Gabriel Murphy - Men's Basketball - Northwest Nazarene University Athletics

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Gabriel Murphy #32 F

Position:

Forward
Height:

6-9
Weight:

220
Class:

Redshirt Senior
Major:

Computer Science
Hometown:

Tracy, Calif.
Highschool:

Modesto Christian

Summary
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Season
Career
Historical

Career

Played in 115 games with 90 starts
Averaged 21.3 minutes, 6.6 rebounds, and 8.6 points per game
Finished career 1^st in NNU’s DII history in rebounds with 755
Finished career 8^th in NNU history in offensive rebounds with 302
Finished career 3^rd in NNU history in blocked shots with 85
Finished career tied for 10^th in NNU history in games played
Finished career 3^rd in NNU history in games started
Finished career 9^th in NNU history in minutes played at 2450

2023-24 (Redshirt Senior)

Second Team All-GNAC
GNAC All-Academic Team
Played in and started all 27 games for the Nighthawks
Averaged 28.3 minutes, 7.6 rebounds, and 11.9 points per game
4^th in the GNAC in rebounds per game
1^st in the GNAC in offensive rebounds per game at 3.3
7^th in the GNAC in defensive rebounds per game at 4.3
4^th in the GNAC in field goal percentage at 55.9%
Scored 24 points against Saint Martin’s on Nov. 30

2022-23 (Redshirt Junior)

Second Team All-GNAC
GNAC All-Academic Team
Ranked 16^th in the GNAC with 11.6 points per game
Ranked 2^nd in the GNAC for rebounds with 8.2 per game
Ranked 1^st in the GNAC for offensive rebounds with 3.3 per game
Played in and started 25 games for the Nighthawks
Scored a season high of 24 points on Feb. 16^th against Western Washington
Recorded four double-doubles on the year

2021-22 (Redshirt Sophomore)

Honorable Mention All-GNAC
GNAC Player of the Week for Feb. 21-27
GNAC All-Academic Team
Played in 20 games with 19 starts, averaging 24.6 minutes per game
First in the GNAC with a 59.1 field goal percentage, fifth with 8.1 rebounds per game, and tied for fifth with 1.1 blocks per game
Fourth on the team with 11.1 points per game
Season-high 20 points came against Simon Fraser on Feb. 22
Had double-digit rebounds in eight of the first 10 games, including a season-high 15 against Central Washington on Jan. 1

2020-21 (Redshirt Sophomore) *played shortened spring season due to COVID-19

Played and started in all 18 games, averaging 16.3 minutes per game
Fourth in the GNAC with 4.7 rebounds per game and second with 0.9 blocks per game
Led the GNAC with a 64.4 field goal percentage
Scored 6.1 points per game, with a season-high 18 in the opening victory at Portland State

2019-20 (Redshirt Freshman)

Played in 25 games with one start, averaging 9.6 minutes per game
Scored 2.0 points per game and averaged 4.0 rebounds per game
Pulled down 11 rebounds against Texas A&M Kingsville on Nov. 16

2018-19 (Freshman)

Took a redshirt year during his first season at NNU

Before NNU

Gabe prepped at Modesto Christian High School

Personal

Gabe is from Tracy, California
Son of Remi and George
Has three siblings, Aaron (also on NNU basketball team), Grace, and Tamika
Favorite food is shrimp fettuccine
Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant
Loves watching anime

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2018-19Freshman

Forward

6'9" 220 lbs

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2019-20Redshirt Freshman

Forward

6'9" 220 lbs

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2020-21Redshirt Sophomore

Forward

6'9" 220 lbs

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2021-22Redshirt Sophomore

Forward

6'9" 220 lbs

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2022-23Redshirt Junior

Forward

6'9" 220 lbs

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2023-24Redshirt Senior

Forward

6'9" 220 lbs

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