Stephanie Murphy

Biography

The Murphy File Personal Information Birthday November 28 Hometown Tutwiler, Miss. Education Ole Miss, 2000 (Bachelor's) Ole Miss, 2002 (Master's) Playing Career Ole Miss, 1996-2000 Coaching History 2023-Pres. Troy - Assistant Coach 2018-23 Coahoma CC - Head Coach 2011-18 Brandon HS - Head Coach 2006-11 Tupelo HS - Head Coach 2004-06 Meridian HS - Head Coach Murphy heads into her fourth season with the Troy Trojans with a perfect 3-for-3 mark in postseason appearances, including a WNIT Fab 4 appearance in 2023-24, a WNIT runner-up finish in 2024-25 and a WBIT berth in 2025-26. In her third season with Troy, Murphy helped the Trojans reach 25 wins, tying the program record. With a 25-8 overall record and 15-3 mark in Sun Belt play, the Trojans finished second in the conference during the regular season before completing a 3-0 season sweep over Arkansas State in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament semifinals. Ultimately, the Trojans fell in Murphy’s first Sun Belt Conference title game appearance against James Madison, 69-52, but Troy earned its first WBIT berth against No. 2 Kansas. Murphy also helped guide Troy to key victories over Missouri, Arkansas State (three times), Marshall and Longwood, with both the Marshall and Longwood wins featuring 20-plus-point road comebacks. As a team, the Trojans led the nation in rebounds per game (49.91) for the ninth straight season while also leading the Sun Belt in assists (15.8), rebound margin (12.2), defensive rebounds (31.8), offensiv