2025–26 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

2025–26 Murray State Racers men's basketball
2025–26 Murray State Racers men's basketball
NIT, First round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	20–13 (12–8 MVC)
Head coach	Ryan Miller (1st season);
Associate head coach	Brendan Mullins
Assistant coaches	Jordan VerHulst; Mardracus Wade; Jahenns Manigat; Cullen Neal;
Home arena	CFSB Center
	Seasons ← 2024–25 2026–27 →

The 2025–26 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers, led by first-year head coach Ryan Miller, played their home games at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 12–8 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the MVC tournament, they were upset by UIC in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitational Tournament where they lost in the first round to Nevada.

ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference

Record20–13 (12–8 MVC)

Headcoach

Ryan Miller (1st season)

Associate headcoachBrendan Mullins

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2025–26 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Belmont	16	–	4	.800	26	–	6	.813
Bradley	13	–	7	.650	21	–	13	.618
Illinois State	12	–	8	.600	23	–	13	.639
Murray State	12	–	8	.600	20	–	13	.606
UIC	12	–	8	.600	19	–	16	.543
Northern Iowa †	11	–	9	.550	23	–	13	.639
Valparaiso	11	–	9	.550	18	–	15	.545
Southern Illinois	10	–	10	.500	16	–	16	.500
Drake	6	–	14	.300	14	–	20	.412
Indiana State	4	–	16	.200	11	–	21	.344
Evansville	3	–	17	.150	7	–	25	.219

† 2026 MVC tournament winner

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition season
October 18, 2025* 1:00 p.m.		at Xavier	W 75–70		Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
October 26, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern State	W 112–74		CFSB Center (2,716) Murray, KY
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 12:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Omaha Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon	W 85–77	1–0	Sanford Pentagon (1,013) Sioux Falls, SD
November 7, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mississippi Valley State	W 108–60	2–0	CFSB Center (5,214) Murray, KY
November 11, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCN		at SMU	L 91–102	2–1	Moody Coliseum (4,348) Dallas, TX
November 15, 2025* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		Nicholls	W 99–79	3–1	CFSB Center (5,079) Murray, KY
November 18, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Little Rock	W 89–68	4–1	CFSB Center (5,079) Murray, KY
November 23, 2025* 6:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Middle Tennessee Cayman Islands Classic	L 87–90	4–2	John Gray Gymnasium (555) Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
November 24, 2025* 6:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. McNeese Cayman Islands Classic	L 60–73	4–3	John Gray Gymnasium Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
November 25, 2025* 6:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. George Washington Cayman Islands Classic	W 96–95	5–3	John Gray Gymnasium Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
December 2, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Morehead State	W 84–52	6–3	CFSB Center (4,716) Murray, KY
December 6, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bellarmine	W 81–68	7–3	CFSB Center (4,762) Murray, KY
December 13, 2025* 3:00 p.m., BallerTV		vs. Akron Jack Jones Classic	W 115–100	8–3	Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
Conference regular season
December 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Drake	W 81–72	9–3 (1–0)	CFSB Center (4,377) Murray, KY
December 21, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Valparaiso	W 85–79	10–3 (2–0)	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,612) Valparaiso, IN
December 29, 2025 6:00 p.m., MVC TV Network		Southern Illinois	W 84–81	11–3 (3–0)	CFSB Center (5,058) Murray, KY
January 1, 2026 8:00 p.m., MVC TV Network		at UIC	W 81–77	12–3 (4–0)	Credit Union 1 Arena (805) Chicago, IL
January 4, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN2		Bradley	W 86–66	13–3 (5–0)	CFSB Center (5,165) Murray, KY
January 7, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Evansville	W 79–69	14–3 (6–0)	Ford Center (4,017) Evansville, IN
January 10, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Valparaiso	W 92–79	15–3 (7–0)	CFSB Center (5,112) Murray, KY
January 17, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Indiana State	W 85–81	16–3 (8–0)	CFSB Center (8,083) Murray, KY
January 21, 2026 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Drake	L 90–101	16–4 (8–1)	The Knapp Center (3,148) Des Moines, IA
January 24, 2026 3:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Northern Iowa	L 76–81	16–5 (8–2)	McLeod Center (4,073) Cedar Falls, IA
January 28, 2026 8:00 p.m., MVC TV Network		Illinois State	L 65–70	16–6 (8–3)	CFSB Center (5,553) Murray, KY
January 31, 2026 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Belmont	L 86–103	16–7 (8–4)	Curb Event Center (3,718) Nashville, TN
February 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UIC	W 81–74	17–7 (9–4)	CFSB Center (4,840) Murray, KY
February 6, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Illinois	W 91–81	18–7 (10–4)	Banterra Center (5,234) Carbondale, IL
February 9, 2026 9:00 p.m., CBSSN		Northern Iowa	L 60–89	18–8 (10–5)	CFSB Center (4,394) Murray, KY
February 12, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Indiana State	W 74–72	19–8 (11–5)	Hulman Center (4,506) Terre Haute, IN
February 15, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN2		Belmont	L 70–87	19–9 (11–6)	CFSB Center (5,756) Murray, KY
February 18, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Illinois State	L 61–78	19–10 (11–7)	CEFCU Arena (4,319) Normal, IL
February 21, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Evansville Senior Day	W 88–75	20–10 (12–7)	CFSB Center (5,302) Murray, KY
March 1, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Bradley	L 78–87	20–11 (12–8)	Carver Arena (7,525) Peoria, IL
Conference tournament
March 6, 2026* 2:30 p.m., MVC TV Network	(4)	vs. (5) UIC Arch Madness Quarterfinal	L 79–92	20–12	Enterprise Center (8,068) St. Louis, MO
NIT
March 18, 2026* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at (2 AU) Nevada First round	L 75–89	20–13	Lawlor Events Center (5,588) Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. AU=Auburn. All times are in Central Time Zone.

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