Basketball Bio

Kelley Murphy

6-0 
Senior
Forward
Olathe, Kansas
Notre Dame de Sion
Major: Nursing
Minor: Biology

As a junior (2010-11): One of two players to start in all 26 games… first on the team in total points (403), points per game (15.5), free throw percentage (.860), total rebounds (247), rebounds per game (9.5), blocks (15)… second on the team in total steals with 56… had a season high 26 points in a win over Otterbein (Nov. 28)… had 16 rebounds in a victory against Point Loma Nazarene (Dec. 30)… led the team with 11 double-doubles… had 10 or more points in 21 games… first in the league in total rebounds… second best socring average in the league… First Team All-Conference… third junior in school history to score 1000 points… three times MIAA Player of the Week.

As a sophomore (2009-10):  Had double-doubles (points-rebounds) in games against Oberlin (Nov. 21), Trine (Dec. 11), Albion (Jan. 21), Trine (Jan. 23), and Hope (Feb. 13)… set career highs for points (22, twice), rebounds (11, twice), assists (three, twice), steals (five), and blocks (three, twice)… 23 games with 10 or more points… started in all 27 games… Second Team All Conference, MIAA Player of the Week, Saint Mary's Athlete of the Week, All-Tournament Player at DePauw and Bluffton Tournaments.

As a freshman (2008-09):  Had 17 points in a win over Adrian (Feb. 24)… had nine rebounds against Hope (Feb. 28)… saw time in all 27 games… team Rookie of the Year.

High School: First Honors; National Honor Society; All-Metro Honorable Mention; 2008 All-State; named to Missouri All-Star Team

Personal: daughter of Mike and Theresa Murphy; serves on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee; member of Friends with Sisters, the Student Nurses Association, and Friends of the Orphans