2023–24 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

2023–24 Murray State Racers men's basketball
2023–24 Murray State Racers men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	12–20 (9–11 MVC)
Head coach	Steve Prohm (2nd in current stint, 6th overall season);
Assistant coaches	Cole Christian; Antwon Jackson; Jonathan Mattox;
Home arena	CFSB Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 ⊟

2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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	.863
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

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.

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

2023–24 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	John McCrear	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Woodford County	Detroit, MI
G	2	Rob Perry	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Oak Ridge Stetson	Orlando, FL
G	4	Patrick Chew	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Brophy College Preparatory	Phoenix, AZ
G	10	Quincy Anderson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Oshkosh North Minnesota State	Oshkosh, WI
G	11	Justin Morgan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Memphis Home School Association	Memphis, TN
F	13	Alden Applewhite	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Houston Portland Mississippi State	Memphis, TN
G	14	Brian Moore, Jr.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Kingston	Harlem, NY
F	22	Sam Murray II	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Harrison Central	Gulfport, MS
F	23	Nick Ellington	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Cardinal Ritter Eastern Illinois	St. Louis, MO
G	24	JaCobi Wood	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Cleveland Belmont	Clevelend, TN
G	25	Shawn Walker, Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Bishop Sullivan Mercer George Washington	Elizabeth City, NC
G	33	Lawrent Rice	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Wayne	Dayton, OH
G	34	Fletcher Boatright	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Northridge	Tuscaloosa, AL
F	44	Malek Abdelgowad	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	South Plains College	Cairo, Egypt

Head coach

Steve Prohm (Alabama)

Assistant coach(es)

Cole Christian (Iowa State)
Antwon Jackson (Pikeville)
Jonathan Mattox (Emmanuel)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
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.

Schedule Source:^[2]

References

^ "2022-23 Murray State Racers Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
^ "2023–2024 Schedule". goracers.com. Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved October 26, 2023.

[1] "2022-23 Murray State Racers Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

[2] "2023–2024 Schedule". goracers.com. Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved October 26, 2023.

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