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84-506: High five is a friendly gesture in which one individual slaps another's hand. High five (and variants such as Hi5 , Hi-5 , and Hi-Five ) may also refer to: High five There are many origin stories of the high five, but the first and two most documented candidates are Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke of the Los Angeles Dodgers professional baseball team on October 2, 1977, and Wiley Brown and Derek Smith of

168-458: A "high-five-a-thon" to raise funds for charity. A 2014 medical study found that fist bumps and high fives spread fewer germs than handshakes . During the COVID-19 pandemic , the high-five was "singled out, stigmatized and fraught with anxiety", being replaced by gestures such as knocking elbows, tapping forearms, or clicking cleats. For example, college conferences banned the high-five;

252-583: A 12 seed in the 2018 NCAA tournament , where they fell in the first round to West Virginia . After the season, he was named National Association of Basketball Coaches District 19 Coach of the Year. In June 2018, Murray State awarded McMahon a contract extension through 2022. The 2018–19 season saw the Racers win 15 of their first 17 games, with the only losses to Southeastern Conference opponents Alabama and eventual Final Four participant Auburn , both on

336-424: A 2013 ESPN article, the pair admitted that it had been a publicity stunt. Per the article, the two had "scoured college basketball rosters to plug in a name." Antecedents of the physical gesture of slapping palms together predate the 1970s, when the high five is believed to have been coined. For example, it can be seen in the 1960 French Nouvelle vague movie Breathless . Conventional wisdom holds that

420-409: A 45–54 record, including a 15–10 mark in 1955–56. But after his first team was Ohio Valley Conference regular-season and tournament runners-up, his teams never finished higher than third in the conference and he was replaced by DePauw University head coach Cal Luther on March 5, 1958. Alexander agreed to stay on as an assistant coach under Luther. In 1958, Murray State hired Cal Luther , who had served

504-510: A 48–14 record in conference games during his tenure. Edgar recruited Racer greats Marcus Brown and Vincent Rainey to Murray State, with Brown averaging 22.4 points and Rainey 18.8 points in Edgar's final season at Murray. Edgar left Murray State after the 1994–95 season to become head coach at Duquesne . Mark Gottfried was hired as head basketball coach after serving seven seasons as an assistant coach under Jim Harrick at UCLA . Gottfried

588-705: A 71–68 loss. In 1988, Jeff Martin became the first basketball player in Murray State, and OVC, history to be invited to the Olympic trials for the US Basketball Team . This was the last year that professionals were not allowed on the team. Martin did not make the team but impressed many with his performance. The best-known player in the Newton era is Popeye Jones . While at Murray State, Jones scored 2,057 points which still ranks fourth all time for

672-455: A berth in the NCAA tournament. The Racers won their first-round game in the 2010 NCAA tournament in dramatic fashion, defeating fourth-seeded Vanderbilt 66–65 on a buzzer-beating jump shot by senior Danero Thomas . This was the first time that any Ohio Valley Conference team had advanced to the 2nd round of the NCAA tournament since Middle Tennessee advanced in 1989. The Racers followed up

756-634: A capacity of 1,500; and Carr Health Building (1937–1954), which had a capacity of 3,000. Racer Arena opened in 1954 and entertained Racer fans for 43 years. While its capacity was 5,500, over 6,000 people crowded the arena on numerous occasions. Racer Arena is now a volleyball-only facility, one of the largest in NCAA Division I. Replacing Racer Arena was the CFSB Center , the current home of Murray State men's basketball. Completed in June 1998 at

840-670: A career record of 267–101. Rice Mountjoy was hired as the next men's basketball coach from Danville High School , where he was athletic director. In his only season with the Thoroughbreds, he coached the team to an 18–4 record. That season was marked by strong play from early jump shot proponent Joe Fulks , who transferred from Millsaps College . Mountjoy left after the 1941–42 season to coach Augusta Tilghman High School in nearby Paducah . Former Murray State basketball player and then-freshman team coach John Miller replaced Mountjoy as head basketball coach. His best season

