Gage Johnson Sports Editor gjohnson17@murraystate.edu With Murray State men’s basketball up 66-65 with 28 seconds to play, senior guard Keandre Cook hit a contested three from deep, ultimately becoming the dagger en route to a 71-69 victory for Missouri State University. The Racers found themselves within reach after Cook’s three, trailing 68-66. However, after coming Read More
Gage Johnson Sports Editor gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Five double-figure scorers and second-half outbursts from senior guard Tevin Brown and freshman guard Chico Carter Jr. allowed Murray State men’s basketball to come away with a 79-66 victory over Southern Illinois University. The Racers got off to a rough start, going 0-6 in the first five minutes of the Read More
Gage Johnson Sports Editor gjohnson17@murraystate.edu After a tough road loss to the University of Tennessee, Murray State men’s basketball returned to the CFSB Center and demolished Brescia University 114-48. The Racers led 3-0 before junior guard Ricky Shuford threw down a thunderous dunk, silencing cheers from the crowd. After that dunk, though, it was all Read More
Simon Elfrink Staff Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu With the 2019-20 college basketball season only days away, the Murray State men’s basketball team looks to continue its progress from last season in establishing a solid post presence for the upcoming season. While finding a way to patch the hole in the absence of recently-drafted sophomore guard Ja Morant Read More
Gage Johnson Sports Editor gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Murray State men’s basketball opened up the regular season against Southern University on Saturday, Nov. 9, leaving the CFSB Center with a commanding 69-49 victory. The Racers were running and gunning out of the gates, jumping out to a quick 10-0 lead after a pull-up three from freshman guard DaQuan Read More
Gage Johnson Sports Editor gjohnson17@murraystate.edu After a year full of highlight passes, dunks, record-breaking performances and the largest NCAA Tournament win in program history, Murray State men’s basketball’s journey toward its third-straight OVC Championship and a trip to the Big Dance is underway. Filling the shoes of the “bounce bros” Whether you tuned in to Read More
Gage Johnson Sports Editor gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Murray State basketball season has arrived. With the first steps on the hardwood for college basketball a week away media, players and coaches met in Evansville, Indiana, on Tuesday, Oct. 22, for OVC Media Day. Between the morning and afternoon sessions, OVC Commissioner Beth DeBauche spoke to those in attendance Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin Interim Editor-in-Chief bsandlin1@murraystate.edu For the past two seasons I’ve spent my Thursdays, Saturdays and virtually every day in between covering Murray State’s men’s basketball team as a beat writer. Though it appeared from the beginning that the program had potentially seen its best days after the heralded careers of Isaiah Canaan Read More