2022–23 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

2022–23 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2023 MVC tournament winner;

2022–23 Murray State Racers men's basketball
2022–23 Murray State Racers men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 MVC)
Head coach	Steve Prohm (1st season, 5th overall season);
Assistant coaches	Cole Christian; Antwon Jackson; Jonathan Mattox;
Home arena	CFSB Center
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Murray State Racers men's basketball team will represent Murray State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers will be led by head coach Steve Prohm, who is in his 1st season (5th overall) with the Racers, and will play their home games at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky as first-year members of the Missouri Valley Conference, after being members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Racers finished the 2021–22 season 31–3, 18–0 in OVC play to finish as regular season champions. As the No. 1 seed, they defeated Southeast Missouri State and Morehead State to win the OVC tournament.^[1] They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the East Region, where they defeated San Francisco in the first round^[2], before losing to Saint Peter's in the second round.^[3] This would be their last season as members of the OVC, as they joined the Missouri Valley Conference in July 2022.^[4]

On March 21, head coach Matt McMahon left the school to take the head coaching job at LSU.^[5] On March 28, the school named Iowa State head coach Steve Prohm as the team's new head coach, having previously coached the Racers from 2006–2011 as an assistant and as head coach from 2011–2015.^[6]

Roster

2022–23 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Jaxon Edwards	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	1	Braxton Stacker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Fairview Heights, Illinois
G	2	Rob Perry	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Orlando, Florida
G	4	Patrick Chew	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Phoenix, Arizona
G	10	Quincy Anderson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Oshkosh, Wisconsin
G	11	Justin Morgan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Memphis, Tennessee
G	13	Kenny White Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Madisonville, Kentucky
G	14	Brian Moore Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Harlem, New York
F	22	Sam Murray II	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Gulfport, Mississippi
G	24	JaCobi Wood	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Cleveland, Tennessee
G	25	Rod Thomas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Paducah, Kentucky
F	35	Marlon Lestin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Montreal, Quebec
F	52	Jamari Smith	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Jonesboro, Georgia
F	55	DJ Burns	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	New Orleans, Louisiana

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
Last update: October 31, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Brescia	CFSB Center Murray, KY
Regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, BSMWX	at Saint Louis	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
November 12, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Lindsey Wilson	CFSB Center Murray, KY
November 17, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN2	vs. Texas A&M Myrtle Beach Invitational First Round	HTC Center Conway, SC
November 18, 2022* 11:00 am/1:00 pm, ESPN2	vs. Colorado/UMass Myrtle Beach Invitational	HTC Center Conway, SC
November 20, 2022*	vs. Loyola–Chicago/Tulsa/Boise State/Charlotte Myrtle Beach Invitational	HTC Center Conway, SC
November 26, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Chattanooga	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
December 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Illinois State	CFSB Center Murray, KY
December 4, 2022 1:00 pm	at Valparaiso	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
December 10, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Bellarmine	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
December 13, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Chicago State	CFSB Center Murray, KY
December 16, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Austin Peay	CFSB Center Murray, KY
December 21, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Middle Tennessee	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
December 29, 2022 7:00 pm	Southern Illinois	CFSB Center Murray, KY
January 1, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Evansville	Ford Center Evansville, IN
January 4, 2023 ESPN+	Bradley	CFSB Center Murray, KY
January 7, 2023 5:00 pm	at Drake	Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
January 10, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Iowa	McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
January 14, 2023 7:00 pm	UIC	CFSB Center Murray, KY
January 17, 2023 8:00 pm	at Belmont	Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
January 21, 2023 5:00 pm	Indiana State	CFSB Center Murray, KY
January 24, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Illinois	Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
January 28, 2023 1:00 pm, MVCN	Missouri State	CFSB Center Murray, KY
February 1, 2023 7:00 pm	Belmont	CFSB Center Murray, KY
February 4, 2023 5:00 pm	at Indiana State	Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
February 7, 2023 7:00 pm	Drake	CFSB Center Murray, KY
February 11, 2023 1:00 pm	at Bradley	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
February 15, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Illinois State	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
February 18, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Evansville	CFSB Center Murray, KY
February 21, 2023 6:00 pm, CBSSN	at Missouri State	Great Southern Bank Arena Springfield, MO
February 26, 2023 1:00 pm	Valpaiso	CFSB Center Murray, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources^[7]^[8]

References

^ "Murray State Wins 2022 OVC Men's Basketball Championship Presented by TicketSmarter". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
^ "Racers Advance In NCAA Tournament – Defeat San Francisco". Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
^ "SWEET HISTORY! MEN'S BASKETBALL TAKES DOWN MURRAY STATE TO ADVANCE TO THE SWEET 16". Saint Peter's University Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
^ "Murray State University Joins The Missouri Valley Conference". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
^ "Murray State basketball's Matt McMahon to be LSU's next head coach". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
^ "Murray State brings back Steve Prohm to be men's basketball coach". ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
^ "2022-23 Murray State Racers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2022.

[1] "Murray State Wins 2022 OVC Men's Basketball Championship Presented by TicketSmarter". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2022.

[2] "Racers Advance In NCAA Tournament – Defeat San Francisco". Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2022.

[3] "SWEET HISTORY! MEN'S BASKETBALL TAKES DOWN MURRAY STATE TO ADVANCE TO THE SWEET 16". Saint Peter's University Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2022.

[4] "Murray State University Joins The Missouri Valley Conference". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2022.

[5] "Murray State basketball's Matt McMahon to be LSU's next head coach". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved October 31, 2022.

[6] "Murray State brings back Steve Prohm to be men's basketball coach". ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2022.

[7] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2022.

[8] "2022-23 Murray State Racers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2022.

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2022–23 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Belmont	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Bradley	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Drake	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Evansville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Illinois State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Indiana State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Missouri State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Murray State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Iowa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UIC	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Valparaiso	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2023 MVC tournament winner