Men's Basketball
Murphy, Preston
Preston Murphy
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- PrestonMurphy@creighton.edu
- Phone:
- (402) 280-1795
Assistant coach Preston Murphy enters his fifth season at Creighton after joining the Bluejay staff in June of 2015.
The Bluejays have won 86 games with Murphy on staff in the previous four seasons, including a pair of NCAA Tournament berths.
Guard Marcus Foster was twice named First Team All-BIG EAST, Khyri Thomas was twice named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, and in 2017-18 Davion Mintz led the league in assist-to-turnover ratio. Thomas went on to be selected 38th in the 2018 NBA Draft.
Murphy spent the 2014-15 season as an assistant coach at Boston College, where he had previously been the program’s director of operations from 2006-10. During that first stint, the Eagles went 72-57 and made a pair of NCAA Tournament
appearances. BC featured NBA First Round picks Jared Dudley, Sean Williams and Reggie Jackson, as well as second-round selection Olivier Hanlan in those years.
Prior to his return to BC, Murphy spent four years at his alma mater, the University of Rhode Island. Murphy was an assistant coach with the Rams from 2010-14 before being promoted to the role of associate head coach in the spring of 2014.
During his time at URI, the Rams had three All-Atlantic 10 selections, three All-Rookie Team picks and 2014 Co-Rookie of the Year E.C. Matthews. He also worked with Xavier Munford, who recently signed a multi-year deal with the Memphis Grizzlies.
His first coaching job came at Woonsocket High School in Rhode Island, where he was a head coach from 2003-06.
Murphy graduated from Rhode Island in 1999 with a degree in finance. He scored 1,218 points for the Rams while playing in four straight postseasons, including a run to the Elite Eight in 1998. He ranks among URI’s all-time leaders in three-point
percentage, assists and steals.
Upon his graduation, Murphy played three professional seasons in Belgium and Holland. He played with the Los Angeles Clippers in the Southern California Summer Pro League in 2002, and also played one season with the Magic Johnson All-Stars.
Murphy and his wife, Maria, have three boys, Preston Jr., Payton and Chase, as well as one daughter, Aria.
The Preston Murphy File
Personal
• Wife - Maria
• Children - Preston Jr., Payton, Chase and Aria
Collegiate Coaching Experience
• Creighton - Assistant Coach, 2015-Present
• Boston College - Assistant Coach, 2014-15
• Rhode Island - Associate Head Coach, 2014
• Rhode Island - Assistant Coach, 2010-14
• Boston College - Director of Operations, 2006-10
High School Coaching Experience
• Woonsocket High School - Head Coach, 2003-06
Professional Playing Experience
• Belgium - 2001-2002
• Holland - 1999-2001
Collegiate Playing Experience
• Rhode Island - Guard, 1995-99
College Education
• Rhode Island - B.S., finance, 1999
The Bluejays have won 86 games with Murphy on staff in the previous four seasons, including a pair of NCAA Tournament berths.
Guard Marcus Foster was twice named First Team All-BIG EAST, Khyri Thomas was twice named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, and in 2017-18 Davion Mintz led the league in assist-to-turnover ratio. Thomas went on to be selected 38th in the 2018 NBA Draft.
Murphy spent the 2014-15 season as an assistant coach at Boston College, where he had previously been the program’s director of operations from 2006-10. During that first stint, the Eagles went 72-57 and made a pair of NCAA Tournament
appearances. BC featured NBA First Round picks Jared Dudley, Sean Williams and Reggie Jackson, as well as second-round selection Olivier Hanlan in those years.
Prior to his return to BC, Murphy spent four years at his alma mater, the University of Rhode Island. Murphy was an assistant coach with the Rams from 2010-14 before being promoted to the role of associate head coach in the spring of 2014.
During his time at URI, the Rams had three All-Atlantic 10 selections, three All-Rookie Team picks and 2014 Co-Rookie of the Year E.C. Matthews. He also worked with Xavier Munford, who recently signed a multi-year deal with the Memphis Grizzlies.
His first coaching job came at Woonsocket High School in Rhode Island, where he was a head coach from 2003-06.
Murphy graduated from Rhode Island in 1999 with a degree in finance. He scored 1,218 points for the Rams while playing in four straight postseasons, including a run to the Elite Eight in 1998. He ranks among URI’s all-time leaders in three-point
percentage, assists and steals.
Upon his graduation, Murphy played three professional seasons in Belgium and Holland. He played with the Los Angeles Clippers in the Southern California Summer Pro League in 2002, and also played one season with the Magic Johnson All-Stars.
Murphy and his wife, Maria, have three boys, Preston Jr., Payton and Chase, as well as one daughter, Aria.
The Preston Murphy File
Personal
• Wife - Maria
• Children - Preston Jr., Payton, Chase and Aria
Collegiate Coaching Experience
• Creighton - Assistant Coach, 2015-Present
• Boston College - Assistant Coach, 2014-15
• Rhode Island - Associate Head Coach, 2014
• Rhode Island - Assistant Coach, 2010-14
• Boston College - Director of Operations, 2006-10
High School Coaching Experience
• Woonsocket High School - Head Coach, 2003-06
Professional Playing Experience
• Belgium - 2001-2002
• Holland - 1999-2001
Collegiate Playing Experience
• Rhode Island - Guard, 1995-99
College Education
• Rhode Island - B.S., finance, 1999
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