Simon Elfrink Contributing Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu Former Murray State guard Cameron Payne was added to the Phoenix Suns roster on Tuesday, June 30. Since his induction into the NBA in 2015, the 1st round, 14th pick of the draft has played in several different jerseys, first with the Oklahoma City Thunder, followed by the Chicago Bulls Read More
Story by Nick Kendall Contributing writer nkendall1@murraystate.edu After an impressive summer league run, former Murray State point guard Cameron Payne will join the Toronto Raptors for the upcoming season. It was reported on Wednesday, July 17 by Shams Charina of Yahoo Sports that Payne agreed to a two-year deal with the reigning NBA Champions. The Read More
Story by Nick Kendall Contributing writer nkendall1@murraystate.edu Former Murray State point guard, Cameron Payne hopes to make an NBA comeback with some great performances at the Las Vegas summer league. The Memphis native told the Memphis Commercial Appeal he credits former NBA star, now Memphis Tigers’ Head Coach Penny Hardaway for helping him work on Read More
Staff Report For the second time in four years Murray State has seen the OVC Male Athlete of the Year award. Former point guard for the Racers, Cameron Payne had Head Coach Steve Prohm accept the award in his behalf on May 29. Payne helped the team last season go undefeated for the second Read More
Fans filled the Racer Room of the CFSB Center and fruit trays were present in lieu of the typical press conference pizza. Almost the whole team was present, and fans young and old filled the seats behind the usual beat reporters. There were three cameras filming instead of the usual one, and the statistic sheet Read More
Sophomore point guard Cameron Payne is the face of the Racers as they coast on a 20-game win streak. As the newest member of Murray State’s 1,000-point club, tied for 18th in the nation in assists per game and 25th nationally in points per game with averages of 5.8 and 19.4, respectively, Payne’s stats show Read More
Murray State lost its first conference game of the season Saturday afternoon as the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougars erased the Racers’ 37-32 halftime lead en route to a 67-60 victory. The Racers’ offense went dry in the second half, shooting 33 percent from the field, including 2-12 from 3-point range. SIUE, on the other Read More
Despite trailing for the majority of the game Thursday night, a 3-point shot from freshman Cameron Payne with 21 seconds left to play lifted the Racers over Eastern Illinois 70-66 and into sole possession of first place in the OVC. Payne struggled through most of the first half, committing five turnovers while scoring only two Read More