Education
Murphy played on in Wilberforce, Ohio from 1992-1996 and was a two-time team captain for the Division II program He was also named the Marauders" Defensive Player of the Year as a senior.
Murphy played on in Wilberforce, Ohio from 1992-1996 and was a two-time team captain for the Division II program He was also named the Marauders" Defensive Player of the Year as a senior.
Murphy was then hired as head coach at Crockett Technical High School in Detroit. Among his players was Maurice Ager, who was the first-round draft choice of the Dallas Mavericks. Murphy joined Kent State in 2002 as an assistant coach.
The Golden Flashes were 21–10 overall and 12–6 in the Mid-American Conference in 2002-2003.
Kent State reached the final of the MAC Tournament Championship and earned an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament. Murphy was instrumental in the recruitment of Antonio Gates to Kent State in which Gates led the Flashes to the Elite 8.
Murphy coached Gates at Detroit Central High School and Kent State. Following the 2004 season, when Syracuse Orange assistant coach Troy Weaver left for a coaching position with the Utah Jazz, Murphy was hired by the Orange.
Murphy"s known for developing to versatile forward position with the Orange.
Some of the players tutored include Hakim Warrick, Terrence Roberts. In his debut season (2011) with, Rob Murphy guided the Eagles to a first ever MAC-West championship along with being named 2012 MAC coach of the year. Rob Murphy Named Ben Jobe Award Finalist for the 2013/14 season.
He was also named the Marauders" Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. After the team reached the state finals his first year, Detroit Central won a Class A state title in 1998. Murphy had an overall record of 64–20 at Crockett Technical and was named Detroit Free Press All-Metro Coach of the Year after his club won the Class B state championship in 2001. During the 2013-2014 season, Murphy guided Eastern to its first 20-win season since 1997-1998 (18 years), while also sending the Eagles to their first postseason tournament (the Insidercom Tournament) since "97–98. Murphy guided his Eastern Mediterranean University Eagles to a win over Michigan December 9th 2014.
