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Creighton assistant accepts men’s basketball head coaching job

Zach Simmons, Sports Editor March 14, 2025

Six days after Steve Prohm “stepped down” as Murray State’s head men’s basketball coach, Murray State has hired the next coach to lead the prestigious...

Head coach Steve Prohm talks to his players during a timeout.

BREAKING: Prohm out as men’s basketball head coach

Zach Simmons, Sports Editor March 7, 2025

After a 72-60 loss to Bradley in the quarterfinal round of the Missouri Valley Conference Championship tournament, Steve Prohm stepped down as head coach...

Senior guard Terence Harcum celebrates with assistant coach Brendan Mullins as he comes off the court in the final minutes of the game.

Harcum’s record day propels men’s basketball over Evansville

Zach Simmons, Sports Editor March 7, 2025

ST. LOUIS - Senior guard Terence Harcum scored a career-high 31 points and set a new Missouri Valley Conference Tournament record for highest single-game...

Senior guard AJ Ferguson surveys the defense.

Men’s basketball drops regular season finale against Belmont

Zach Simmons, Sports Editor March 5, 2025

There aren’t many better ways to start March Madness than playing the regular season finale against your rival. That’s exactly what the Murray State...

Men’s basketball wins home finale against Indiana State

Men’s basketball wins home finale against Indiana State

Zach Simmons, Sports Editor February 26, 2025

Playing in their first true home game since Feb. 11, the Murray State men’s basketball team hosted the Indiana State Sycamores on Tuesday, Feb. 25. This...

Men’s basketball loses to Bradley in overtime

Men’s basketball loses to Bradley in overtime

Zach Simmons, Sports Editor February 24, 2025

With four games remaining for the Murray State men’s basketball team, every result is crucial as the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) tournament draws...

Senior guard JaCobi Wood during player introductions.

Men’s basketball beats Southern Illinois in Carbondale for the second time this season

Zach Simmons, Sports Editor February 22, 2025

The power outages plaguing the campus of Murray State University affected another of the Murray State men’s basketball team’s home games. After having...

Senior forward Nick Ellington and senior guard AJ Ferguson fight for a rebound with a Belmont player.

Men’s basketball lose to UNI in “home game” at Belmont

Zach Simmons, Sports Editor February 19, 2025

What was supposed to be a Murray State men’s basketball game at the CFSB Center on Sunday afternoon turned into a Monday night game at the Curb Event...

Senior guard Kylen Milton shoots a three over a WKU defender.

Men’s basketball douses the UIC Flames without leading scorer

Zach Simmons, Sports Editor February 12, 2025

The Murray State men’s basketball team won the first game of their 3-game home stand, taking down the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Flames, and...

Senior forward Nick Ellington smiles during warmups.

Men’s basketball take down Valpo, avoid five-game losing streak

Zach Simmons, Sports Editor February 10, 2025

Four Racers scored double figures as the Murray State men’s basketball beat the Valparaiso Beacons on Saturday, Feb. 8 to avoid a five-game losing streak. The...

Senior guard JaCobi Wood goes for a layup.

Men’s basketball hands Missouri State first conference win

Zach Simmons, Sports Editor February 3, 2025

In their only scheduled meeting of the 2024-25 regular season, Murray State men’s basketball lost against the Missouri State Bears 77-56 at the Great...

Senior guard JaCobi Wood drives around a Utah Valley defender.

Men’s basketball fall short against Evansville despite Wood’s career-high 29

Sam Hunter, Contributing Writer January 30, 2025

Murray State men's basketball fell to the Evansville Purple Aces 78-74 on Wednesday night at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. Despite a valiant...

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