Simon Elfrink Staff Writer selfrink@murraystate.edu Former Murray State basketball star Ja Morant continues to give back to the Racer Nation with the donation of a brand new recovery room for Racers to enjoy. The NBA Rookie of the Year teamed up with Hyperice, a recovery and performance technology brand, to design the recovery room, which Read More
Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu After being the frontrunner throughout the NBA season, former Murray State guard Ja Morant has claimed the 2019-20 NBA Rookie of the Year award. Morant was drafted at No. 2 overall by the Grizzlies in the 2019 NBA Draft and proceded to show exactly why. The three-time Rookie of the Month Read More
Gage Johnson Sports Editor gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Two years, two OVC Championships, two NCAA Tournament appearances, a Lute Olson award, a Bob Cousy award and an OVC Player of the Year award later, Ja Morant’s jersey is now hanging amongst other Racer greats in the rafters of the CFSB Center. As Murray State men’s basketball led 35-26 Read More
Josh Embry Contributing Writer jembry3@murraystate.edu On Saturday, Feb. 1, former star Racer Ja Morant will have his No. 12 jersey retired at halftime of the men’s basketball game against SIUE at the CFSB Center. Morant, who played at Murray State from 2017 to 2019, will be the 11th men’s basketball player to have his number Read More
Story by Gage Johnson Sports Editor gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Growing pains are inevitable for rookies coming into the NBA, and that was the case for former Murray State guard Ja Morant during a late comeback by the Chicago Bulls in the Memphis Grizzlies home opener. An offensive showcase from Bulls guards Zach Lavine (37 points) and Coby Read More
Gage Johnson Sports Editor gjohnson17@murraystate.edu According to bylaw 12.02.11 of the 2019-20 NCAA Division I Manual “A professional athlete is one who receives any kind of payment, directly or indirectly, for athletics participation except as permitted by the governing legislation of the Association.” While there have been multiple court cases fighting against amateurism, the movement Read More
Story by Gage Johnson Sports Editor gjohnson17@murraystate.edu With the chaos that was the NBA Draft lottery a few weeks in the past, The Murray State News Sports Editor Gage Johnson takes a look at where Murray State point guard Ja Morant could land with the 2019 NBA Draft less than a month away. Six percent. Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin Interim Editor-In-Chief bsandlin1@murraystate.edu Sophomore guard Ja Morant announced on Wednesday, April 3, that he will end his celebrated two-year college career and officially enter the 2019 NBA Draft. The news, which was delivered by Morant alongside his mother Jamie, father Tee, Head Coach Matt McMahon and a large crowd of fans Read More