By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
Murray State Racers men’s basketball head coach Steve Prohm has stepped down, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. The Racers brass will now focus on hiring their next head coach to lead the basketball program.
This news comes after the team’s 70-62 loss to the Bradley Braves in the Missouri Valley Tournament. The Racers finished their season with a 16-17 record.
The 50-year-old was in his second stint as the Racers’ head coach. However, this time around, the Racers have not finished higher than seventh in the Missouri Valley Conference.
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Prohm has guided the team to a 28-37 record in the past two seasons. The team went 12-20 during the 2023-24 season.
In his first season back leading the program, he guided the Racers to a 17-15 record.
As the Racers head coach, he guided the team to a 149-81 record. The team has gone 84-41 within the Missouri Valley Conference.
Overall, including a stint as the Iowa State Cyclones head coach, he is 246-176. He also led the Cyclones for six seasons.
As a head coach, Prohm guided his Racers team to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) Championship in 2014.
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His teams also won two Ohio Valley Conference regular seasons in 2012 and 2012. His 2012 team also won the OVC tournament.
Prohm’s Cyclones team won the Big 12 tournament twice, in 2017 and 2019. He was named the OVC Coach of the Year in 2012 and 2015.
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