Murray State Racers basketball
Murray State Racers basketball history
Murray State University (Murray, KY)
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Missouri Valley Conference (MVC)
Current head coach: Steve Prohm (2011-15, 2022-)
- Asst: Cole Christian (2022-)
- Asst: Antwon Jackson (2022-)
- Asst: Brendan Mullins (2024-)
- Asst. to the HC/DPD: Marcus Brown (2021-)
- Asst/DPD: T.J. Sapp (2023-)
- Asst. to the HC: Bryan Sherrer (2024-)
- Video: Jack Seltsam (2022-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 18 (1964, 1969, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2022)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 5-18
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 8 (1980, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1996, 2011, 2015)
- NIT Overall Record: 4-8
- CIT Championships: 1 (2014)
- CIT Appearances: 1 (2014)
- CIT Overall Record: 5-0
- NAIA National Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1941, 1952)
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 7 (1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1950, 1952)
- NAIA Tournament Final Four: 4 (1938, 1941, 1943, 1952)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 16-8
Conference Titles (Ohio Valley, Missouri Valley):
- Missouri Valley Regular Season Championships: 0
- Ohio Valley Regular Season Championships: 30 (1951, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022)
- Missouri Valley Tournament Championships: 0
- Ohio Valley Tournament Championships: 18 (1951, 1964, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2022)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 2 (last = Ja Morant, 2019)
- Missouri Valley Player of the Year: 0
- Ohio Valley Player of the Year: 21 (last = KJ Williams, 2022)
Murray State head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Steve Prohm | 2011-15, 22-Pres | 133-64 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt McMahon | 2015-22 | 154-67 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Billy Kennedy | 2006-11 | 107-53 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mick Cronin | 2003-06 | 69-24 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tevester Anderson | 1998-2003 | 103-52 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Gottfried | 1995-98 | 69-23 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Edgar | 1991-95 | 79-40 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Newton | 1985-91 | 116-65 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Ron Greene | 1978-85 | 119-78 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Overton | 1974-78 | 44-59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal Luther | 1958-74 | 241-154 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Rex Alexander | 1954-58 | 45-54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harlan Hodges | 1948-54 | 105-65 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Miller | 1942-48 | 74-60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rice Mountjoy | 1941-42 | 18-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlisle Cutchin | 1925-41 | 256-91 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.