{{short description|American basketball player (born 1990)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Murphy Holloway | image = Patrick Richard 2017 01 (cropped).jpg | image_size = | caption = Holloway with Hapoel Gilboa Galil in March 2017 | position = Center / power forward | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 7 | weight_lb = 240 | league = | team = Free agent | number = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|4|24}} | birth_place = Irmo, South Carolina, U.S. | high_school = Dutch Fork<br>(Irmo, South Carolina) | college = Ole Miss (2008–2013) | draft_year = 2013 | career_start = 2013 | career_end = | years1 = 2013 | team1 = Büyükçekmece | years2 = 2013–2014 | team2 = Ironi Kiryat Ata | years3 = 2014 | team3 = Hapoel Kfar Saba | years4 = 2014–2015 | team4 = Trieste | years5 = 2015–2016 | team5 = Cholet | years6 = 2016–2017 | team6 = Hapoel Gilboa Galil | years7 = 2017 | team7 = GlobalPort Batang Pier | years8 = 2017–2018 | team8 = Maccabi Rishon LeZion | years9 = 2018–2020 | team9 = Incheon ET Land Elephants | years10 = 2020 | team10 = Al-Muharraq SC | years11 = 2021 | team11 = s.Oliver Würzburg | years12 = 2021–2022 | team12 = Goyang Orions | years13 = 2022–2023 | team13 = Daegu KOGAS Pegasus | highlights = * Israeli League Cup champion (2018) * Second-team All-SEC (2013) * South Carolina Mr. Basketball (2008) }} '''Murphy McQuite Holloway''' (born April 24, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Daegu KOGAS Pegasus of the Korean Basketball League. A power forward/center, he played college basketball for University of Mississippi before playing professionally in Turkey, Israel, Italy, France, the Philippines, South Korea, Bahrain, and Germany.
==Early life and college career== Holloway attended Dutch Fork High School in Irmo, South Carolina, where he was named South Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year, 4A Player of the Year and Mr. Basketball as a senior. Holloway became the leading scorer in Dutch Fork history with 1,487 career points, he averaged 28 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks as a senior.<ref name=bio>{{cite news|title=Murphy Holloway - Men's Basketball - University of South Carolina Athletics | url=https://gamecocksonline.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=568 | work=GamecocksOnline.com | accessdate=May 11, 2019}}</ref>
Holloway played four years of college basketball for the University of Mississippi, where he averaged 14.5 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game as a senior. Holoway was named to the SEC All-Tournament Team and SEC All-Second Team.<ref>{{cite news | title=Dutch Fork High Grad Murphy Holloway Named to Second Team All-SEC | url=https://patch.com/south-carolina/irmo/dutch-fork-high-grad-murphy-holloway-named-to-second-bc4efc8ed0 | work=Patch.com | date=March 12, 2013 | accessdate=May 11, 2019}}</ref>
==Professional career== In September 2013, Holloway started his professional career with the Turkish team Büyükçekmece Basketbol.
In December 2013, Holloway signed with the Israeli team Ironi Kiryat Ata for the 2014–15 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=המצטיינים: אופיר ה(ש)ובר |url=http://safsal.co.il/article.aspx?id=21946|work=safsal.co.il|date=December 12, 2013|language=he|accessdate=September 27, 2017}}</ref> However, he was released by the team due to injury. One month later, he signed with Hapoel Kfar Saba for the rest of the season.
