Murphy Holloway

Murphy McQuite Holloway (born April 24, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Incheon ET Land Elephants of the Korean Basketball League. A power forward/center, he played college basketball for University of Mississippi before playing professionally in Turkey, Israel, Italy, France, the Philippines and South Korea.

Murphy Holloway
Holloway with Hapoel Gilboa Galil in March 2017
No. 31 – Incheon ET Land Elephants
PositionCenter / Power forward
LeagueKorean Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1990-04-24) April 24, 1990
Irmo, South Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolDutch Fork (Irmo, South Carolina)
CollegeOle Miss (2008–2013)
NBA draft2013 / Undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013Büyükçekmece
2013–2014Ironi Kiryat Ata
2014Hapoel Kfar Saba
2014–2015Trieste
2015–2016Cholet
2016–2017Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2017GlobalPort Batang Pier
2017–2018Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2018–presentIncheon ET Land Elephants
Career highlights and awards

Early life and college career

Holloway attended Dutch Fork High School in Irmo, South Carolina, where he was named South Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year, 4A Player of the Year and Mr. Basketball as a senior. Holloway became the leading scorer in Dutch Fork history with 1,487 career points, he averaged 28 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks as a senior.[1]

Holloway played four years of college basketball for the University of Mississippi, where he averaged 14.5 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game as a senior. Holoway was named to the SEC All-Tournament Team and SEC All-Second Team.[2]

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.[3] 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 signed with the Italian team Pallacanestro Trieste for the 2014–15 season.[4]

On July 4, 2015, Holloway signed with the French team Cholet Basket for the 2015–16 season.[5]

On June 17, 2016, Holloway returned to Israel for a second stint, signing a one-year deal with Hapoel Gilboa Galil.[6] Holloway led the league 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, joining as a replacement for Jabril Trawick.[7] 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.[8]

On September 27, 2017, Holloway returned to Israel for a third stint, signing with Maccabi Rishon LeZion for the 2017–18 season.[9] 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.[10] During the season, Holloway was named two-time MVP of the Round.[11][12] 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 the Incheon ET Land Elephants of the Korean Basketball League.[13] In 17 games played for the Elephants, he averaged 18.1 points, 13 rebounds and 1.9 blocks.

On July 7, 2019, Holloway re-signed with the Incheon ET Land Elephants for the 2019–20 season.[14]

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.

In TBT 2018, Holloway suited up for Armored Athlete. In 3 games, he averaged 8.3 points, 9 rebounds, and shot 67 percent from the field. Armored Athlete reached the Super 16 before falling to Boeheim's Army. [15]

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 Pallacanestro Trieste Serie A2 3730.8.507.208.5338.11.51.51.317.1
2015–16 Cholet Pro A 3125.8.582.273.5856.71.21.1.513.1
2016–17 Hapoel Gilboa Galil IPL 2430.0.545.111.5939.92.11.4.815.9
2017 GlobalPort Batang Pier PBA 842.2.532.316.51917.73.62.82.727.0
2017–18 Maccabi Rishon LeZion IPL 3329.1.592.0.6078.52.31.4.713.5
2018–19 Incheon ET Land Elephants KBL 1731.9.568.0.43213.03.01.71.918.1

Source: RealGM

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References
  1. "Murphy Holloway - Men's Basketball - University of South Carolina Athletics". GamecocksOnline.com. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  2. "Dutch Fork High Grad Murphy Holloway Named to Second Team All-SEC". Patch.com. March 12, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  3. "המצטיינים: אופיר ה(ש)ובר". safsal.co.il (in Hebrew). December 12, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. "Pallacanestro Trieste lands Murphy Holloway". Sportando.basketball. August 23, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  5. "Cholet announces Murphy Holloway". Sportando.basketball. July 4, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  6. "Gilboa Galil signs Michael Qualls and Murphy Holloway". Sportando.basketball. June 17, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  7. "GlobalPort taps Ole Miss standout Murphy Holloway to replace Trawick". FoxSports.ph. July 22, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  8. "Barangay Ginebra Kings 124 at GlobalPort Batang Pier 108". RealGM.com. July 30, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  9. "חבר לסיגרס: הולוואי מגיע לבית מכבי". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). September 27, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  10. "Winner League, Game 17: M. Rishon Vs UNET Holon". basket.co.il. February 18, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  11. "מצטיין המחזור ה-15: מרפי הולוואי". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  12. "מצטיין המחזור ה-24: מרפי הולוואי". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  13. "Inchon ET signs Murphy Holloway and Giddy Potts, players have to pass height measurement test". Sportando.basketball. August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  14. "Murphy Holloway re-signs with ET Land". Sportando.basketball. July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  15. "Murphy Holloway - The Basketball Tournament". thetournament.com. March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
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