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2018–19 Murray State Racers Men's Basketball Team
The 2018–19 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers, led by fourth-year head coach Matt McMahon (basketball), Matt McMahon, played their home games at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 28–5, 16–2 in OVC play to finish second to Belmont on a tiebreaker for the regular season championship with 2018–19 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team, Belmont. They defeated 2018–19 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team, Jacksonville State and upset the short-handed Belmont Bruins to be champions of the 2019 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament, OVC tournament. They earned the OVC's automatic-bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament where they defeated 2018–19 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team, Marquette in the first round before los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt McMahon (basketball)
Matthew Joseph McMahon (born April 26, 1978) is the current men's college basketball head coach for LSU Tigers men's basketball, LSU. McMahon was formerly the men’s basketball coach at Murray State. In his third year leading the program, McMahon led the Racers to a 26–6 record that included Ohio Valley Conference regular-season and tournament championships. A 6-foot-1 shooting guard, McMahon was a regular player under head coach Buzz Peterson at Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball, Appalachian State from 1996 to 2000. The Mountaineers posted a 65–25 record over his last three years, finishing with an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2000. During those years, McMahon averaged 6.9 points in 90 games, hitting 37.5 percent (124 of 331) of his 3-point attempts. He graduated in 2000 with a degree in marketing. Coaching career Appalachian State After his playing career, McMahon stayed on at Appalachian State as a student assistant men's basketball coach under head co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |