2012–13 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

2012–13 Murray State Racers men's basketball
Ohio Valley West Division Champions
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record21–10 (10–6 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCFSB Center
Seasons
2012–13 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 14 2   .875 26 7   .788
Eastern Kentucky 12 4   .750 25 10   .714
Tennessee State 11 5   .688 18 15   .545
Jacksonville State* 8 8   .500 17 11   .607
Morehead State 8 8   .500 15 18   .455
Tennessee Tech 5 11   .313 12 17   .414
West
Murray State 10 6   .625 21 10   .677
Southeast Missouri State 8 8   .500 17 16   .515
Eastern Illinois 6 10   .375 11 21   .344
SIU Edwardsville 5 11   .313 9 18   .333
UT Martin 5 11   .313 9 21   .300
Austin Peay 4 12   .250 8 23   .258
2013 OVC tournament winner
As of March 23, 2013
* Ineligible for Postseason play due to APR Penalties
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers, led by second 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 21–10, 10–6 in OVC play to be champions of the West Division. They advanced to the championship game of the OVC tournament where they lost to Belmont in overtime. Despite the 21 wins, they did not participate in a post season tournament.

Roster

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2012–13 Murray State Racers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Stacy Wilson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Mullins
Coffeyville CC
Mullins, SC
F 2 Ed Daniel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Woodlawn Birmingham, AL
G 3 Isaiah Canaan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Biloxi Biloxi, MS
G 5 Latreze Mushatt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Arthur Hill
UMKC
Saginaw, MI
G 11 C. J. Ford 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Westover Fayetteville, NC
F 12 Tyler Rambo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr Christian Life Academy (Humble, TX) Grandview, MO
F 13 Brandon Garrett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Paradise Valley
Indian Hills CC
Phoenix, AZ
F 14 Erik McCree 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr West Orange Winter Garden, FL
G 23 Dexter Fields 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Olympia
UAB
Orlando, FL
F 32 Jeffery Moss 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Bob Jones Madison, AL
G 33 Jordan Burge 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Sr Northside Baptist Mayfield, KY
F 34 Terron Gilmore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Callaway Jackson, MS
F 35 Zay Henderson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Neville Monroe, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Before the season, sophomore guard Zay Jackson was suspended for the 2012–13 season after pleading guilty to reduced charges stemming from a September 2012 incident in which he was accused of hitting two people with his car in a Walmart parking lot.[1]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2012*
7:00 pm
Freed–Hardeman W 87–74 
CFSB Center (3,383)
Murray, KY
Regular season
11/09/2012*
7:30 pm
Brescia W 88–43  1–0
CFSB Center (3,866)
Murray, KY
11/15/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Auburn
Charleston Classic First Round
W 79–59  2–0
TD Arena (4,716)
Charleston, SC
11/16/2012*
4:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. St. John's
Charleston Classic Semifinals
W 72–67  3–0
TD Arena (4,780)
Charleston, SC
11/18/2012*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Colorado
Charleston Classic Final
L 74–81  3–1
TD Arena (3,291)
Charleston, SC
11/24/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Old Dominion W 79–72  4–1
CFSB Center (4,745)
Murray, KY
11/26/2012*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Lipscomb W 88–79  5–1
Allen Arena (2,985)
Nashville, TN
12/04/2012*
7:00 pm
Bethel W 76–54  6–1
CFSB Center (3,542)
Murray, KY
12/08/2012*
1:05 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville W 82–70  7–1
Ford Center (6,302)
Evansville, IN
12/16/2012*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
WKU W 75–70  8–1
CFSB Center (7,080)
Murray, KY
12/19/2012*
7:35 pm, ESPN3
at Arkansas State W 61–54  9–1
Convocation Center (2,834)
Jonesboro, AR
12/22/2012*
11:00 am, CBSSN
at Dayton L 68–77  9–2
UD Arena (12,638)
Dayton, OH
12/29/2012*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Valparaiso L 64–66  9–3
CFSB Center (4,343)
Murray, KY
01/03/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Tennessee–Martin W 73–62  10–3 (1–0)
Skyhawk Arena (3,557)
Martin, TN
01/05/2013
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at Southeast Missouri State W 74–66  11–3 (2–0)
Show Me Center (4,915)
Cape Girardeau, MO
01/09/2013
7:00 pm
Eastern Kentucky L 65–77  11–4 (2–1)
CFSB Center (4,052)
Murray, KY
01/12/2013
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Austin Peay W 71–68  12–4 (3–1)
Dunn Center (4,718)
Clarksville, TN
01/17/2013
7:00 pm
Eastern Illinois W 70–49  13–4 (4–1)
CFSB Center (3,818)
Murray, KY
01/19/2013
7:30 pm, ESPN3
SIU Edwardsville W 70–61  14–4 (5–1)
CFSB Center (5,102)
Murray, KY
01/24/2013
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Tennessee Tech W 47–39  15–4 (6–1)
Eblen Center (1,711)
Cookeville, TN
01/26/2013
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Jacksonville State L 64–65  15–5 (6–2)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (3,478)
Jacksonville, AL
02/02/2013
12:00 pm, ESPNU
Austin Peay W 75–68 OT 16–5 (7–2)
CFSB Center (6,111)
Murray, KY
02/07/2013
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Belmont W 79–74  17–5 (8–2)
CFSB Center (7,141)
Murray, KY
02/09/2013
7:00 pm
Tennessee State W 69–48  18–5 (9–2)
CFSB Center (6,762)
Murray, KY
02/14/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at SIU Edwardsville L 60–65  18–6 (9–3)
Vadalabene Center (2,103)
Edwardsville, IL
02/16/2013
6:15 pm, ESPN3
at Eastern Illinois L 70–79  18–7 (9–4)
Lantz Arena (2,455)
Charleston, IL
02/20/2013
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Morehead State W 106–100 2OT 19–7 (10–4)
Ellis Johnson Arena (3,317)
Morehead, KY
02/23/2013*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
South Dakota State
BracketBusters
W 73–62  20–7
CFSB Center (7,231)
Murray, KY
02/28/2013
7:00 pm
Tennessee–Martin L 68–69  20–8 (10–5)
CFSB Center (4,823)
Murray, KY
03/02/2013
7:30 pm
Southeast Missouri State L 68–84  20–9 (10–6)
CFSB Center (7,489)
Murray, KY
2013 OVC Basketball tournament
03/08/2013
8:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Eastern Kentucky
Semifinals
W 81–73  21–9
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (3,977)
Nashville, TN
03/09/2013
6:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Belmont
Championship Game
L 68–70 OT 21–10
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (4,590)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ Long, James (October 24, 2012). "Murray St. basketball player suspended for 2012–13 season". Cape Girardeau, MO: KFVS-TV. Retrieved November 9, 2012.