2022–23 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

2022–23 Murray State Racers men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record17–15 (11–9 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Cole Christian
  • Antwon Jackson
  • Jonathan Mattox
Home arenaCFSB Center
Seasons
2022–23 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bradley 16 – 4   .800 25 – 10   .714
Drake † 15 – 5   .750 27 – 8   .771
Southern Illinois 14 – 6   .700 23 – 10   .697
Belmont 14 – 6   .700 21 – 11   .656
Indiana State 13 – 7   .650 23 – 13   .639
Missouri State 12 – 8   .600 17 – 15   .531
Murray State 11 – 9   .550 17 – 15   .531
Northern Iowa 9 – 11   .450 14 – 18   .438
Illinois State 6 – 14   .300 11 – 21   .344
Valparaiso 5 – 15   .250 11 – 21   .344
UIC 4 – 16   .200 12 – 20   .375
Evansville 1 – 19   .050 5 – 27   .156
† 2023 MVC tournament winner

The 2022–23 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers were led by head coach Steve Prohm, who was in his first season (fifth overall) with the Racers, and played their home games at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky as first-year members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the 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.

Previous season

The Racers finished the 2021–22 season 31–3, 18–0 in OVC play to finish as regular season champions. As the No. 1 seed, they defeated Southeast Missouri State and Morehead State to win the OVC tournament.[1] They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the East Region, where they defeated San Francisco in the first round,[2] before losing to Saint Peter's in the second round.[3]

On March 21, 2022, head coach Matt McMahon left the school to take the head coaching job at LSU.[4] On March 28, the school named former Iowa State head coach Steve Prohm as the team's new head coach, who previously coached the Racers from 2006–2011 as an assistant and as head coach from 2011–2015.[5]

The season was the team's last season as members of the Ohio Valley Conference, as they joined the Missouri Valley Conference in July 2022.[6]

