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Rob Murphy
Robert Albert Murphy (born May 26, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player who was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for eleven seasons in the 1980s and 1990s. Murphy played college baseball for the University of Florida, and was picked by the Cincinnati Reds in the first round of the 1981 Major League Baseball Draft. In addition to the Reds, he played for the Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers and Florida Marlins.
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1960-05-26
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Detroit Pistons’ Rob Murphy on signing Syracuse’s Buddy Boeheim: How the NBA team scouted him, what they saw, what they liked

Syracuse, N.Y. – It would have been easy for the Detroit Pistons to sign Buddy Boeheim without seeing him play at all this past season. After all, Detroit’s general manager Troy Weaver is a former Syracuse University assistant coach. So too is Pistons assistant general manager Rob Murphy. John Beilein, the team’s senior advisor for player development, is the former Le Moyne College coach whose son, Patrick, coached the Syracuse Stallions this past season and is now the coach at Baldwinsville High School.
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Rob Murphy Named President, GM of Detroit Pistons’ Motor City Cruise

Rob Murphy, a former collegiate basketball head coach with more than two decades of coaching experience, has been named president and general manager of the Motor City Cruise, the Detroit Pistons NBA G League affiliate. Murphy will oversee basketball and business operations for the franchise. “It’s an honor for me...
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Thoughts About Rob Murphy and Ideas for His Replacement

I found myself kind of torn as I read the joint statement that Rob Murphy and Eastern Michigan will be parting ways after ten years. On one hand, I’m glad that he will be able to land on his feet with a position with the Detroit Pistons G-League team. I wish him all the success he can get there and I hope he does well.
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Rob Murphy to take control of Motor City Cruise, and he has an urgent task

Last Wednesday, Detroit native and former Eastern Michigan University basketball coach, Rob Murphy, was named the first president and general manager of the newest G League franchise, and fifth NBA D/G League affiliate of the Detroit Pistons, the Motor City Cruise. Murphy brings a lot of experience in working with...
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Breaking: Men’s Basketball Coach Rob Murphy Will Join Piston’s New G League Team

Follow Sports Editor Luke Gremban on Twitter @LukeGremban for live-tweets and EMU sports news. On March 7, in a joint statement from Eagles Athletic Director Scott Wetherbee and Rob Murphy, it was officially announced that Murphy would be leaving the Men’s Basketball club to manage the new Detroit Piston’s G League affiliate, the Motor City Cruise.
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Motor City Cruise names Rob Murphy as President and General Manager

DETROIT – The Motor City Cruise announced today that Rob Murphy has been named President and General Manager for the Detroit Pistons NBA G League affiliate. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The former collegiate head coach will oversee basketball operations for the team while using his deep connections within the Detroit community and administrative acumen to grow and oversee business operations for the franchise.
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Pistons hire ex-Eastern Michigan coach Rob Murphy to run G League team

The Detroit Pistons have hired Eastern Michigan coach Rob Murphy as president and general manager of their incoming G League franchise, as relayed by Keith Langlois of Pistons.com. The Motor City Cruise are set to begin play next season. “Murphy and Pistons GM Troy Weaver share Syracuse roots,” Langlois noted,...
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Why Rob Murphy is excited to join mentor Troy Weaver as Detroit Pistons' G-League GM

Rob Murphy knows the coaching side of basketball, and then some. He was the second-winningest head coach of Eastern Michigan's men’s basketball team, leading the Eagles to three postseason berths and a conference title in 2012. At the high school level, he led Detroit Crockett to a state championship in 2001.
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Rob Murphy, Eastern Michigan mutually part ways after 10 seasons

Eastern Michigan announced the mutual parting of ways with head coach Rob Murphy, ending a ten year run in Ypsilanti, with Murphy taking on a job with the Detroit Pistons as their G-League affiliate’s coach and general manager. Murphy, who is highly respected by his basketball peers, maintains a strong...
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Rob Murphy out as EMU basketball coach; he quickly joins Pistons' new G-League affiliate

Rob Murphy is out as Eastern Michigan men's basketball coach after 10 seasons, but he wasn't out of work for long. The university made the announcement Wednesday, one day after Murphy and athletic director Scott Wetherbee met to discuss the coach's future. In the same news release, Murphy announced his new job as president and general manager of the Pistons' new G-League affiliate, the Motor City Cruise, which starts play next season.
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