2013–14 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

2013–14 Murray State Racers men's basketball
OVC West Division champions
CIT champions
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
West Division
2013–14 record 23–11 (13–3 OVC)
Head coach Steve Prohm (3rd year)
Assistant coach William Small
Assistant coach Matt McMahon
Assistant coach James Kane
Home arena CFSB Center
2013–14 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 14 2   .875     26 10   .722
Eastern Kentucky 11 5   .688     24 10   .706
Morehead State 10 6   .625     20 14   .588
Tennessee Tech 9 7   .563     17 16   .515
Jacksonville State 4 12   .250     10 21   .323
Tennessee State 4 12   .250     5 25   .167
West
Murray State 13 3   .813     23 11   .676
Southeast Missouri State 8 8   .500     18 14   .563
Eastern Illinois 7 9   .438     11 19   .367
SIU Edwardsville 7 9   .438     11 20   .355
Austin Peay 6 10   .375     12 18   .400
Tennessee–Martin 3 13   .188     8 23   .258
2014 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers, led by third year head coach Steve Prohm, played their home games at the CFSB Center and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference.

They finished the season 23–11, 13–3 In OVC play and were OVC West Division champions. They lost in semifinals of the OVC Tournament to the eventual champion Eastern Kentucky Colonels.

The Racers were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated the Missouri State Bears on the road and the Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks, Towson Tigers, Pacific Tigers, and Yale Bulldogs at home to be crowned the 2014 CIT champions.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Cameron Payne Guard 6–2 175 Freshman Memphis, Tennessee
2 Jonathan Fairell Forward 6–7 265 Junior Miami, Florida
4 Jarvis Williams Forward 6–8 210 Junior Macon, Georgia
11 C.J. Ford Guard 6–1 185 Sophomore Fayetteville, North Carolina
12 Tyler Rambo Forward 6–5 210 Sophomore Grandview, Missouri
14 Jeff Martin Guard 5–11 155 Freshman Katy, Texas
22 T.J. Sapp Guard 6–3 190 Junior Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
23 Dexter Fields Guard 6–2 190 Senior Orlando, Florida
24 Justin Seymour Guard 6–3 205 Sophomore Atlanta, Georgia
31 Jeffery Moss Forward 6–4 185 Sophomore Madison, Alabama
34 Terron Gilmore Forward 6–7 225 Sophomore Jackson, Mississippi
35 Zay Henderson Forward 6–8 245 Sophomore Monroe, Louisiana

Honors

Cameron Payne was named to the First Team All-OVC and OVC Freshman of the Year; Jarvis WIlliams was named to the Second Team All-OVC; both were named to the OVC All-Newcomer Team.[1]

As the Racers won the CIT post-season tournament, Cameron Payne and Jarvis Williams were named to the all-tournament first team, and Payne was named tournament MVP.[2]

Cameron Payne was named to the CollegeInsider.com 2013-14 Kyle Macy Freshmen All-America team and a finalist for the Kyle Macy Award as Division I Freshman of the Year.[3]