924-580: A cost of $ 20 million, the facility is a modern arena which can host other events besides basketball. The CFSB Center sits 8,602 and includes a $ 250,000 scoreboard and a 2,000 sq. ft. weight room. The first basketball game at the CFSB Center was against Southern Illinois on November 14, 1998, a 65–62 victory for the Racers in front of 7,633 spectators. It was formerly known as the Regional Special Events Center, or "RSEC", until

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1008-475: A gauntlet while giving two hand high fives through a line of people. The "too slow" variation is a sequence of high five and low five, often accompanied by a rhyme such as "Up High. Down Low ..." During the down low sequence, the initiator will surprise the counter-party by pulling their hand back at the last moment, tricking the other person into swiping at empty air, completing the rhyme with "Too slow!" There are variations on this theme, with additions of "to

1092-422: A high five (or any variation thereof) by offering a hand(s), and no reciprocal hand appears to consummate the gesture, the initiator is said to have been " left hanging ". This could be interpreted as an insult, friendly joke or form of enlightenment, depending on the context of its use. Another variation is the "self high five." The action consists of raising one hand, generally the right hand, and tagging it with

1176-407: A higher winning percentage. The Racers are the highest "true" mid-major team in their rankings. Carlisle Cutchin launched the Murray State basketball program in 1925. At the time, Murray State was a teacher's college and the nickname was the Thoroughbreds. In the 1935–36 season, Cutchin coached Murray State to its highest win percentage for a season at .920, when his Thoroughbreds finished with

1260-523: A low point during the 2002–03 season. The Racers finished the 2002–03 season with a 17–12 record, which was fourth-place in the OVC standings. The fourth-place finish was the worst finish in the OVC standings since the 1986–87 season. Amid rumors that Anderson would relinquish his coaching duties at Murray State under pressure from university officials, he resigned from the head coach position in March 2003. Anderson

1344-404: A name, and asserts that Baker–Burke did not invent the high five. In a 2007 press release, two comedy writers and founders of the "National High Five Day" claimed that a late 1970s and early '80s basketball player from Murray State University had invented the gesture. They also concocted an elaborate and involved story about this player as a young boy learning the gesture from his father. But in

1428-598: A pun on Wi-Fi , a wireless computer technology. National High Five Day is a project to give out high fives and is typically held on the third Thursday in April. According to the National High Five Project, the event began in 2002 at the University of Virginia after a group of students set up a booth and gave out high-fives and lemonade. The project has held events where participants take part in

1512-537: A rapid-fire retort he confuses the greeter with "Take It back! Up high! Down low! Too slow!" Other notable sources have made reference to it; for example a 1983 journal is quoted as saying, "Whether we hammer, or hoe, whoop or holler, as they say, slap five up high, down low, you're too slow, we do it with the rhythmic motif that leads to harmony." The title song for Lay on Five , a BBC children's television programme broadcast in 1985–86 featuring Floella Benjamin , ended "..too slow to Lay on Five." The too slow variation

1596-473: A record of 23–2. That season also included Murray State's best start, at 19–1. In his final season, he led the Thoroughbreds to the title game of the 1941 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament , at which time they lost to the San Diego State Aztecs 36–34. Since he retired in 1941, he has maintained his position as the all-time winningest coach in Murray State basketball history, with

1680-431: A ref, or from frustration with a player. The latter part of his tenure was marred by an OVC issue with testing and which tests the schools in the OVC used to qualify athletes. During the 1973–74 season several players were disqualified for using an illegal testing equivalency. This happened across the OVC, and Murray was not the only school to lose student athletes. Most of the disqualified athletes were allowed to transfer by

1764-535: A regular season conference championship for the second year in a row in 2011. The Racers were eliminated from the OVC tournament in 2011; however, they earned a number six seed in the National Invitational Tournament where the Racers suffered a first round loss to Missouri State University . In May 2011, Billy Kennedy announced that he was leaving Murray State to accept the head coach position at Texas A&M University . Steve Prohm

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1848-428: A slang term usually meaning something from a prior generation. The rhyme bears a striking resemblance to a very old work song , possibly medieval, used by blacksmiths to teach apprentices how to best operate a bellows in a way that maximized its efficiency by opening it fully and quickly, while closing it slowly. The didactic rhyme is "Up high. Down low. Up quick. Down slow; And that's the way to blow." An air five

