 2019, he broke the program single-game NCAA Division I record with 16 assists in a 112–67 win over UT Martin. As a freshman, Murphy averaged 9.6 points, 6.5 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game. He set Belmont's Division I record for assists by a freshman, with 214. On February 13, 2021, he registered the first triple-double of Belmont's NCAA era, with 13 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in a 73–58 win over Morehead State. On February 27, Murphy posted a career-high 24 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists in an 89–82 overtime loss to Morehead State. In his junior season, he averaged 10.9 points, eight rebounds, 5.8 assists and 2.3 steals per game, and repeated as First Team All-OVC and Defensive Player of the Year. As a senior, Murphy was again named to the First Team All-OVC.

Professional career After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Murphy signed with Phoenix Hagen of the German ProA on August 18, 2022.

On July 31, 2023, Murphy signed with the Dresden Titans of the ProA.

South Bay Lakers (2024–2025) After joining them for the 2024 NBA Summer League, Murphy signed with the Los Angeles Lakers on October 18, but was waived the next day. On October 26, he joined the South Bay Lakers.

Telekom Baskets Bonn (2025–present) On June 27, 2025, he signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the Basketball Bundesliga.

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Personal life Murphy's father, Scott, played college basketball for Austin Peay. His older brother, Patrick, played basketball for Martin Methodist College and Western Kentucky. His cousin, Luke, plays college baseball as a pitcher for Vanderbilt.