On August 23, 2014, Holloway signed with the Italian team Pallacanestro Trieste for the 2014–15 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pallacanestro Trieste lands Murphy Holloway | url=http://archive.sportando.basketball/en/italy/serie-a2-est/132351/pallacanestro-trieste-lands-murphy-holloway.html | work=Sportando.basketball | date=August 23, 2014 | accessdate=September 27, 2017}}</ref>
On July 4, 2015, Holloway signed with the French team Cholet Basket for the 2015–16 season.<ref>{{cite news | title=Cholet announces Murphy Holloway | url=http://archive.sportando.basketball/en/france/pro-a/167051/cholet-announces-murphy-holloway.html | work=Sportando.basketball | date=July 4, 2015 | accessdate=September 27, 2017}}</ref>
On June 17, 2016, Holloway returned to Israel for a second stint, signing a one-year deal with Hapoel Gilboa Galil.<ref>{{cite news | title=Gilboa Galil signs Michael Qualls and Murphy Holloway | url=http://archive.sportando.basketball/en/europe/israel/208961/gilboa-galil-signs-michael-qualls-and-murphy-holloway.html | work=Sportando.basketball | date=June 17, 2017 | accessdate=September 27, 2017}}</ref> Holloway led the league in efficiency rating (20.5 per game) and was the second-leading rebounder with 9.9 per game.
On July 22, 2017, Holloway signed with the Philippine team GlobalPort Batang Pierfor the rest of the 2016–17 PBA season, joining as a replacement for Jabril Trawick.<ref>{{cite news | title=GlobalPort taps Ole Miss standout Murphy Holloway to replace Trawick | url=http://www.foxsports.ph/news/globalport-taps-ole-miss-standout-murphy-holloway-to-replace-trawick/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928005707/http://www.foxsports.ph/news/globalport-taps-ole-miss-standout-murphy-holloway-to-replace-trawick/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=September 28, 2017 | work=FoxSports.ph|date=July 22, 2017|accessdate=September 27, 2017}}</ref> On July 30, 2017, Holloway recorded a career-high 36 points, shooting 17-of-30 from the field, along with 18 rebounds in a 108–124 loss to the Barangay Ginebra Kings.<ref>{{cite news|title=Barangay Ginebra Kings 124 at GlobalPort Batang Pier 108|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/international/boxscore/2017-07-30/Barangay-Ginebra-Kings-at-GlobalPort-Batang-Pier/271894|work=RealGM.com|date=July 30, 2017|accessdate=August 2, 2018}}</ref>
On September 27, 2017, Holloway returned to Israel for a third stint, signing with Maccabi Rishon LeZion for the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=חבר לסיגרס: הולוואי מגיע לבית מכבי|url=http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=16005|date=September 27, 2017|work=basket.co.il|accessdate=September 27, 2017|language=Hebrew}}</ref> On February 18, 2018, Holloway recorded a season-high 28 points, shooting 12-of-14 from the field, along with 13 rebounds, 5 steals and 3 assists in a 97–102 loss to the Hapoel Holon.<ref>{{cite news|title=Winner League, Game 17: M. Rishon Vs UNET Holon|url=http://basket.co.il/game-zone.asp?GameId=23247&lang=en|date=February 18, 2018|work=basket.co.il|accessdate=August 2, 2018}}</ref> During the season, Holloway was named two-time MVP of the Round.<ref>{{cite news|title=מצטיין המחזור ה-15: מרפי הולוואי|url=http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=17525|work=basket.co.il|date=January 30, 2018|accessdate=January 30, 2018|language=he}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=מצטיין המחזור ה-24: מרפי הולוואי|url=http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=18849|work=basket.co.il|date=April 27, 2018|accessdate=April 27, 2018|language=he}}</ref> Holloway finished the season as the league fourth-leading rebounder with 8.5 per game and fourth in efficiency rating with 20.1 per game.
On August 7, 2018, Holloway signed with the Incheon ET Land Elephants of the Korean Basketball League.<ref>{{cite web |title=Inchon ET signs Murphy Holloway and Giddy Potts, players have to pass height measurement test |url=http://archive.sportando.basketball/en/asia/south-korea/284920/inchon-et-signs-murphy-holloway-and-giddy-potts-players-have-to-pass-height-measurement-test.html |website=Sportando.basketball |accessdate=August 7, 2018|date=August 7, 2018}}</ref> In 17 games played for the Elephants, he averaged 18.1 points, 13 rebounds and 1.9 blocks.
