Tomas Murphy joined the Rhode Island men's basketball staff as a graduate assistant in the summer of 2025.
Murphy - a Wakefield, R.I. native - came to URI following a successful professional playing career in Europe. He played two seasons with BC Nokia in Finland. He was a key member of the 2023-24 team that won the Korisliiga Championship in Finland's top professional league. In 55 games over two seasons, he averaged 7.2 points and 3.0 rebounds while playing power forward.
Murphy began his collegiate career at Northeastern, where he played for former URI assistant coach Bill Coen. During his three seasons from 2017-20, he led the Huskies to an overall record of 45-23 while scoring 7.3 points per game. Murphy was a CAA All-Rookie Team selection as a freshman and led the team posted back-to-back 23-win seasons. In 2018-19, the Huskies won a CAA title and earned a bid to the NCAA Championship field.
He transferred to Vermont for the 2020-21 season, where he played with former URI staff member Justin Mazzulla. The team went 10-5 in a COVID-shortened season. Murphy transferred to Division II Nova Southeastern and played on the 2022-23 national championship team that went a perfect 36-0.
Murphy earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Northeastern in May of 2020. He completed a master's degree in Physical Activity and Wellness Science from Vermont in April 2022. His father Jay played four seasons in the NBA with the Los Angeles Clippers and Washington Bullets. His brothers Erik (Florida) and Alex (Northeastern/Duke/Florida) also played Division I basketball before embarking on professional careers.
updated 9/30/25
