Isaiah Canaan (2018) - Hall of Fame - Murray State University Athletics

Isaiah Canaan

Induction:
2018
Class:
2013

Isaiah Canaan, Basketball (2009-13)

Was surprised during hall of fame weekend when his jersey No. 3 was retired. It now hangs in the rafters of the CFSB Center as one of 10 numbers to be retired at Murray State.
Was a three-time All-OVC selection.
Named OVC Freshman of the Year in 2010.
OVC Player of the Year in 2012 and Co-OVC Player of the Year in 2013 along with Ian Clark of Belmont. He’s one of only five Racers to be OVC Player of the Year in Murray State history.
Named NABC All District-4 First Team in 2012 and 2013.
Named to the Associated Press All-America Team in 2012.
Named OVC Athlete of the Year in 2012.
Named Lou Henson All-America by CollegeInsider.com in 2013.
Named to the semifinal list for the AAU James E. Sullivan Award.
Part of the winningest class in Murray State Basketball history with 106 wins including three-straight OVC regular season championships.
He played role in two of Murray State’s three all-time wins in the NCAA Tournament.
In 2010, became the only freshman at MSU to be named OVC Tournament MVP.
Is one of only six MSU players and one of only 17 in the OVC to reach 2,000 career points. He ranks fifth all-time at MSU with 2,050 points as of his induction in 2018.
Was OVC scoring leader in the 2012-13 season with 21.8 points per game.
All-time leader at MSU and second in the OVC with 304 made 3-point baskets.
Ranks fifth all-time at MSU in 3-point percentage at .419.
His .482 3-point percentage in the 2009-10 season is second all-time at MSU.
In 2013, he joined fellow inductee Frank Allen as the only MSU players to rank in the top-10 in scoring, made 3-point baskets, made free throws, assists and steals.
In 2013, he became the first MSU player since Marcus Brown in 1996 to be drafted into the NBA. The Houston Rockets selected him in the second round as the 34^th overall pick.
Played for coaches Billy Kennedy (2009-11) and Steve Prohm (2011-13).