Ronnie Murphy

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ronnie Murphy
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 29, 1964(1964-07-29)
Age	60
Birthplace	Dover
Country	United States
Birth City	Dover
Horoscope	Leo

Ronnie Murphy Biography

Ronnie Murphy is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on July 29, 1964 in Dover, Dover, United States. Murphy was born on July 29, 1964 in Dover, Delaware. He attended Oviedo High School in Oviedo, Florida where he played basketball. In 1983, Murphy enrolled at Jacksonville University. He played on the men’s basketball team and was named Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year in 1984. During his first season, Murphy played and started in 26 games and averaged 17.9 points per game with 5.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.5 steals.

Murphy was taken off the suspended list on December 6, 1987 and medically cleared to return to practice, despite staying on the injured reserve list. Schuler gave the press an update on Murphy on December 18 saying, “He has to improve his physical status. He has made progress, but he isn’t there yet.” Murphy made his NBA debut on December 20 against the San Antonio Spurs in Portland. He played two minutes and missed one attempted field goal and two attempted free throws in the Blazers’ 148–126 victory. To make room on the roster for Murphy, Portland allowed forward Nikita Wilson to sign with an overseas club and the Blazers placed him on their suspended list.

During his rookie season, Murphy admittedly showed up out of shape to the Trail Blazers training camp on October 4, 1987. He was listed at 235 pounds (107 kg), but head coach Mike Schuler told Dwight Jaynes of The Oregonian that Murphy was “a few pounds over that”. The next two days it was reported Murphy sat out of a scrimmage due to a sprained ankle, however, it was later reported that he was unable to practice with the team since he was not under contract. On October 9, Murphy signed a contract with Portland. Murphy’s foot injury was later diagnosed as a “stress reaction”. Team trainers had him swim and use an exercise bike to rehabilitate. Murphy began the season on the injured reserve list.

Murphy was waived by the Trail Blazers on December 7, 1988. Former teammate Jerome Kersey spoke positively of Murphy, telling The Oregonian, “Honestly, I don’t think we have a backup two-guard. […] Ronnie could do that for us. He could have provided a spark off the bench. I’m quite sure someone will pick him up. He’s a talented kid.” Portland head coach Mike Schuler was less kind saying, “From what I’ve seen in the time he was with us, he didn’t have enough overall skills.” The Blazers were still responsible for paying Murphy guaranteed salary. He signed with the Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets of the Continental Basketball Association after clearing waivers.

After his first practice in Cedar Rapids, Murphy complained of pain in his foot. It was examined by a doctor who diagnosed him with a stress fracture on the fifth metatarsal on his right foot, the same one he injured the prior season. Murphy’s agent John Phillips announced they were protesting Portland’s waiver with the NBA since league rules prohibit waiving injured players. Trail Blazers president Harry Glickman denied any wrongdoing, but the team’s physician, Dr. Robert Cook, told Oregonian sportswriter David Kahn that Murphy’s injury in March 1987 may have never fully healed. Phillips also alleged Murphy was being paid under the table during his suspension, which was denied by Glickman who called the payments a contract advance. A total of $50,000 (equivalent to $108,089 in 2019) was paid to Murphy during the time it was reported he was suspended without pay.

Ronnie Murphy Net Worth

Ronnie Murphy is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ronnie Murphy 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ronald T. Murphy (born July 29, 1964) is a retired American basketball player. Born in Dover, Delaware, Murphy played one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Portland Trail Blazers. He was drafted by Portland in the first round (17 overall) of the 1987 NBA draft out of Jacksonville University, where he played for four years. Listed at 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) and 235 pounds (107 kg), Murphy played one season in the NBA (1987–88) as a guard-forward appearing in a total of 18 games with an average of 2.0 points 0.6 rebounds per game. His rookie season ended after he fractured his fifth metatarsal bone during a practice in March 1988.

During his junior season, Murphy scored 19 points to help the Jacksonville Dolphins defeat the UAB Blazers, 70–69, for the Sun Belt Conference Championship on March 1, 1986 in Birmingham, Alabama. With their conference championship victory, Jacksonville earned a spot in the 1986 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. They were ranked in the eight seed and faced off against the Temple Owls, who were seeded ninth. Murphy scored 22 points in the Dolphins’ 61–50 overtime loss, which eliminated them from the tournament.

It was announced November 23, 1987 that Murphy had been suspended without pay by Portland for failing to undergo a weight loss program. The suspension had been in place since November 13, but head coach Mike Schuler said the announcement was delayed in hopes Murphy would take the program seriously. Team trainers suspected Murphy’s weight, which was estimated at 240 pounds (110 kg), complicated the recovery of his injured foot. The day before his suspension was announced, Murphy insulted Schuler in front of the team in the locker room of the Memorial Coliseum after the Blazers’ 120–110 victory over the Indiana Pacers. Following a Blazers game on November 24, Schuler told reporters “We drafted Ronnie Murphy to play. […] We did not draft Ronnie Murphy to sit him out. He has not presented himself in shape and it’s nobody’s fault but Ronnie Murphy’s. […] He has an obligation as a pro basketball player. This isn’t college. You can only talk to people so many times and say the same things.”

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Murphy was suspended by the Trail Blazers before the 1988–89 season for not maintaining a proper weight. Murphy had been suspended the prior season for the same reason. Portland waived Murphy in December 1988 after he spent more than a month on the suspended list. Through his agent, Murphy accused the Trail Blazers of waiving him while he was recovering from an injury, which was against NBA rules. Portland settled the dispute with Murphy, who never played in the NBA subsequently. In 1991, he attempted a comeback and played one season in the United States Basketball League.

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After his foot surgery, Murphy’s weight increased to as much as 300 pounds (140 kg). He was a patient at the Baker International Wellness Clinic at Amelia Island Plantation in Florida where he lost nearly 50 pounds (23 kg) in five weeks. Eventually, Murphy gained the weight back and attempted a comeback through the United States Basketball League in 1991. He started the season at 280 pounds (130 kg), but lost 20 pounds (9.1 kg) over the duration of the season. He averaged 4.7 points per game and 1.6 rebounds per game with a .400 three point percentage as backup guard for the Jacksonville Hooters. Reflecting on his career in 1991, Murphy told Tim Povtak of the Orlando Sentinel, “People all the time say, ‘If I had your chance, I wouldn’t have let it slip away.’ Well, they don’t understand […] Just because you’re a first- round draft pick, there’s nothing automatic.”