2013–14 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

2013–14 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
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	† 2014 OVC tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

Murray State Racers men's basketball
2013–14 Murray State Racers men's basketball
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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
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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

[1] ttp://www.ovcsports.com/news/2014/3/3/MBB_0303140606.aspx?path=mbball

[2] ttp://www.collegeinsider.com/pvideo/120/Murray-State-2014-CIT-Champs

[3] ttp://www.kylemacyaward.com/

[4] ttp://www.goracers.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=158&path=mbball

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2013–14 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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