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Mitchell Murphy

  • Award
    Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    1/20/2013
  • Sport
    Men's Basketball
  • School
    Wartburg College
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
    guard
  • Hometown
    Cresco, Iowa
  • High School
    Crestwood
Murphy, a senior guard, aveaged 20.5 points and 5.0 assists as the Knights posted league victories over Coe and Buena Vista to remain undefeated in IIAC play at 5-0. He scored a team-high 16 points and dished out six assists against the Kohawks on Jan. 16, adding two rebounds and an assist. Murphy followed that performance with a career-high 25 points against the Beavers. He became the program's all-time assists leader with four against BVU, breaking a 25-year old school record. (IIAC Male Athlete of the Week)