# 2022–23 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers were led by head coach Steve Prohm, who was in his first season (fifth overall) with the Racers, and played their home games at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky as first-year members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 16–14, 11–9 in MVC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Valparaiso in the opening round of the MVC tournament before losing to Drake in the quarterfinals.

## Previous season

The Racers finished the 2021–22 season 31–3, 18–0 in OVC play to finish as regular season champions. As the No. 1 seed, they defeated Southeast Missouri State and Morehead State to win the OVC tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the East Region, where they defeated San Francisco in the first round, before losing to Saint Peter's in the second round.
On March 21, 2022, head coach Matt McMahon left the school to take the head coaching job at LSU. On March 28, the school named former Iowa State head coach Steve Prohm as the team's new head coach, who previously coached the Racers from 2006–2011 as an assistant and as head coach from 2011–2015.
The season was the team's last season as members of the Ohio Valley Conference, as they joined the Missouri Valley Conference in July 2022.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Brescia | W 102–57 | – | CFSB Center (3,449) Murray, KY |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, BSMWX/ESPN+ | | at Saint Louis | L 68–91 | 0–1 | Chaifetz Arena (7,253) St. Louis, MO |
| November 12, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lindsey Wilson | W 90–53 | 1–1 | CFSB Center (4,457) Murray, KY |
| November 17, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 24 Texas A&M Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinals | W 88–79 | 2–1 | HTC Center (1,321) Conway, SC |
| November 18, 2022* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. UMass Myrtle Beach Invitational semifinals | L 69–71 | 2–2 | HTC Center (1,393) Conway, SC |
| November 20, 2022* 9:30 am, ESPNU | | vs. Tulsa Myrtle Beach Invitational 3rd place game | W 77–60 | 3–2 | HTC Center (1335) Conway, SC |
| November 26, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Chattanooga | L 66–69 | 3–3 | McKenzie Arena (2,934) Chattanooga, TN |
| December 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Illinois State | W 70–67 $^{OT}$ | 4–3 (1–0) | CFSB Center (5,471) Murray, KY |
| December 4, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Valparaiso | W 77–70 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 (2–0) | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,445) Valparaiso, IN |
| December 10, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bellarmine | L 58–69 | 5–4 | Freedom Hall (2,853) Louisville, KY |
| December 13, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Chicago State | W 66–65 | 6–4 | CFSB Center (3,823) Murray, KY |
| December 16, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | W 68–60 | 7–4 | CFSB Center (5,131) Murray, KY |
| December 21, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Middle Tennessee | L 67–83 | 7–5 | Murphy Center (2,857) Murfreesboro, TN |
| December 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern Illinois | L 57–63 | 7–6 (2–1) | CFSB Center (5,571) Murray, KY |
| January 1, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Evansville | W 78–61 | 8–6 (3–1) | Ford Center (5,723) Evansville, IN |
| January 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bradley | W 67–58 | 9–6 (4–1) | CFSB Center (3,891) Murray, KY |
| January 7, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Drake | L 64–82 | 9–7 (4–2) | Knapp Center (3,510) Des Moines, IA |
| January 10, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Iowa | L 67–75 | 9–8 (4–3) | McLeod Center (3,201) Cedar Falls, IA |
| January 14, 2023 3:00 pm, BSMWX/ESPN3 | | UIC | W 81–64 | 10–8 (5–3) | CFSB Center (5,417) Murray, KY |
| January 17, 2023 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Belmont | L 65–80 | 10–9 (5–4) | Curb Event Center (2,507) Nashville, TN |
| January 21, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | Indiana State | W 82–73 | 11–9 (6–4) | CFSB Center (6,006) Murray, KY |
| January 24, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Illinois | L 64–68 | 11–10 (6–5) | Banterra Center (6,507) Carbondale, IL |
| January 28, 2023 1:00 pm, MVCN | | Missouri State | W 74–71 | 12–10 (7–5) | CFSB Center (6,712) Murray, KY |
| February 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Belmont | W 83–82 | 13–10 (8–5) | CFSB Center (5,271) Murray, KY |
| February 4, 2023 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Indiana State | L 56–99 | 13–11 (8–6) | Hulman Center (4,672) Terre Haute, IN |
| February 7, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Drake | L 68–92 | 13–12 (8–7) | CFSB Center (5,307) Murray, KY |
| February 11, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bradley | L 48–78 | 13–13 (8–8) | Carver Arena (6,213) Peoria, IL |
| February 15, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Illinois State | W 76–75 | 14–13 (9–8) | CEFCU Arena (3,161) Normal, IL |
| February 18, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Evansville | W 74–58 | 15–13 (10–8) | CFSB Center (5,437) Murray, KY |
| February 21, 2023 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Missouri State | L 69–84 | 15–14 (10–9) | Great Southern Bank Arena (3,684) Springfield, MO |
| February 26, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Valparaiso | W 77–76 $^{OT}$ | 16–14 (11–9) | CFSB Center (5,342) Murray, KY |
| MVC Tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2023 6:00 pm, MVC TV | (7) | vs. (10) Valparaiso Opening round | W 78–50 | 17–14 | Enterprise Center (3,564) St. Louis, MO |
| March 3, 2023 6:00 pm, MVC TV | (7) | vs. (2) Drake Quarterfinals | L 62–74 | 17–15 | Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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