Former NBA player Troy Murphy has always been a bit unconventional, but his post-basketball career choice -- attending classes at Columbia to get a bachelor's degree -- is far from normal.

Retired NBA power forward Troy Murphy is pursuing a bachelor's degree in sociology at Columbia University. When asked what he misses most about the NBA, he said, ...

MarketWatch.com Why NBA veteran Troy Murphy is dedicating his life to improving financial literacy He started a firm to help people deal with sudden wealth — and is donating the money he makes ...

The Troy Trojans Men’s Basketball Team earned a big commitment on Thursday when Georgia native Quintin Mansfield announced ...

PERSONALFull name is Troy Brandon Murphy ... Nickname is "Horse" ... Is the only child of Jim and Christine Murphy ... Jim, who resides in Sparta, New Jersey, is a school teacher and Christine ...

Smell that? Smells a lot like trade winds to me. Those winds are coming from the direction of Troy Murphy, who is a big expiring contract, is a stretch four that teams love, can’t crack the Nets ...

One of the best defensive rebounders in the NBA for the previous four seasons, he also has a solid offensive game and could challenge for the starting center spot. ...

Former Delbarton, Notre Dame and NBA hoops star Troy Murphy has resurfaced following a journeyman ten-plus year NBA career and is now taking classes as a student at Columbia University according ...

Troy Murphy was a pretty genius addition for the Nets. They wormed their way into the Darren Collison-Trevor Ariza deal and wound up with a quality starting power forward to let Derrick Favors grow ...

New Jersey Nets power forward Troy Murphy may miss the season opener because of a lower back injury. Nets coach Avery Johnson said Saturday that Murphy had a ''bad disk'' and would be sidelined ...

Mavericks sign Troy Murphy, waive Eddy Curry And just like that, Dallas is done with Eddy Curry. The Mavericks waived Curry to make room for newly signed forward Troy Murphy, the team announced ...

Report: Mavericks sign Troy Murphy The Mavs have reached a one-year agreement to sign forward Troy Murphy. Dallas already has 15 players on the roster after signing Eddy Curry, forcing them to ...