2018-19 MURRAY STATE BASKETBALL Dave Winder, Assistant AD - Media Relations • Office: (270) 809-4271 • Cell: (270) 293-0566 • [email protected] GGAME-27AME-27 CCFSBFSB CENTERCENTER - MURRAY,MURRAY, KKY.Y. EEVENTVENT IINFORMATIONNFORMATION SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE REDHAWKS (9-19, 4-11 Ohio Valley) Date: Feb. 23 Time: 7 p.m. CT Site: Murray, Ky. Head Coach: Rick Ray (Grand View College, 1994) Arena: CFSB Center Radio: Racer Radio - WFGE Career Record: 80-138 (7th season) • At SEMO: 43-78 (4th) • OVC: 23-42 103.7 FM - PXP-Neal Bradley, Analyst-Kenny Roth TV: None Online Video: ESPN+ Audio: GoRacers.com MURRAY STATE RACERS (22-4, 13-2 Ohio Valley) & Froggy103.com Live Stats: StatBroadcast.com Head Coach: Matt McMahon (Appalachian State, 2000) Twitter: @MSURacers @RacersHoops @RacerDave23 Career Record: 81-41 (4th season) • At MUR: Same • OVC: 47-18 Series: MSU leads 59-21 Home: MSU leads 27-10 Away: MSU leads 30-10 Neutral: Tied 1-1 Last The Murray State Racers (22-4, 13-2) look to take MSU Combined Points/Assists Single Season Meeting: 2019 Away MSU won 87-67 Last SEMO a step closer to a possible Ohio Valley Conference With 100+ Assists Win: 2017 at MSU 82-69 Last 5 Meetings: MSU regular season title when they host the Southeast Player Season G Pts Ast Total leads 4-1 Last 10 Meetings: MSU leads 8-2 Trends: Missouri State Redhawks (9-19, 4-11) Saturday at Cameron Payne 2014-15 35 707 209 916 MSU: has won six straight the CFSB Center. Ja Morant 2018-19 26 637 265 902 Jonathan Stark 2016-17 33 723 172 895 After Thursday’s 85-75 win over UT Martin, the Marcus Brown 1995-96 29 767 119 886 Racers have won 15 of their last 16 and their last Jonathan Stark 2017-18 32 685 126 811 six. It’s a doubleheader day at The Bank with the Isaiah Canaan 2012-13 31 676 133 809 women’s game starting at 5 p.m. and the men’s Aubrey Reese 1999-00 32 653 152 805 game scheduled for 7 p.m. starts. Cameron Payne 2013-14 34 572 185 757 Isacc Spencer 1999-00 32 638 112 750 MSU star sophomore Ja Morant shared the Ohio Isaiah Canaan 2011-12 33 626 120 746 Valley Conference men’s basketball Player of Isacc Spencer 2000-01 29 626 112 738 the Week Award with Austin Peay’s Terry Taylor. /MurrayStateRacerAthleticss @MSURacers Morant was also recipient of the National Player /RacerAthletics #Racers #RacerTradition of the Week Awards from The Naismith Award and MSU Single Season Points Rk Player Season G Pts GoRacers.com OVCSports.com the Lute Olson Award. Morant enters the game 1. Jeff Martin 1987-88 31 806 ESPNPlus.com still trending toward becoming the first player to 2. Marcus Brown 1995-96 29 767 average 20 points and 10 assists in a single-season 3. Jeff Martin 1998-89 29 745 22018-19018-19 SCHEDULESCHEDULE since the assist was made an official stat in 1985. 4. Jonathan Stark 2016-17 33 723 NOVEMBER Morant is first in the nation with 10.2 assists per 5. De’Teri Mayes 1997-98 33 711 10 Wright State H Won 73-54 game and eighth with 24.3 points per game. 6. Cameron Payne 2014-15 35 707 16 Spalding H Won 106-36 7. Jonathan Stark 2017-18 32 685 24 Missouri State H Won 77-66 In their first meeting (Jan. 12) The Racers never 8. Isaiah Canaan 2012-13 31 676 26 Alabama A Lost 72-78 trailed after taking the lead only 10 seconds into 9. Marcus Brown 1994-95 30 671 DECEMBER the game. MSU began the second half with a 20-9 10. Popeye Jones 1990-91 33 666 01 Prairie View A&M H Won 83-67 run to put the game away with a 19-point lead. Ja 11. Claude Virden 1968-69 28 657 08 Middle Tennessee A Won 64-42 Morant 17 points and 14 assists for his 11th double- 12. Vincent Rainey 1996-97 30 656 12 Southern Illinois A Won 80-52 double of the season. The Racers ended the game 13. Aubrey Reese 1999-00 32 653 15 Jackson State H Won 74-57 with eight players scoring seven points or more. 14. Howie Crittenden 1953-54 31 652 18 Evansville H Won 66-64 Justin Burdine 2001-02 32 652 22 Auburn A Lost 88-93 Froggy 103 (WFGS 103.7 FM) airs every MSU 16. Isaac Spencer 1999-00 32 638 29 Bethel (TN) H Won 110-82 game with “Voice of the Racers” Neal Bradley 17. Ja Morant 2018-19 26 637 JANUARY calling the action in his 28th season. Former MSU 03 *Morehead State H Won 90-69 assistant coach Kenny Roth provides commentary. 