1994–95 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

1994–95 Murray State Racers men's basketball
1994–95 Murray State Racers men's basketball
Ohio Valley tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	21–9 (11–5 OVC)
Head coach	Scott Edgar (4th season);
Home arena	Racer Arena
	Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

The 1994–95 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers, led by fourth-year head coach Scott Edgar, played their home games at Racer Arena in Murray, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 21–9, 11–5 in OVC play to finish second in the regular season standings. They defeated Eastern Kentucky to win the OVC tournament to advance to the NCAA tournament. As No. 15 seed in the Southeast region, the Racers were beaten by No. 2 seed and eventual Final Four participant North Carolina, 80–70.^[2]

1994–95 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Tennessee State	11	–	5	.688	17	–	10	.630
Murray State †	11	–	5	.688	21	–	9	.700
Morehead State	10	–	6	.625	15	–	12	.556
Tennessee Tech	9	–	7	.563	13	–	14	.481
Austin Peay	8	–	8	.500	13	–	16	.448
Southeast Missouri State	7	–	9	.438	13	–	14	.481
Eastern Kentucky	6	–	10	.375	9	–	19	.321
Middle Tennessee	5	–	11	.313	12	–	15	.444
UT Martin	5	–	11	.313	7	–	20	.259

† 1995 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	5	Marcus Brown	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	West Memphis	West Memphis, Arkansas

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1994*		Campbellsville	W 138–88	1–0	Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky
Dec 2, 1994*		vs. Troy	W 107–97	2–0	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina
Dec 3, 1994*		at UNC Wilmington	L 73–81	2–1	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina
Dec 10, 1994*		at No. 3 Arkansas	L 69–94	3–2	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 27, 1995		Tennessee-Martin	W 107–75	18–8 (11–5)	Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky
Ohio Valley Conference tournament
Mar 2, 1995*		vs. Middle Tennessee Quarterfinals	W 75–67	19–8	Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 3, 1995*		vs. Eastern Kentucky Semifinals	W 78–72	20–8	Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 4, 1995*		vs. Austin Peay Championship game	W 92–84	21–8	Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1995*	(15 SE)	vs. (2 SE) No. 4 North Carolina First round	L 70–80	21–9	Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Central Time.