Thomas Murphy Associate Head Coach First season at NU: 2006-07 Alma Mater: Springfield '60

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Thomas Murphy, the man responsible for head coach Bill Coen’s development as both a player and a coach, now works alongside his former protégé as associate head coach on the Northeastern staff. With 36 years of head coaching experience, he is an invaluable resource for the Husky basketball program. In addition to his coaching duties, Murphy keeps in constant contact with a wealth of industry contacts, Husky supporters and alumni, aiding the program’s development. The New York basketball coaching legend spent 34 seasons as the head coach at Hamilton College in New York, where Coen was one of his many outstanding recruits. Murphy also gave Coen his first coaching job in college basketball, when Coen worked as an assistant under him from 1987-89. Fellow Northeastern assistant Jim McCarthy is another one of Murphy’s pupils, having played for the Continentals. During Murphy’s illustrious coaching career at Hamilton, he posted a 602-263 record, leading the Continentals to 30 postseason berths and 16 seasons of 20 or more wins. He has been inducted into the New York, Utica and SUNY Halls of Fame and was named the March of Dimes Coach of the Year in 1999. He is also a five-time New York State Coach of the Year, a three-time District Coach of the Year and was named the National Coach of the Year in 1979. Throughout his career, Murphy has coached 20 All-Americans and a pair of National Players of the Year. Murphy left Hamilton in 2004 and brought his coaching success to SUNY Institute of Technology. He served as the associate head coach for one season before being named the school’s head coach in 2005. In his one season at the helm, Murphy’s team posted its best conference finish in school history. Murphy’s legacy goes far beyond basketball in the state of New York. He began his career working as a high school physical education teacher and athletics director. He coached baseball, football and basketball at Colton-Pierrepont Central and Union Academy. Murphy and his Union Academy squad posted a record 104 consecutive victories and produced four sectional championships. While at Hamilton, Murphy also spent five seasons coaching baseball and football and four years as an assistant track & field coach. In addition, Murphy also served as the school’s Athletics Director for 23 years. His legacy as an administrator is easily evident as well: during his tenure, Hamilton added 12 varsity sports, doubled the size of the physical education faculty and started an Athletic Intern Program, which now thrives. Murphy was also involved in countless committees involving student-athletes while at Hamilton and helped increase the school’s involvement with the local community. He was also a noted fundraiser and was particularly successful in his involvement with Coaches vs. Cancer. Murphy oversaw the addition and renovation of numerous campus athletics facilities at Hamilton while he served as the AD. Murphy is an active member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and has sat on many NCAA and ECAC basketball committees. He graduated from Springfield College in 1960 and received his Master’s of Education from Springfield the following year.