1932-536: A tie for the West Division title. They lost in the quarterfinals of the OVC tournament . However, the following year , the team's record dipped as they finished 16–17, 8–8 in OVC play to finish in third place in the West Division and losing in the semifinals of the OVC tournament . McMahon's third Racer team posted a 26–6, 16–2 record, winning the OVC regular season and tournament championships. They were received

2016-808: Is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), having joined that conference in 2022 after 74 seasons in the Ohio Valley Conference . The Racers have played home games at the CFSB Center on their campus in Murray, Kentucky since 1998. Murray State made its 18th appearance in the NCAA tournament in 2022 . Five times

2100-412: Is a variation where the hands of the participants never actually touch, needing only line of sight to make the gesture. It has an advantage for participants who are otherwise too far apart to achieve physical contact at the moment of the gesture. The participants may simply pretend to high five, or add an imitation sound of hand slapping. Also known as the wi-five , a mix of "wireless" and "high five" with

2184-567: Is in the 1987 film The Principal in a scene where Principal Rick Latimer ( James Belushi ) does it to Arturo Diego ( Jacob Vargas ). In the New York Times archives, the earliest reference is from 1993 when Arnold Schwarzenegger did it with the son of a film-crew member while on the set of Last Action Hero , saying: "Let's have five. Five high. Five low," at which point Schwarzenegger pulled his hand away saying "Too slow." The boy reportedly laughed. Schwarzenegger did it originally in

2268-399: Is no deep meaning in 'High Touch Town'. People don't know what it means." The term "high touch town" may have originated before the high five and had a different meaning, or 'high touch' may mean "high class", a play on the town's reputation for nightlife activity among off-duty military personnel. In addition to the classic high five several other types of high five exist. If one initiates

2352-554: Is third best in Murray State history. With a November 23, 1996, victory over the Belmont Bruins , the Racers began a 47-game home winning streak that would last into the 1999–2000 season. The Racers won the 1997 OVC Tournament with an overtime win over Austin Peay and earned a spot in the NCAA tournament. ESPN's College Basketball Encyclopedia names the Racers 1997–98 season as having the best team in school history. OVC player of

2436-417: Is when one or both parties grab and hold, sometimes even shaking around the opposing parties hand while still up high. The variation can be used to indicate friendship and/or personal swagger. A two-handed high five is as the name suggests the same as a high five but two handed. A back end is when a normal high is followed through by swinging the arms around to slap together down low. Some will pass through

2520-556: The Louisville Cardinals men's college basketball team during the 1978–1979 season. The use of the phrase as a noun has been part of the Oxford English Dictionary since 1980 and as a verb since 1981. The phrase is related to the slang "give me five" which is a request for some form of handshake – variations include "slap me five", "slip me five", "give me (some) skin" – with "five" referring to

2604-598: The University of Idaho in the Pacific Coast Conference , where success largely eluded him. He resigned after five seasons in 1959 to become the superintendent of schools in Anna, Illinois , then returned to Murray in 1964 to teach. Rex Alexander was promoted from assistant to head coach after former North Carolina head coach Tom Scott accepted, then turned down the head coaching post at Murray State. Alexander led Murray State for four seasons, posting

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2688-587: The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers were ranked No. 7 on March 16, 1971. On February 9, 2012, Murray State hosted OVC-rival Tennessee State University as the No. 9 team in the nation and the lone unbeaten in Division I basketball. Murray State lost 72–68. Two days later, Murray State answered with a definitive win at home against rival Austin Peay 82–63, bringing its record to 24–1. This win

2772-464: The 1991 film Terminator 2: Judgment Day , when John Connor ( Edward Furlong ) teaches the Terminator (Schwarzenegger) to "Gimme five. Up high, down low, too slow." In 2008, They Might Be Giants released the song "High Five!" on an album for children titled Here Come the 123s , with lyrics "High five! Low five! Slap me five! Down low! Too slow!," a gesture described in the song as "old school"

