McClain Named OVC Newcomer Of The Week

Murray State Basketball sophomore Jeffery McClain was named the Ohio Valley Conference's Newcomer of the Week for his performances in MSU wins against Indiana State and St. Catharine.

McClain (Hickman, Ky., Fulton County HS) tied a 42-year old MSU record when he hit 14-of-14 from the free throw line in a 76-66 win over St. Catharine on Saturday. The perfect night from the line keyed a 20-point effort.

He tied the record from 1966 when Don Duncan also went 14-of-14 from the line against Oglethorpe.

McClain added a nine-rebound game in MSU's road win against Indiana State last week.

For the week McClain averaged 14.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game while hitting 21-of-22 (95.5%) of his free throw attempts.

The Racers begin OVC play Thursday when they travel to Richmond, Ky. for a 6:15 p.m. central time game against Eastern Kentucky. MSU has a 3:15 p.m. game Saturday at Morehead State.

Both games can be seen live on the Racer Television Network through all 58,000 subscribers of NewWave Communications and Mediacom cable systems.

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