05 *Eastern Kentucky H Won 97-85 Froggy103.com and GoRacers.com has free online streaming audio. ESPN+ has live streaming video. 10 *UT Martin A Won 98-77 12 *SE Missouri A Won 85-67 17 *Eastern Illinois A Won 83-61 19 *SIUE A Won 82-72 24 *Belmont H Lost 69-77 26 *Tennessee State H Won 100-62 31 *Jacksonville State A Lost 68-88 FEBRUARY MMURRAYURRAY SSTATETATE PPROBABLEROBABLE SSTARTERSTARTERS ((2018-192018-19 SSTATS)TATS) 02 *Tennessee Tech A Won 67-63 07 *Eastern Illinois H Won 86-75 09 *SIUE H Won 86-55 14 *Austin Peay A Won 73-71 16 *Eastern Kentucky A Won 102-70 21 *UT Martin H Won 85-75 23 *SE Missouri H ESPN+ 7p 1111 1100 1122 2233 3322 28 *Morehead State A ESPN+ 635p MARCH G • 6-3 • SR. G • 6-5 • FR. G • 6-2 • SO. F • 6-9 • FR. F • 6-8 •JR. 02 *Austin Peay H ESPN+ 7p 06 #OVC Round One N ESPN+ 6p/8p SHAQQ BUCHANAN TEVIN BROWN JA MORANT KJ WILLIAMS DARNELL COWART 07 #OVC Quarterfinals N ESPN+ 6p/8p PTS 13.3 PTS 11.8 PTS 24.5 PTS 7.4 PTS 10.0 08 #OVC Semifinals N ESPNU 7p/9p REB 4.4 REB 4.6 REB 5.3 REB 4.6 REB 6.3 09 #OVC Championship N ESPN2 7p AST 45 AST 61 AST 265 AST 10 AST 21 * OVC Games BOLD - Home Game Doubleheader # - OVC Tournament, Evansville - Ford Center STL 51 STL 38 STL 52 BLK 17 STL 18 All times are Central Time 2018-19 MURRAY STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL GoRacers.com / @MSURacers / @RacersHoops 22018-19018-19 MURRAYMURRAY SSTATETATE MMEN’SEN’S BBASKETBALLASKETBALL RROSTEROSTER No Player P H W C Hometown (Previous School) 0 Mike Davis F 6-7 210 Jr. East Brewton, Ala. (Coastal Alabama North CC/W.S. Neal HS) Alphabetical Roster 1 DaQuan Smith G 6-1 175 Fr. Holly Springs, Miss. (Holly Springs HS) 10 Tevin Brown G 6-5 180 Fr. 4 Brion Sanchious F 6-8 245 Sr. Pompano Beach, Fla. (Northeast HS) 11 Shaq Buchanan G 6-3 190 Sr 10 Tevin Brown G 6-5 180 Fr. Fairhope, Ala. (Fairhope HS) 32 Darnell Cowart F 6-8 295 Jr. 11 Leroy “Shaq” Buchanan G 6-3 190 Sr. Madison, Miss. (NE Mississippi CC/Madison HS) 0 Mike Davis F 6-7 210 Jr. 12 Temetrius “Ja” Morant G 6-3 175 So. Dalzell, S.C. (Crestwood HS) 14 Jaiveon Eaves G 6-2 195 Jr. 13 Devin Gilmore F 6-6 200 So. Picayune, Miss. (Madison Ridgeland Academy) 13 Devin Gilmore F 6-6 200 So. 14 Jaiveon Eaves G 6-2 195 Jr. Madisonville, Ky. (John A. Logan JC/Madisonville-N. Hopkins HS) 25 Jalen Johnson G 6-1 175 Fr. 22 Brion Whitley G 6-4 200 So. Sarasota, Fla. (Riverview HS) 12 Ja Morant G 6-3 175 So. 23 KJ Williams F 6-9 240 Fr. Cleveland, Miss. (Cleveland Central HS) 4 Brion Sanchious F 6-8 245 Sr. 24 Anthony Smith F 6-7 225 Sr. Suitland, Md. (Barton County CC/Potomac HS) 24 Anthony Smith F 6-7 225 Sr. 25 Jalen Johnson G 6-1 175 Fr. Hopkinsville, Ky. (Hopkinsville HS) 1 DaQuan Smith G 6-1 175 Fr. 32 Darnell Cowart F 6-8 295 Jr. Chicago, Ill. (Cowley County CC/Agua Fria HS/) 22 Brion Whitley G 6-4 200 So. 23 KJ Williams F 6-9 240 Fr. Head Coach: Matt McMahon (Appalachian State 2000) 4th Season (Assistant 4 seasons, 2011-15) Assistant Coaches: Shane Nichols - 4th Season (Wofford 2008) Pronunciations Tim Kaine - 4th Season (Winthrop 2002) Darnell Cowart Co-WART Casey Long - 2nd Season (Chattanooga 2007) Jaiveon Eaves Jay-VEE-ON Video Coordinator: Mike Chapman (Florida 2017) Tim Kaine Cane Senior Associate AD-Basketball Administrator: Matt Kelly (Alma College 1994) 17th season Matt McMahon Mick-Man Athletic Trainer: Eric Frederick (TCU 1992) 26th season Ja Morant J-ah More-RANT Team Doctors: Dr. Richard Blalock, Dr. Richard Blalock II Brion Sanchious Bree-ON SANG-Chus Strength & Conditioning Coach: Zach Whitman (Appalachian State 2013) 2nd season DaQuan Smith Day-quan Brion Whitley Bree-ON Wit-LEE Media Relations: Dave Winder (Murray State 1987) 18th Season Administrative Assistant: Crystal Morrow (Murray State 1994) 22nd Season Team Managers: Trevor Breedlove, Nathan Huddy, Chase McAtee, Jack Seltsman, Nick Virden, Drew Waddell All-Time Coaches 16 Video Service: Any television stations and networks PPROGRAMROGRAM IINFORMATIONNFORMATION Carlisle Cutchin 16 1925-41 347 256-91 needing video of individual MSU players and game Location Murray, Ky. 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