Johnny Furphy
| No. 10 – Kansas Jayhawks | |
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| Position | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory) |
| College | Kansas (2023–present) |
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Johnny Furphy (born December 7, 2004) is an Australian college basketball player for the Kansas Jayhawks of the Big 12 Conference.
Early life
Furphy was born and grew up in Melbourne, Australia.[1] Furphy attended the Basketball Australia Centre for Excellence (CoE) at the Australian Institute of Sport.[2] Furphy averaged 14.3 points and 5.6 rebounds in 12 games during his final season at CoE.[3] He committed to play college basketball in the United States for Kansas.[4]
College career
Furphy entered his freshman season at Kansas as a key reserve
wing.[5] He made his first collegiate start on January 13, 2024, against ninth-ranked Oklahoma and scored seven points in a 78–66 win.[6] Furphy was named to the Big 12 Conference All-Freshman team at the end of the regular season.[7]
References
- ^ "Kansas basketball freshman guard Johnny Furphy will miss Yale game". The Topeka Capital-Journal. December 19, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ "New KU basketball small forward Johnny Furphy working out with NBL team in Australia". The Kansas City Star. August 11, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ Vecenie, Sam (August 3, 2023). "Kansas signs 2023 small forward Johnny Furphy: How the Australian became a Jayhawk". The Athletic. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "New KU basketball signee Johnny Furphy will 'positively' be in the rotation, Self says". The Kansas City Star. August 4, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- 247Sports.com. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- Sporting News. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "Kansas Well Represented on All-Big 12 Team". Dodge City Daily Globe. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.