The 2022–23 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Racers were led by head coach

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, who was in his first season (fifth overall) with the Racers, and played their home games at the

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as first-year members of the

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. They finished the season 16–14, 11–9 in MVC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Valparaiso in the opening round of the MVC tournament before losing to

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in the quarterfinals.

Previous season

The Racers finished the 2021–22 season 31–3, 18–0 in OVC play to finish as regular season champions. As the No. 1 seed, they defeated Southeast Missouri State and

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to win the OVC tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the East Region, where they defeated

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in the first round, before losing to Saint Peter's in the second round. On March 21, 2022, head coach Matt McMahon left the school to take the head coaching job at

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. On March 28, the school named former

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head coach Steve Prohm as the team's new head coach, who previously coached the Racers from 2006–2011 as an assistant and as head coach from 2011–2015. The season was the team's last season as members of the

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, as they joined the

in July 2022.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Murray State Racers men's basketball The Murray State Racers men's basketball program represents Murray State University in intercollegiate men's basketball. Murray State is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (N ...