Jakob Milani Sports Editor jmilani@murraystate.edu As college basketball season comes to a close, the one phrase everyone is hearing right now is “transfer portal.” Murray State men’s basketball has lost all but two players to the transfer portal in the last couple of weeks. This follows their loss to Saint Peter’s University in the NCAA Read More
Jakob Milani Sports Editor Jmilani@murraystate.edu Former Iowa State Head Coach Steve Prohm will be returning to Murray State men’s basketball as the team’s 17th head coach. Prohm’s return was announced at a press conference on March 28, following the departure of former Head Coach Matt McMahon, who was announced as Louisiana State University’s new head Read More
Jakob Milani Sports Editor jmilani@murraystate.edu With the OVC Championship win, Murray State punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament, better known as “March Madness.” On Selection Sunday, the Racers were seeded as the seven-seed in the East Region, with teams like the one-seed Baylor and the two-seed Kentucky as potential opponents down the line. First, Read More
Jakob Milani Sports Editor jmilani@murraystate.edu Murray State was officially crowned OVC Men’s Basketball Champions after they defeated Morehead State 71-67 on Saturday, March 5. Junior forward KJ Williams, junior guard Tevin Brown and sophomore guard Justice Hill were all named to the All-Tournament Team. Hill also took home Tournament MVP. Hill spoke about his MVP Read More
Jakob Milani Sports Editor jmilani@murarystate.edu Falling short of glory, the Murray State women’s basketball team lost 68-62 to Tennessee Tech in the OVC Semifinals on Friday, March 4. Despite 22 points from sophomore forward Katelyn Young and a career-high 16 rebounds from senior forward Alexis Burpo, the Racers fell just short of a trip to Read More
Jakob Milani Sports Editor jmilani@murraystate.edu The 2021-22 regular season for the Murray State men’s basketball ended with an undefeated conference record as the Racers defeated SEMO 70-68 on Saturday, Feb. 26. The team is the sixth team in OVC history to go undefeated in conference play and the first to win 18 games in an Read More
Jakob Milani Sports Editor jmilani@murraystate.edu The Murray State women’s basketball team ended their season with a lopsided 86-54 win over SEMO on Saturday, Feb. 26. The Racers finished the regular season with a 21-8 record overall and a 13-5 record in the OVC. To add on to it, sophomore forward Katelyn Young was named OVC Read More
Jakob Milani Sports Editor jmilani@murraystate.edu With the women’s basketball team’s 69-56 victory over UT Martin on Saturday, Feb. 19, Murray State became one of nine schools in the country with 20 wins this season in both men’s and women’s basketball. Sophomore forward Katelyn Young continued her OVC Player of the Year campaign with a 22 Read More