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2011–12 Murray State Racers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| mode | Basketball |
| year | 2011–12 |
| team | Murray State Racers |
| image | Murray State Racers Wordmark.gif |
| image_size | 200 |
| conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| short_conf | OVC |
| CoachRank | 16 |
| APRank | 12 |
| record | 31–2 |
| conf_record | 15–1 |
| head_coach | Steve Prohm |
| hc_year | 1st |
| asst_coach1 | William Small |
| asst_coach2 | Matt McMahon |
| asst_coach3 | Tim MacAllister |
| asst_coach4 | James Kane |
| stadium | CFSB Center |
| champion | OVC Regular Season & tournament champions |
| [Great Alaska Shootout](2011-great-alaska-shootout) Champions | |
| bowl | NCAA Tournament |
| bowl_result | Second Round |
Great Alaska Shootout Champions
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
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Steve Prohm ()
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William Small (Belhaven)
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Matt McMahon ()
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James Kane ()
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Dexter Fields was ineligible this season under NCAA rules as a transfer. After this season, he had two years of eligibility remaining
Schedule
|- !colspan=9| Exhibition |- !colspan=9| Regular season |- !colspan=9| 2012 OVC Basketball tournament |- !colspan=9| 2012 NCAA tournament
Rankings
Main article: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
| 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 | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 22 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
References
References
- (March 15, 2012). "Canaan lifts Murray St over Colorado St 58-41". [[The Denver Post]].
- (March 17, 2012). "Marquette ends Murray State's season at 31-2". [[ESPN]].
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