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The 2017-18 season marks the third for Coach Matt McMahon was known as an excellent shooter and McMahon to lead the Murray State men’s basketball tough competitor during his playing career at program. Appalachian State. He helped the Mountaineers get to the NCAA Tournament in the 1999-00 season. He was named the Racers’ 16th head coach on June 9, 2015. At his hiring, McMahon was the third youngest McMahon, a native of Oak Ridge, Tenn., graduated rookie among NCAA D-I coaches. from Appalachian State in 2000 with a degree in marketing. His wife Mary is a former standout for the He had previously taken the associate head coach Furman women’s basketball team. The couple has position at Louisiana Tech, before coming back to two daughters, Maris (8) and Mabry (5), and a son, Murray State two weeks later when Steve Prohm Mason (6). was suddenly given the opportunity to coach at Iowa State. McMahon was a key component on Prohm’s staff as an assistant and was part of 104 victories over four seasons (2011-15), including a pair of Ohio Valley Conference championships, a CollegeInsider Tournament Championship and an appearance in the National Invitation Tournament quarterfi nals.

The McMahon fi le shows a career arc that pointed to him becoming a head coach sooner rather than later. Matt McMahon When he fi nished his playing career at Appalachian Head Coach State in 1999, McMahon stayed at his alma mater 3rd Season at MSU for the 1999-00 season and served under head coach Houston Fancher. In 2001, McMahon moved to Tennessee as graduate assistant to head coach AABOUTBOUT MATTMATT MCMAHONMCMAHON Buzz Peterson. McMahon went back to Appalachian Birthdate: April 26, 1978 State in 2002 for his fi rst full-time position with Hometown: Oak Ridge, Tenn. Coach Fancher. In 2010, McMahon rejoined Coach Buzz Peterson at UNC-Wilmington for one season Education: Appalachian State (2000) before coming to Murray State when Steve Prohm Degree: Marketing was hired in 2011. High School: Oak Ridge Family: Wife - Mary McMahon’s expertise in college basketball is far Children reaching. Known in the fi eld as an excellent recruiter, he also is among the best in the nation in the area Maris (8) of player development and game planning. In 2012, Mason (6) McMahon was named to the list of best assistant Mabry (5) coaches by FoxSports.com and CollegeInsider.com.

The Racers’ 2014-15 season was another historic campaign that saw MSU become the fi rst team in school history to go undefeated in the OVC at 16-0. The Racers also set the school and OVC record with a 25-game win streak that was second in the nation. MSU fi nished 29-6 and advanced to the quarterfi nals of the National Invitation Tournament.

In McMahon’s fi rst season with the Racers in 2011-12, he was part of an amazing run that saw the Racers go 31-2, gain a national top-10 ranking and No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Racers won a game in the NCAA’s and were the fi nal undefeated team in the nation at 23-0.

McMahon was involved with the Racers’ 2013-14 season when they won the CollegeInsider Tournament championship and fi nished 23-11.

In his six seasons at MSU, McMahon has coached an impressive group of All-Ohio Valley Conference performers including Isaiah Canaan, Donte Poole, Ivan Aska, Ed Daniel, Jarvis Williams, Cameron Payne and Jeffery Moss. In the 2016-17 season, McMahon coached All-OVC talents Jonathan Stark and Terrell Miller. At Appalachian State, McMahon coached Southern Conference MVP Donald Sims as well as All- Conference picks Jeremy Clayton and D.J. Thompson. At UNCW, McMahon recruited Adam Smith, a Parade Second Team All-America selection.

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Alabama A&M ...... 2-0 Auburn ...... 0-0 Austin Peay ...... 2-2 Belmont ...... 0-2 Bethel ...... 1-0 Bowling Green ...... 0-1 Brescia ...... 2-0 Detroit ...... 1-0 Eastern Illinois ...... 3-2 Eastern Kentucky ...... 2-0 Evansville ...... 0-2 Florida A&M ...... 0-0 Georgia ...... 0-1 Green Bay ...... 1-0 Harris-Stowe ...... 1-0 Houston ...... 0-1 Illinois State ...... 1-1 Jacksonville State ...... 2-0 Kansas City ...... 0-1 Marist ...... 0-0 Middle Tennessee ...... 1-1 Milwaukee ...... 1-0 Mississippi ...... 0-1 Morehead State ...... 2-2 Pepperdine ...... 1-0 Saint Louis ...... 0-0 SIU Edwardsville ...... 4-0 South Dakota State ...... 0-1 Southeast Missouri ...... 2-2 Southern Illinois ...... 0-2 UT Martin ...... 2-3 Tennessee State ...... 1-1 Tennessee Tech...... 1-2 Weber State...... 0-1 Wright State ...... 0-2

