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Rob Murphy Named Ben Jobe Award Finalist
3/26/2014 10:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Murphy was one of 15 finalists for the award
BOSTON, Mass. (EMUEagles.com) - Eastern Michigan University Head Men's Basketball Coach Rob Murphy was announced as one of 15 finalists for the Ben Jobe Award, CollegeInsider.com released Monday, March 24.
The Ben Jobe Award is presented annually to the top minority coach in division I men's basketball. Coach Jobe is an icon in the history of basketball at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. He is best known as the head coach of the Southern University, a position he held for 12 seasons. He was also head coach at Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Talladega, Tuskegee and South Carolina State.
His record at Southern was 209-141 and included four NCAA Tournament appearances. He also coached the Jaguars to one NIT appearance, five SIAC championships, 11 SWAC titles and two NAIA Tournament Championships. Perhaps his most memorable moment as a coach was Southern's 93-78 win over Georgia Tech in the first round of the 1993 NCAA Tournament. It stands as one of the great upsets in the history of the event.
The finalists include Rob Murphy (Eastern Michigan), Tommy Amaker (Harvard), Roman Banks (Southern), Johnny Dawkins (Stanford), Ron Hunter (Georgia State), James Jones (Yale), Mike Jones (Radford), Joe Jones (Boston University), Danny Manning (Tulsa), Cuonzo Martin (Tennessee), LeVelle Moton (North Carolina Central), Kevin Ollie (Connecticut), Monte Ross (Delaware), Gary Waters (Cleveland State) and Willis Wilson (Texas A&M Corpus Christi).
The winner of the 2014 Jobe award will be announced at the CollegeInsider.com Awards Banquet, April 4 in Dallas, Texas, at the site of the Division I Men's Basketball Championship.
Murphy led the Eagles to their best season since the 1997-98 year. In 2013-14, the Green and White amassed 22 wins, the most since 1996-97, and earned their first postseason berth since the 98 year. In addition, he coached the 2014 Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Da'Shonte Riley. It was the first time ever an EMU student-athlete won the defensive accolade.
The Ben Jobe Award is presented annually to the top minority coach in division I men's basketball. Coach Jobe is an icon in the history of basketball at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. He is best known as the head coach of the Southern University, a position he held for 12 seasons. He was also head coach at Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Talladega, Tuskegee and South Carolina State.
His record at Southern was 209-141 and included four NCAA Tournament appearances. He also coached the Jaguars to one NIT appearance, five SIAC championships, 11 SWAC titles and two NAIA Tournament Championships. Perhaps his most memorable moment as a coach was Southern's 93-78 win over Georgia Tech in the first round of the 1993 NCAA Tournament. It stands as one of the great upsets in the history of the event.
The finalists include Rob Murphy (Eastern Michigan), Tommy Amaker (Harvard), Roman Banks (Southern), Johnny Dawkins (Stanford), Ron Hunter (Georgia State), James Jones (Yale), Mike Jones (Radford), Joe Jones (Boston University), Danny Manning (Tulsa), Cuonzo Martin (Tennessee), LeVelle Moton (North Carolina Central), Kevin Ollie (Connecticut), Monte Ross (Delaware), Gary Waters (Cleveland State) and Willis Wilson (Texas A&M Corpus Christi).
The winner of the 2014 Jobe award will be announced at the CollegeInsider.com Awards Banquet, April 4 in Dallas, Texas, at the site of the Division I Men's Basketball Championship.
Murphy led the Eagles to their best season since the 1997-98 year. In 2013-14, the Green and White amassed 22 wins, the most since 1996-97, and earned their first postseason berth since the 98 year. In addition, he coached the 2014 Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Da'Shonte Riley. It was the first time ever an EMU student-athlete won the defensive accolade.
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