# 2013–14 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers, led by third year head coach Steve Prohm, played their home games at the CFSB Center and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference.
They finished the season 23–11, 13–3 In OVC play and were OVC West Division champions. They lost in semifinals of the OVC tournament to the eventual champion Eastern Kentucky Colonels.
The Racers were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated the Missouri State Bears on the road and the Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks, Towson Tigers, Pacific Tigers, and Yale Bulldogs at home to be crowned the 2014 CIT champions.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Cameron Payne | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Freshman | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 2 | Jonathan Fairell | Forward | 6–7 | 265 | Junior | Miami, Florida |
| 4 | Jarvis Williams | Forward | 6–8 | 210 | Junior | Macon, Georgia |
| 11 | C.J. Ford | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Sophomore | Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| 12 | Tyler Rambo | Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Sophomore | Grandview, Missouri |
| 14 | Jeff Martin | Guard | 5–11 | 155 | Freshman | Katy, Texas |
| 22 | T.J. Sapp | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Junior | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
| 23 | Dexter Fields | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Senior | Orlando, Florida |
| 24 | Justin Seymour | Guard | 6–3 | 205 | Sophomore | Atlanta |
| 31 | Jeffery Moss | Forward | 6–4 | 185 | Sophomore | Madison, Alabama |
| 34 | Terron Gilmore | Forward | 6–7 | 225 | Sophomore | Jackson, Mississippi |
| 35 | Zay Henderson | Forward | 6–8 | 245 | Sophomore | Monroe, Louisiana |

## Honors

Cameron Payne was named to the First Team All-OVC and OVC Freshman of the Year; Jarvis Williams was named to the Second Team All-OVC; both were named to the OVC All-Newcomer Team.
As the Racers won the CIT post-season tournament, Cameron Payne and Jarvis Williams were named to the all-tournament first team, and Payne was named tournament MVP.
Cameron Payne was named to the CollegeInsider.com 2013–14 Kyle Macy Freshmen All-America team and a finalist for the Kyle Macy Award as Division I Freshman of the Year.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/02/2013* 7:00 pm, OVCDN | Freed–Hardeman | W 95–68 | | CFSB Center (2,352) Murray, Kentucky |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/08/2013* 7:30 pm | at Valparaiso | L 74–77 | 0–1 | Athletics-Recreation Center (4,277) Valparaiso, Indiana |
| 11/12/2013* 7:00 pm, OVCDN | Brescia | W 97–69 | 1–1 | CFSB Center (2,311) Murray, Kentucky |
| 11/15/2013* 6:00 pm | at Old Dominion | L 60–70 | 1–2 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,770) Richmond, Virginia |
| 11/19/2013* 7:00 pm, OVCDN | Bethel (TN) | W 91–64 | 2–2 | CFSB Center (2,474) Murray, Kentucky |
| 11/23/2013* 7:00 pm | at Auburn | L 67–75 | 2–3 | Auburn Arena (4,171) Auburn, Alabama |
| 11/26/2013* 7:30 pm, OVCDN | Middle Tennessee | L 62–80 | 2–4 | CFSB Center (3,347) Murray, Kentucky |
| 11/30/2013* 9:00 pm, CSS/ESPN3 | at Saint Mary's | L 64–89 | 2–5 | McKeon Pavilion (2,506) Moraga, California |
| 12/04/2013* 7:00 pm, OVCDN | Evansville | W 65–63 | 3–5 | CFSB Center (2,474) Murray, Kentucky |
| 12/07/2013* 3:00 pm, OVCDN | Lipscomb | W 73–69 | 4–5 | CFSB Center (2,336) Murray, Kentucky |
| 12/17/2013* 7:00 pm, OVCDN | Southern Illinois | W 73–65 | 5–5 | CFSB Center (3,389) Murray, Kentucky |
| 12/21/2013* 1:00 pm, Racer TV/ESPN3 | at WKU | L 64–71 | 5–6 | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,614) Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| 12/29/2013* 1:00 pm, FS Ohio | at Dayton | L 51–72 | 5–7 | UD Arena (12,067) Dayton, Ohio |
| 01/02/2014 7:00 pm, OVCDN | Southeast Missouri State | W 82–75 | 6–7 (1–0) | CFSB Center (2,319) Murray, Kentucky |
| 01/05/2014 2:00 pm, CBSSN | UT Martin | W 91–77 | 7–7 (2–0) | CFSB Center (2,285) Murray, Kentucky |
| 01/08/2014 6:00 pm, Racer TV/ESPN3 | at Eastern Kentucky | W 77–64 | 8–7 (3–0) | McBrayer Arena (1,850) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 01/11/2014 7:30 pm, OVCDN | Austin Peay | W 89–67 | 9–7 (4–0) | CFSB Center (5,272) Murray, Kentucky |
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm, Racer TV/ESPN3 | at Eastern Illinois | W 70–66 | 10–7 (5–0) | Lantz Arena (1,421) Charleston, Illinois |
| 01/18/2013 1:00 pm, FS Midwest | at SIU Edwardsville | L 60–67 | 10–8 (5–1) | Vadalabene Center (2,787) Edwardsville, Illinois |
| 01/23/2014 7:00 pm, OVCDN | Tennessee Tech | W 92–53 | 11–8 (6–1) | CFSB Center (2,285) Murray, Kentucky |
| 01/25/2014 7:30 pm, OVCDN | Jacksonville State | W 73–65 | 12–8 (7–1) | CFSB Center (5,028) Murray, Kentucky |
| 01/31/2013 8:00 pm, CBSSN | at Austin Peay | W 96–88 | 13–8 (8–1) | Dunn Center (4,283) Clarksville, Tennessee |
| 02/06/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at Belmont | L 96–99 | 13–9 (8–2) | Curb Event Center (3,104) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 02/08/2013 7:00 pm, Racer TV/ESPN3 | at Tennessee State | W 73–65 | 14–9 (9–2) | Gentry Complex (4,381) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 02/13/2014 7:00 pm, OVCDN | SIU Edwardsville | W 82–72 | 15–9 (10–2) | CFSB Center (3,814) Murray, Kentucky |
| 02/15/2014 7:30 pm, OVCDN | Eastern Illinois | W 72–60 | 16–9 (11–2) | CFSB Center (3,846) Murray, Kentucky |
| 02/22/2014 7:00 pm, OVCDN | Morehead State | W 69–58 | 17–9 (12–2) | CFSB Center (5,856) Murray, Kentucky |
| 02/27/2014 7:00 pm, Racer TV/ESPN3 | at UT Martin | W 86–72 | 18–9 (13–2) | Skyhawk Arena (2,333) Martin, Tennessee |
| 03/01/2014 5:30 pm, Racer TV/ESPN3 | at Southeast Missouri State | L 115–118 $^{2OT}$ | 18–10 (13–3) | Show Me Center (3,607) Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| Ohio Valley Conference tournament |||||
| 03/07/2014 6:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. Eastern Kentucky Semifinals | L 83–86 | 18–11 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (3,650) Nashville, Tennessee |
| CIT |||||
| 03/19/2014* 7:00 pm | at Missouri State First round | W 66–63 | 19–11 | JQH Arena (2,910) Springfield, Missouri |
| 03/24/2014* 7:00 pm | Nebraska–Omaha Second round | W 86–62 | 20–11 | CFSB Center (3,254) Murray, Kentucky |
| 03/27/2014* 7:00 pm | Towson Quarterfinals | W 85–73 | 21–11 | CFSB Center (3,063) Murray, Kentucky |
| 04/01/2014* 8:00 pm, CBSSN | Pacific Semifinals | W 98–75 | 22–11 | CFSB Center (3,875) Murray, Kentucky |
| 04/03/2014* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | Yale Championship | W 65–57 | 23–11 | CFSB Center (4,467) Murray, Kentucky |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||