Rob Murphy

OFFICIAL: Murphy out at Eastern Michigan

Eastern Michigan University Vice President/Director of Athletics Scott Wetherbee Statement: It is with great respect and appreciation for the process that Coach Rob Murphy and I are releasing this joint statement to announce that Coach Murphy will be moving on from Eastern Michigan University to embrace a new opportunity with the NBA’s Detroit Pistons. We

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Updated Eastern Michigan Report

Earlier today, multiple sources, including Jon Rothstein and Jeff Goodman reported that Rob Murphy was out as the head coach at Eastern Michigan. Rothstein has since deleted his tweet, and Goodman has now tweeted the following: Eastern Michigan AD Scott Wetherbee told @Stadium that he intends to meet with coach Rob Murphy in the coming

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REPORT: Rob Murphy out at Eastern Michigan

PLEASE SEE THE UPDATE REPORT ON THIS STORY HERE. EMU AD not confirming that Murphy is out. According to multiple reports, including one from Jon Rothstein, Eastern Michigan has parted ways with head coach Rob Murphy. Murphy had been the head coach at EMU for the past ten seasons where he went 166-155 (.517). His

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Eastern Michigan Dirt…

HoopDirt.com can confirm that Matt Cline has been hired as an assistant coach at Eastern Michigan. Cline spent last season as the Director of Basketball Operations at East Tennessee State. He had worked the previous two seasons in an administrative role under head coach Rob Murphy at EMU. The South Alabama alum also spent time

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Eastern Michigan Dirt…

HoopDirt.com has learned that Eastern Michigan University Associate Head Coach Mike Brown, and Assistant Coach Benny White are no longer on Rob Murphy’s staff. Brown had been on the staff since 2011, and has also served as an assistant at South Alabama and as the head coach at Motlow State CC. White had also been

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