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With the satisfaction of winning the Ohio Valley won the OVC Tournament (held at the Ford Center in Conference regular season and tournament title Evansville for the fi rst time) with wins over Jacksonville in the record books, the Racers and head coach State and Belmont which sent the Racers to the NCAA Matt McMahon have basked in the glory of taking Tournament for the 16th time. Playing in the NCAAs the Racers to its 16th NCAA Tournament and fi rst for the fi rst time since 2012, the Racers were a No. since 2012. As McMahon enters his fourth season at 12 seed and sent out west to San Diego where they Murray State, the 2018-19 season fi nds the Racers battled No. 5 West Virginia. With OVC Player of the with developing talent and trying to replace the best Year Jonathan Stark and All-OVC pick Terrell Miller player in the OVC and perhaps the second best player. leading the way, the Racers had the nation’s longest winning streak (13) before falling to WVU. MSU had a Named the Racers’ 16th head coach on June 9, 2015. fi nal NCAA RPI of No. 48 and KenPom.com had MSU McMahon was the third youngest rookie among as the No. 62 team in the nation. Coach McMahon was NCAA D-I coaches when he took over the program. named the National Basketball Coaches Association (NABC) District 19 Coach of the Year and he was also a He had previously taken the associate head coach fi nalist for the CollegeInsider.com Coach Skip Prosser position at Louisiana Tech, before coming back to Award and Coach Hugh Durham Award. Murray State two weeks later when Steve Prohm was suddenly given the opportunity to coach at Iowa In McMahon’s fi rst season with the Racers, as an State. McMahon was a key component on Prohm’s assistant under Coach Steve Prohm, in 2011-12, he staff as an assistant and was part of 104 victories was part of an amazing run that saw the Racers go over four seasons (2011-15), including a pair of Ohio 31-2, gain a national top-10 ranking and No. 6 seed Matt McMahon Valley Conference championships, a CollegeInsider in the NCAA Tournament. The Racers won a game in Tournament Championship and an appearance in the the NCAA’s and were the fi nal undefeated team in Head Coach National Invitation Tournament quarterfi nals. the nation at 23-0. 4th Season at MSU The McMahon fi le shows a career arc that pointed to McMahon was involved with the Racers’ 2013-14 him becoming a head coach sooner rather than later. season when they won the CollegeInsider Tournament AABOUTBOUT MATTMATT MCMAHONMCMAHON championship and fi nished 23-11. Birthdate: April 26, 1978 When he fi nished his playing career at Appalachian Hometown: Oak Ridge, Tenn. State in 1999, McMahon stayed at his alma mater In his seven seasons at MSU, McMahon has coached for the 1999-00 season and served under head an impressive group of All-Ohio Valley Conference Education: Appalachian State (2000) coach . In 2001, McMahon moved performers including Isaiah Canaan, Donte Poole, Degree: Marketing to Tennessee as graduate assistant to head coach Ivan Aska, Ed Daniel, Jarvis Williams, Cameron Payne, High School: Oak Ridge Buzz Peterson. McMahon went back to Appalachian Jeffery Moss, Jonathan Stark, Terrell Miller and Ja Family: Wife - Mary State in 2002 for his fi rst full-time position with Morant. At Appalachian State, McMahon coached Children Coach Fancher. In 2010, McMahon rejoined Coach MVP Donald Sims as well as All- Buzz Peterson at UNC-Wilmington for one season Conference picks Jeremy Clayton and D.J. Thompson. Maris (9) before coming to Murray State when Steve Prohm At UNCW, McMahon recruited Adam Smith, a Parade Mason (7) was hired in 2011. Second Team All-America selection. Mabry (5) McMahon’s expertise in is far McMahon was known as an excellent shooter and reaching. Known in the fi eld as an excellent recruiter, tough competitor during his playing career at he also is among the best in the nation in the area Appalachian State. He helped the Mountaineers get to of player development and game planning. In 2012, the NCAA Tournament in the 1999-00 season. McMahon was named to the list of best assistant coaches by FoxSports.com and CollegeInsider.com. McMahon, a native of Oak Ridge, Tenn., graduated from Appalachian State in 2000 with a degree in The Racers’ 2017-18 season was another historic marketing. His wife Mary is a former standout for the campaign that saw MSU win 26 games and take their Furman women’s basketball team. The couple has 25th OVC regular season title at 16-2. The Racers two daughters, Maris (9) and Mabry (5), and a son, Mason (7).

