Detroit Pistons executive Rob Murphy has been fired from his post as the assistant general manager of the Pistons, find out more about his brief bio, age, professional career, wife, children, net worth
The Detroit Pistons have fired Murphy on alleged violation of the team’s workplace conduct policy.
Who is Rob Murphy ex-assistant GM of Detroit Pistons: Bio, age, wife, family, teams, net worth in 2023
Pistons fire assistant GM Rob Murphy after investigation into sexual harassment, workplace misconduct claims https://t.co/rXeGvHzcsC
— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 4, 2023
Late last year, 2022, the team placed Murphy on leave while they investigated the allegations regarding his behavior.
According to reports, Murphy allegedly engaged in workplace misconduct with a female employee. His case is similar to what happened with Ime Udoka, former Boston Celtics head coach, who also got fired.
Rob Murphy brief bio and age
Rob Murphy is the Detroit Pistons’ former assistant GM, who was born on September 19, 1973, in Detroit, Michigan. The 49-year-old spent most of his life focusing on basketball, starting out as a player, coach, and then executive.
During his early years, Murphy attended the Mumford High School in Detroit. He eventually moved to Wilberforce, Ohio, and attended the Central State University there. Growing up, Murphy was a talented athlete and spent four years playing for the college.
Rob Murphy professional career
Following his graduation, the former Detroit Pistons executive started out his career as a high school basketball coach. He found a lot of success at this stage, and had a 64-20 record in two years. He then joined Kent State to work as an assistant coach in 2002.
After working there for almost a decade, he joined Eastern Michigan as their head coach where he spent 10 seasons with a 166-155 record. After ending his career as a coach, Rob Murphy joined the Motor City Cruise, the Pistons’ G League affiliate, as their president and general manager.
Last summer, Rob Murphy was promoted to the position of assistant general manager for the Pistons. However, following a case of workplace misconduct, he was fired. Aside from his career in Basketball, Murphy is also the CEO and president of the Rob Murphy Foundation, which he founded in May 2014.
Net Worth
According to various sources, Rob Murphy has an estimated net worth of around $5 million.
Wife and children
Rob Murphy is currently married to TeNesha Murphy, an American Television host. The pair initially met up while Rob was working as an assistant coach at Kent State. Rob and TeNesha got married in the year 2005. They pair have two children together, named Robert Murphy II and Ryann Murphy.
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