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/02/2013*
7:00 pm, OVCDN
Freed–Hardeman W 95–68 
CFSB Center (2,352)
Murray, KY
Regular season
11/08/2013*
7:30 pm
at Valparaiso L 74–77  0–1
Athletics-Recreation Center (4,277)
Valparaiso, IN
11/12/2013*
7:00 pm, OVCDN
Brescia W 97–69  1–1
CFSB Center (2,311)
Murray, KY
11/15/2013*
6:00 pm
at Old Dominion L 60–70  1–2
Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,770)
Richmond, VA
11/19/2013*
7:00 pm, OVCDN
Bethel (TN) W 91–64  2–2
CFSB Center (2,474)
Murray, KY
11/23/2013*
7:00 pm
at Auburn L 67–75  2–3
Auburn Arena (4,171)
Auburn, AL
11/26/2013*
7:30 pm, OVCDN
Middle Tennessee L 62–80  2–4
CFSB Center (3,347)
Murray, KY
11/30/2013*
9:00 pm, CSS/ESPN3
at Saint Mary's L 64–89  2–5
McKeon Pavilion (2,506)
Moraga, CA
12/04/2013*
7:00 pm, OVCDN
Evansville W 65–63  3–5
CFSB Center (2,474)
Murray, KY
12/07/2013*
3:00 pm, OVCDN
Lipscomb W 73–69  4–5
CFSB Center (2,336)
Murray, KY
12/17/2013*
7:00 pm, OVCDN
Southern Illinois W 73–65  5–5
CFSB Center (3,389)
Murray, KY
12/21/2013*
1:00 pm, Racer TV/ESPN3
at WKU L 64–71  5–6
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,614)
Bowling Green, KY
12/29/2013*
1:00 pm, FS Ohio
at Dayton L 51–72  5–7
UD Arena (12,067)
Dayton, OH
01/02/2014
7:00 pm, OVCDN
Southeast Missouri State W 82–75  6–7 (1–0)
CFSB Center (2,319)
Murray, KY
01/05/2014
2:00 pm, CBSSN
UT Martin W 91–77  7–7 (2–0)
CFSB Center (2,285)
Murray, KY
01/08/2014
6:00 pm, Racer TV/ESPN3
at Eastern Kentucky W 77–64  8–7 (3–0)
McBrayer Arena (1,850)
Richmond, KY
01/11/2014
7:30 pm, OVCDN
Austin Peay W 89–67  9–7 (4–0)
CFSB Center (5,272)
Murray, KY
01/16/2013
7:00 pm, Racer TV/ESPN3
at Eastern Illinois W 70–66  10–7 (5–0)
Lantz Arena (1,421)
Charleston, IL
01/18/2013
1:00 pm, FS Midwest
at SIU Edwardsville L 60–67  10–8 (5–1)
Vadalabene Center (2,787)
Edwardsville, IL
01/23/2014
7:00 pm, OVCDN
Tennessee Tech W 92–53  11–8 (6–1)
CFSB Center (2,285)
Murray, KY
01/25/2014
7:30 pm, OVCDN
Jacksonville State W 73–65  12–8 (7–1)
CFSB Center (5,028)
Murray, KY
01/31/2013
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Austin Peay W 96–88  13–8 (8–1)
Dunn Center (4,283)
Clarksville, TN
02/06/2013
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Belmont L 96–99  13–9 (8–2)
Curb Event Center (3,104)
Nashville, TN
02/08/2013
7:00 pm, Racer TV/ESPN3
at Tennessee State W 73–65  14–9 (9–2)
Gentry Complex (4,381)
Nashville, TN
02/13/2014
7:00 pm, OVCDN
SIU Edwardsville W 82–72  15–9 (10–2)
CFSB Center (3,814)
Murray, KY
02/15/2014
7:30 pm, OVCDN
Eastern Illinois W 72–60  16–9 (11–2)
CFSB Center (3,846)
Murray, KY
02/22/2014
7:00 pm, OVCDN
Morehead State W 69–58  17–9 (12–2)
CFSB Center (5,856)
Murray, KY
02/27/2014
7:00 pm, Racer TV/ESPN3
at UT Martin W 86–72  18–9 (13–2)
Skyhawk Arena (2,333)
Martin, TN
03/01/2014
5:30 pm, Racer TV/ESPN3
at Southeast Missouri State L 115–118 2OT 18–10 (13–3)
Show Me Center (3,607)
Cape Girardeau, MO
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
03/07/2014
6:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Eastern Kentucky
Semifinals
L 83–86  18–11
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (3,650)
Nashville, TN
CIT
03/19/2014*
7:00 pm
at Missouri State
First round
W 66–63  19–11
JQH Arena (2,910)
Springfield, MO
03/24/2014*
7:00 pm
Nebraska–Omaha
Second round
W 86–62  20–11
CFSB Center (3,254)
Murray, KY
03/27/2014*
7:00 pm
Towson
Quarterfinals
W 85–73  21–11
CFSB Center (3,063)
Murray, KY
04/01/2014*
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Pacific
Semifinals
W 98–75  22–11
CFSB Center (3,875)
Murray, KY
04/03/2014*
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Yale
Championship
W 65–57  23–11
CFSB Center (4,467)
Murray, KY
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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