2856-450: The 1992 NBA Draft. Scott Edgar was hired as head basketball coach after serving six seasons as an assistant coach under Nolan Richardson at Arkansas . Bringing a version of Richardson's uptempo "40 Minutes of Hell" philosophy to Murray, Edgar led the Racers to two NCAA tournament appearances ( 1992 , 1995 ) and one NIT appearance ( 1994 ) in four seasons. His teams won three OVC regular-season championships (1992, 1994 and 1995), posting

2940-479: The 1995 NCAA tournament, and the team was picked to finished first in the OVC. The Racers won the Ohio Valley Conference regular season championship in 1996 for the third straight season; however, the Racers were defeated in the OVC tournament. In the final game of the tournament, Murray State's Vincent Rainey was charged with a foul with two-tenths of a second left on the clock in a tie game against

3024-469: The CFSB center to put the Racers to 17–0, and their best start in school history. Their 18th win against Tennessee Tech, 82–74 on January 14, 2012, kept Murray one of only three Division I schools with an unbeaten season as of that date. The January 9 AP ranking was the highest ranking in the history of the Murray State men's basketball program. The No. 15 ranking was also the highest ranking for an OVC team since

3108-458: The Dodgers the first team in history to have four hitters with at least 30 home runs each in a single season. As journalist Jon Mooallem tells the story: It was a wild, triumphant moment and a good omen as the Dodgers headed to the playoffs. Burke, waiting on deck, thrust his hand enthusiastically over his head to greet his friend at the plate. Baker, not knowing what to do, smacked it. "His hand

3192-510: The NCAA to other schools, but OVC schools lost the services of those athletes who had not actually taken the SAT, but had taken the ACT. After three seasons as an assistant under Cal Luther, Fred Overton was elevated to head coach in 1975. After a 9–17 first season, the Racers started the 1976–77 season with a 17–6 record before dropping their last four games for a 17–10 final ledger, finishing second in

3276-485: The NCAA tournament. The Racers finished the season a number 25 ranking in the final AP Poll. Mark Gottfried won three Ohio Valley Conference Championships in each of his three seasons, the only OVC coach to accomplish such a mark. Gottfried was hired by Alabama to be head basketball coach in March 1998. He had been a starting player for the Crimson Tide for three seasons between 1985 and 1987. Tevester Anderson

3360-676: The No. 1 spot in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll. The Racers became the first OVC team to ever achieve the No. 1 ranking in the Mid-Major Top 25 Poll. Following Murray State's 16th win of the season, a January 7, 2012, victory over conference-rival Austin Peay, the Racers moved up to No. 14 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll and No. 15 in the AP Poll. Their 17th win came against Jacksonville State at

3444-523: The OVC regular season championship, but the Racer's failed to win the OVC Tournament and earn a spot in the NCAA tournament. Murray State home court winning streak, the longest in the nation, also came to an end in 2000 with a January 15 loss to Southeast Missouri State University . Over the next three years under Anderson, the success of the Racer basketball program steadily declined, culminating in

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3528-659: The OVC. But after the Racers posted an 8–17 in 1977–78, Overton was fired. Ron Greene returned to his alma mater fresh off earning the AP Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year award at Mississippi State in 1978. After managing only four wins in his first season as coach at Murray, Greene led the Racers to 23 wins the following year and an appearance in the National Invitation Tournament . The Racers knocked off Jacksonville and Alabama before losing to Illinois 65–63 in

3612-472: The Racer helm, Greene coached Racer greats Gary Hooker and Lamont Sleets. In Steve Newton 's second season, in 1986–87 the team finished with a 13–15 record. This marked the last time the Racers had a losing season for the next 29 seasons; only Arizona , Kansas , and Syracuse hold longer streaks. In addition to Murray's win in 1988, two years later the No. 16 seed Racers took No. 1 seed Michigan State into overtime before falling 75–71. The loss in 1990

3696-487: The Racers advanced in the tournament, most recently by defeating the University of San Francisco in 2022 . In 1988, Murray State defeated NC State in the first round but lost to eventual national champion Kansas in the second round. In 2010, 22 years to the date of the 1988 win, the Racers beat Vanderbilt and lost to eventual runner-up Butler in the second round. Murray State's first basketball venues were Wilson Hall (1926–27); Lovett Auditorium (1927–1937), which had