On July 7, 2019, Holloway re-signed with the Incheon ET Land Elephants for the 2019–20 season.<ref>{{cite news | title=Murphy Holloway re-signs with ET Land | url=https://sportando.basketball/en/murphy-holloway-re-signs-with-et-land/ | newspaper=Sportando | accessdate=July 7, 2019 | date=July 7, 2019| last1=Skerletic | first1=Dario }}</ref>
On November 25, 2020, Holloway signed with Al-Muharraq SC.<ref>{{cite web | title=Murphy Holloway moves from South Korea to Bahrain | url=https://www.latestbasketballnews.com/murphy-holloway-moves-from-south-korea-to-bahrain/ | website=latestbasketballnews | accessdate=February 25, 2021 | date=November 25, 2020}}</ref>
On February 9, 2021, Holloway signed with s.Oliver Würzburg for the rest of the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{cite web | title=Verstärkung auf den großen Positionen: Würzburg verpflichtet Globetrotter Murphy Holloway | url=https://www.easycredit-bbl.de/de/n/news/2021/februar/wuerzburh-verpflichtet-murphy-holloway/ | website=easycredit-bbl | accessdate=February 25, 2021 | date=February 9, 2021}}</ref> He averaged 11.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game. On August 20, 2021, Holloway signed with the Goyang Orions of the Korean Basketball League.<ref>{{cite web |title=Goyang Orions ink Murphy Holloway, ex Wuerzburg |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Germany/news/701110/Goyang-Orions-ink-Murphy-Holloway,-ex-Wuerzburg |website=Eurobasket |access-date=August 21, 2021 |date=August 20, 2021}}</ref>
==The Basketball Tournament== In 2017, Holloway played for Ole Hotty Toddy, a team of Ole Miss alumni, in The Basketball Tournament. Holloway's team was upset in the first round by Team NC Prodigal Sons. The Basketball Tournament is an annual $2 million winner-take-all tournament broadcast on ESPN.
In TBT 2018, Holloway suited up for Armored Athlete. In 3 games, he averaged 8.3 points, 9 rebounds, and shot 67 percent from the field. Armored Athlete reached the Super 16 before falling to Boeheim's Army. <ref>{{cite news|title=Murphy Holloway - The Basketball Tournament|url=https://www.thetournament.com/players/murphy-holloway|work=thetournament.com|date=March 13, 2018|accessdate=March 13, 2018}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{Basketball player statistics legend}}
===Domestic Leagues=== {{Basketball player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2014–15 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1|{{flagicon|ITA|size=20px}} Pallacanestro Trieste | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1| Serie A2 || 37 || 30.8 || .507 || .208 || .533 || 8.1 || 1.5 || 1.5 || 1.3 || 17.1 |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2015–16 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1|{{flagicon|FRA|size=20px}} Cholet | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1| Pro A || 31 || 25.8 || .582 || .273 || .585 || 6.7 || 1.2 || 1.1 || .5 || 13.1 |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2016–17 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1|{{flagicon|ISR|size=20px}} Hapoel Gilboa Galil | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1| IPL || 24 || 30.0 || .545 || .111 || .593 || 9.9 || 2.1 || 1.4 || .8 || 15.9 |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2017 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1|{{flagicon|PHI|size=20px}} GlobalPort Batang Pier | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1| PBA || 8 || 42.2 || .532 || .316 || .519 || 17.7 || 3.6 || 2.8 || 2.7 || 27.0 |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2017–18 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1|{{flagicon|ISR|size=20px}} Maccabi Rishon LeZion | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1| IPL || 33 || 29.1 || .592 || .0 || .607 || 8.5 || 2.3 || 1.4 || .7 || 13.5 |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2018–19 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1|{{flagicon|KOR|size=20px}} Incheon ET Land Elephants | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1| KBL || 17 || 31.9 || .568 || .0 || .432 || 13.0 || 3.0 || 1.7 || 1.9 || 18.1 |- |} <small>Source: [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Murphy-Holloway/Summary/5787 RealGM]</small>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Murphy-Holloway/Summary/5787 RealGM profile]
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