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12/27/2021 5:43:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The junior from Fairhope, Alabama is the first Racer to be honored in consecutive weeks since Ja Morant in 2019
Murray State's Tevin Brown was named the Player of the Week for a third consecutive week after a vote by communications directors in the Ohio Valley Conference.
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A junior from Fairhope, Alabama, Brown tallied a game-high 22 points against No. 12 Auburn on Dec. 22. He was 8-of-15 from the field and was 3-of-6 from the 3-point line. He had a team-best nine rebounds to go with two assists and two steals. Brown has 291 career made 3-pointers, which is fourth in OVC history, 28 away from the OVC record. He ranks 14th nationally in 3-pointers made/game (3.58), 28th in 3-point percentage (44.8%) and 36th in scoring (19.2 points/game). This marks the third-straight Player of the Week award for Brown, the first OVC player to accomplish the feat since Austin Peay's Terry Taylor in 2019-20 (Nov. 25, Dec. 2, Dec. 9).
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Brown is the first Racer to win the honor in three consecutive weeks since Ja Morant won three in a row in 2019. MSU's Jonathan Stark won three in a row in 2017/18 as did Cameron Payne in 2015 and Cuthbert Victor in 2003.
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The Racers have been honored with five OVC Player of the Week awards this season. Brown's teammate KJ Williams also won the award twice and DJ Burns was an OVC Newcomer of the Week.
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On the docket this week for the Racers is their 74th season in the OVC. The Racers host women's/men's doubleheaders this week with Southeast Missouri and Tennessee Tech visiting the CFSB Center Thursday and Saturday with tip times of 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
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2021-22 MSU OVC Weekly Award Winners
Nov. 15 – KJ Williams, OVC Player of the Week
Nov. 29 – KJ Williams, OVC Player of the Week
Dec. 6 – DJ Burns, OVC Newcomer of the Week
Dec. 13 – Tevin Brown, OVC Player of the Week
Dec. 20 – Tevin Brown, OVC Player of the Week
Dec. 27 - Tevin Brown, OVC Player of the Week
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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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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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A junior from Fairhope, Alabama, Brown tallied a game-high 22 points against No. 12 Auburn on Dec. 22. He was 8-of-15 from the field and was 3-of-6 from the 3-point line. He had a team-best nine rebounds to go with two assists and two steals. Brown has 291 career made 3-pointers, which is fourth in OVC history, 28 away from the OVC record. He ranks 14th nationally in 3-pointers made/game (3.58), 28th in 3-point percentage (44.8%) and 36th in scoring (19.2 points/game). This marks the third-straight Player of the Week award for Brown, the first OVC player to accomplish the feat since Austin Peay's Terry Taylor in 2019-20 (Nov. 25, Dec. 2, Dec. 9).
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Brown is the first Racer to win the honor in three consecutive weeks since Ja Morant won three in a row in 2019. MSU's Jonathan Stark won three in a row in 2017/18 as did Cameron Payne in 2015 and Cuthbert Victor in 2003.
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The Racers have been honored with five OVC Player of the Week awards this season. Brown's teammate KJ Williams also won the award twice and DJ Burns was an OVC Newcomer of the Week.
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On the docket this week for the Racers is their 74th season in the OVC. The Racers host women's/men's doubleheaders this week with Southeast Missouri and Tennessee Tech visiting the CFSB Center Thursday and Saturday with tip times of 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
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2021-22 MSU OVC Weekly Award Winners
Nov. 15 – KJ Williams, OVC Player of the Week
Nov. 29 – KJ Williams, OVC Player of the Week
Dec. 6 – DJ Burns, OVC Newcomer of the Week
Dec. 13 – Tevin Brown, OVC Player of the Week
Dec. 20 – Tevin Brown, OVC Player of the Week
Dec. 27 - Tevin Brown, OVC Player of the Week
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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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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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