Racers Open Exhibition Slate on Wednesday Night

WICHITA - The Murray State men's basketball team is set for its first exhibition action of the year on Wednesday night, as the Racers travel to take on Wichita State in a 6:30 p.m. tipoff. Wednesday's exhibition will not be streamed; however, Racer fans can follow the action several ways - via live stats or by tuning in to Froggy 103.7 FM with Dave Winder and Kenny Roth on the call.

Fans can tune into Froggy 103.7 FM live over the air in the Murray area, as well stream the station live nationwide through the Varsity App – just search for Murray State.

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ALLOW US TO (RE)INTRODUCE OURSELVES. . .
Murray State is coming off of a 20-13 overall record last season with a 12-8 mark in Missouri Valley Conference play and a third-place finish in the league standings, the program's best MVC regular season finish and most conference wins since joining The Valley.

WELCOME TO THE SQUAD
Murray State added nine newcomers (four transfers, five freshmen) to its 2026-27 roster, with six players returning to the Racers from last season's squad. Of the six returners, only three (Courbon, Domon, Shorter) saw action last year.

FOREIGN CONNECTIONS
Murray State's roster features seven foreign-born players, including six from European countries. The Racers have four Frenchmen (Boulefaa, Courbon, Domon, Soulhac), a Slovenian (Padjen), a Serbian (Nikolic) and a New Zealander (Crate).

DON'T BE SHOCKED. . .
Wichita State is coming off of a 24-12 season last year, going 13-5 in American Conference action and falling in the American championship game before advancing to the quarterfinal round of the NIT. Wichita State enters 2026-27 with high expectations after the announcement of 10 Shockers returning from last season, including American Conference Sixth Man of the Year Will Berg, Dillon Battie, TJ Williams and Michael Gray Jr.

PRIMETIME PRESEASON MATCHUP
Wednesday's exhibition meeting between Murray State and Wichita State is a matchup of two of the top teams in Ryan Hammer's Mid-Major Power 30, with the Racers at No. 6 and the Shockers at No. 3. The listing also includes fellow MVC members Illinois State (No. 12) and UIC (No. 13) along with Tennessee State (No. 17), who the Racers will face in the Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon to officially begin the season.

EUROPEAN IMPRESSIONS
Murray State got its first taste of action as a group over the summer as the Racers went 4-0 in Spain, Greece and France. The Racers averaged 101.5 points per game on the trip, with four players averaging double digits: Roman Domon (20.2 ppg), Kaden Magwood (12.5 ppg), Mathis Courbon (11.5 ppg) and Christian Jones (10.8 ppg).

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Players Mentioned

Mathis Courbon

Roman Domon

Christian Jones

Kaden Magwood

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