Have you enjoyed watching Kyle Singler's silky smooth inside-outside game at Duke for the last four years? Well if you have, then get ready to see the carbon copy (although a little more athletic) in Alex Murphy.
Murphy is a 6'8" high school junior from South Kingstown, R.I. and plays his ball at the private school, the St. Mark's School in Southborough, Mass.
Murphy is the younger brother of Florida Gators forward Erik Murphy who was a four star recruit and didn't pan out at the next level with the Gators. Alex, however, possesses a skill set that Erik does not.
Alex can shoot the ball deadly from up to about 23 feet, as well as slash to the rim and deliver amazing jams.
Probably what suits him the most for the system of coach Mike Krzyzewski is his extremely high basketball IQ. Much like Singler, Murphy is an excellent ball handler and defender on the wing with his length.
One thing that Alex must do though is add just a bit of strength, although in Duke's spread the floor and nail open three's offense, it may not be as big of a deal as it would somewhere else.
Murphy plays on the travel team the New England Playaz with fellow St. Mark's teammate 7-footer Kaleb Tarczewski who is also considering the Blue Devils for college.
Murphy is ranked No.15 overall by ESPN in 2012 and Tarczewski is No.8. Duke is also targeting No.1 6'10" Andre Drummond, No.5 6'5" wing Shabazz Muhammad and No.18 6'3" combo guard Rasheed Sulaimon.
Duke strikes first in picking up the first big wing commit of the class. With next year's Blue Devil team being freshman and sophomore heavy and the future of stars Kyrie Irving and Austin Rivers uncertain, Murphy is a huge grab early in the recruiting season for Krzyzewski.
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