3780-528: The Racers in the 2004–05 season. The team's only returning starter, Adam Chiles, was dismissed from the team in November following his second arrest of 2004. Chiles was stopped by Kentucky State Police while driving on Western Kentucky Parkway near Leitchfield, Kentucky . Chiles was charged with driving under the influence, possession of marijuana, possession of an open alcoholic beverage container, and speeding. Chiles had averaged 10.1 points and 3.9 assists for

3864-423: The Racers in the previous season. The Racers went on to finish the 2004–05 season with a record of 20–10 and a first round loss in the OVC tournament. The 2005–06 Racers rebounded from their struggles in the previous season to win both the OVC regular season title, their 1st since 2000, and the tournament title to return to the NCAA. In the 2006 tournament, junior guard Trey Pearson missed a critical 3-point shot in

3948-494: The Racers won the OVC tournament and advanced to the first round of the NCAA tournament where the Racers fell to No. 5 seeded Illinois. The success of the 2003–04 season was also tainted by arrests and suspensions. Just before the start of the 2004 NCAA tournament, juniors Adam Chiles and Kelvin Brown were arrested on drug charges. Chiles was charged with hindering prosecution and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, and Brown

4032-409: The Racers, Anderson led the team to a 27–6 record, an Ohio Valley Conference championship, and an NCAA tournament appearance. Anderson was named the OVC's Co-Coach of the Year and was named NABC District 7 Coach of the Year following the 1998–99 season. In Anderson's second year as head coach, the Racers finished the 1999–2000 season with a 23–9 record. The record was good enough to capture a share of

4116-578: The Racers. He is also Murray State's all-time leader in rebounds with 1,374, and led the nation in that category in the 1990–91 season. Jones is the only player in MSU history to record more than 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. Jones helped lead the Racers to OVC championships in 1991 and 1992. He went on to have a successful career in the NBA after being drafted in the second round by the Houston Rockets in

4200-621: The Tokyo district of Roppongi earned the slogan of "High Touch Town" after residents noticed World War II American soldiers walking the streets giving each other high-fives; when the Japanese asked about the gesture it was mistranslated as hai tatchi or "high touch". This story is possibly apocryphal , as Hiroyuki Usui, a representative of the Roppongi Shopkeepers Promotion Association explains, "There

4284-621: The Yankees informally resolved to bump elbows instead of slapping hands; the Minnesota Twins banned physical contact with fans. Outside of sports, individuals reported avoiding the high-five in their daily lives. Dusty Baker, the presumed originator of the gesture, advocated for contactless high-fives. Murray State Racers men%27s basketball The Murray State Racers men's basketball program represents Murray State University in intercollegiate men's basketball . Murray State

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4368-886: The Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches . Prohm also received two national coach of the year awards: the Basketball Times Coach of the Year Award and the Joe B. Hall National Coach of the Year Award. Junior point guard Isaiah Canaan was named OVC Player of the Year and Second Team All-America by the Associated Press, as well as selected to the John R. Wooden All-American team, Lute Olson All-America team, NABC All-America Third Team, and Sporting News All-America First Team. Canaan

4452-406: The Year, Luther led the Racers to a 241–134 record. Luther's most notable players were future professional players Dick Cunningham , Claude Virden and Stewart Johnson , as well as Racer greats Herb McPherson, Jim Jennings and Les Taylor. Cal Luther was a firebrand of a coach. The standing joke at the university was the over and under of Cal throwing off his jacket during a game due to a call by

4536-486: The final seconds of the first-round game against No. 3 seeded defending champion North Carolina . UNC was fouled on the rebound and went to the line to sink the game clinching shots to defeat the No. 14 seeded Racers 69–65. After the 2006 NCAA tournament Cronin took the reins of the Cincinnati Bearcats , his hometown team and alma mater. On April 12, 2006, Southeastern Louisiana head coach Billy Kennedy

