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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.

ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record29–6 (16–0 OVC)
Headcoach
Quick facts Murray State Racers men's basketball, OVC Regular Season championsOVC West Division champions ...
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
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2014–15 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Belmont †11–5 .68822–11  .667
Eastern Kentucky11–5 .68821–12  .636
Morehead State10–6 .62517–17  .500
Jacksonville State5–11 .31312–19  .387
Tennessee Tech4–12 .25012–18  .400
Tennessee State2–14 .1255–26  .161
West
Murray State16–0 1.00029–6  .829
UT Martin10–6 .62521–13  .618
Eastern Illinois9–7 .56318–15  .545
SIU Edwardsville8–8 .50012–16  .429
Southeast Missouri St.7–9 .43813–17  .433
Austin Peay3–13 .1888–22  .267
† 2015 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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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.

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

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Schedule

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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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.
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