Domon, Jackson & King Honored in MVC Postseason Awards

The Murray State Trio of freshman Roman Domon and seniors, Fred King, and Javon Jackson combined to win nine total awards for the 2025-26 season as announced by the Missouri Valley Conference from the league office in St. Louis.

King and Jackson, one-year seniors, brought to Murray by rookie head coach Ryan Miller, both performed at a high level from the start and both were named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference Team, with King getting a spot on the first team, and Jackson on the second team.

King was also named the MVC Newcomer of the Year and was a member of the All-Newcomer Team in The Valley. King also gained a spot on the All-Defensive Team in the MVC.

Domon burst onto the scene to become the MVC Freshman of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year, while also getting a nod to the MVC All-Freshman and All-Bench Team.

The Murray State Racers are the No. 4 seed at the State Farm Arch Madness – Missouri Valley Conference Tournament at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis. MSU meets the UIC Flames, the No. 5 seed, on Friday at 2:30 p.m. Central Time.

MVC Postseason Awards Notes

Fred King led the MVC in rebounding with an average of 8.4 per game and had eight double-doubles on the season.
King is the first Racer to lead a league in rebounding since Ed Daniel led the Ohio Valley Conference with a 10.0rpg average in the 2012-13 season.
King was 10^th in scoring in the league at 13.2 points per game
King also led the league in blocked shots and broke into the MSU all-time single season blocked shots list.
Jackson was third in the MVC in scoring at 16.0ppg as he scored in double-figures in 25 of the 31 games played this season and had 11 games of scoring 20 or more points.
Jackson enters the weekend in St. Louis with 497 points in the 2024-26 season and is on the edge of becoming the 54^th Racer to get to the coveted 500-point mark in a single season in MSU program history.
Domon is the fourth Racer to win a freshman of the year award and first since Cameron Payne earned the OVC's award for the 2013-14 season.
Domon was sixth in the MVC in scoring at 14.1 points per game and he was 15^th in the MVC in scoring at 5.1 rebounds
Domon had double-figure scoring in 24 games this season and had five games of 20 or more points scored.
He has 441 points and is the 13th MSU freshman to scoring 400 points in a season for the Racers.

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Domon, Jackson & King Honored in MVC Postseason Awards

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