Head Coach Steve Prohm had a big smile on his face after his team earned its first victory of the season against a Division I opponent Wednesday night, defeating Evansville 65-63. The Purple Aces of Evansville gave the Racers a tough fight down to the final whistle, but the struggling Murray State team righted the Read More
The Racers nearly came from behind, but they took a 77-74 loss in their first game of the season at Valparaiso. After a back-and-forth first half, Murray State faced a 7-point halftime deficit. The Crusaders slowly started to pull away in the opening minutes of the second half until freshman Cameron Payne hit a 3-pointer Read More
The men’s and women’s basketball programs got to see where they are predicted to finish for their 2013-2014 seasons, which tip off in a few weeks. At the OVC’s Media Day Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn., men’s basketball was selected as a co-favorite in the West Division, and the women’s team was selected fourth. It was Read More
During a visit to campus in late March, junior college big man Jonathan Fairell made known his intentions to play basketball at Murray State next fall. It was made official last week when Head Coach Steve Prohm announced Fairell’s signing with the Racers. A sophomore at Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Fla., Fairell Read More
As the winningest senior class in Murray State basketball history prepares to shake President Randy Dunn’s hand just more than a month from now, Head Coach Steve Prohm and his staff are hard at work attempting to fill the large shoes soon to be left behind. Assuming no current players transfer or leave the program, Read More
On Dec. 2, 2012, Demarcus Croaker – a 6-foot-3-inch guard out of Orlando, Fla., announced his intentions to play basketball for the Racers. With many Murray State fans hoping Croaker would fill the vacancy left by departing senior Isaiah Canaan, the guard known for his flashy dunks and fast-paced play seemed primed to become the Read More
Racers’ heartbreaking overtime loss to Belmont Saturday night in the championship game of the OVC Tournament likely ended Murray State’s hopes of making a second straight trip to the NCAA Tournament. While a win against Belmont would have earned Murray State the OVC’s automatic bid to the tournament, the Racers are now left on the Read More
The Murray State men’s basketball team had all but punched their tickets to the NCAA Tournament Saturday night. With 20 seconds to go and a two-point lead, the Racers seemed poised to upset the regular season conference champion Belmont Bruins and capture the OVC Tournament crown. Faced with two free throws to put the game Read More