Story by Blake Sandlin Sports Editor bsandlin1@murraystate.edu For the first time all season freshman guard Tevin Brown went scoreless from behind the arc, but the Racers leaned on the services from an unlikely sniper to coast to an 83-61 win over Eastern Illinois. Brown, who leads the OVC in 3-pointers made this season, failed to Read More
Story by Gage Johnson Senior writer gjohnson17@murraystate.edu For some families, sports are a way of life. For Shane Nichols and his brother Darris, they’ve turned an infatuation with basketball into professional careers with top-tier programs. Currently Shane is an assistant basketball coach for the Murray State men’s team, while Darris is a men’s assistant basketball Read More
Story by Zach Scott, Contributing writer Phoenix Suns guard and Murray State alumnus Isaiah Canaan suffered a season-ending injury Wednesday night against the Dallas Mavericks. Canaan was driving in for a lay-up in the first quarter when he came down awkwardly on his left leg. Scott Bordow, a reporter with The Arizona Republic was at Read More
Fighting to continue their season and Murray State careers, the Racer seniors stepped up Friday night in the semi-final game of the OVC Tournament to defeat Eastern Kentucky 81-73 and advance to the championship game tomorrow night against Belmont. “I’m extremely proud of our guys,” Head Coach Steve Prohm said. “(Eastern Kentucky) beat us up Read More
It was a different night but a similar story for the Racers, Thursday night as they headed to Cookeville, Tenn. to take on the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles. Murray State started strong, scoring the game’s first eight points. Tennessee Tech began to find it’s groove, however, and took the lead at the 4:52 mark of Read More
In a Jan. 5 game against Southeast Missouri, senior guard Isaiah Canaan continued rewriting the Murray State basketball history books. This time, he broke a record which has remained untouched for two decades. At the 13:39 mark of the second half in the 74-66 racer win, Canaan sunk the 252nd 3-pointer of his Murray State Read More
For the first time in more than two years, the Murray State Racers lost their second straight game Saturday afternoon against Valparaiso. Despite sitting senior big men Ed Daniel and Brandon Garrett for most of the first half due to foul trouble, the Racers controlled the game. Isaiah Canaan’s ten points and four assists Read More
Another chapter was added to one of the longest rivalries in college basketball Sunday, as the Racers faced the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers for the 150th time. Since their first meeting in 1932, the Hilltoppers have owned the series, winning 95 of 149 games. The Racers have had the advantage lately, however, winning two of the Read More