Murray State

Official Name: 
Murray State University
Nickname: 
Racers
Mailing Address: 

Post Office Box 9
Room 217
Stewart Stadium
Murray, KY 42071

Website: 
www.goracers.com
Telephone: 
(270) 762-4271
Fax: 
(270) 762-6814
Enrollment: 
10,000
Arena: 

Regional Special Events Center
Capacity: 8,538
Year Opened: 1999

School Colors: 
Blue and Gold
Conference: 

Ohio Valley (since 1949 except for 1962)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(14) 1964, 1969, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, and 2010
2-14 record (.125)

NIT Appearances: 

(6) 1980, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1994, and 1996
2-6 record (.250)

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(7) 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1950, and 1952
16-8 record (.667)
Finished 2nd in 1941 and 1952, 3rd in 1938 and 4th in 1943

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Carlisle Cutchin (17 years from 1925-41 when school was classified as a small college, 267-101 record, .726)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Jeff Martin (2,484 points from 1986-89)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Ronald Popeye Jones (1,374 from 1989-92)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Marcus Brown (45 points as senior vs. Washington (MO), on 12/16/95)

All-American Selections: 

(1) G Bennie Purcell (1952)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Marcus Brown (45 vs. Washington University, Mo.)
December 16, 1995 (senior/26.4 ppg)

1

2

Total

Murray State

52

56

108

Washington (MO)

35

52

87

Murray State

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Howard

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Dawson

0-2

0-2

0-0

0

Brown

14-18

0-0

13-13

45

Martin

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Anderson

5-8

0-0

6-9

16

Story

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Rainey

8-17

0-0

1-2

17

Walker

5-7

0-0

3-4

13

Owens

4-10

0-0

0-0

8

Bullock

2-5

0-0

0-0

4

Harris

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Barry

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Levine

0-2

0-0

0-0

0

Davis

1-1

0-0

3-3

5

Totals

39-73

4-11

26-31

108

Percentages

.534

.364

.839

Washington (MO)

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Rille

0-0

0-0

0-1

0

Daunic

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Whittle

2-8

0-2

0-0

4

Philipp

0-1

0-1

0-0

0

Nolan

6-12

5-11

6-6

23

Schiltz

2-6

0-0

0-0

4

Borgman

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Siepierski

3-6

2-3

0-0

8

Dalrymple

6-12

1-2

4-5

17

Heidbrink

2-2

0-0

2-2

6

Cerven

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Folkl

7-11

0-0

5-7

19

Greear

3-7

0-0

0-0

6

Funches

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

31-66

8-19

17-21

87

Percentages

.469

.421

.809
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Carlisle Cutchin

17

1926-41, 1948

267-101

.726

1936

23-2

Rice Mountjoy

1

1942

18-4

.818

1942

18-4

John Miller

6

1943-48

63-50

.558

1943

21-5

Harlan Hodges

6

1949-54

109-66

.623

1951

21-6

Rex Alexander

4

1955-58

45-54

.455

1956

15-10

Cal Luther

16

1959-74

241-154

.610

1971

19-5

Fred Overton

4

1975-78

44-59

.427

1977

17-10

Ron Greene

7

1979-85

119-78

.604

1980

23-8

Steve Newton

6

1986-91

116-65

.641

1991

24-9

Scott Edgar

4

1992-95

79-40

.664

1994

23-6

Mark Gottfried

3

1996-98

68-24

.739

1998

29-4

Tevester Anderson

5

1999-2003

103-52

.665

1999

27-6

Mick Cronin

3

2004-06

69-24

.742

2004

28-6

Billy Kennedy

5

2007-11

107-53

.669

2010

31-5
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,451-820 (.639) from 1926 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Murray (KY) State moved up to major-college status in 1954
  • Miller compiled a 1-2 record in 1947-48 when he was replaced by Cutchin (11-10)
  • Gottfried's record does not reflect a forfeit victory awarded from Purdue in 1995-96.