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Williams Named First OVC Player of The Week
11/15/2021 10:10:00 PM | Men's Basketball
In the first week of the 2021-22 season, Murray State’s KJ Williams was named OVC Player of the Week after scoring a career-high 32 points in the opener
Murray State's KJ Williams was named the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week after a vote of the league's sports information directors.
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The junior from Cleveland, Mississippi, helped the Racers start the season 2-0 in the first week of the 2021-22 season by averaging 22.0 points and 6.0 rebounds while hitting 81.0 percent (17-of-21) from the field, 71.4 percent (5-of-7) from 3-point range and 60 percent (3-of-5) from the free throw line.
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In the Racers' season-opener against Cumberland, Williams had a career-high 32 points on 12-of-13 shooting (5-of-6 3-pointers) while also hitting 3-of-4 free throws. He added five rebounds in just 22 minutes of action. The 32 points are the sixth-most by a Division I player this season. In the team's win over Bellarmine, Williams hit 5-of-8 shots on his way to 10 points, while also adding seven rebounds, an assist, block and steal.
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The Racers play their first road game at Illinois State Tuesday in a 7 p.m. tip at Redbird Arena in Normal, Ill.
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Racers Selected For Two Home Games On ESPNU
The Murray State men's basketball is hosting a pair of televised home games on ESPNU as announced by the Ohio Valley Conference for the 2021-22 season. The Racers will appear on ESPNU (Feb. 17) when they host the Austin Peay Governors at the CFSB Center in a 6 p.m. tip. The second game happens at home (Feb. 24) against the Belmont Bruins in a tip off of 8 p.m. Both of the TV games for the Racers come on Thursday nights. The OVC schedule has a total of nine total men's basketball televised games (six regular season contests and three OVC Tournament games) to be aired by one of the ESPN networks during the 2021-22 season. This includes three nights of coverage at the OVC Tournament (March 4-5) at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.
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Mini-Ticket Plans Available
Fans can purchase season tickets and the Navy & Gold Mini ticket plans at Racer Mania. The mini plans are a great way for Racer Nation to enjoy Murray State games with general admission tickets. Each mini plan is $50 for one general admission ticket to five games. All of the games offered in the ticket plans are doubleheaders except for the stand-alone men's game vs Middle Tennessee (Dec. 4). Call the ticket office at (270) 809-3000 to purchase a ticket plan.
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NAVY TICKET PLAN
Dec. 4, 2021    Sat.    Middle Tennessee
Dec. 30, 2021  Thu.    Southeast Missouri (DH)
Jan. 22, 2022  Sat.    UT Martin (DH)
Jan. 29, 2022  Sat.    Morehead State (DH)Â
Feb. 17, 2022   Thu.    Austin Peay (DH)
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GOLD TICKET PLAN
Dec. 18, 2021   Sat.    Chattanooga (WBB vs Lipscomb)
Jan. 1, 2022     Sat.    Tennessee Tech (DH)
Jan. 20, 2022  Thu.    Eastern Illinois (DH)
Feb. 5, 2022    Sat.    SIUE (DH)
Feb. 24, 2022  Thu.    Belmont (DH)
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Racer Basketball Legacy Fund
The new fundraising initiative invites Racer supporters to have a lasting impact on the Murray State men's and women's basketball programs. Those interested in learning more about how you can support the Racer Basketball Legacy Fund initiative may contact Director of Development-Athletics, Taylor Mudd at (270) 809-3517 or tmudd3@murraystate.edu for more information.
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The junior from Cleveland, Mississippi, helped the Racers start the season 2-0 in the first week of the 2021-22 season by averaging 22.0 points and 6.0 rebounds while hitting 81.0 percent (17-of-21) from the field, 71.4 percent (5-of-7) from 3-point range and 60 percent (3-of-5) from the free throw line.
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In the Racers' season-opener against Cumberland, Williams had a career-high 32 points on 12-of-13 shooting (5-of-6 3-pointers) while also hitting 3-of-4 free throws. He added five rebounds in just 22 minutes of action. The 32 points are the sixth-most by a Division I player this season. In the team's win over Bellarmine, Williams hit 5-of-8 shots on his way to 10 points, while also adding seven rebounds, an assist, block and steal.
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The Racers play their first road game at Illinois State Tuesday in a 7 p.m. tip at Redbird Arena in Normal, Ill.
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Racers Selected For Two Home Games On ESPNU
The Murray State men's basketball is hosting a pair of televised home games on ESPNU as announced by the Ohio Valley Conference for the 2021-22 season. The Racers will appear on ESPNU (Feb. 17) when they host the Austin Peay Governors at the CFSB Center in a 6 p.m. tip. The second game happens at home (Feb. 24) against the Belmont Bruins in a tip off of 8 p.m. Both of the TV games for the Racers come on Thursday nights. The OVC schedule has a total of nine total men's basketball televised games (six regular season contests and three OVC Tournament games) to be aired by one of the ESPN networks during the 2021-22 season. This includes three nights of coverage at the OVC Tournament (March 4-5) at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.
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Mini-Ticket Plans Available
Fans can purchase season tickets and the Navy & Gold Mini ticket plans at Racer Mania. The mini plans are a great way for Racer Nation to enjoy Murray State games with general admission tickets. Each mini plan is $50 for one general admission ticket to five games. All of the games offered in the ticket plans are doubleheaders except for the stand-alone men's game vs Middle Tennessee (Dec. 4). Call the ticket office at (270) 809-3000 to purchase a ticket plan.
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NAVY TICKET PLAN
Dec. 4, 2021    Sat.    Middle Tennessee
Dec. 30, 2021  Thu.    Southeast Missouri (DH)
Jan. 22, 2022  Sat.    UT Martin (DH)
Jan. 29, 2022  Sat.    Morehead State (DH)Â
Feb. 17, 2022   Thu.    Austin Peay (DH)
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GOLD TICKET PLAN
Dec. 18, 2021   Sat.    Chattanooga (WBB vs Lipscomb)
Jan. 1, 2022     Sat.    Tennessee Tech (DH)
Jan. 20, 2022  Thu.    Eastern Illinois (DH)
Feb. 5, 2022    Sat.    SIUE (DH)
Feb. 24, 2022  Thu.    Belmont (DH)
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Racer Basketball Legacy Fund
The new fundraising initiative invites Racer supporters to have a lasting impact on the Murray State men's and women's basketball programs. Those interested in learning more about how you can support the Racer Basketball Legacy Fund initiative may contact Director of Development-Athletics, Taylor Mudd at (270) 809-3517 or tmudd3@murraystate.edu for more information.
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