MMCMAHONCMAHON CCOACHINGOACHING HHISTORYISTORY Season School Position Rec Conf Finish Tourney Post Season 2000-01 Appalachian State GA 11-20 7-9 T-3rd North Quarterfinals 2001-02 Tennessee GA 15-16 7-9 4th SEC East Quarterfinals 2002-03 Appalachian State Assistant 19-10 11-5 T-3rd North Quarterfinals 2003-04 Appalachian State Assistant 9-21 4-12 T-1st North 1st Round 2004-05 Appalachian State Assistant 18-12 9-7 6th North Quarterfinals 2005-06 Appalachian State Assistant 14-16 6-8 T-2nd North Quarterfinals 2006-07 Appalachian State Assistant 25- 8 15-3 1st North(1st) Quarterfinals NIT 1st Rd 2007-08 Appalachian State Assistant 18-13 13-7 T-1st North 1st Round 2008-09 Appalachian State Assistant 13-18 9-11 T-2nd North Quarterfinals 2009-10 Appalachian State Assistant 24-13 13-5 1st North(2nd) Runner-Up CIT Semis 2010-11 UNC Wilmington Assistant 13-17 7-11 7th 1st Round 2011-12 Murray State Assistant 31- 2 15-1 Champion Champion NCAA 3rd Rd 2012-13 Murray State Assistant 21-10 10-6 West 1st/4th Semifinals 2013-14 Murray State Assistant 23-11 13-3 West 1st/2nd Semifinals CIT Champs 2014-15 Murray State Assistant 29- 6 16-0 West 1st/1st Runner-Up NIT Quarters 2015-16 Murray State Head Coach 17-14 10-6 West T1/T5 Quarterfinals 2016-17 Murray State Head Coach 16-17 8-8 West 3/T6 Semifinals 23 1155 NCAANCAA AppearancesAppearances - 2424 OVCOVC ChampionshipsChampionships 22017-18017-18 MurrayMurray StateState BasketballBasketball MMURRAYURRAY SSTATETATE CCOACHINGOACHING SSTAFFTAFF

Shane Nichols Assistant Coach 3rd Season at MSU Shane Nichols is in his third season as assistant coach with the Murray State Racers in 2017- AABOUTBOUT SHANESHANE NICHOLSNICHOLS 18. Birthdate: Feb. 16, 1984 Nichols joined the program at Murray State after assisting at Hofstra under coach Joe Hometown: Radford, Va. Mihalich for two seasons including a 20 win 2014-15 campaign. He also assisted Mihalich Education: Wofford in the 2012-13 season at Niagara. Prior to his move to Niagara, Nichols served as an Degree: Sociology assistant coach at his alma mater, Wofford, where the Terriers advanced to the 2011 NCAA High School: Radford Tournament. Family: Wife-Jamonika Brother-Darris Quickly establishing himself as an outstanding recruiter and developer of talent in the college ranks, Nichols was impressive as a player and has taken that knowledge and has become a valuable part to a program in teaching the game to the student-athletes he coaches.

Nichols was a quick study under great coaches like Mike Young at Wofford and Joe Mihalich at Hofstra and Niagara.

As a three-year starter at Wofford, he scored 1,482 points in his career and was a multiple All-Southern Conference selection.

He earned a degree in sociology from Wofford in 2008.

Shane and his wife Jamonika are newlyweds, having exchanged vows in the summer of 2017.

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Tim Kaine Assistant Coach 3rd Season at MSU Tim Kaine (pronounced cane) begins his third season with the Racers as an assistant coach AABOUTBOUT TIMTIM KAINEKAINE in the 2017-18 season. Birthdate: Dec. 6, 1977 He joined the Murray State program after serving as an assistant in the 2014-15 season Hometown: Oak Ridge, Tenn. at Georgia Southern. Kane has carved out a career in college basketball which includes six Education: Winthrop & Austin Peay seasons at Florida Atlantic. Prior to his time at Florida Atlantic, Kaine coached at Winthrop, Degree: Sport Management 2002 Austin Peay, Newberry College and Guilford College. Health & Performance 2003 High School: Oak Ridge He brings 13 years of college experience to Murray State and is an important asset to the Family: Wife: Jenny Kaine Racer team. Well known and respected, Kaine has served at every level of the game. (Ashworth) Daughters: Tory (5), Avery (2) He learned a lot about the game from Coach Mark Byington at Georgia Southern and Coach Mike Jarvis at FAU.

Kaine graduated from Winthrop in 2002 with a degree in sports management and then earned a master’s degree in sport management from Austin Peay in 2003.

Before playing at Winthrop, Kaine played at UT Martin for Racer coaching legend Cal Luther.

A native of Oak Ridge, Tenn., Kaine is married to the former Jenny Ashworth and the couple has two children, Tory (5) and Avery (2).

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Casey Long Assistant Coach 1st Season at MSU Hired in June, Casey Long joined the Racers in time for summer workouts and the 2017-18 AABOUTBOUT CASEYCASEY LLONGONG season. Birthdate: He comes to Murray State after serving on staff of Coach Will Wade for two seasons at VCU Hometown: Leesville, Louisiana, (2015-17). Before that, Long was an assistant at his alma mater, Chattanooga (2012-15). Education: Chattanooga Degree: Political Science (2007) While at VCU, Long was part of a successful two seasons. In the 2015-16 season, the Rams High School: shared the Atlantic 10 Conference title and in the 2016-17 season, they fi nished second. In Family: Wife-Co’chea two seasons, VCU was 51-20 overall and 18-8 in the A-10 and made back-to-back NCAA Daughter-Catalina (2) appearances.

As a student-athlete at Chattanooga, Long had an amazing career. He is the only player in program history to fi nish his career with more than 1000 points, 450 rebounds, and 350 assists.

Out of Leesville, Louisiana, Long graduated with a degree in political science from Chattanooga in 2017.

He is married to the former Co’chea Rivera. The couple has a daughter, Catalina (2).

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