2014–15 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

2014–15 Murray State Racers men's basketball
OVC Regular Season champions
OVC West Division champions
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record29–6 (16–0 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCFSB Center
Seasons
2014–15 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Belmont † 11 – 5   .688 22 – 11   .667
Eastern Kentucky 11 – 5   .688 21 – 12   .636
Morehead State 10 – 6   .625 17 – 17   .500
Jacksonville State 5 – 11   .313 12 – 19   .387
Tennessee Tech 4 – 12   .250 12 – 18   .400
Tennessee State 2 – 14   .125 5 – 26   .161
West
Murray State 16 – 0   1.000 29 – 6   .829
UT Martin 10 – 6   .625 21 – 13   .618
Eastern Illinois 9 – 7   .563 18 – 15   .545
SIU Edwardsville 8 – 8   .500 12 – 16   .429
Southeast Missouri St. 7 – 9   .438 13 – 17   .433
Austin Peay 3 – 13   .188 8 – 22   .267
† 2015 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers, led by fourth year head coach Steve Prohm, played their home games at the CFSB Center and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 29–6, 16–0 in OVC play to win the West Division championship and the overall OVC regular season championship. After a 2–4 start, the Racers won 25 games in a row before losing in the championship game of the OVC tournament to Belmont.[1] As a regular season champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated UTEP in the first round and Tulsa in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Old Dominion.

On June 8, head coach Steve Prohm resigned to take the same position at Iowa State.[2] He finished at Murray State with a record of 104–29 in four seasons.