4620-462: The first time two ranked teams played at the CFSB Center (Murray State No. 16 AP, No. 14 USA Today/ESPN; St. Mary's No. 21 AP, No. 16 USA Today/ESPN) and the first time a ranked Murray State team played another ranked team. The game also featured a national TV audience on ESPN with legendary announcers Dave O'Brien and Dick Vitale calling the action. Murray State never trailed in the game and defeated St. Mary's 65–51, improving its record to 26–1. As

4704-500: The high five was supposedly born. High fives can be seen in highlight reels of the 1978–1979 Louisville team. During a telecast of a 1980 game, announcer Al McGuire shouted: "Mr. Brown came to play! And they're giving him the high-five handshake. High five!" Magic Johnson claims that he invented the high five. He provides no date or location for invention, only that it was a thing that he and teammate Greg Kelser did on occasion while playing for Michigan State . He did not give it

4788-561: The high five with other gay residents of the Castro district of San Francisco , and it became a symbol of gay pride . Another origin story, first reported in 1980, places it at a University of Louisville Cardinals basketball practice during the 1978–1979 season. Forward Wiley Brown went to give a low five to his teammate Derek Smith , but suddenly Smith looked Brown in the eye and said, "No. Up high." Brown thought, "Yeah, why are we staying down low? We jump so high," raised his hand and

4872-700: The historic 2011–12 season came to a close, the Murray State men's basketball program was the recipient of several high-profile awards. Coach Steve Prohm was named the Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year, which marked the third-consecutive year the award was presented to a Murray State head coach. Prohm also was recognized as the District-IV Coach of the Year by the United States Basketball Writers Association and District 19 Coach of

4956-554: The major national polls since the Racers were last ranked at No. 25 in the final poll of the 1998 season. The No. 24 ranking also marked the team's highest ranking since February 1971, when the Racers were 17th. The No. 24-ranked Racers defeated the Lipscomb Bisons in the 11th game of the season. The victory was the first win for Murray State as a ranked team since a ranked Racer team defeated Tennessee Tech 72–69 on February 2, 1971. On January 2, 2012, Murray State moved into

5040-399: The name was changed on September 17, 2010, after Community Financial Services Bank donated $ 3.3 million to Murray State, at the time the largest donation in athletic history. In 2005, Street & Smith's named the Racers the 52nd best program of all time. In their prestige system, ESPN ranked Murray State the 30th best programs from 1984 to 2008, breaking a tie with Villanova due to

5124-409: The number of fingers on a hand. The "high five" originated from the " low five ", which has been a part of African-American culture since the 1920s. The exact transition from a low five to a high is unknown, though many theories exist about its inception. Magic Johnson once suggested that he invented the high five at Michigan State, presumably in the late 1970s. Others have suggested it originated in

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5208-489: The other. It was often used by Diamond Dallas Page as part of his persona, such as in his WCW theme song "Self High Five." A variation of this variation was explored by Turkish artist Deniz Ozuygur who built a "Self High-five Machine," which was exhibited in New York City in 2010. It is a robotic arm that spins in circles striking another robotic arm, both of which are rubber casts of Ozuygur's own arms. A hand grab

5292-403: The previous best start record of 16–0 set by the 1935–36 men's basketball team under Carlisle Cutchin . The 23–0 start was the third-best start in NCAA Division I history for a first-year head coach, and it set OVC records for most wins to start a season and overall winning streak during a season The 10th win of the 2011–12 season was a victory over the then No. 21-ranked Memphis Tigers . This

5376-554: The previous four seasons as head coach at DePauw . In 16 seasons under Luther, Murray State won three OVC regular-season championships and made the NCAA tournament in 1964 and 1969 . His 1970–71 team reached No. 17 in the Associated Press poll , entering the rankings after a thrilling 73–71 victory over Western Kentucky in Murray. WKU would go on to reach the NCAA tournament Final Four that season. A two-time OVC Coach of

5460-468: The quarterfinals, all on the road. Greene's Racers would win three Ohio Valley Conference regular-season titles and reach the NIT twice more under his guidance. A highlight of the 1981–82 season came when Murray State traveled to South Bend, Indiana, to play against Notre Dame . Murray State defeated a Notre Dame team coached by Digger Phelps 56–54. His overall record at Murray State was 119–78. While at

