2014–15 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers, led by fourth 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 29–6, 16–0 in OVC play to win the West Division championship and the overall OVC regular season championship. After a 2–4 start, the Racers won 25 games in a row before losing in the championship game of the OVC Tournament to Belmont.[1] As a regular season champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated UTEP in the first round and Tulsa in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Old Dominion.

2014–15 Murray State Racers men's basketball
OVC Regular Season champions
OVC West Division champions
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionWest Division
2014–15 record29–6 (16–0 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCFSB Center
2014–15 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Belmont115 .688  2211  .667
Eastern Kentucky115 .688  2112  .636
Morehead State106 .625  1717  .500
Jacksonville State511 .313  1219  .387
Tennessee Tech412 .250  1218  .400
Tennessee State214 .125  526  .161
West
Murray State160 1.000  296  .829
UT Martin106 .625  2113  .618
Eastern Illinois97 .563  1815  .545
SIU Edwardsville88 .500  1216  .429
Southeast Missouri St.79 .438  1317  .433
Austin Peay313 .188  822  .267
2015 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

On June 8, head coach Steve Prohm resigned to take the same position at Iowa State.[2] He finished at Murray State with a record of 104–29 in four seasons.

Roster

2014–15 Murray State Racers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Wayne Langston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrDr. Henry A. Wise
McLennan CC
Upper Marlboro, MD
G 1 Cameron Payne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoLausanne Collegiate Memphis, TN
F 2 Jonathan Fairell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)265 lb (120 kg) SrCarol City
Indian River JC
Miami, FL
F 4 Jarvis Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrWilkinson County
Gordon State JC
Macon, GA
F 12 Tyler Rambo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS JrChristian Life Academy Grandview, MO
G 12 Jeff Martin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)155 lb (70 kg) SoSeven Lakes Katy, TX
G 22 T. J. Sapp 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SrNortheast
Clemson
Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 23 Justin Seymour 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SoWheeler
Utah
Atlanta, GA
G 24 Kedrick Flomo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrNorth Forsyth Winston-Salem, NC
F 31 Jeffery Moss 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)188 lb (85 kg) JrBob Jones Madison, AL
F 33 Gee McGhee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrRedemptorist
Chattanooga
Baton Rouge, LA
F 34 Terron Gilmore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrCallaway Jackson, MS
G Damarcus Croaker  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrJones
Texas
Orlando, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2014*
7:00 pm
Freed–Hardeman W 74–42 
CFSB Center (2,462)
Murray, KY
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
Houston L 74–77  0–1
CFSB Center (5,056)
Murray, KY
11/18/2014*
7:00 pm
at Middle Tennessee W 68–49  1–1
Murphy Center (4,024)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/20/2014*
7:00 pm
Brescia W 89–56  2–1
CFSB Center (3,497)
Murray, KY
11/24/2014*
6:00 pm, FS1
at Xavier L 62–89  2–2
Cintas Center (9,446)
Cincinnati, OH
11/28/2014*
7:30 pm
vs. Portland
Challenge in Music City
L 61–64  2–3
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A)
Nashville, TN
11/29/2014*
7:30 pm
vs. Valparaiso
Challenge in Music City
L 58–93  2–4
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A)
Nashville, TN
11/30/2014*
3:30 pm
vs. Drake
Challenge in Music City
W 68–59  3–4
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (504)
Nashville, TN
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
Bethel (TN) W 102–66  4–4
CFSB Center (3,283)
Murray, KY
12/06/2014*
7:00 pm
WKU W 93–81  5–4
CFSB Center (5,312)
Murray, KY
12/13/2014*
1:00 pm
at Evansville W 81–79  6–4
Ford Center (5,083)
Evansville, IN
12/17/2014*
7:00 pm
Alcorn State W 94–56  7–4
CFSB Center (2,717)
Murray, KY
12/20/2014*
3:00 pm
Illinois State W 89–77  8–4
CFSB Center (2,979)
Murray, KY
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm
at Southern Illinois W 83–71  9–4
SIU Arena (5,511)
Carbondale, IL
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm
Alabama A&M W 76–39  10–4
CFSB Center (3,039)
Murray, KY
01/03/2015
6:30 pm
at Morehead State W 66–57  11–4 (1–0)
Ellis Johnson Arena (4,247)
Morehead, KY
01/08/2015
7:30 pm
at Tennessee Tech W 83–67  12–4 (2–0)
Eblen Center (1,683)
Cookeville, TN
01/11/2015
5:00 pm
at Jacksonville State W 84–57  13–4 (3–0)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (3,196)
Jacksonville, AL
01/15/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Belmont W 92–77  14–4 (4–0)
CFSB Center (5,960)
Murray, KY
01/17/2015
7:00 pm
Tennessee State W 91–72  15–4 (5–0)
CFSB Center (5,484)
Murray, KY
01/22/2015
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Eastern Illinois W 77–62  16–4 (6–0)
Lantz Arena (4,542)
Charleston, IL
01/24/2015
7:00 pm
at SIU Edwardsville W 60–54  17–4 (7–0)
Vadalabene Center (3,145)
Edwardsville, IL
01/29/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Eastern Kentucky W 85–78 OT 18–4 (8–0)
CFSB Center (5,295)
Murray, KY
01/31/2015
7:00 pm
UT Martin W 65–62  19–4 (9–0)
CFSB Center (6,302)
Murray, KY
02/05/2015
7:00 pm
Southeast Missouri State W 82–72  20–4 (10–0)
CFSB Center (4,184)
Murray, KY
02/07/2015
7:00 pm
at Austin Peay W 82–72  21–4 (11–0)
Dunn Center (6,131)
Clarksville, TN
02/12/2015
7:00 pm
SIU Edwardsville W 78–46  22–4 (12–0)
CFSB Center (5,914)
Murray, KY
02/14/2015
6:00 pm
at Southeast Missouri State W 94–92 OT 23–4 (13–0)
Show Me Center (3,218)
Cape Girardeau, MO
02/21/2015
1:00 pm, CBSSN
Austin Peay W 89–54  24–4 (14–0)
CFSB Center (5,952)
Murray, KY
02/26/2015
7:00 pm
Eastern Illinois W 65–57  25–4 (15–0)
CFSB Center (5,961)
Murray, KY
02/28/2015
6:00 pm
at UT Martin W 73–67  26–4 (16–0)
Skyhawk Arena (5,000)
Martin, TN
Ohio Valley Tournament
03/06/2015
6:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 25 vs. Morehead State
Semifinals
W 80–77  27–4
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (3,753)
Nashville, TN
03/07/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 25 vs. Belmont
Championship game
L 87–88  27–5
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (5,293)
Nashville, TN
NIT
03/17/2015*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. (3) (6) UTEP
First round
W 81–66  28–5
CFSB Center (3,376)
Murray, KY
03/23/2015*
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. (3) at (2) Tulsa
Second round
W 83–62  29–5
Reynolds Center (3,440)
Tulsa, OK
03/25/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. (3) at (1) Old Dominion
Quarterfinals
L 69–72  29–6
Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,161)
Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

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