High School Coaching Career
After graduating from Central State, Murphy was hired as an associate head coach at Detroit Central High School from 1996–98. After the team reached the state finals his first year, Detroit Central won a Class A state title in 1998.
Murphy was then hired as head coach at Crockett Technical High School in Detroit. Among his players was Maurice Ager, who was the first-round draft choice of the Dallas Mavericks. Murphy had an overall record of 64–27 at Crockett Technical and was named Detroit Free Press All-Metro Coach of the Year after his club won the Class B state championship in 2001.
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