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GGameame 2 MMurrayurray SStatetate aatt TTennesseeennessee TThompson-Bolinghompson-Boling ArenaArena KKnoxville,noxville, Tenn.Tenn. 8 pp.m..m. CCTT 22019-200 1 9- 2 0 MMURRAYU R RA Y SSTATET A T E RRACERSA CE R S BBASKETBALLA S K E T B A L L CContact:ontact: DaveDave WinderWinder CCell:ell: ((270)270) 293-0566293-0566 [email protected]@murraystate.edu @@MSURacersMSURacers @@RacersHoopsRacersHoops PPROBABLEROBABLE STARTERSSTARTERS MMurrayurray SStatetate RRacersacers ((1-0)1-0) ((0-0)0-0) OVCOVC 22019-20019-20 SCHEDULESCHEDULE TTennesseeennessee VVolunteersolunteers ((1-0)1-0) (0-0)(0-0) SECSEC NOVEMBER TTevinevin BBrownrown 09 Southern Won 69-49 G - 66-5-5 - SO.SO. Racers Travel To Tennessee For Fourth All-Time Meeting With Vols 12 @Tennessee SECN 8p PPPGPG 117.07.0 16 Brescia ESPN+ 730p A 1 The Murray State Racers take to the road for the first time in the 2019-20 season 19 Southern Illinois ESPN+ 7p 33PTPT 22-6-6 with a Tuesday (Nov. 12) game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Thompson- Golf Coast Showcase 1100 Boling Arena in Knoxville. The game marks their first meeting since 2006 when 25 #La Salle 630pp the Racers last visited UT’s home court. The Racers are 0-3 all-time in the series 26 #Weber St./Wright St. 1230p/630p 27 #TBA DDaQuanaQuan SmithSmith that began in 1945. The game has a start of 8 p.m. Central Time/9 p.m. ET. G - 66-1-1 - FR.FR. DECEMBER Murray State Recent Games vs SEC Teams 03 @Missouri State ESPN+ 7p PPPGPG 55.0.0 07 Middle Tennessee ESPN+ 7p 95th MSU Season Year Opponent H/A/N W/L Score A 4 Opens With a Win Over 16 Kennesaw State ESPN+ 7p FFGG 11-4-4 01-04-1993 Mississippi A W 75-65 21 @Evansville ESPN+ 6p 1 Southern 11-28-1993 1Arkansas A L 67-93 28 Cumberland ESPN+ 7p The Murray State Racers 12-22-1993 Mississippi H W 87-68 JANUARY KKJJ WWilliamsilliams 02 *UT Martin ESPN+ 7p opened their 95th season 12-10-1994 Arkansas A L 69-94 F - 66-10-10 - SO.SO. 04 *SE Missouri ESPN+ 7p of collegiate basketball 12-21-1996 Auburn N L 72-86 PPPGPG 115.05.0 09 *@Jacksonville State ESPN+ 8p Saturday with a 69-49 12-25-1997 #Arkansas N W 94-83 11 *@Tennessee Tech ESPN+ 730p RRPGPG 111.01.0 victory over the visiting 12-14-2002 Auburn A L 53-72 16 *@UT Martin ESPN+ 730p FFGG 66-8-8 18 *@SE Missouri ESPN+ 4p 2233 Southern Jaguars at the 11-10-2005 2Tennessee N L 53-64 CFSB Center in Murray, 23 *Belmont ESPN+ 6p 12-01-2006 Tennessee A L 64-89 25 *Tennessee State ESPN+ 7p AAnthonynthony SmithSmith Kentucky. KJ Williams 12-01-2007 Miss State A L 61-78 30 *Eastern Illinois ESPN+ 7p F - 66-7-7 - SR.SR. totaled his third career 03-06-2010 3Vanderbilt N W 66-65 FEBRUARY 01 *SIUE ESPN+ 7p PPPGPG 110.00.0 double-double with 15 11-17-2010 Mississippi A L 61-77 RRPGPG 77.0.0 points and 11 rebounds, 06 *@Belmont ESPN+ 630p 11-15-2012 4Auburn N W 79-59 08 *@Tennessee State ESPN+ 730p 2244 FFGG 33-7-7 while Tevin Brown led the 11-23-2013 Auburn A L 67-75 13 *@Austin Peay ESPN+ 8p way in the scoring column 11-20-2015 Georgia R L 52-63 15 *Morehead State ESPN+ 4p JJaiveonaiveon EavesEaves with 17 points. 20 *@Eastern Illinois ESPN+ 730p 12-15-2016 Ole Miss R L 73-78 22 *@SIUE ESPN+ 2p G - 66-2-2 - SR.SR. 12-19-2017 Auburn H L 77-81 27 *Eastern Kentucky ESPN+ 7p PPPGPG 55.0.0 MSU-UT Story Lines 12-22-2018 Auburn R L 88-93 29 *Austin Peay ESPN+ 7p A 22.0.0 In 1990, one of MSU’s #Puerto Rico Holiday Classic MARCH 04 ^OVC 1st Round ESPN+ 6/8p FFGG 22-8-8 most famous games was 1 First game at Bud Walton Arena 1144 played on Tennessee’s 05 ^OVC Quarters ESPN+ 6/8p 2 Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville, Tenn. 06 ^OVC Semis ESPNU 6/8p SSERIESERIES HHISTORYISTORY home court. In the NCAA 3 HP Pavilion, San Jose Calif. NCAA Tournament 07 ^OVC Championship ESPN2 7p Tournament, the Racers 4 Charleston, S.C. Classic Vs Tennessee (0-3) 4th Meeting were a 16th seed playing DH# Gulfcoast Showcase, Estero, Fla. H: None A: 0-2 N: 0-1 top seed Michigan State. On that day, Greg Coble’s 3-pointer at the buzzer * OVC Game ^ OVC Tourney, Evansville, Ind. sent the game to overtime. The Racers eventually lost 75-71 and are