Shay Murphy

Shay Murphy a Los Angeles native, attended USC to study Sociology and Communications and minored in Entertainer Industry. She was drafted by the WNBA in the 2nd round and started playing for the Minnesota Lynx in 2007. She won the 2014 championship with the Phoenix Mercury. In the tail end of her career, she played basketball overseas and won championships for the Euro League and Euro Cup. She has played in countries such Greece, Spain, Russia, Turkey, France, and Montenegro. She became the first African American woman to coach for the Los Angeles Lakers, as a coaching associate.