(VIDEO) – With the men’s basketball team aiming for a deep run into the postseason next spring, Head Coach Steve Prohm breaks down the strengths and challenges for the Racers heading into the season. You can find out more about the OVC’s preseason No. 1 Racers on Friday in The Murray State News’ basketball special Read More
Murray State freshman guard JayQuan McCloud has decided to leave the Racer program, said basketball Head Coach Steve Prohm and according to WPSD Local 6 on Tuesday. McCloud’s reason for leaving is homesickness, and he plans to finish the semester at Murray State before transferring closer to home. Graduated from North Chicago Community High School, Read More
The 2014-15 Murray State men’s basketball schedule was released Tuesday. Fifteen games will be played at the CFSB Center, featuring opponents such as Houston, Western Kentucky and Illinois State. “We’ve put together a challenging non-conference schedule that will prepare us for the rigors of league play,” said Head Coach Steve Prohm on GoRacers.com. “To go Read More
With 14 seconds to play, senior guard Dexter Fields walked off the court of the CFSB Center for the last time as a Racer. Less than a minute later, he was a national champion. Despite a poor shooting performance, the Racers beat Yale 65-57 in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament championship. Though it wasn’t quite the Big Read More
A late first-half rally and dominant final 20 minutes Tuesday night has the Racers set to host one final game for a shot at a CollegeInsiders.com Tournament championship. Pacific made the long trip from Stockton, Calif., to take on Murray State with a berth in the CIT championship on the line. The Tigers left empty Read More
A dominant final 10 minutes allowed the Racers to pull away, securing the quarterfinals victory and leaving Murray State as one of the final four teams remaining in the CIT. After a back and forth first half, senior guard Dexter Fields ignited the Racer offense. Not ready to see his Murray State career come to Read More
They were all smiles by the final buzzer, but the game was far from easy for the men’s basketball team in the opening minutes. In one of the most physical games the Racers have played all year, Murray State outlasted the Omaha Mavericks to win 86-62. The win secures a fifth straight 20-win season for Read More
After trailing by nine in the second half, the Racers earned a 66-63 victory on the road at Missouri State in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. The Racers defeated the Bears without the services of junior guard T.J. Sapp, who missed the game to be in Florida for the birth of his Read More