2011–12 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

2011–12 Murray State Racers men's basketball

Ohio Valley Regular Season & Tournament Champions Great Alaska Shootout Champions
NCAA Tournament West Region 6 Seed
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#9
AP	#12
2011–12 record	31–2 (15–1 OVC)
Head coach	Steve Prohm (1st year)
Assistant coach	William Small
Assistant coach	Matt McMahon
Assistant coach	Tim MacAllister
Assistant coach	James Kane
Home arena	CFSB Center

	Conf				Overall
2011–12 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#12 Murray State†	15	–	1	.938	31	–	2	.939
Tennessee State	11	–	5	.688	20	–	13	.606
Morehead State	10	–	6	.625	18	–	15	.545
Tennessee Tech	9	–	7	.563	19	–	14	.576
Southeast Missouri State	9	–	7	.563	15	–	16	.484
Austin Peay	8	–	8	.500	12	–	20	.375
Jacksonville State	8	–	8	.500	15	–	18	.455
Eastern Kentucky	7	–	9	.438	16	–	16	.500
*SIU Edwardsville	6	–	10	.375	10	–	17	.370
Eastern Illinois	5	–	11	.313	12	–	17	.414
Tennessee–Martin	0	–	16	.000	4	–	27	.129

† 2012 Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner As of March 15, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll * Ineligible for conference tournament

The 2011–12 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers, led by first year head coach Steve Prohm, played their home games at the CFSB Center and were members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They were the Ohio Valley regular season champions and champions of the 2012 OVC Basketball Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA Tournament. This was the Racers 15th tournament appearance. They defeated Colorado State in the second round before falling to Marquette in the third round to finish the season 31–2.

Roster

2011–12 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
3.5 !F	1	Wilson, StacyStacy Wilson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Mullins Coffeyville CC	Mullins, SC
3.5 !F	2	Daniel, EdEd Daniel	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Woodlawn	Birmingham, AL
1.5 !G	3	Canaan, IsaiahIsaiah Canaan	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 193 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Biloxi	Biloxi, MS
1.5 !G	5	Mushatt, LatrezeLatreze Mushatt	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Arthur Hill UMKC	Saginaw, MI
1.5 !G	10	Jackson, ZayZay Jackson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Thomas Aquinas	Hammond, LA
3.5 !F	11	Poole, DonteDonte Poole	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Mojave	Las Vegas, NV
3.5 !F	13	Garrett, BrandonBrandon Garrett	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Paradise Valley Indian Hills CC	Phoenix, AZ
1.5 !G	14	Burge, JordanJordan Burge	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 162 lb (73 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Northside Baptist	Mayfield, KY
1.5 !G	23	Fields, DexterDexter Fields	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Olympia UAB	Orlando, FL
1.5 !G	32	Bland, JaylenJaylen Bland	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 202 lb (92 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cleveland	Reseda, CA
1.5 !G	33	Long, JewuanJewuan Long	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 175 lb (79 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Liberty Tech	Jackson, TN
5.0 !C	34	Nussman, HarleyHarley Nussman	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 228 lb (103 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Pearland	Pearland, TX
3.5 !F	42	Aska, IvanIvan Aska	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Boyd H. Anderson	Fort Lauderdale, FL

Head coach

Steve Prohm (Alabama)

Assistant coach(es)

William Small (Belhaven)
Matt McMahon (Appalachian State)
James Kane (Florida)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Dexter Fields was ineligible this season under NCAA rules as a transfer. After this season, he had two years of eligibility remaining

Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/08/2011*		Bethel	W 77–32		CFSB Center
Regular Season
11/11/2011*		Harris–Stowe	W 76–49	1–0	CFSB Center (2,440)
11/14/2011*		at Morgan State	W 80–69	2–0	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,738)
11/17/2011*		Tennessee Temple	W 83–41	3–0	CFSB Center (2,308)
11/20/2011*		at UAB	W 62–55	4–0	Bartow Arena (3,863)
11/23/2011*		at Alaska Anchorage (Great Alaska Shootout first round)	W 64–62	5–0	Sullivan Arena (4,586)
11/25/2011*		vs. San Francisco (Great Alaska Shootout semifinals)	W 70–67	6–0	Sullivan Arena (4,661)
11/26/2011*		vs. Southern Miss (Great Alaska Shootout finals)	W 90–81 ^2OT	7–0	Sullivan Arena (5,057)
12/01/2011*		at WKU	W 70–59	8–0	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,845)
12/04/2011*		Dayton	W 75–58	9–0	CFSB Center (3,857)
12/11/2011*		at #21 Memphis	W 76–72	10–0	FedExForum (16,795)
12/15/2011*	#24	Lipscomb	W 89–65	11–0	CFSB Center (3,993)
12/17/2011*	#24	Arkansas State	W 66–53	12–0	CFSB Center (4,031)
12/21/2011	#22	UT Martin	W 78–54	13–0 (1–0)	CFSB Center (5,877)
12/30/2012	#20	at Eastern Illinois	W 73–40	14–0 (2–0)	Lantz Arena (2,612)
01/04/2012	#18	Eastern Kentucky	W 76–67	15–0 (3–0)	CFSB Center (5,852)
01/07/2012	#18	at Austin Peay	W 87–75	16–0 (4–0)	Dunn Center (5,503)
01/12/2012	#14	Jacksonville State	W 66–55	17–0 (5–0)	CFSB Center (5,839)
01/14/2012	#14	Tennessee Tech	W 82–74	18–0 (6–0)	CFSB Center (8,691)
01/18/2012	#12	at Morehead State	W 66–60	19–0 (7–0)	Ellis Johnson Arena (6,036)
01/21/2012	#12	at SIU Edwardsville	W 82–65	20–0 (8–0)	Vadalabene Center (4,157)
01/28/2012	#11	Eastern Illinois	W 73–58	21–0 (9–0)	CFSB Center (8,673)
02/02/2012	#10	Southeast Missouri State	W 81–73	22–0 (10–0)	CFSB Center (8,369)
02/04/2012	#10	at UT Martin	W 65–58	23–0 (11–0)	Skyhawk Arena (4,700)
02/09/2012	#9	Tennessee State	L 68–72	23–1 (11–1)	CFSB Center (8,668)
02/11/2012	#9	Austin Peay	W 82–63	24–1 (12–1)	CFSB Center (8,587)
02/15/2012	#16	at Southeast Missouri State	W 75–66	25–1 (13–1)	Show Me Center (7,125)
02/18/2012*	#16	#21 Saint Mary's (ESPN BracketBusters)	W 65–51	26–1	CFSB Center (8,825)
02/23/2012	#14	at Tennessee State	W 80–62	27–1 (14–1)	Gentry Complex (10,125)
02/25/2012	#14	at Tennessee Tech	W 69–64	28–1 (15–1)	Eblen Center (9,021)
2012 OVC Basketball Tournament
03/02/2012	#12	vs. Tennessee Tech (Semifinals)	W 78–58	29–1	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (5,142)
03/03/2012	#12	vs. Tennessee State (Championship Game)	W 54–52	30–1	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (6,454)
2012 NCAA Tournament
03/15/2012*	#12 (W 6)	vs. (W 11) Colorado State (Second Round)	W 58–41	31–1	KFC Yum! Center (16,069)
03/17/2012*	#12 (W 6)	vs. #11 (W 3) Marquette (Third Round)	L 53–62	31–2	KFC Yum! Center (21,757)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time (#) Number seeded with region..

Rankings

Main article: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	WK 17	Wk 18	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	24	22	20	19	15	12	11	10	9	16	14	12	11	12
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	22	21	18	14	10	9	9	7	14	12	9	10	9

References

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