2023–24 Murray State Racers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 2023–24 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers were led by head coach Steve Prohm, who was in second season of his second stint (sixth overall) with the Racers, and played their home games at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky as second-year members of the Missouri Valley Conference.
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record12–20 (9–11 MVC)
Headcoach
- Steve Prohm (2nd in current stint, 6th overall season)
Assistant coaches
- Cole Christian
- Antwon Jackson
- Jonathan Mattox
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 12–20 (9–11 MVC) |
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| Home arena | CFSB Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 32 | – | 7 | .821 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake † | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belmont | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 17 | – | 18 | .486 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 MVC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| 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 | L 60–70 | 7–10 (4–2) |
14 – Ellington | 8 – Perry | 3 – Perry | CFSB Center (5,507) Murray, KY | ||||
| January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UIC | W 73–58 | 8–10 (5–2) |
29 – Ellington | 8 – Perry | 5 – Tied | Credit Union 1 Arena (1,874) Chicago, IL | ||||
| January 21, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Indiana State | L 63–72 | 8–11 (5–3) |
21 – Anderson | 10 – Ellington | 3 – Tied | CFSB Center (6,017) Murray, Kentucky | ||||
| January 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Bradley | L 63–71 | 8–12 (5–4) |
15 – Perry | 8 – Ellington | 7 – Wood | Carver Arena (4,581) Peoria, IL | ||||
| January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., Bally Sports |
Southern Illinois | L 58–60 | 8–13 (5–5) |
14 – Tied | 6 – Ellington | 3 – Perry | CFSB Center (6,757) Murray, KY | ||||
| January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Illinois State | L 59–61 | 8–14 (5–6) |
16 – Anderson | 5 – Ellington | 4 – Wood | CFSB Center (5,817) Murray, KY | ||||
| February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Northern Iowa | W 71–43 | 9–14 (6–6) |
17 – Perry | 8 – Wood | 3 – Wood | McLeod Center (3,991) Cedar Falls, IA | ||||
| February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., Bally Sports |
at Belmont | L 64–69 | 9–15 (6–7) |
21 – Anderson | 9 – Anderson | 7 – Wood | Curb Event Center (1,652) Nashville, TN | ||||
| February 10, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Evansville | W 73–70 | 10–15 (7–7) |
20 – Anderson | 8 – Anderson | 5 – Wood | CFSB Center (5,517) Murray, KY | ||||
| February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Missouri State | W 82–72 | 11–15 (8–7) |
23 – Ellington | 8 – Wood | 10 – Wood | CFSB Center (5,021) Murray, KY | ||||
| February 18, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN Network |
at Drake | L 72–95 | 11–16 (8–8) |
22 – Anderson | 7 – Ellington | 2 – Tied | Knapp Center (4,329) Des Moines, IA | ||||
| February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southern Illinois | L 68–72 | 11–17 (8–9) |
17 – Wood | 8 – Ellington | 3 – Rice | Banterra Center (5,885) Carbondale, IL | ||||
| February 24, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Valparaiso | W 80–68 | 12–17 (9–9) |
24 – Wood | 11 – Ellington | 3 – Wood | CFSB Center (5,807) Murray, KY | ||||
| February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Belmont | L 61–83 | 12–18 (9–10) |
14 – Perry | 8 – Perry | 4 – Wood | CFSB Center (5,039) Murray, KY | ||||
| March 3, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Indiana State | L 77–89 | 12–19 (9–11) |
25 – Anderson | 7 – Perry | 2 – Rice | Hulman Center (8,142) Terre Haute, IN | ||||
| MVC Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 7, 2024 12:00 pm, MVC TV |
(8) | vs. (9) Missouri State Opening round |
L 35–60 | 12–20 |
12 – Wood | 9 – Ellington | 2 – Applewhite | Enterprise Center St Louis, MO | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
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