Murphy Holloway

Murphy Holloway
Holloway playing for Hapoel Gilboa Galil, 2017
Incheon ET Land Elephants
Position Center / Power forward
League Korean Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1990-04-24) April 24, 1990
Irmo, South Carolina
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school Dutch Fork (Irmo, South Carolina)
College Ole Miss (2008–2013)
NBA draft 2013 / Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present
Career history
2013 Büyükçekmece
2013–2014 Ironi Kiryat Ata
2014 Hapoel Kfar Saba
2014–2015 Trieste
2015–2016 Cholet
2016–2017 Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2017 GlobalPort Batang Pier
2017–2018 Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2018–present Incheon ET Land Elephants
Career highlights and awards

Murphy McQuite Holloway (born April 24, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Incheon ET Land Elephants of the Korean Basketball League. He played college basketball for University of Mississippi's Ole Miss Rebels.

Early life and college career

Holloway attended Dutch Fork High School in Irmo, South Carolina. He played college basketball for University of Mississippi's Ole Miss Rebels.

In his senior year in college, Holloway was named to the SEC All-Tournament Team and SEC All-Second Team.

Professional career

In September 2013, Holloway started his professional career with the Turkish team Büyükçekmece Basketbol.

In December 2013, Holloway signed with the Israeli team Ironi Kiryat Ata for the 2014–15 season.[1] However, he was released by the team due to injury. One month later, he signed with Hapoel Kfar Saba for the rest of the season.

On August 23, 2014, Holloway sigend with the Italian team Pallacanestro Trieste for the 2014–15 season.[2]

On July 4, 2015, Holloway signed with the French team Cholet Basket for the 2015–16 season.[3]

On June 17, 2016, Holloway returned to Israel for a second stint, signing a one-year deal with Hapoel Gilboa Galil.[4] Holloway led the 2016–17 Israeli League Regular Season in efficiency rating (20.5 per game) and was the second-leading rebounder with 9.9 per game.

On July 22, 2017, Holloway signed with the Philippine team GlobalPort Batang Pierfor the rest of the 2016–17 PBA season, as a replacement for Jabril Trawick.[5] On July 30, 2017, Holloway recorded a career-high 36 points, shooting 17-of-30 from the field, along with 18 rebounds in a 108–124 loss to the Barangay Ginebra Kings.[6]

On September 27, 2017, Holloway returned to Israel for a third stint, signing with Maccabi Rishon LeZion for the 2017–18 season.[7] On February 18, 2018, Holloway recorded a season-high 28 points, shooting 12-of-14 from the field, along with 13 rebounds, 5 steals and 3 assists in a 97–102 loss to the Hapoel Holon.[8] During the season, Holloway was named two-time MVP of the Round.[9][10] Holloway finished the season as the league fourth-leading rebounder with 8.5 per game and fourth in efficiency rating with 20.1 per game.

On August 7, 2018, Holloway signed with Incheon ET Land Elephants of the Korean Basketball League.[11]

The Basketball Tournament

In 2017, Holloway played for Ole Hotty Toddy, a team of Ole Miss alumni, in The Basketball Tournament. Holloway's team was upset in the first round by Team NC Prodigal Sons. The Basketball Tournament is an annual $2 million winner-take-all tournament broadcast on ESPN. [12]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field goal percentage
 3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high     Led the league

Domestic Leagues

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Italy Trieste Serie A2 3730.8.507.208.5338.11.51.51.317.1
2015–16 France Cholet Pro A 3125.8.582.273.5856.71.21.1.513.1
2016–17 Israel H. Gilboa Galil IPL 2430.0.545.111.5939.92.11.4.815.9
2017 Philippines GP Batang Pier PBA 842.2.532.316.51917.73.62.82.727.0
2017–18 Israel Rishon LeZion IPL 3329.1.592.0.6078.52.31.4.713.5

Source: RealGM

References

  1. ↑ "המצטיינים: אופיר ה(ש)ובר". safsal.co.il (in Hebrew). December 12, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Pallacanestro Trieste lands Murphy Holloway". Sportando.com. August 23, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Cholet announces Murphy Holloway". Sportando.com. July 4, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Gilboa Galil signs Michael Qualls and Murphy Holloway". Sportando.com. June 17, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  5. ↑ "GlobalPort taps Ole Miss standout Murphy Holloway to replace Trawick". FoxSports.ph. July 22, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Barangay Ginebra Kings 124 at GlobalPort Batang Pier 108". RealGM.com. July 30, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  7. ↑ "חבר לסיגרס: הולוואי מגיע לבית מכבי". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). September 27, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Winner League, Game 17: M. Rishon Vs UNET Holon". basket.co.il. February 18, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  9. ↑ "מצטיין המחזור ה-15: מרפי הולוואי". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  10. ↑ "מצטיין המחזור ה-24: מרפי הולוואי". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Inchon ET signs Murphy Holloway and Giddy Potts, players have to pass height measurement test". Sportando.com. August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Murphy Holloway - The Basketball Tournament". thetournament.com. March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
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