USF Inks Murphy During Early Signing Period

TAMPA, NOV. 13, 2019 – University of South Florida head men’s basketball coach Brian Gregory announced on Wednesday that Caleb Murphy (Youngstown, Ohio) has signed a National Letter of Intent on the first day of the early signing period.

A 6-foot-4 combo guard at Grayson High School, Murphy is a four-star prospect who chose USF over offers from Arkansas, Clemson, Florida, Xavier, Missouri, Georgia, Mississippi State, Kansas State, Georgia Tech, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, TCU and NC State. He is ranked by Rivals as the nation’s No. 55 player and the 13th-best prospect at his position in the class of 2020.

Murphy averaged 8.8 points per game last season at Norcross High School to lead the Blue Devils to a 22-9 record and a second-place finish in the region tournament, and an appearance in the Georgia State Tournament Final Four.

Murphy joined the Atlanta Celtics during the summer circuit and averaged 12.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists in seven games at the Adidas Gauntlet in Birmingham, Ala., in July, helping his team to the 17-under platinum-level championship. In the final game, Murphy finished with 24 points, six rebounds and five assists.

“We’re really excited to welcome Caleb Murphy to our family,” Gregory said. “He’s really done a tremendous job over the last 12 months of separating himself as one of the premier guards in high school basketball. Caleb is a playmaker, has a tremendous feel for the game and possesses a high basketball IQ. We want to recruit high-level talent that are high-character kids and Caleb Murphy is definitely one of those.”

USF returns to the hardwood Wednesday at 7 p.m., when the Bulls host IUPUI at the Yuengling Center. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN3.

About USF Men’s Basketball
The USF men’s basketball team is led by head coach Brian Gregory. On March 22, 2017, Gregory was introduced as the 10th head coach in program history. He previously led programs at Georgia Tech (2011-16) and Dayton (2003-11). Gregory spent nearly a decade as an assistant coach under Michigan State’s Hall of Fame head coach Tom Izzo and helped the Spartans win the 2000 NCAA National Championship. Gregory owns nearly 250 career head coaching wins and six postseason appearances, including the 2010 NIT Championship. In his second season at the helm of the Bulls, Gregory led the team to the best win turnaround in the NCAA, the most single-season wins in school history and the 2019 College Basketball Invitational championship. 

USF has retired three numbers in its 47-year history: Chucky Atkins (12), Charlie Bradley (30) and Radenko Dobras (31). The Bulls have earned three NCAA tournament bids, appeared in the NIT eight times and won the 2019 College Basketball Invitational.

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