Jakob Milani Sports Editor jmilani@murraystate.edu Murray State was officially crowned OVC Men’s Basketball Champions after they defeated Morehead State 71-67 on Saturday, March 5. Junior forward KJ Williams, junior guard Tevin Brown and sophomore guard Justice Hill were all named to the All-Tournament Team. Hill also took home Tournament MVP. Hill spoke about his MVP Read More
Jakob Milani Sports Editor jmilani@murraystate.edu Murray State men’s basketball officially ranked in the Associated Press College Basketball Top 25 poll after defeating the SIUE Cougars by a score of 79-59 on Saturday, Feb. 5. The Racers ranked as the 23rd best team in the country following the win, being ranked higher than schools like University Read More
Jakob Milani Sports Editor jmilani@murraystate.edu The Murray State men’s basketball team continued their impressive season run on Monday, Jan. 25, with a 79-53 win over the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles. Junior forward KJ Williams had his second straight double-double in the game with 21 points and 11 rebounds. After the game, he said he just Read More
Jakob Milani Sports Editor jmilani@murraystate.edu Basketball season officially kicked off for Murray State on Monday, Nov. 2, as both the men’s and women’s teams played in exhibition games. Women’s game vs Trevecca Nazarene The women’s team started off the night taking on the Trevecca Nazarene Trojans. The Racers defeated the Trojans 95-62 in a game Read More
Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Murray State bounced back after a tough loss to Belmont, grabbing its second road win of the season at 77-60 over SEMO. Sophomore guard DaQuan Smith got the Racers going early, scoring the team’s first six points with 3-4 coming from the charity stripe. Sophomore guard Chico Carter Jr. and junior Read More
Gage Johnson Editor-in-chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu A familiar foe named turnovers defeated the Racers once again, as 23 committed turnovers led to their downfall against EIU. The unforced errors that have been an Achilles’ heel for Murray State to start the season left the Racers at 0-5 on the road, falling to the Panthers 74-68. Murray State Read More
Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu After months of anxiously waiting by fans, players and coaches alike, Murray State men’s basketball returned to the floor of the CFSB Center for a record-setting season opener. The Racers took on Greenville University after their first three games of the season were canceled because of COVID-19 and walked away with Read More
Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu The stage is now set. For the third straight year, Murray State men’s basketball will take on Belmont in the OVC Championship after defeating Austin Peay in the OVC Semifinal 73-61. The Racers got off to a slow start going 2-for-12 from the field, which enabled Austin Peay to take an Read More