Story by Blake Sandlin, Sports Editor Former Murray State guard Jonathan Stark didn’t hear his name called during Thursday night’s NBA Draft, but that won’t stop him from competing for his spot this summer. Shortly after the Draft ended, Stark got a call from his agent, Travis King, informing him of a potential opportunity with Read More
Story by Zach Scott, Staff writer Head Coach Matt McMahon signed his fifth recruit to Racer basketball on Thursday, adding to a prolific class of guards. Murray State signed two forward and three guards to its 2018 class.. The signees included guard DaQuan Smith, from Holly Springs, Mississippi, Coastal Alabama Community College forward Mike Davis, Read More
Story by Adam Redfern, Contributing writer Murray State’s women’s basketball freshman guard Paige Barrett will embark on a mission trip in Warsaw, Poland, where she hopes to strengthen her love of God while playing the game she loves. Barrett will be traveling through the program Athletes in Action, an organization devoted to helping athletes think Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin, Assistant Sports Editor It all comes down to this. Murray State’s improbable 24-5 season and one of the nation’s longest winning streaks (11 games) will culminate this weekend in Evansville, Indiana. The Racers will come into the OVC tournament with an OVC regular season title, a No. 1 seed and as Read More
Story by Gage Johnson, Staff Writer Senior guards Jonathan Stark and Ke’Shunan James headlined the All-OVC basketball awards winners for Murray State. On Tuesday the award winners for the OVC conference were announced. Two women’s Racers were recognized to go along with three men’s Racers. James was named to the All-OVC first team, as well Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin, Assistant Sports Editor It wasn’t pretty, but Murray State’s men’s basketball team got it done against Tennessee Tech on senior night. The Racers overcame a season-high 20 turnovers to defeat the Golden Eagles 75-65. In what was the last home game of senior guard Jonathan Stark and senior forward Terrell Miller Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin, Assistant Sports Editor Two years of historic shots, remarkable heroics and unrivaled competitiveness inside the CFSB Center by seniors Terrell Miller and Jonathan Stark will come to an end on Saturday. Saturday night’s game versus Tennessee Tech will mark the final time the two seniors will lace-up their Nikes in the Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin, Assistant Sports Editor Racer basketball will face a formidable test when it welcomes the OVC’s third-ranked team in Austin Peay tonight. The Racers are coming off a two-game road stint where they swept both of their opponents to extend their winning streak to five. If they win Thursday, they’ll have their Read More