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  • Guard - Detroit Shock
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2008 Statistics

PPG
2.7
RPG
1.60
APG
0.4
EFF
+ 2.38
Born: Apr 15, 1985
Height: 5-11 /  1,80
Weight: 164  lbs. / 74,4  kg.
College: USC
Years Pro: 1








Background

2007 Came off the bench in all 32 games averaging 5.2 points and 3.3 rebounds in 13.6 minutes…Reached double figures on nine occasions and scored a season-high 14 points at Houston on July 12…Registered her first career double-double vs. New York on June 1st scoring 11 points and a season-high 12 rebounds…Logged a season-high 25 minutes vs. Seattle on August 7…

College Finished as the all-time 3-point shooter with 181 career threes and is a top-10 scorer with 1,492 points…Is ranked sixth at USC in steals (234) and eighth in rebounds (722)…Had a 47-game double-figure scoring streak spanning the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons…Named to the All-Pac-10 First team in 2007…A Kodak/WBCA All-America Finalist…Named to Waikiki Beach Marriott Classic All-tournament Team…Was a Pac-10 All-Freshman Honorable Mention.


Personal

Full name is Eshaya Marie Murphy, but prefers to be called "Shay"…The daughter of Pauletta Murphy…Has a younger brother, George…Interests off the basketball court include snowboarding, singing, dancing, listening to Janet Jackson and pulling pranks on people...Has always wanted to be a backup dancer for Janet Jackson…Graduated from USC in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology…Was elected the associated student body vice president as a senior at Monclair Prep High School in Van Nuys, Calif.

Career Transactions

Drafted by the Minnesota Lynx in the second round (15th overall) in the 2007 WNBA Draft…Traded to the Detroit Shock in exchange for LaToya Thomas on June 22, 2008.

created:7/24/2008 6:26:25 AM
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