2025–26 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

2025–26 Murray State Racers men's basketball
2025–26 Murray State Racers men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	10–3 (2–0 MVC)
Head coach	Ryan Miller (1st season);
Associate head coach	Brendan Mullins
Assistant coaches	Jordan VerHulst; Mardracus Wade; Jahenns Manigat; Cullen Neal;
Home arena	CFSB Center

2025–26 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Belmont	2	–	0	1.000	12	–	1	.923
Illinois State	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	3	.769
Murray State	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	3	.769
Bradley	2	–	0	1.000	9	–	4	.692
Northern Iowa	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
Drake	1	–	1	.500	7	–	6	.538
Valparaiso	0	–	1	.000	6	–	6	.500
Indiana State	0	–	2	.000	7	–	6	.538
Southern Illinois	0	–	2	.000	6	–	7	.462
UIC	0	–	2	.000	4	–	8	.333
Evansville	0	–	2	.000	4	–	9	.308

† 2026 MVC tournament winner As of December 22, 2025

The 2025–26 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represents Murray State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers, led by first-year head coach Ryan Miller, play their home games at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Racers finished the 2024–25 season 16–17, 9–11 in MVC play to finish in seventh place.^[1] In the MVC tournament, they defeated Evansville in the quarterfinals, before falling to Bradley in the semifinals.^[2]

Roster

2025–26 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	2	Mathis Courbon	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Lycee Albert Thomas HS	Lyon, France
G	4	Tristian Ford	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	Fr	Chicago Prep Academy	Rockford, Illinois
F	6	Brock Vice	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	So	North Texas	Memphis, Tennessee
G	7	Ben Shtolzberg	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	UC Santa Barbara	Northridge, California
F	8	JJ Traynor	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	DePaul	Bardstown, Kentucky
G	9	Layne Taylor	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	So	Central Arkansas	Farmington, Arkansas
G	10	KJ Tenner	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	So	West Virginia	Memphis, Tennessee
C	11	Dylan Anderson	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Boise State	Chandler, Arizona
F	13	Mason Miller	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Creighton	Germantown, Tennessee
G/F	14	Lachlan Crate	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Feilding HS	Feilding, New Zealand
G	22	Javon Jackson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	UIC	Houston, Texas
G	25	Dillon Butler	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Fr	Tipton-Rosemark Academy	Memphis, Tennessee
C	33	Fred King	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	267 lb (121 kg)	Sr	Creighton	Mangrove Cay, Bahamas
G	34	Brayden Shorter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Washburn	Springfield, Missouri
G/F	77	Roman Domon	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque	Dreuil-lès-Amiens, France

Head coach

Ryan Miller (Northern State)

Assistant coach(es)

Brendan Mullins (Saint Michael's)
Jordan VerHulst (Grand Valley State)
Luke Smith (Arkansas)
JJ Butler (Creighton)
Cullen Neal (New Mexico)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 8, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 18, 2025* 1:00 p.m.	at Xavier	W 75–70		Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
October 26, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern State	W 112–74		CFSB Center (2,716) Murray, KY
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 12:30 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Omaha Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon	W 85–77	1–0	Sanford Pentagon (1,013) Sioux Falls, SD
November 7, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Mississippi Valley State	W 108–60	2–0	CFSB Center (5,214) Murray, KY
November 11, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACC Network	at SMU	L 91–102	2–1	Moody Coliseum (4,348) Dallas, TX
November 15, 2025* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	Nicholls	W 99–79	3–1	CFSB Center Murray, KY
November 18, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Little Rock	W 89–68	4–1	CFSB Center (5,079) Murray, KY
November 23, 2025* 6:30 p.m., FloHoops	vs. Middle Tennessee Cayman Islands Classic	L 87–90	4–2	John Gray Gymnasium (555) Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
November 24, 2025* 6:30 p.m., FloHoops	vs. McNeese Cayman Islands Classic	L 60–73	4–3	John Gray Gymnasium Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
November 25, 2025* 6:30 p.m., FloHoops	vs. George Washington Cayman Islands Classic	W 96–95	5–3	John Gray Gymnasium Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
December 2, 2025* 7:00 p.m.	Morehead State	W 84–52	6–3	CFSB Center (4,716) Murray, KY
December 6, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bellarmine	W 81–68	7–3	CFSB Center (4,762) Murray, KY
December 13, 2025* 3:00 p.m., BallerTV	vs. Akron Jack Jones Classic	W 115–100	8–3	Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
MVC regular season
December 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Drake	W 81–72	9–3 (1–0)	CFSB Center (4,377) Murray, KY
December 21, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Valparaiso	W 85–79	10–3 (2–0)	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,612) Valparaiso, IN
December 29, 2025 6:00 p.m., MVC TV Network	Southern Illinois			CFSB Center Murray, KY
January 1, 2026 8:00 p.m., MVC TV Network	at UIC			Credit Union 1 Arena Chicago, IL
January 4, 2026 TBA, ESPN+	Bradley			CFSB Center Murray, KY
January 7, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Evansville			Ford Center Evansville, IN
January 10, 2026 TBA, ESPN+	Valparaiso			CFSB Center Murray, KY
January 17, 2026 TBA, ESPN+	Indiana State			CFSB Center Murray, KY
January 21, 2026 TBA, TBA	at Drake			Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
January 24, 2026 3:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Northern Iowa			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
January 28, 2026 8:00 p.m., MVC TV Network	Illinois State			CFSB Center Murray, KY
January 31, 2026 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Belmont			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
February 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UIC			CFSB Center Murray, KY
February 6, 2026 7:00 p.m., TBA	Southern Illinois			CFSB Center Murray, KY
February 9, 2026 9:00 p.m., CBSSN	Northern Iowa			CFSB Center Murray, KY
February 12, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Indiana State			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
February 15, 2026 2:00 p.m., TBA	Belmont			CFSB Center Murray, KY
February 18, 2026 TBA, TBA	at Illinois State			CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
February 21, 2026 TBA, ESPN+	Evansville			CFSB Center Murray, KY
March 1, 2026 TBA, TBA	at Bradley			Carver Arena Peoria, IL
MVC tournament
March 5–8, 2026 ESPN+/CBSSN	vs.			Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". mvc-sports.com. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
^ "Racers Bow Out of Arch Madness on Loss to Bradley". Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Murray State University. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
^ "Murray State Racers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 8, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". mvc-sports.com. Retrieved December 8, 2025.

[2] "Racers Bow Out of Arch Madness on Loss to Bradley". Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved December 8, 2025.

[3] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Murray State University. Retrieved December 8, 2025.

[4] "Murray State Racers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 8, 2025.

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