Murray State Men’s Basketball 2022 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 1, 2022 · CSM Staff
 

Murray State Racers

Ohio Valley (30-2, 18-0)

 
 
Big Wins: 12/10 at Memphis (74-72), 1/15 at Belmont (82-60)
Bad Losses: 11/22 at ETSU (58-66), 12/22 at Auburn (58-71)
Coach: Matt McMahon
 
Probable Starters:
Carter Collins, Senior, Guard, 4.4 ppg, 1.3 apg
Tevin Brown, Junior, Guard, 16.9 ppg, 3.0 apg, 5.5 rpg
Justice Hill, Sophomore, Guard, 13.2 ppg, 5.0 apg
DJ Burns, Sophomore, Forward, 5.9 ppg, 6.5 rpg
KJ Williams, Junior, Forward, 18.2 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 1.5 spg
 
Key Role Players:
Trae Hannibal, Sophomore, Guard, 8.9 ppg, 2.6 apg, 5.0 rpg
DaQuan Smith, Sophomore, Guard, 3.5 ppg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 79.3 (20th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.3 (21, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.9 (23, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.0 (51, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.1 (120, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.3 (94, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.4 (248, 6)
Rebound Margin: 8.2 (5, 1)
Assists Per Game: 14.7 (65, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.4 (65, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019 NCAA Round of 64 win over Marquette
2019 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Florida State
2018 NCAA Round of 64 loss to West Virginia
2015 NIT First Round win over UTEP
2015 NIT Second Round win over Tulsa
2015 NIT Quarterfinal loss to Old Dominion
2014 CIT First Round win over Missouri State
2014 CIT Second Round win over Nebraska-Omaha
2014 CIT Quarterfinal win over Towson
2014 CIT Semifinal win over Pacific
2014 CIT Final win over Yale
2012 NCAA Round of 64 win over Colorado State
2012 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Marquette
2011 NIT First Round loss to Missouri State
2010 NCAA Round of 64 win over Vanderbilt
2010 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Butler
2006 NCAA Round of 64 loss to North Carolina
2004 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Illinois
2002 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Georgia
 
*all team stats through 3/6