2008-09...Appeared in 15 games for the Rams where he made two starts...Recorded 52 minutes of playing time for an average of 3.5 minutes per contest...Scored 12 points on the season for a scoring average of 0.8 points per game...Hit three of his 11 field goal attempts for a season shooting percentage of .270...Converted six of his 10 attempts from the free throw line for a shooting percentage of .600 from the charity stripe...Pulled down eight rebounds on the season with the boards being evenly distributed between the offensive and defensive glass as he pulled down four rebounds on each end of the court for an average of one-half of a rebound per contest (0.5 rpg)...Committed seven personal fouls on the season, turned the ball over four times and collected a single steal in the final season of his collegiate career.

2008-09 Season Breakdown...Recorded seven minutes of playing time at Georgia Tech on Nov. 14...Recorded one steal versus the Yellow Jackets...Recorded one minute of playing time at Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 18 where he recorded no statistics...Recorded one minute of playing time at Wake Forest on Nov. 24 where he recorded no statistics...Recorded just under one minute of playing time versus the Gauchos of UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 28 where he recorded no statistics...Recorded two minutes of playing time at Illinois State on Nov. 29 where he recorded no statistics...Did not play versus the Colonels of Nicholls State (coaches' decision)...Did not play at South Carolina State on Dec. 6 (coaches' decision)...Came off of the bench at North Carolina State on Dec. 13 en route to scoring two points and pulling down one rebound...Did not play at North Carolina Central on Dec. 18 (coaches' decision)...Recorded one minute of playing time, in a reserve capacity, versus the Cougars of Averett on Dec. 20 where he recorded no statistics...Came off of the bench at Old Dominion on Dec. 30 where he recorded four minutes of playing time...Recorded one point versus the Monarchs as he hit on of his two free-throw attempts...Missed both of his field goal attempts and pulled down one rebound at ODU...Came off of the bench versus Columbia Union on Jan. 5 where he recorded six minutes of playing time against the Pioneers...Recorded two points and committed one turnover versus the Pioneers...Did not play at MD-Eastern Shore on Jan. 10 (coaches' decision)...Recorded his first start of the season at Delaware State on Jan. 12 where he played a season-high nine minutes...Missed both of his field goal attempts but hit five of his eight free throw attempts en route to a season-high five points...Pulled down three rebounds versus the Hornets...Did not play at Howard on Jan. 17 (coaches' decision)...Did not play versus Hampton on Jan. 18 (coaches' decision)...Did not play versus the Aggies of North Carolina A&T on Jan. 24 (coaches' decision)...Came off of the bench versus Norfolk State on Jan. 26 where he recorded three minutes of playing time but did not record any statistics...Did not play 3 at Florida A&M on Jan. 31 (coaches' decision)...Did not play at Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 2 (coaches' decision)...Did not play versus Morgan State on Feb. 7 (coaches' decision)...Did not play versus Coppin State on Feb. 9 (coaches' decision)...Did not play vs. Howard on Feb. 14 (coaches' decision)...Came off of the bench versus Hampton on Feb. 16 where he recorded one minute of playing time and did not record any statistics...Did not play at North Carolina A&T on Feb. 21 (coaches' decision)...Did not play at Norfolk State on Feb. 23 (coaches' decision)...Did not play versus Florida A&M on Feb. 28 (coaches' decision)...Did not play versus Bethune-Cookman on March 2 (coaches' decision)...Earned the start at center versus South Carolina State on March 5 on "Senior Night" where he recorded eight minutes of playing time...Scored two points and pulled down three rebounds versus the Bulldogs...Came off of the bench versus the Eagles of North Carolina Central on March 14 in the MEAC Bonus Game where he played just under a minute...Failed to record any statistics versus the Eagles.

2007-08...Appeared in 13 games for the Rams, starting seven contests...Recorded 60 minutes of playing time for an average of 4.6 minutes per contest...Scored 16 points in 2007-08 en route to turning in a 1.2 points per game scoring average...Hit six of his 11 field goal attempts on the year for a shooting percentage of .545...Hit four of his seven attempts from the free throw line (.571)...Recorded 11 rebounds, three on the offensive glass and eight on the defensive glass, for an average of 0.8 rebounds per game...Recorded three blocks and collected one steal.