Roster

2022–23 Murray State Racers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jaxon Edwards 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Cathedral HS Indianapolis, Indiana
G 1 Braxton Stacker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Cardinal Ritter College Prep HS Fairview Heights, Illinois
G 2 Rob Perry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Oak Ridge HS
Stetson 		Orlando, Florida
G 4 Patrick Chew 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Brophy College Prep HS Phoenix, Arizona
G 10 Quincy Anderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr North Oshkosh HS
Minnesota State-Mankato 		Oshkosh, Wisconsin
G 11 Justin Morgan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Memphis Home School Association Memphis, Tennessee
G 13 Kenny White Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Madisonville-North Hopkins HS
Tennessee Tech 		Madisonville, Kentucky
G 14 Brian Moore Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Kingston HS
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 		Harlem, New York
F 22 Sam Murray II 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Harrison Central HS Gulfport, Mississippi
G 24 JaCobi Wood 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Cleveland HS
Belmont 		Cleveland, Tennessee
G 25 Rod Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Paducah Tilghman HS Paducah, Kentucky
F 35 Marlon Lestin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Halton Prep HS
East Carolina 		Montreal, Quebec
F 52 Jamari Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Jonesboro HS
Queens 		Jonesboro, Georgia
F 55 DJ Burns 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Sophie B. Wright HS
Southern 		New Orleans, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 31, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Brescia W 102–57  –
 CFSB Center (3,449)
Murray, KY
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, BSMWX/ESPN+ 		at Saint Louis L 68–91  0–1
 Chaifetz Arena (7,253)
St. Louis, MO
November 12, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lindsey Wilson W 90–53  1–1
 CFSB Center (4,457)
Murray, KY
November 17, 2022*
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. No. 24 Texas A&M
Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinals 		W 88–79  2–1
 HTC Center (1,321)
Conway, SC
November 18, 2022*
1:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. UMass
Myrtle Beach Invitational semifinals 		L 69–71  2–2
 HTC Center (1,393)
Conway, SC
November 20, 2022*
9:30 am, ESPNU 		vs. Tulsa
Myrtle Beach Invitational 3rd place game 		W 77–60  3–2
 HTC Center (1335)
Conway, SC
November 26, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Chattanooga L 66–69  3–3
 McKenzie Arena (2,934)
Chattanooga, TN
December 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Illinois State W 70–67 OT 4–3
(1–0) 		CFSB Center (5,471)
Murray, KY
December 4, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Valparaiso W 77–70 OT 5–3
(2–0) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (1,445)
Valparaiso, IN
December 10, 2022*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bellarmine L 58–69  5–4
 Freedom Hall (2,853)
Louisville, KY
December 13, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Chicago State W 66–65  6–4
 CFSB Center (3,823)
Murray, KY
December 16, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Austin Peay W 68–60  7–4
 CFSB Center (5,131)
Murray, KY
December 21, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Middle Tennessee L 67–83  7–5
 Murphy Center (2,857)
Murfreesboro, TN
December 29, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Illinois L 57–63  7–6
(2–1) 		CFSB Center (5,571)
Murray, KY
January 1, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Evansville W 78–61  8–6
(3–1) 		Ford Center (5,723)
Evansville, IN
January 4, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bradley W 67–58  9–6
(4–1) 		CFSB Center (3,891)
Murray, KY
January 7, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Drake L 64–82  9–7
(4–2) 		Knapp Center (3,510)
Des Moines, IA
January 10, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Iowa L 67–75  9–8
(4–3) 		McLeod Center (3,201)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 14, 2023
3:00 pm, BSMWX/ESPN3 		UIC W 81–64  10–8
(5–3) 		CFSB Center (5,417)
Murray, KY
January 17, 2023
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Belmont L 65–80  10–9
(5–4) 		Curb Event Center (2,507)
Nashville, TN
January 21, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		Indiana State W 82–73  11–9
(6–4) 		CFSB Center (6,006)
Murray, KY
January 24, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Illinois L 64–68  11–10
(6–5) 		Banterra Center (6,507)
Carbondale, IL
January 28, 2023
1:00 pm, MVCN 		Missouri State W 74–71  12–10
(7–5) 		CFSB Center (6,712)
Murray, KY
February 1, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Belmont W 83–82  13–10
(8–5) 		CFSB Center (5,271)
Murray, KY
February 4, 2023
3:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Indiana State L 56–99  13–11
(8–6) 		Hulman Center (4,672)
Terre Haute, IN
February 7, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Drake L 68–92  13–12
(8–7) 		CFSB Center (5,307)
Murray, KY
February 11, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Bradley L 48–78  13–13
(8–8) 		Carver Arena (6,213)
Peoria, IL
February 15, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Illinois State W 76–75  14–13
(9–8) 		CEFCU Arena (3,161)
Normal, IL
February 18, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Evansville W 74–58  15–13
(10–8) 		CFSB Center (5,437)
Murray, KY
February 21, 2023
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Missouri State L 69–84  15–14
(10–9) 		Great Southern Bank Arena (3,684)
Springfield, MO
February 26, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Valparaiso W 77–76 OT 16–14
(11–9) 		CFSB Center (5,342)
Murray, KY
MVC Tournament
March 2, 2023
6:00 pm, MVC TV 		(7) vs. (10) Valparaiso
Opening round 		W 78–50  17–14
 Enterprise Center (3,564)
St. Louis, MO
March 3, 2023
6:00 pm, MVC TV 		(7) vs. (2) Drake
Quarterfinals 		L 62–74  17–15
 Enterprise Center 
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources[7][8]

References

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  2. ^ "Racers Advance In NCAA Tournament – Defeat San Francisco". Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  3. ^ "SWEET HISTORY! MEN'S BASKETBALL TAKES DOWN MURRAY STATE TO ADVANCE TO THE SWEET 16". Saint Peter's University Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  4. ^ "Murray State basketball's Matt McMahon to be LSU's next head coach". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  5. ^ "Murray State brings back Steve Prohm to be men's basketball coach". ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  6. ^ "Murray State University Joins The Missouri Valley Conference". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  7. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  8. ^ "2022-23 Murray State Racers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2022.