Tiara Murphy Season 2016-17

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PositionGUARD
Height5-7
YearSophomore
HometownSouth Bend, Ind.
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2017-18 / AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
 
• Appeared in 13 games before being dismissed from the team for academic reasons
• Averaged 4.2 points and 1.5 assists, hitting 46.2 percent from 3-point range
• Scored a career-high 19 points in a season-opening win at Central Michigan, hitting 6-of-9 3's
• Posted 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting in a win over Miami (Ohio)
 
2016-17 / AS A SOPHOMORE
 
• Appeared in the first nine games of the season for the Boilermakers before suffering a season-ending knee injury
• Will be eligible for a medical redshirt for the 2016-17 season
• Scored a career-high 10 points against Colgate in her final game of the season
• Dished out career-most three assists in 20 minutes against USC Upstate
 
2015-16 / AS A FRESHMAN
 
• Hit a pair of 3-pointers in the Boilermakers' 62-60 win over Louisville in the semifinals of the 2015 Gulf Coast Showcase
• Missed five games in December with a lower-leg injury in her left leg
• Played double-digit minutes in 4-of-5 games (Jan. 27-Feb. 7), including a conference season-most 12 minutes at Maryland
• Came off the bench to hit a pair of second-half 3's and finish with career-high numbers of six points, five rebounds and two assists in the NCAA Tournament First Round game vs. Oklahoma
• Shot 47.6 percent from 3-point range on the season (10-21)
 
HIGH SCHOOL
 
• Four-year varsity letterwinner at South Bend Washington High School
• Three-year team captain
• Led team to a share of the Northern Indiana Conference title and the sectional finals as a senior
• Averaged 15.4 points per game as a junior, surpassing the 1,000-point career mark
• Poured in 21.3 points per game as a sophomore
• Averaged 15.8 points per game as a freshman, leading her team to the sectional finals
• Coached by Steven Reynolds and Maurice Scott
 
NOTEWORTHY
 
• Rated a five-star recruit with a 97 rating and the No. 31 overall ranking in the country by ESPN HoopGurlz
• Named the No. 29 player in the nation by Jump Off Plus
• Ranked No. 41 overall by ProspectsNation.com
• Rated No. 65 by All Star Girls Report
• Named to the Indiana Senior All-Star team in 2015
• Member of the Indiana Junior North All-Stars in 2014
• Four-time all-conference honoree
• Named the Northern Indiana Conference MVP in 2013
 
PERSONAL
 
• Full name: Tiara Casmier Murphy
• Major: Undecided
• Birthday: Sept. 22, 1996
• Parents: Orlando and Tiffany Murphy
• Siblings: Sisters: Tajarae', Whitnee and Annysa
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Redshirt Sophomore
2017-18

GUARD
5-7 / -
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Freshman
2015-16

GUARD
5-7 / -