2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Drake 17 3   .850 29 3   .906
Bradley 15 5   .750 26 7   .788
Northern Iowa 14 6   .700 20 12   .625
Belmont 13 7   .650 22 11   .667
Illinois State 10 10   .500 19 14   .576
UIC 10 10   .500 17 14   .548
Murray State 9 11   .450 16 17   .485
Southern Illinois 8 12   .400 14 19   .424
Indiana State 8 12   .400 14 18   .438
Evansville 8 12   .400 11 21   .344
Valparaiso 6 14   .300 15 19   .441
Missouri State 2 18   .100 9 23   .281
2025 MVC tournament winner
As of March 8, 2025

The 2024–25 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represents Murray State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers, led by head coach Steve Prohm in his third season in his second stint (seventh overall), play their home games at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky as third-year members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Racers finished the 2023–24 season 12–20, 9–11 in MVC play to finish in a tie for seventh place.[1] They were defeated by Missouri State in the opening round of the MVC tournament.[2]

Roster

2024–25 Murray State Racers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kylen Milton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Arkansas–Pine Bluff Monticello, Arkansas
F 2 KyeRon Lindsay 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Texas Tech Denton, Texas
G 4 Patrick Chew 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Brophy College Prep Phoenix, Arizona
G 7 AJ Ferguson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Southern Illinois Houston, Texas
F 8 John McCrear 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Woodford County High School Detroit, Michigan
G 9 Terence Harcum 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Appalachian State Butner, North Carolina
G 11 Justin Morgan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Memphis Home School Association Memphis, Tennessee
F 13 Alden Applewhite 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Portland Memphis, Tennessee
G 14 Trey Boggess 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Murray High School Murray, Kentucky
F 17 Chiang Ring 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr Park Center High School Minneapolis, Minnesota
F 23 Nick Ellington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Eastern Illinois St. Louis, Missouri
G 24 JaCobi Wood 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Belmont Cleveland, Tennessee
G 33 Mason Shubert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Central Community High School Aviston, Illinois
G 34 Tre Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Houston High School Memphis, Tennessee
F 35 Jordan McCullum 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Harriman High School Harriman, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 22, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Bethel (TN) W 113–37  1–0
CFSB Center (4,568)
Murray, KY
November 8, 2024*
6:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+
at Pittsburgh L 68–83  1–1
Petersen Events Center (7,537)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 16, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Middle Tennessee W 88–67  2–1
Murphy Center (3,812)
Murfreesboro, TN
November 20, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Maryland Eastern Shore W 79–61  3–1
CFSB Center (4,731)
Murray, KY
November 22, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Utah Valley L 75–77  3–2
CFSB Center (5,037)
Murray, KY
November 26, 2024*
4:00 pm
vs. UT Arlington W 79–66  4–2
The Reef (121)
Jacksonville, FL
December 3, 2024
7:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+
Evansville W 63–61  5–2
(1–0)
CFSB Center (5,358)
Murray, KY
December 8, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State W 73–53  6–2
CFSB Center (4,795)
Murray, KY
December 14, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Kentucky L 76–81 OT 6–3
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,707)
Bowling Green, KY
December 18, 2024
6:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+
at Indiana State L 74–84  6–4
(1–1)
Hulman Center (4,132)
Terre Haute, IN
December 22, 2024*
8:00 pm, ESPN
vs. Nebraska
Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinal
L 49–66  6–5
Stan Sheriff Center (5,049)
Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2024*
11:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Charlotte
Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Consolation Semifinal
L 90–94 2OT 6–6
Stan Sheriff Center (4,611)
Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2024*
12:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Loyola Chicago
Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Seventh Place
W 71–68  7–6
Stan Sheriff Center (4,163)
Honolulu, HI
January 2, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Illinois State L 68–74  7–7
(1–2)
CFSB Center (4,585)
Murray, KY
January 5, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN2
at Drake W 66–59  8–7
(2–2)
The Knapp Center (3,807)
Des Moines, IA
January 8, 2025
6:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+
at Northern Iowa W 71–68  9–7
(3–2)
McLeod Center (3,249)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 11, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Valparaiso W 58–47  10–7
(4–2)
CFSB Center (5,418)
Murray, KY
January 15, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UIC L 93–97 2OT 10–8
(4–3)
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,391)
Chicago, IL
January 18, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Bradley L 61–74  10–9
(4–4)
CFSB Center (5,594)
Murray, KY
January 22, 2025
6:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+
at Southern Illinois W 74–64  11–9
(5–4)
Banterra Center (5,506)
Carbondale, IL
January 25, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Belmont L 77–95  11–10
(5–5)
CFSB Center (5,706)
Murray, KY
January 29, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Evansville L 74–78  11–11
(5–6)
Ford Center (5,318)
Evansville, IN
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Missouri State L 56–77  11–12
(5–7)
Great Southern Bank Arena (2,468)
Springfield, MO
February 4, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN2
Drake L 45–55  11–13
(5–8)
CFSB Center (4,586)
Murray, KY
February 8, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Valparaiso W 74–56  12–13
(6–8)
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,401)
Valparaiso, IN
February 11, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UIC W 63–53  13–13
(7–8)
CFSB Center (4,874)
Murray, KY
February 17, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. Northern Iowa
Game rescheduled due to power outage caused by inclement weather[3]
L 67–74  13–14
(7–9)
Curb Event Center (472)
Nashville, TN
February 19, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Illinois
Game relocated due to power outage caused by inclement weather[4]
W 62–60  14–14
(8–9)
Banterra Center (1,030)
Carbondale, IL
February 22, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at Bradley L 83–85 OT 14–15
(8–10)
Carver Arena (7,560)
Peoria, IL
February 25, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Indiana State W 85–75  15–15
(9–10)
CFSB Center (4,683)
Murray, KY
March 2, 2025
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Belmont L 60–70  15–16
(9–11)
Curb Event Center (2,051)
Nashville, TN
MVC tournament
March 6, 2025
6:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+
(7) vs. (10) Evansville
Opening Round
W 74–53  16–16
Enterprise Center (3,849)
St. Louis, MO
March 7, 2025
6:00 pm, MVC TV Network/ESPN+
(7) vs. (2) Bradley
Quarterfinal
L 62–70  16–17
Enterprise Center (6,090)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

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