2016–17 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers, led by second-year head coach Matt McMahon, played their home games at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky as members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the 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 Tennessee Tech and Morehead State before losing to UT Martin in the semifinals.

2016–17 Murray State Racers men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Division	West Division
Record	16–17 (8–8 OVC)
Head coach	Matt McMahon (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	James Kane Tim Kaine Shane Nichols
Home arena	CFSB Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Belmont	15	–	1		.938			23	–	7		.767
Morehead State	10	–	6		.625			14	–	16		.467
Jacksonville State †	9	–	7		.563			20	–	15		.571
Tennessee State	8	–	8		.500			17	–	13		.567
Tennessee Tech	8	–	8		.500			12	–	20		.375
Eastern Kentucky	5	–	11		.313			12	–	19		.387
West
UT Martin	10	–	6		.625			22	–	13		.629
Southeast Missouri St.	9	–	7		.563			15	–	18		.455
Murray State	8	–	8		.500			16	–	17		.485
Austin Peay	7	–	9		.438			11	–	19		.367
Eastern Illinois	6	–	10		.375			14	–	15		.483
SIU Edwardsville	1	–	15		.063			6	–	24		.200
† 2017 OVC tournament winner

Previous season

The Racers finished the 2015–16 season 17–14, 10–6 in OVC play to finish in a tie for the West Division title. They defeated Eastern Illinois in the first round of the OVC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Morehead State.

Preseason

In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors, Murray State was picked to win the West Division of the OVC.^[1] Bryce Jones was selected to the All-OVC Preseason Team.

Roster

2016–17 Murray State Racers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Terrell Miller Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Arlington Country Day SW Miss CC Jacksonville, FL G 1 Jerami Grace 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Ducanville McLennan CC Dallas, TX F 2 Jonathan Stark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Bob Jones Munford, TN Tulane F 4 Brion Sanchious 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Northeast Pompano Beach, FL G 10 Janoris Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Raleigh Raleigh, NC G 11 Damarcus Croaker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Jones Texas Orlando, FL F 12 Gee McGhee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Redemptorist Chattanooga Baton Rouge, LA G 22 Gilbert Thomas, Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr C.E. King Houston, TN G 23 Jachai Taylor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Waukegan Waukegan, IL G 25 Byron Hawkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Clinton Christian Towson Fort Washington, MD G 32 Bryce Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Boys and Girls Jones County CC Brooklyn, NY F 40 Jalen Dupree 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Cordova Cordova, TN	Head coach Matt McMahon (Appalachian State) Assistant coach(es) James Kane (Florida) Tim Kaine (Winthrop) Shane Nichols (Wofford) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 8-7-16

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2016* 7:00 pm		Berry	W 116–71		CFSB Center (2,327) Murray, KY
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm		Illinois State	W 73–70	1–0	CFSB Center (4,321) Murray, KY
11/15/2016* 6:30 pm		at Middle Tennessee	L 81–87	1–1	Murphy Center (4,507) Murfreesboro, TN
11/19/2016* 6:00 pm		vs. Green Bay Bill Frack Tournament	W 93–77	2–1	Stroh Center (1,676) Bowling Green, OH
11/20/2016* 3:00 pm		vs. UMKC Bill Frack Tournament	L 74–85	2–2	Stroh Center (1,514) Bowling Green, OH
11/21/2016* 6:00 pm		at Bowling Green Bill Frack Tournament	L 77–78	2–3	Stroh Center (1,545) Bowling Green, OH
11/26/2016* 7:00 pm		Alabama A&M	W 91–54	3–3	CFSB Center (2,401) Murray, KY
11/29/2016* 7:00 pm		at Southern Illinois	L 85–89 ^OT	3–4	SIU Arena (4,334) Carbondale, IL
12/03/2016* 7:00 pm		Detroit	W 86–76	4–4	CFSB Center (3,191) Murray, KY
12/10/2016* 3:00 pm		at Evansville	L 46–78	4–5	Ford Center (5,016) Evansville, IN
12/12/2016* 7:00 pm		Bethel (TN)	W 103–65	5–5	CFSB Center (2,050) Murray, KY
12/15/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Ole Miss	L 73–78	5–6	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,650) Oxford, MS
12/17/2016* 4:00 pm		at South Dakota State	L 84–88 ^OT	5–7	Frost Arena (1,081) Brookings, SD
12/22/2016* 7:00 pm		Wright State	L 62–77	5–8	CFSB Center (2,413) Murray, KY
12/29/2016* 7:00 pm		Brescia	W 99–83	6–8	CFSB Center (2,078) Murray, KY
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
12/31/2016 11:00 am, CBSSN		Tennessee State	W 92–83	7–8 (1–0)	CFSB Center (3,314) Murray, KY
01/05/2017 7:30 pm		at Jacksonville State	W 76–63	8–8 (2–0)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,206) Jacksonville, AL
01/07/2017 7:30 pm		at Tennessee Tech	L 67–71	8–9 (2–1)	Eblen Center (2,017) Cookeville, TN
01/12/2017 7:00 pm		at Eastern Illinois	W 83–72	9–9 (3–1)	Lantz Arena (1,531) Charleston, IL
01/14/2017 7:00 pm		at SIU Edwardsville	W 67–59	10–9 (4–1)	Vadalabene Center (1,372) Edwardsville, IL
01/19/2017 7:00 pm		Eastern Kentucky	W 86–79	11–9 (5–1)	CFSB Center (3,950) Murray, KY
01/21/2017 6:30 pm		at Austin Peay	L 81–84 ^OT	11–10 (5–2)	Dunn Center (4,263) Clarksville, TN
01/26/2017 7:00 pm		Southeast Missouri State	L 74–75	11–11 (5–3)	CFSB Center (3,080) Murray, KY
01/28/2017 7:00 pm		UT Martin	W 94–86	12–11 (6–3)	CFSB Center (3,909) Murray, KY
02/02/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU		Belmont	L 69–81	12–12 (6–4)	CFSB Center (5,041) Murray, KY
02/08/2017 6:00 pm		at Morehead State	L 100–101 ^OT	12–13 (6–5)	Ellis Johnson Arena (4,109) Morehead, KY
02/11/2017 7:00 pm		Austin Peay	W 102–58	13–13 (7–5)	CFSB Center (4,016) Murray, KY
02/16/2017 6:00 pm, ESPNU		SIU Edwardsville	W 84–73	14–13 (8–5)	CFSB Center (2,974) Murray, KY
02/18/2017 7:00 pm		Eastern Illinois	L 65–82	14–14 (8–6)	CFSB Center (4,402) Murray, KY
02/23/2017 6:30 pm		at Southeast Missouri State	L 69–82	14–15 (8–7)	Show Me Center (5,225) Cape Girardeau, MO
02/25/2017 6:00 pm		at UT Martin	L 76–83	14–16 (8–8)	Skyhawk Arena (3,314) Martin, TN
Ohio Valley Conference tournament
03/01/2017 8:30 pm	(7)	vs. (6) Tennessee Tech First Round	W 85–84 ^2OT	15–16	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,043) Nashville, TN
03/02/2017 8:30 pm	(7)	vs. (3) Morehead State Quarterfinals	W 75–69	16–16	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,001) Nashville, TN
03/03/2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU	(7)	vs. (2) UT Martin Semifinals	L 67–73	16–17	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (2,355) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Source^[2]^[3]^[4].

References

1. "Belmont Picked As 2016-17 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites; Bruins' Bradds Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
2. "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule".
3. "2016-17 Murray State Racers Schedule and Results".
4. "2021-22 Murray State Racers Schedule".