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Alabama A&M ...... 2-0 Alabama ...... 0-0 Auburn ...... 0-1 Bethel ...... 1-0 Bowling Green ...... 0-1 Brescia ...... 3-0 Detroit Mercy ...... 2-0 Evansville ...... 0-2 Florida A&M ...... 1-0 Georgia ...... 0-1 Green Bay ...... 1-0 Harris-Stowe ...... 2-0 Houston ...... 0-1 Illinois State ...... 2-1 Jackson State ...... 0-0 Kansas City ...... 0-1 Marist ...... 1-0 Milwaukee ...... 1-0 Middle Tennessee ...... 1-2 Mississippi ...... 0-1 Missouri State ...... 0-0 Pepperdine ...... 1-0 Prairie View A&M...... 0-0 Saint Louis ...... 0-1 South Dakota State ...... 0-1 Southern Illinois ...... 1-2 Spalding ...... 0-0 Weber State...... 0-1 West Virginia ...... 0-1 Wright State ...... 1-2 OVC OPPONENTS Austin Peay ...... 4-2 Belmont ...... 1-3 Eastern Illinois ...... 5-2 Eastern Kentucky ...... 3-0 Jacksonville State ...... 4-1 Morehead State ...... 3-2 SIUE ...... 6-0 Southeast Missouri ...... 4-2 Tennessee Tech...... 3-2 Tennessee State ...... 2-1 UT Martin ...... 4-3

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 3rd/T6 Semifinals 2017-18 Murray State Head Coach 26-6 16-2 Champion Champion NCAA 1st Rd Pre 2018-19 Season Overall Home Away Neutral OVC OVC Home OVC Away Head Coach Totals 59-37 34-10 17-22 8-5 34-16 20-5 14-11 25 2255 OVCOVC ChampionshipsChampionships - 1616 OVCOVC TournamentTournament ChampionshipsChampionships - 1166 NCAANCAA AppearancesAppearances 22018-19018-19 MurrayMurray StateState BasketballBasketball MMURRAYURRAY SSTATETATE CCOACHINGOACHING SSTAFFTAFF

Shane Nichols Assistant Coach 4th Season at MSU At Murray State • Nichols begins his fourth season with the Murray State Racers in the 2018-19 season. • He was a big part of the 2017-18 season with the Racers that saw them post a 26-6 overall mark, win their 25th OVC regular season title and 16th OVC Tournament title. • The Racers played West Virginia in the NCAA Tournament in San Diego. • Nichols coached OVC Player of the Year and Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention selection Jonathan Stark and also All-OVC picks Terrell Miller and Ja Morant.

Before MSU • Was assistant coach at Hofstra under coach Joe Mihalich for two seasons including a 20 win 2014-15 campaign. • He also assisted Mihalich in the 2012-13 season at Niagara. • Prior to his move to Niagara, Nichols served as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Wofford, where the Terriers advanced to the 2011 NCAA Tournament. • Nichols was a quick study under great coaches at Wofford and Joe Mihalich at Hofstra and Niagara. • As a player at Wofford, he scored 1,482 points in his career and was a multiple All- Southern Conference selection.

Personal • Earned a degree in sociology from Wofford in 2008 where he was a three-year starter. • Nichols and his wife Jamonika were married in the summer of 2017.

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Tim Kaine Assistant Coach 4th Season at MSU At Murray State • Tim Kaine (pronounced cane) is in his fourth season with the Racers as an assistant coach in the 18-19 season. • Brings a promising skill set to Murray State as a well known and respected coach. • Coach Mark Byington at Georgia Southern and Coach Mike Jarvis at FAU are among his mentors. • Kaine was a big part of the 2017-18 season with the Racers that saw when post a 26-6 overall mark, win their 25th OVC regular season title and 16th OVC Tournament title. • The Racers played West Virginia in the NCAA Tournament in San Diego. • Kaine coached OVC Player of the Year and Associated Press All-America selection Jonathan Stark and also All-OVC picks Terrell Miller and Ja Morant.

Before MSU • Was assistant coach in the 2014-15 season at Georgia Southern where the Eagles had a 22-9 record. • Coached for six seasons at Florida Atlantic. • Also had coaching stops at Winthrop, Austin Peay, Newberry College and Guilford College. • Before playing at Winthrop, his playing career started at UT Martin where he played for Racer coaching legend Cal Luther.

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

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Casey Long Assistant Coach 2nd Season at MSU At Murray State • Long will be in his second season at Murray State in the 2018-19 season. • He was a big part of the 2017-18 season with the Racers that saw when post a 26-6 overall mark, win their 25th OVC regular season title and 16th OVC Tournament title. • The Racers played West Virginia in the NCAA Tournament in San Diego. • Long coached OVC Player of the Year and Associated Press All-America selection Jonathan Stark and also All-OVC picks Terrell Miller and Ja Morant.

Before MSU • Served on staff of Coach for two seasons at VCU from 2015-17. • At VCU, he was part of a successful two seasons. • In the 2015-16 season, the Rams shared the Atlantic 10 Conference title. • In the 2016-17 season, VCU fi nished second. • In two seasons, VCU was 51-20 overall and 18-8 in the A-10 and made back-to-back NCAA appearances. • Was an assistant at his alma mater, Chattanooga from 2012-15. • 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.

Personal • His hometown is Leesville, Louisiana. • Long graduated with a degree in political science from Chattanooga in 2007. • He is married to the former Co’chea Rivera. The couple has two daughters, Camila, born in May and Catalina (2).

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