The 2017–18 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Racers, led by third-year head coach Matt McMahon, played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 26–6, 16–2 in OVC play to win the OVC regular season championship. They defeated Jacksonville State and Belmont to become champions of the OVC tournament. They earned the OVC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to

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Previous season

The Racers finished the 2016–17 season 16–17, 8–8 in OVC play to finish in third place in the West Division. As the No. 7 seed in the OVC tournament, they defeated

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and

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before losing to UT Martin in the semifinals.

Preseason

In a vote of conference coaches and sports information directors, Murray State was picked to finish in 3rd place in the OVC. Jonathan Stark was picked as the ''Preseason OVC Player of the Year'', and Terrell Miller was also named to the ''2017–18 Preseason All-OVC Men's Basketball Team''. After five years of divisional play in the OVC, the conference eliminated divisions for the 2017–18 season. Additionally, for the first time, each conference team will play 18 conference games.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Murray State Murray State University (MSU) is a public university in Murray, Kentucky, in the Southern United States. In addition to the main campus in Calloway County in southwestern Kentucky, Murray State operates extended campuses offering upper-level an ...