2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Murphy Jr., Preston
Jersey Number 11
Preston Murphy Jr.
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Barrington, R.I.
- High School:
- St. Andrew’s School
- Prev School:
- Northern Oklahoma College
Bio
Northern Oklahoma College (2024-25)
- Averaged 14.4 points, 4.1 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game in his one season at Northern Oklahoma College
- Started in 25 games
- Scored double-figures in 21 of the 28 games Murphy played throughout the season
- Scored a career-high 31 points on Nov. 12, 2024 at Independence Community College
- Shot 42 percent from the floor and 34 percent from three-point range
New Orleans (2022-24)
- Spent two seasons at New Orleans under head coach Mark Slessinger
- Averaged 1.3 points per game and 8.6 minutes per contest
- Made his collegiate debut on Nov. 7, 2022 at Butler
- Scored a career-high seven points against Texas A&M Corpus Christi on Feb. 2, 2023
- Grabbed a career-best six rebounds on Dec. 10, 2022 at Portland
Prep
- Consensus three-star prospect according to recruiting services 247, Rivals, and ESPN
- 38th best point guard in the class of 2022 per 247 Sports
- Named the top player coming out of the Ocean State in the class of 2022
- Spent the last three seasons playing for St. Andrew's School in Rhode Island
- Won nearly 70 games there during his time orchestrating the offense
- Last season he averaged 21.0 points and 5.0 assists per game while shooting 60 percent from the floor, including 44 percent from beyond the arc
- Excelled in the classroom with a 4.0 GPA his senior year
Elite Eight Postgame: Nate Oats, Chris Youngblood, Labaron Philon & Mark Sears
Saturday, March 29
Elite Eight Preview: Oats, Sears, Philon, Youngblood, Nelson & Omoruyi
Friday, March 28
NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Postgame: Nate Oats, Mark Sears, Aden Holloway & Chris Youngblood
Thursday, March 27
NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Preview: Nate Oats
Wednesday, March 26