2007-08 Season Breakdown...Did not play versus Iowa State on Nov. 9...Did not play versus Lipscomb on Nov. 10...Did not play versus Duquesne on November 12...Made his first appearance of the 2007-08 season versus Wake Forest on Nov. 23 where he played two minutes and recorded one rebound...Did not play versus the Bulldogs of Fresno State on Nov. 27...Did not play versus South Carolina State on Dec. 1...Did not play versus Georgia State on Dec. 8...Did not play versus Alabama A&M on Dec. 17...Did not see action versus Ferrum College on Dec. 19...Played three minutes at Kansas State on Dec. 22 where he recorded one block...Played two minutes at USF on Dec. 29 where he recorded no statistics...Played a season high six minutes vs. Columbia Union where he had a season high four points...Went 1-of-2 shooting from the field and 2-of-2 from the free throw line...Also collected a season high two rebounds...Grabbed a career high four rebounds, including three offensive rebounds, in six minutes of play against Md-Eastern Shore and scored two points...Did not play vs. Delaware State on Jan. 14...Did not play vs. Howard on Jan. 19...Did not play vs. Hampton on Jan. 21...Recorded two minutes of playing time at North Carolina A&T on Jan. 26 where he recorded two points and a block...Did not play at Norfolk State on Jan. 28...Did not play vs. Florida A&M on Feb. 2... Did not play vs. Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 4...Made his second career start, and first start of 2007-08 at Morgan State on Feb. 9...Tallied three points versus the Bears...Recorded his third career start, and his second consecutive start at Coppin State on Feb. 11 en route to playing six minutes...Pulled down one rebound, committed one foul and turned the ball over once versus the Eagles...Started third straight game and played seven minutes...Scored one point and had one rebound...Started fourth consecutive game at Hampton, but played only three minutes...Had one block and one point...Played three minutes vs. NC A&T, pulled down one rebound and recorded first steal of the season...Did not play vs. Norfolk State on Feb. 25...Played four minutes at Florida A&M and scored two points...Played five minutes and had one rebound at Bethune-Cookman...Did not play at South Carolina State on March 6...Did not play versus North Carolina Central at the 2008 MEAC Tournament (Bonus Game) on March 15.

2006-07...Appeared in 19 games for the Rams, starting one contest...Made his lone start of the season at Alabama A&M on February 12, 2007...Recorded 91 minutes of playing time for an average of 4.8 minutes per contest...Recorded 23 points on the season for an average of 1.2 points per game on seven-of-18 shooting from the field for a field goal percentage of .389...Did not attempt a three-point field goal all season and has attempted a shot from long range only once in his career...Successfully converted nine of his 17 free throw attempts for a FT shooting percentage of .529...Pulled down 16 total rebounds, eight each on the offensive and defensive glass for an average of 0.8 rebounds per game...Committed 11 fouls on the season but did not foul out of a single contest...Dished out one assist on the season...Committed nine turnovers...Recorded seven blocks...Recorded a career-high six points at Coppin State on November 21, 2006...Tied a career-high with two made field goals versus Ferrum on January 7, 2007...Pulled down a career-high five rebounds at Georgia State on November 19, 2006...Tied a career-high with a single assist versus #19 Georgetown on December 10, 2006...Recorded a career-high three blocks versus North Dakota State on January 20, 2007...Recorded a career-high 12 minutes at Coppin State on November 21, 2006.

2005-06...Appeared in six games for the Rams, starting none...Recorded 22 minutes of playing time for an average of 3.7 minutes per contest...Scored six points on the season on three-of-four shooting from the field for a FG shooting percentage of .750...Missed his lone free throw attempt of the season (.000)...Pulled down seven rebounds on the season, six coming by way of the defensive glass for an average of 1.2 rebounds per game...Dished out one assist, committed zero turnovers and tallied two blocks...Recorded a then career high four points versus the University of the District of Columbia on January 26, 2006...Recorded a then career-high seven minutes of playing time versus Saint Augustine's College on February 7, 2006.

Personal...A 2004 graduate of East Mecklenburg High School where he was a member of the Eagles' MECCA 8 Championship team in 2003-04...The son of Kendrick F. Long and Gena L. Murphy...Majoring in Education at WSSU...Is one of the tallest players on the Ram roster at 6'9"...Born in Philadelphia, Pa. on September 1, 1986...Nicknamed "Six".

Murphy Long's Statistics:

Year	GP/GS	Min-Avg	FG-FGA	Pct.	3FG-3FGA	Pct.	FT-FTA	Pct.	Reb.	A	TO	Blk.	Stl.	Pts.	Avg.
2008-09	15-2	52-3.5	3-11	.270	0-0	.000	6-10	.600	8	0	4	0	1	12	0.8
2007-08	13-7	60-4.6	6-11	.545	0-0	.000	4-7	.571	11	0	2	3	1	16	1.2
2006-07	19-1	91-4.8	7-18	.389	0-0	.000	9-17	.529	16	1	9	7	0	23	1.2
2005-06	6-0	22-3.7	3-4	.750	0-0	.000	0-1	.000	7	1	0	2	0	6	1.0
Totals	53-10	225-4.2	19-44	.432	0-0	.000	19-35	.542	42	2	15	12	2	57	1.1