Defensive Game
Competed defensively with a tenacity that overcame his size disadvantage — his quickness allowed him to pressure guards and create steals, though opposing guards often sought to exploit his size in isolation.
Landas ng Karera
San Diego Rockets
1970-1971
Si Calvin Jerome Murphy ay isang American dating propesyonal na manlalaro ng basketball na matapos ang isang napakabungang collegiate career sa Niagara University, kung saan nag-average siya ng 33.1 points per game sa loob ng kanyang tatlong taon, ay naglaro sa National Basketball Association bilang isang guard para sa San Diego/Houston Rockets mula 1970 hanggang 1983. Kasalukuyan siyang miyembro ng Houston Rockets' Space City Home Network broadcast team. Sa taas na 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m), si Murphy ang may natatanging karangalan bilang pinakamaliit na manlalaro ng NBA na iniluklok sa Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, at nakapaglaro sa isang NBA All-Star Game.
Defensive Game
Competed defensively with a tenacity that overcame his size disadvantage — his quickness allowed him to pressure guards and create steals, though opposing guards often sought to exploit his size in isolation.
Intangibles
A smart, competitive floor general who used quickness and anticipation to compensate for obvious physical limitations. His free throw shooting — 95.8% in the 1980-81 season — reflected the extraordinary mental precision he brought to every aspect of his game.
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Calvin Murphy stood 5'9" and was the smallest player in the NBA for much of his career — and one of the toughest, fastest, and most skilled guards the league has ever seen. He spent his entire 13-year career with Houston and remains one of the most beloved Rockets of all time.
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1971-1983
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At 5'9", Murphy is one of the shortest players ever inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame — his career stands as one of the great arguments for skill and competitiveness overcoming physical limitations.
Murphy competed as a national-level baton twirler throughout his basketball career — a practice that may have contributed to the extraordinary coordination and quick-release mechanics that defined his shooting.
His 95.8% free throw percentage in the 1980-81 season was an NBA record that stood for over a decade — and his streak of 78 consecutive made free throws remains one of the most remarkable shooting achievements in league history.
Murphy is the Rockets' all-time leader in games played — his 13 seasons in Houston represent a franchise loyalty that is extraordinarily rare in the modern era of player movement.
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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1993)
NBA 50th Anniversary Team (1996)
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