2005-2006 Murray State Racers

2005-2006 Murray State Racers Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Tony Easley RS-Fr F 6-9 198 Jul 15, 1987 Auburn (AL) United States Auburn High School
- Pearson Griffith Sr C 6-10 240 Nov 24, 1981 Holetown Barbados St. James Secondary School
- Tyler Holloway Fr G 6-2 175 Sep 11, 1986 Austin (TX) United States Austin High School
- Darnell Hopkins Sr G 6-2 180 Feb 20, 1984 Towson (MD) United States Towson Catholic High School
- Keith Jenifer Sr PG 6-2 170 Feb 12, 1982 Baltimore (MD) United States Towson Catholic High School
- Chuck Johnson Sr F 6-7 200 Jun 6, 1984 College Park (GA) United States North Clayton High School
- Rob Kennedy So F 6-9 220 Jun 13, 1984 Madison (IL) United States Madison High School
- Jarad Key Fr F 6-5 175 Aug 26, 1986 Lexington (KY) United States Lone Oak High School
- Mike McCoy Fr F 6-7 210 Jun 27, 1985 Indianapolis (IN) United States Pike High School
- Justin Orr So F 6-6 205 Apr 17, 1986 Cincinnati (OH) United States La Salle High School
- Trey Pearson Jr G 6-2 182 May 31, 1984 South Fulton (TN) United States South Fulton High School
- Issian Redding Sr F 6-6 200 Feb 8, 1984 Sandusky (OH) United States Sandusky High School
- Shawn Witherspoon Jr F 6-5 208 Oct 13, 1983 Oviedo (FL) United States Oviedo High School
- T.J. Wolf Jr G 5-11 180 Apr 5, 1983 Martinsville (VA) United States Martinsville High School
- Marqise Wright RS-Fr F 6-6 200 Sep 16, 1986 Gainesville (FL) United States Johnson High School

Recent Murray State Racers History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 12-20 (9-11) 7th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2022-2023 17-15 (11-9) 7th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 31-3 1st (OVC) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2020-2021 13-13 (10-10) 5th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2019-2020 23-9 (15-3) 1st (OVC) Runner Up N/A
2018-2019 28-5 (16-2) 1st (OVC) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2017-2018 26-6 (16-2) 1st (OVC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2016-2017 16-17 (8-8) 6th (OVC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 17-14 (10-6) 5th (OVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2014-2015 29-6 1st (OVC) Runner Up NIT 3rd Rnd
2013-2014 23-11 (13-3) 2nd (OVC) 3rd Rnd CIT Champion
2012-2013 21-10 (10-6) 4th (OVC) Runner Up N/A
2011-2012 31-2 (15-1) 1st (OVC) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2010-2011 24-9 (14-4) 1st (OVC) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2009-2010 31-5 (17-1) 1st (OVC) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2008-2009 19-12 (13-5) 2nd (OVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2007-2008 18-13 (13-7) 2nd (OVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2006-2007 16-14 (13-7) 2nd (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 24-7 (17-3) 1st (OVC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2004-2005 17-11 (11-5) 2nd (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 28-6 (14-2) 2nd (OVC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2002-2003 17-12 (9-7) 4th (OVC) 2nd Rnd N/A

2005-2006 Murray State Racers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Shawn Witherspoon All-OVC First Team
Pearson Griffith OVC Tournament MVP
Pearson Griffith OVC All-Tournament Team
Trey Pearson OVC All-Tournament Team
Shawn Witherspoon OVC All-Tournament Team

2005-2006 Murray State Racers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters K. Jenifer D. Hopkins S. Witherspoon J. Orr P. Griffith
Rotation T. Pearson   I. Redding    
Rotation T. Holloway   C. Johnson    
Lim PT T. Wolf J. Key M. Wright R. Kennedy  
Lim PT     M. McCoy    

2005-2006 Murray State Racers Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Shawn Witherspoon 31 27.4 10.6 7.7 3.1 1.7 0.6 1.3
Trey Pearson 29 28.2 10.3 3.2 2.8 1.7 0.1 1.1
Darnell Hopkins 31 20.1 9.0 1.8 1.5 0.5 0.1 1.2
Justin Orr 31 26.5 8.9 3.2 1.9 0.8 0.5 1.8
Issian Redding 31 19.9 8.4 4.4 0.8 0.9 0.5 1.2
Pearson Griffith 30 24.1 7.8 6.1 0.9 0.5 2.6 1.6
Tyler Holloway 30 12.4 6.1 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.9
Keith Jenifer 31 22.4 4.9 2.4 3.4 1.1 0.1 1.8
Chuck Johnson 29 11.8 3.3 2.4 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.7
Rob Kennedy 30 6.1 2.1 1.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4
Jarad Key 7 2.3 1.3 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Marqise Wright 19 4.5 0.7 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.5
Mike McCoy 21 4.3 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1
T.J. Wolf 8 2.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2

2005-2006 Murray State Racers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Allen Ward Athletic Director 2005-2006 N/A
Alan Lollar Head Athletic Trainer 1993-1994 N/A
Eric Frederick Assistant Athletic Trainer 1993-1994 N/A