2023–24 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

2023–24 Murray State Racers men's basketball
2023–24 Murray State Racers men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	7–9 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach	Steve Prohm (2nd in current stint, 6th overall season);
Assistant coaches	Cole Christian; Antwon Jackson; Jonathan Mattox;
Home arena	CFSB Center

2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Drake	5	–	1	.833	14	–	3	.824
Indiana State	5	–	1	.833	14	–	3	.824
Bradley	4	–	2	.667	12	–	5	.706
Southern Illinois	4	–	2	.667	12	–	5	.706
Belmont	4	–	2	.667	11	–	6	.647
Murray State	4	–	2	.667	7	–	10	.412
Northern Iowa	3	–	3	.500	9	–	8	.529
Missouri State	2	–	4	.333	10	–	7	.588
Illinois State	2	–	4	.333	8	–	9	.471
Evansville	1	–	5	.167	10	–	7	.588
UIC	1	–	5	.167	8	–	9	.471
Valparaiso	1	–	5	.167	5	–	12	.294

† 2024 MVC tournament winner As of January 14, 2024

The 2023–24 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represents Murray State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers are led by head coach Steve Prohm, who is heading into his second season (sixth overall) with the Racers, and play their home games at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky as second-year members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Racers finished the 2022–23 season 16–14, 11–9 in MVC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Valparaiso in the opening round of the MVC tournament before losing to Drake in the quarterfinals.^[1]

Roster

2023–24 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	John McCrear	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Woodford County	Detroit, MI
G	2	Rob Perry	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Oak Ridge Stetson	Orlando, FL
G	4	Patrick Chew	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Brophy College Preparatory	Phoenix, AZ
G	10	Quincy Anderson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Oshkosh North Minnesota State	Oshkosh, WI
G	11	Justin Morgan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Memphis Home School Association	Memphis, TN
F	13	Alden Applewhite	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Houston Portland Mississippi State	Memphis, TN
G	14	Brian Moore, Jr.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Kingston	Harlem, NY
F	22	Sam Murray II	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Harrison Central	Gulfport, MS
F	23	Nick Ellington	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Cardinal Ritter Eastern Illinois	St. Louis, MO
G	24	JaCobi Wood	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Cleveland Belmont	Clevelend, TN
G	25	Shawn Walker, Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Bishop Sullivan Mercer George Washington	Elizabeth City, NC
G	33	Lawrent Rice	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Wayne	Dayton, OH
G	34	Fletcher Boatright	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Northridge	Tuscaloosa, AL
F	44	Malek Abdelgowad	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	South Plains College	Cairo, Egypt

Head coach

Steve Prohm (Alabama)

Assistant coach(es)

Cole Christian (Iowa State)
Antwon Jackson (Pikeville)
Jonathan Mattox (Emmanuel)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	Brescia	W 90—69	−	18 – Moore, Jr.	10 – Morgan	7 – Woods	Racer Arena (5,557) Murray, KY
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Midway	W 91−58	1−0	22 – Ellington	12 – Ellington	5 – Wood	CFSB Center (4,527) Murray, KY
November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Tennessee Tech	W 78−72	2−0	16 – Perry	10 – Ellington	4 – Moore Jr.	CFSB Center (4,769) Murray, KY
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Western Kentucky	L 81−86	2−1	21 – Perry	6 – Tied	5 – Moore Jr.	CFSB Center (5,677) Murray, KY
November 20, 2023* 12:30 p.m.	vs. UNC Wilmington Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division	L 81−83 ^OT	2−2	23 – Harden-Hayes	7 – Harden-Hayes	3 – Phillips	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (487) Fort Myers, FL
November 22, 2023* 11:00 a.m.	vs. Appalachian State Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division	L 57−67	2−3	18 – Moore Jr.	9 – Perry	3 – Wood	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (310) Fort Myers, FL
November 29, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bradley	W 79–72	3–3 (1−0)	19 – Tied	7 – Ellington	2 – Tied	CFSB Center (5,211) Murray, KY
December 3, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Illinois State	L 72–76	3–4 (1−1)	27 – Anderson	9 – Ellington	4 – Wood	CEFCU Arena (3,946) Normal, IL
December 9, 2023* 6:15 p.m., ESPN+	at Austin Peay	L 49–53	3–5	12 – Moore Jr.	7 – Perry	3 – Tied	F&M Bank Arena (5,808) Clarksville, TN
December 13, 2023* 6:30 p.m., SECN	at Mississippi State	L 81–85	3–6	21 – Perry	4 – Abdelgowad	10 – Wood	Humphrey Coliseum (6,804) Starkville, MS
December 16, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana	L 55–61	3–7	15 – Anderson	7 – Morgan	3 – Wood	CFSB Center (4,818) Murray, KY
December 18, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Little Rock	L 66–80	3–8	17 – Ellington	5 – Tied	8 – Wood	Jack Stephens Center (832) Little Rock, AR
December 22, 2023* 5:00 p.m., CBSSN	SMU	L 65–92	3–9	18 – Anderson	7 – Applewhite	2 – Tied	CFSB Center (5,102) Murray, KY
December 30, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Middle Tennessee	W 75–54	4–9	18 – Wood	8 – Ellington	5 – Perry	CFSB Center (5,303) Murray, KY
January 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UIC	W 85–73	5–9 (2–1)	20 – Moore Jr.	8 – Murray II	5 – Wood	CFSB Center (4,616) Murray, Kentucky
January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Evansville	W 81–59	6–9 (3–1)	17 – Perry	8 – Murray II	6 – Wood	Ford Center (7,928) Evansville, IN
January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Missouri State	W 77–53	7–9 (4–1)	19 – Wood	9 – Anderson	6 – Perry	Great Southern Bank Arena (2,109) Springfield, MO
January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern Iowa						CFSB Center Murray, KY
January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m.	at UIC						Credit Union 1 Arena Chicago, IL
January 21, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	Indiana State						CFSB Center Murray, Kentucky
January 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Bradley						Carver Arena Peoria, IL
January 27, 2024 TBA, TBA	Southern Illinois						CFSB Center Murray, KY
January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Illinois State						CFSB Center Murray, KY
February 3, 2024 TBA, TBA	at Northern Iowa						McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., Bally Sports	at Belmont						Curb Events Center Nashville, TN
February 10, 2024 TBA, TBA	Evansville						CFSB Center Murray, KY
February 14, 2024 TBA	Missouri State						CFSB Center Murray, KY
February 18, 2024 TBA, TBA	at Drake						Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
February 21, 2024 TBA	at Southern Illinois						Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
February 24, 2024 TBA, TBA	Valparaiso						CFSB Center Murray, KY
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Belmont						CFSB Center Murray, KY
March 3, 2024 TBA, TBA	at Indiana State						Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
MVC Tournament
March 7-10, 2024 TBA	vs. TBA						Enterprise Center St Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]

References

↑ "2022-23 Murray State Racers Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
↑ "2023–2024 Schedule". goracers.com. Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved October 26, 2023.

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[1] "2022-23 Murray State Racers Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

[2] "2023–2024 Schedule". goracers.com. Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved October 26, 2023.

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