still today, 1945 Away Lost 38-57 the only 16-seed to take a No. 1 seed into overtime. Murray State coach Matt GGAMEAME MMEDIAEDIA Coach John Miller McMahon was a youngster that day in Knoxville and was in the stands to watch Radio: Froggy 103.7 FM Final game of season the game. He witnessed the emergence of Racer Great Popeye Jones that day as Neal Bradley & Kenny Roth 2005 1Neutral Lost 53-64 Popeye scored 37 points and pulled down 15 rebounds as a sophomore on his Television: SEC Network Coach Mick Cronin way to eventual All-America status. Jones is MSU’s all-time rebounder and fourth Kevin Fitzgerald & Dane Bradshaw Played in Nashville all-time scorer. After a decade as a player in the NBA, he’s carved out a coaching Audio & Video Online 2006 Away Lost 64-89 career in the NBA and is currently an assistant on staff with the Indiana Pacers. GoRacers.com & Froggy103.com Coach Billy Kennedy ESPN+ McMahon is a native of east Tennessee and grew up in Oak Ridge, he was also a Stats Online RRACERSACERS VVSS OOPPONENTSPPONENTS graduate assistant coach with the Vols in the 2001-02 season. StatBroadcast.com 2019-20 Totals Froggy 103.7 FM - Flagship Station For Racer Basketball Statistics MSU Opp HHEADEAD CCOACHESOACHES In his 29th season, the “Voice of the Racers” and Murray State Hall of Famer, Neal Points PPG 69.0 49.0 Bradley is on the call again for the 2019-20 season. Former MSU assistant coach Matt McMahon 5th Season Field Goal %. 458 .311 Kenny Roth provides expert analysis and commentary. All MSU games can be Alma Mater: Appalachian State (2000) 3-Point Pct. .188 .136 heard over the air and online at Froggy103.com Career Record 88-42 3-PT Made Per Gm 3.0 3.0 and GoRacers.com. Tuesday’s game can be see At Murray State Same Free Throw % .688 .727 live on the SEC Network with Kevin Fitzgerald Ohio Valley Record 50-18 FT Made Per Gm 22.0 8.0 and Dane Bradshaw calling the action. Vs Tennessee First Meeting Rebounds Per Gm 45.0 28.0 Rebound Margin +17 -17 Next Up For The Racers Rick Barnes 5th Season Assists Per Gm 13 6 The Racers are back at home Saturday for a Alma Mater: Lenoir-Rhyne (1977) Turnovers Per Gm 21.0 14.0 7:30 p.m. tip against the Brescia Bearcats at the Career Record 693-364 (33rd) Assist-to-TO 21/13 13/21 CFSB Center. It’s MSU Hall of Fame weekend at Tennessee 89-50 (5th) Total Steals 5 9 with basketball great, De’Teri Mayes (1996-98), Southeastern Conference 42-30 Total Blocked Shots 5 8 inducted with eight others in the 37th class. Vs Murray State First MeMeetingeti When his 63 games were finished, Mayes’ scored 1,340 points and it stood for 20 seasons as the top two-year scoring mark in MSU history, until Jonathan Stark (2016-18) scored 1,408 points. 2019-20 MURRAY STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL 22019-20019-20 MURRAYMURRAY STATESTATE QUICKQUICK FACTS/ROSTERFACTS/ROSTER No Player P H W C Hometown (Previous School) 0 Demond Robinson F 6-8 255 Fr. Montgomery, Ala. Lee HS Alphabetical Roster 1 DaQuan Smith G 6-1 185 Fr. Holly Springs, Miss. Holly Springs HS 10 Tevin Brown G 6-5 175 So. 2 Chico Carter, Jr. G 6-2 190 Fr. Columbia, S.C. Cardinal Newman HS 2 Chico Carter, Jr. G 6-2 190 Fr. 4 Noah Kamba G 6-2 180 Fr. Lynn, Mass. Dexter Southfi eld School 32 Darnell Cowart F 6-8 280 Sr. 10 Tevin Brown G 6-5 175 So. Fairhope, Ala. Fairhope HS 14 Jaiveon Eaves G 6-2 205 Sr. 11 Matt Smith F 6-6 225 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. Independence HS 13 Devin Gilmore F 6-6 200 Jr. 13 Devin Gilmore F 6-6 200 Jr. Picayune, Miss. Madison Ridgeland Academy 45 Jason Holliday G 6-4 200 Jr. 14 Jaiveon Eaves G 6-2 205 Sr. Madisonville, Ky. Madisonville-N. Hopkins HS/John A Logan JC 4 Noah Kamba G 6-2 180 Fr. 22 Brion Whitley G 6-4 200 Jr. Sarasota, Fla. Riverview HS 0 Demond Robinson F 6-8 255 Fr. 23 KJ Williams F 6-10 245 So. Cleveland, Miss. Cleveland Central HS 24 Anthony Smith F 6-7 225 Sr. 24 Anthony Smith F 6-7 225 Sr. Suitland, Md. Potomac HS/Barton County CC 1 DaQuan Smith G 6-1 185 Fr. 32 Darnell Cowart F 6-8 280 Sr. Chicago, Ill. Agua Fria HS/Cowley County CC 11 Matt Smith F 6-6 225 Fr. 45 Jason Holliday G 6-4 200 Jr. Baton Rouge, La.