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2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce

0 Alex Murphy

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-8
  • Weight 225
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Wakefield, R.I.
  • Highschool St. Mark's

Biography

2016-17 AWARDS AND HONORS
  • CAA Player of the Week (Dec. 19)
  • CS Madness High Major National Player of the Week (Dec. 19, 2016)
  • CS Madness CAA Player of the Week (Nov. 14, 2016)

 
2016-17: Started 29 games this season, averaged 14 points-per-game and 5.8 rebounds-per-game...Tallied 20 points, along with four rebounds and four assists, in the Huskies' season-opening win over Boston University (Nov. 11) ... Nearly earned a double-double with nine points, 15 rebounds, three assists and three steals in an upset of UConn (Nov. 14) ... Added 13 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals at Boston University (Nov. 18) ... Notched 13 points, eight boards, an assist, a steal and a block against LIU Brooklyn (Nov. 19) ... Registered 11 points and a pair of rebounds in a win over Maine (Nov. 20) ... Added four points, one board, one assist and two steals in a win over Kent State (Nov. 27) ... Notched 24 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals at Cornell (Nov. 30) ... Tallied 19 points, six rebounds and two assists at Stony Brook (Dec. 3) ... Registered 14 points, four rebounds and four assists at Harvard (Dec. 6)...Notched 18 points and grabbed six rebounds in a win over Michigan State (Dec. 18)...Scored 24 points in a win over William and Mary (Dec. 31)...Registered 20 points in a win over Drexel (Jan. 2)...Scored 15 points in a win over James Madison (Jan. 7)...Netted 15 points in a win over Drexel (Jan. 12)...Scored 18 points and grabbed nine boards against Hofstra (Jan. 21)...Netted 11 points and grabbed 10 board in a game against Elon (Jan. 26)...Scored 16 points and ripped down six rebounds in a game against Towson (Jan. 28)...Registered 19 points and eight rebounds in a win over College of Charleston (Feb. 8).

2015-16 (Florida): Suffered a right foot injury in an exhibition game and re-aggravated the injury early in the season
 
2014-15 (Florida): Scored 5.1 points per game, appearing in 23 contests after making his Florida debut on Dec. 20 vs. Wake Forest where he scored nine points and grabbed four rebounds in his debut … Had two double-figure scoring games, including co-leading the team in scoring with 10 points vs. LSU (Jan.20) … Had a season-high 11 points, which included a pair of 3-pointers, came in the Gators’ win vs. Vanderbilt (Feb. 18) … Made his first career start in his second game as Gator, ultimately recording four starts on the season
 
2013-14 (Duke/Florida): Played in five contests for the Blue Devils for a total 33 minutes of action and averaged 1.0 point and 1.0 rebound before making the decision to transfer to Florida … Joined the Gators over the holiday break and participated on the scout team for the rest of the season
 
2012-13 (Duke): Averaged 2.1 points and 1.0 rebound in 31 games … Shot 49.1 percent (27-of-55) from the field … Scored six consecutive points vs. Virginia Tech when he converted the first three-point play of his career and then hit a 3-pointer
 
2011-12 (Duke): Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll … Redshirted and did not see game action … Played in all three of Duke’s international games versus the Chinese National Team and the exhibition versus United Arab Emirates, averaging 4.3 points per game … Also played in Duke’s exhibition contests versus Bellarmine and Shaw, drawing the start against Bellarmine
 
Before NU: Ranked in the top 50 by Scout.com (No. 37), ESPNU 100 (No. 40) and Rivals.com (No. 45) … Three-year letterwinner at St. Mark’s ... Reclassified from the class of 2012 to bypass his final year of high school basketball and become a member of Duke’s 2011 recruiting class … Transferred back to South Kingstown High School to complete his degree requirements to attend Duke after his junior year … Named Independent School League Player of the Year as a junior after leading St. Marks to a 28-3 overall record, averaging 21.0 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game in 2011 … Helped lead St. Marks to a NEPSAC Class C Championship as a freshman … Played for the U-20 Finnish National Team in the 2012 FIBA U-20 World Championships, where he finished as the team’s leading scorer, rebounder and shot blocker with 17.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.3 blocks and 1.1 steals per game


 
Total 3-Point Free Throw Rebounds
SEASON GP/GS MIN/AVG FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG. AST BLK STL PTS AVG
2016-17 29-29 943/32.5 152 307 .495 48 126 .381 54 102 .529 38 130 168 5.8 53 18 21 406 14.0
TOTAL 29-29 943/32.5 152 307 .495 48 126 .381 54 102 .529 38 130 168 5.8 53 18 21 406 14.0

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