2017-18 Basketball Roster
Biography
2017-18: Tallied 4.9 rebounds per game to rank 20th in the league ... Averaged 2.6 offensive rebounds per game to rank third in the MVC ... His 5.6 rebounds per league game ranked 16th while his 2.8 boards per league game was third ... Posted 12 points and five rebounds in the paint for the Sycamores at Indiana ... Hit 6-of-7 free throws and was a perfect 3-of-3 from the field against the Hoosiers ... Posted 12 points and five rebounds with two assists in the home win over Missouri-St. Louis ... Tied for the team lead with seven rebounds at North Texas ... Scored 12 points and hit six free throws with five rebounds against Green Bay ... Battled foul trouble to score eight points at Western Kentucky ... Tossed in 11 points and pulled down five rebounds at Illinois State ... Scored 12 points and converted a conventional 3-point play to tie the Loyola game late ... Posted a career-best 16 points and added eight rebounds at home against Drake ... Scored nine points and pulled down four rebounds including a put back at the buzzer to send the Sycamores to victory at home against Northern Iowa ... Chipped in nine points and nine rebounds as part of the road win at Evansville ... Scored nine points and added four rebounds against Bradley ... Posted eight points and led the team with seven rebounds at Valparaiso ... Went a perfect 4-of-4 from the field to score eight points with three rebounds in the road win at Northern Iowa ... Scored 10 points and hit a new career-high eight free throws against Missouri State ... Scored 11 points against Southern Illinois ... Hauled in nine rebounds in a Senior Night victory over Evansville ... Brought down 10 rebounds and scored four points in the regular season finale win at Bradley.
2016-17: Tallied six points, including a perfect 4-of-4 mark from the charity stripe in the season opener at Northern Illinois ... Added a career best three blocked shots against the Huskies ... Converted a key late game conventional 3-point play in the 80-74 overtime victory at Ball State ... Set a new career high with 11 points by making seven free throws in the victory over Missouri-St. Louis ... Scored nine points and pulled down 10 rebounds in the home court victory over No. 15 Butler ... Tied his career-best with 11 points against Western Kentucky ... Posted a double-double with a career-best 14 points and career-high tying 12 rebounds in the double-overtime victory over Eastern Illinois ... Posted seven rebounds in the overtime contest at Missouri State.
2015-16: Named an honorable mention selection on the MVC Scholar Athlete Team .. In MVC contests, averaged 5.3 rebounds per game to rank 12th in the league ... Pulled down 2.0 offensive rebounds per game to rank third while his 2.4 offensive rebounds per MVC game was second in the conference rankings ... Averaged 4.8 points and 4.2 rebounds per game ... Made his debut in the starting lineup with three points and an assist against IUPUI ... Posted his first career double figuring scoring output with 10 points in a home court victory over Wyoming ... Tallied 10 points and five rebounds in the road game at nationally-ranked Butler ... Made five free throws in the win over Illinois-Springfield ... Pulled down seven rebounds in the win over Ball State ... Was credited with seven more rebounds at Evansville ... Tallied 10 points and played 23 minutes in the home win over Loyola ... Hauled in seven rebounds at Wichita State ... Made six free throws at Southern Illinois ... Played 24 minutes in the win over Evansville ... Recorded 10 rebounds in the home win over Missouri State ... Came right back with 10 more caroms at Loyola.
2014-15: Pulled down two rebounds in his Sycamore debut at IUPUI ... Added four more caroms and his first collegiate point in the home opener against Saint Louis ... Came off the bench to score three points and pull down four rebounds against Truman State ... Converted a conventional 3-point play at nationally-ranked Wichita State.
High School: Lettered for three seasons at Carver High School in Montgomery, Ala. ... Averaged 13.1 points and 11 rebounds per game as he helped the Wolverines to a 27-3 finish as a sophomore as well as the Alabama Class 6A State Championship in 2012 ... As a junior, his team advanced to the Alabama Class 6A State Final Four ... His Carver High School team saw three of his teammates commit to Southeastern Conference teams in 2013 ... Was named all-district as well as honorable mention all-state as a junior and senior ... Played for the Alabama Force AAU Club this past summer.
Personal: Born Brandon James Murphy-Blackmon on February 4, 1996 to Shirley Blackmon and Charles Murphy in Montgomery, Ala. ... Majoring in Communications.
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Historical Player Information
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2014-15Freshman
F/C
6'7"
290 lbs
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2015-16Sophomore
F/C
6'7"
275 lbs
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2016-17Junior
F/C
6'7"
275 lbs
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2017-18Senior
Center
6'7"
270 lbs