Murray State University Athletics
MSU Men's Basketball Preparing For The Season
10/19/2007 5:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
One week into fall practice,
One area that he likes is the level of effort the team is giving in workouts.
“I really like our competitiveness right now,” Kennedy said. “Our play at the perimeter is good, our guards have been getting after it, and they've made our workouts very intense.”
Kennedy said the continued development of big men Tony Easley and Georges Fotso is encouraging.
“Tony has made progress and Georges has been impressive in practice,” Kennedy said. “They've both made great strides, and I'm very pleased with both of them and where they're at.”
The Racers have Fan Jam coming up Saturday Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the
Plus the 2007-08 schedule posters for both teams will be available.
The Racers' first chance to play a game will be their exhibition contest with
“We've got a long way to go yet,” Kennedy said. “We're being physical in practice; we have more people who compete at a high level. We're much further ahead at this time than last year.”
“We're a lot further along than we've ever been,” Kennedy added. “But at the same time, we don't know yet what the production is going to be at certain spots in the lineup. We feel really good at the one, two and three positions, but we still have some question marks around the basket.”
The Racers are deep in guard play with seniors Ray George and Bruce Carter teaming with juniors Kevin Thomas, Tyler Holloway and sophomore Danero Thomas.
“We're not sure who to play on the perimeter, it's a good problem to have,” Kennedy said. “We're going to play them all and that's not a bad thing and I also like the progress of our freshmen Jewuan Long, and Matt Fraliex.”
Unlike seasons past when the Racers were away from home early, the 2007-08 campaign will see MSU play five of their first seven games at the RSEC, the Racers' 10th season in the building.
“It's good to start at home, we proved last year we can win on the road,” Kennedy said. “However, we have to get back to having a big home court advantage at the RSEC, I want to hear stories about the RSEC like I hear about Racer Arena. Great programs win at home.”
The Racers open the regular season at the RSEC Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. against
