2018–19 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

2018–19 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2019 OVC Tournament winner ; As of April 10, 2018;

Murray State Racers men's basketball
2018–19 Murray State Racers men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 OVC)
Head coach	Matt McMahon (4th season)
Assistant coach	Shane Nichols
Assistant coach	Tim Kaine
Assistant coach	Casey Long
Home arena	CFSB Center

The 2018–19 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represents Murray State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers, led by fourth-year head coach Matt McMahon, play their home games at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Racers finished the 2017–18 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 West Virginia.

Roster

2018–19 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Mike Davis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	W. S. Neal HS Coastal Alabama CC	East Brewton, AL
G	1	DaQuan Smith	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Holly Springs HS	Holly Springs, MS
F	4	Brion Sanchious	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Northeast HS	Pompano Beach, FL
G	10	Tevin Brown	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Fairhope HS	Fairhope, AL
G	11	Leroy "Shaq" Buchanan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Madison Central HS NE Miss CC	Madison, MS
G	12	Temetrius "Ja" Morant	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Crestwood HS	Dalzell, SC
F	13	Devin Gilmore	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Madison-Ridgeland Academy	Picayune, MS
G	14	Jaiveon Eaves	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Madisonville North Hopkins HS	Madisonville, KY
G	22	Brion Whitley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Riverview HS	Sarasota, FL
G	23	KJ Williams	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Cleveland Central HS	Cleveland, MS
G	24	Anthony Smith	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Potomac HS Barton CC	Suitland, MD
G	25	Jalen Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Hopkinsville HS	Hopkinsville, KY
F	32	Darnell Cowart	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Jr	Agua Fria HS Cowley CC	Chicago, IL

Head coach

Matt McMahon (Appalachian State)

Assistant coach(es)

Shane Nichols (Wofford)
Tim Kaine (Winthrop)
Casey Long (Chattanooga)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 30, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5, 2018* 7:00 pm	Brescia	CFSB Center Murray, KY
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2018* 7:00 pm	Wright State	CFSB Center Murray, KY
Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm	Spalding	CFSB Center Murray, KY
Nov 24, 2018* 7:00 pm	Missouri State	CFSB Center Murray, KY
Nov 26, 2018*	at Alabama	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 1, 2018* 7:00 pm	Prairie View A&M	CFSB Center Murray, KY
Dec 8, 2018*	at Middle Tennessee	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Dec 12, 2018*	at Southern Illinois	SIU Arena Crabondale, IL
Dec 15, 2018* 7:00 pm	Jackson State	CFSB Center Murray, KY
Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm	Evansville	CFSB Center Murray, KY
Dec 22, 2018*	at Auburn	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
Dec 29, 2018* 7:00 pm	Bethel (TN)	CFSB Center Murray, KY
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm	Morehead State	CFSB Center Murray, KY
Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm	Eastern Kentucky	CFSB Center Murray, KY
Jan 10, 2019	at UT Martin	Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN
Jan 12, 2019	at Southeast Missouri State	Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO
Jan 17, 2019	at Eastern Illinois	Lantz Arena Charleston, IL
Jan 19, 2019	at SIU Edwardsville	Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL
Jan 24, 2019	Belmont	CFSB Center Murray, KY
Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm	Tennessee State	CFSB Center Murray, KY
Jan 31, 2019	at Jacksonville State	Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
Feb 2, 2019	at Tennessee Tech	Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm	Eastern Illinois	CFSB Center Murray, KY
Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm	SIU Edwardsville	CFSB Center Murray, KY
Feb 14, 2019	at Austin Peay	Dunn Center Clarksville, TN
Feb 16, 2019	at Eastern Kentucky	McBrayer Arena Richmond, KY
Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm	UT Martin	CFSB Center Murray, KY
Feb 23, 2019 7:00 pm	Southeast Missouri State	CFSB Center Murray, KY
Feb 28, 2019	at Morehead State	Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm	Austin Peay	CFSB Center Murray, KY
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
Mar 6, 2019– Mar 9, 2019	vs.	Ford Center Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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Murray State Racers men's basketball
Venues	Lovett Auditorium (1925–1950) Carr Health Building (1950–1954) Racer Arena (1954–1998) CFSB Center (1998–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches Notable players
Seasons	1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19

2018–19 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Austin Peay	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Belmont	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Eastern Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Eastern Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Jacksonville State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Morehead State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Murray State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
SIU Edwardsville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southeast Missouri State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tennessee State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tennessee Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UT Martin	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2019 OVC Tournament winner As of April 10, 2018;