Murray State Racers women's basketball

College basketball team

2023–24 Murray State Racers women's basketball team

University

Murray State University

Head coach

Rechelle Turner (7th season)

Conference

Missouri Valley

Location

Murray, Kentucky

Arena

CFSB Center
(Capacity: 8,602)

Nickname

Racers

Colors

Navy blue and gold^[1]

Home

Away

NCAA tournament appearances

2008

Conference tournament champions

2008

Conference regular season champions

2009

The Murray State Racers women's basketball program represents intercollegiate women's basketball representing Murray State University. The school competes in the Missouri Valley Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).^[2]

History

Murray State began play in 1928. From 1932 to 1970, the women's team was discontinued; the Racers began play again in 1971. They have made the postseason four times, once in the NCAA Tournament (2008), three in the WNIT (1989, 2007, 2009). In their only NCAA appearance, they lost 78–59 to Duke. As of the end of the 2016–17 season, the Racers have an all-time record of 576–746–2.^[3]

NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2008	#14	First Round	#3 Duke	L 57–78

References

^ Murray State University Brand Guidelines (PDF). June 30, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
^ "Murray State Athletics". goracers.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
^ "2017–18 Women's Basketball Quick Facts" (PDF). goracers.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.

External links

Official website

Murray State University

Facilities

CFSB Center
Racer Arena
Reagan Field
Roy Stewart Stadium
Waterfield Library

Athletics

Football
Men's basketball
Women's basketball

Media

WKMS-FM

v t e Murray State Racers women's basketball
Venues	Lovett Auditorium (1928–1936) Racer Arena (1971–1998) CFSB Center (1998–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball
Teams	Belmont Bruins Bradley Braves Drake Bulldogs Evansville Purple Aces Illinois State Redbirds Indiana State Sycamores Missouri State Lady Bears Murray State Racers Northern Iowa Panthers Southern Illinois Salukis UIC Flames Valparaiso Beacons
Tournament & awards	Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament Jackie Stiles Player of the Year
Seasons	1983–84 1983–84 1984–84 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24