Roster

2014–15 Murray State Racers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Wayne Langston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Dr. Henry A. Wise
McLennan CC 		Upper Marlboro, MD
G 1 Cameron Payne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Lausanne Collegiate Memphis, TN
F 2 Jonathan Fairell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Sr Carol City
Indian River JC 		Miami, FL
F 4 Jarvis Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Wilkinson County
Gordon State JC 		Macon, GA
F 12 Tyler Rambo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Christian Life Academy Grandview, MO
G 12 Jeff Martin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Seven Lakes Katy, TX
G 22 T. J. Sapp 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Northeast
Clemson 		Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 23 Justin Seymour 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Wheeler
Utah 		Atlanta, GA
G 24 Kedrick Flomo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr North Forsyth Winston-Salem, NC
F 31 Jeffery Moss 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Bob Jones Madison, AL
F 33 Gee McGhee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Redemptorist
Chattanooga 		Baton Rouge, LA
F 34 Terron Gilmore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Callaway Jackson, MS
G – Damarcus Croaker Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Jones
Texas 		Orlando, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[3]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2014*
7:00 pm 		Freed–Hardeman W 74–42 
CFSB Center (2,462)
Murray, KY
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm 		Houston L 74–77  0–1
 CFSB Center (5,056)
Murray, KY
11/18/2014*
7:00 pm 		at Middle Tennessee W 68–49  1–1
 Murphy Center (4,024)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/20/2014*
7:00 pm 		Brescia W 89–56  2–1
 CFSB Center (3,497)
Murray, KY
11/24/2014*
6:00 pm, FS1 		at Xavier L 62–89  2–2
 Cintas Center (9,446)
Cincinnati, OH
11/28/2014*
7:30 pm 		vs. Portland
Challenge in Music City 		L 61–64  2–3
 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A)
Nashville, TN
11/29/2014*
7:30 pm 		vs. Valparaiso
Challenge in Music City 		L 58–93  2–4
 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A)
Nashville, TN
11/30/2014*
3:30 pm 		vs. Drake
Challenge in Music City 		W 68–59  3–4
 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (504)
Nashville, TN
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm 		Bethel (TN) W 102–66  4–4
 CFSB Center (3,283)
Murray, KY
12/06/2014*
7:00 pm 		WKU W 93–81  5–4
 CFSB Center (5,312)
Murray, KY
12/13/2014*
1:00 pm 		at Evansville W 81–79  6–4
 Ford Center (5,083)
Evansville, IN
12/17/2014*
7:00 pm 		Alcorn State W 94–56  7–4
 CFSB Center (2,717)
Murray, KY
12/20/2014*
3:00 pm 		Illinois State W 89–77  8–4
 CFSB Center (2,979)
Murray, KY
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm 		at Southern Illinois W 83–71  9–4
 SIU Arena (5,511)
Carbondale, IL
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm 		Alabama A&M W 76–39  10–4
 CFSB Center (3,039)
Murray, KY
01/03/2015
6:30 pm 		at Morehead State W 66–57  11–4 (1–0)
 Ellis Johnson Arena (4,247)
Morehead, KY
01/08/2015
7:30 pm 		at Tennessee Tech W 83–67  12–4 (2–0)
 Eblen Center (1,683)
Cookeville, TN
01/11/2015
5:00 pm 		at Jacksonville State W 84–57  13–4 (3–0)
 Pete Mathews Coliseum (3,196)
Jacksonville, AL
01/15/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Belmont W 92–77  14–4 (4–0)
 CFSB Center (5,960)
Murray, KY
01/17/2015
7:00 pm 		Tennessee State W 91–72  15–4 (5–0)
 CFSB Center (5,484)
Murray, KY
01/22/2015
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Eastern Illinois W 77–62  16–4 (6–0)
 Lantz Arena (4,542)
Charleston, IL
01/24/2015
7:00 pm 		at SIU Edwardsville W 60–54  17–4 (7–0)
 Vadalabene Center (3,145)
Edwardsville, IL
01/29/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Eastern Kentucky W 85–78 OT 18–4 (8–0)
 CFSB Center (5,295)
Murray, KY
01/31/2015
7:00 pm 		UT Martin W 65–62  19–4 (9–0)
 CFSB Center (6,302)
Murray, KY
02/05/2015
7:00 pm 		Southeast Missouri State W 82–72  20–4 (10–0)
 CFSB Center (4,184)
Murray, KY
02/07/2015
7:00 pm 		at Austin Peay W 82–72  21–4 (11–0)
 Dunn Center (6,131)
Clarksville, TN
02/12/2015
7:00 pm 		SIU Edwardsville W 78–46  22–4 (12–0)
 CFSB Center (5,914)
Murray, KY
02/14/2015
6:00 pm 		at Southeast Missouri State W 94–92 OT 23–4 (13–0)
 Show Me Center (3,218)
Cape Girardeau, MO
02/21/2015
1:00 pm, CBSSN 		Austin Peay W 89–54  24–4 (14–0)
 CFSB Center (5,952)
Murray, KY
02/26/2015
7:00 pm 		Eastern Illinois W 65–57  25–4 (15–0)
 CFSB Center (5,961)
Murray, KY
02/28/2015
6:00 pm 		at UT Martin W 73–67  26–4 (16–0)
 Skyhawk Arena (5,000)
Martin, TN
Ohio Valley tournament
03/06/2015
6:30 pm, ESPNU 		No. 25 vs. Morehead State
Semifinals 		W 80–77  27–4
 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (3,753)
Nashville, TN
03/07/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 25 vs. Belmont
Championship game 		L 87–88  27–5
 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (5,293)
Nashville, TN
NIT
03/17/2015*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. (3) (6) UTEP
First round 		W 81–66  28–5
 CFSB Center (3,376)
Murray, KY
03/23/2015*
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. (3) at (2) Tulsa
Second round 		W 83–62  29–5
 Reynolds Center (3,440)
Tulsa, OK
03/25/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. (3) at (1) Old Dominion
Quarterfinals 		L 69–72  29–6
 Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,161)
Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

References

  1. ^ Kyle Ringo (March 7, 2015). "Ticket Punched: Murray State miscue allows Belmont to hit winner". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "Prohm takes Iowa State job, leaves Murray St". June 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule".