page_title: Murray State Racers men's basketball
section_title: NBA draftees
hierarchical_section_title: Murray State Racers men's basketball / Players / NBA draftees
caption_attribution_description: English: Marcus Brown Article
context_page_description: Murray State Racers men's basketball program represents intercollegiate men's basketball at Murray State University. The school competes in the Ohio Valley Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and play home games at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky. Murray State made its 17th appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2019. Four times the Racers advanced in the tournament, most recently when it defeated Marquette in 2019. In 1988, Murray State defeated North Carolina 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.
context_section_description: The Racers have had 25 players selected in the NBA draft, the first being Johnny Reagan by the Chicago Stags in 1948. Twice Murray State has had two players selected in the draft, in 1967 (Herb McPherson, San Diego [now Houston] Rockets, third round; Don Duncan, San Diego Rockets, 10th round) and 1971 (Hector Blondet, Portland Trail Blazers, fifth round; Ron Johnson, Baltimore Bullets [now Washington Wizards], ninth round). Here is a list of Racers picked in the draft that posted minutes in the NBA regular season:
caption: Marcus Brown scored 2,236 points while at Murray State and retired in 2011 as the Euroleague's all-time leading scorer (2,715 points).
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