It was obvious from the jump that whichever team hustled hardest would come out victorious as the Racers took on the Middle Tennessee State University at the CFSB Center Tuesday night. Senior forward Wayne Langston won the tip, but junior Bryce Jones was unable to retrieve in before it bounced out of bounds under the Racers’ basket. Read More
It was a battle of containment from the jump as the Racers entered conference play against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Saturday at Roy Stewart Stadium. The stadium was filled with navy and gold as Family Weekend attendees cheered despite an overcast kickoff and an on-and-off mist of rain. The Golden Eagles were on the board Read More
The senior football players asserted their dominance on Senior Night as they combined for five touchdowns, a field goal and 3.5 sacks to beat the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers 52-6 Thursday night at Roy Stewart Stadium during the season opener. “As older guys, we feel like we’re the leaders of this team,” Harness said. “We’ve got to help try to show Read More
Former Murray State point guard Cameron Payne made history Thursday at the 2015 NBA Draft at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., as the Oklahoma City Thunder selected him 14th overall. With the highest pick of any Racer and the last lottery pick of the draft, Payne is also the only Racer to be drafted in the first round. As Read More
By Mallory Tucker, Staff writer Matt McMahon was hired to replace Steve Prohm as Murray State men’s basketball 16th head coach in program history. At a press conference addressing the future of the Racer program, Director of Athletics Allen Ward announced McMahon’s hiring at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Racer Room at the CFSB Center. Media, fans and the team were Read More
By Mallory Tucker, Staff writer Iowa State hired men’s basketball Head Coach Steve Prohm to replace former coach Fred Hoiberg. Hoiberg accepted a head coaching job with the Chicago Bulls June 2. Prohm agreed to a five-year contract with a base salary of $1.5 million. The hiring was first reported by Gary Parrish of CBSSports.com before Cyclones Read More
Sophomore point guard Cameron Payne announced today that he will not be returning to Murray State for the 2015-16 season, instead he will enter his name in the 2015 NBA draft. Payne is projected to go in the 12-25 range in the first round June 25 when the draft takes place in New York City. Read More
It was a fairytale season with a nightmare of an ending; an ending that was all too familiar for the Murray State Racers as they lost on a buzzer-beater three from Old Dominion University March 24 during the quarterfinal game of the National Invitation Tournament at the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Va. After Read More