| Murray State Racers | |||
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| University | Murray State University | ||
| Athletic director | Nico Yantko | ||
| Head coach | Steve Prohm (3rd in 2nd stint, 7th overall season) | ||
| Conference | Missouri Valley | ||
| Location | Murray, Kentucky | ||
| Arena | CFSB Center (capacity: 8,602) | ||
| Nickname | Racers | ||
| Colors | Navy blue and gold[1] | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
| 1964, 1969, 1988, 2010, 2012, 2019, 2022 | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1964, 1969, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2022 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 1951, 1964, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2022 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| 1951, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 | |||
| Conference division season champions | |||
| 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 | |||
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 (NCAA), having joined that conference in 2022 after 74 seasons in the Ohio Valley Conference.[2] The Racers have played home games at the CFSB Center on their campus in Murray, Kentucky since 1998. Murray State made its 18th appearance in the NCAA tournament in 2022. Five times the Racers advanced in the tournament, most recently by defeating the University of San Francisco in 2022. In 1988, Murray State defeated NC State in the first round but lost to eventual national champion Kansas in the second round. In 2010, 22 years to the date of the 1988 win, the Racers beat Vanderbilt and lost to eventual runner-up Butler in the second round.
- ^ Murray State University Brand Guidelines (PDF). June 30, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "Murray State University Joins The Missouri Valley Conference" (Press release). Murray State Racers. January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.