5544-440: The right man for the job. He's an outstanding coach, nationally recognized as one of the top assistants in the country, with a tremendous upside. Matt has the talent and integrity to continue the momentum we've built, put his own stamp on the program, and meet the expectations that come with being the head coach at Murray State." In his first season as head coach, the Racers finished the season 17–14, 10–6 in OVC play to finish in

5628-572: The rival Austin Peay Governors . APSU's Reggie Crenshaw made two free throws and the Racers lost the game 70–68. As a result of the loss, the Racers did not reach the 1996 NCAA tournament. The Racers lost to the Missouri Tigers in the opening round of the 1996 National Invitational Tournament, and finished the season 19–10. Marcus Brown finished his college playing career at the close of the 1996 season with 2,236 career points, which

5712-471: The road. By then, the nation had been introduced to sophomore point guard Ja Morant , who scored 25 points against Auburn and 38 against Alabama. The Racers went on to post a 16–2 OVC record and won the conference tournament championship over Belmont , 77–65, in Evansville, Indiana , earning a bid to the NCAA tournament for the 17th time. There, the Racers earned a No. 12 seed and defeated Marquette of

5796-470: The side" and other hand positions for the partner to contact the initiator's hand. The origin of the too slow variation has not been established, but the earliest documented instance is a 1982 news article in the Evansville Courier & Press . A robot named Fubar interacted with customers: "'Gimme three brother' he tells a shopper as he extends a golden hand with that many fingers. Then with

5880-419: The women's volleyball circuit of the 1960s. For decades, the " conventional wisdom " has been that the origin of the high five occurred between Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke of the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on October 2, 1977, the last day of the regular season. In the sixth inning, Dusty Baker hit a home run off Houston Astros pitcher J. R. Richard . It was Baker's 30th home run, making

5964-402: The year De'Teri Mayes led the 1997–98 team to 23 victories by double digit margins. Isaac Spencer was a freshman on the team. Spencer would go on to score 2,248 points over four seasons, which places him second place all time for the Racers. The Racers won both the OVC regular season and OVC tournament again in 1998; however, Murray State fell to number eight seed Rhode Island in the first round of

6048-491: Was Murray State's first win over a ranked team since defeating Vanderbilt in the 2010 NCAA tournament. It was also Murray State's first win over a ranked team during the regular season since the Racers defeated No. 12 Arkansas in 1997. Following the victory over Memphis, the Racers entered the national polls at No. 24 on the AP Top 25 Poll on December 12, 2011. This marked the first time an OVC basketball team had been ranked in

6132-652: Was a finalist for the John R. Wooden Award , Bob Cousy Award , Oscar Robertson Trophy , Lou Henson Award and to the Naismith College Player of the Year Midseason watch list. On June 8, 2015, Prohm was announced as the new head coach at Iowa State . The Iowa State job had become open when Fred Hoiberg left to become head coach of the Chicago Bulls . On June 10, 2015, Matt McMahon

6216-433: Was charged with theft from an alleged gas drive-off, possession of marijuana, and his second offense of possession of drug paraphernalia. Both were arrested following a 911 hangup call from their apartment in which Chiles was found outside and Brown was found hiding in a closet. Chiles was cleared to play in the tournament, but Brown was suspended indefinitely and later dismissed from the team in April. Problems continued for

6300-429: Was hired as head coach of Murray State. McMahon served as an assistant under Prohm and had just left the school to serve as an assistant to Eric Konkol at Louisiana Tech on May 27, 2015, before Prohm left for Iowa State. "I am so excited to know that Coach McMahon will be returning to Murray State to lead the Racers," Murray State athletic director Allen Ward said. "After watching him for four years, I'm convinced he's

6384-467: Was hired shortly after he finished the 1995 season with the Bruins, in which he helped lead the Bruins to an NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship . Mark Gottfried was also the nephew of ESPN analyst and former Murray State football coach Mike Gottfried . In Gottfried's first season, the Racers returned four starters, including Marcus Brown , from the Racer team that nearly upset North Carolina in

6468-492: Was his first, when he led the team to a 21–5 record and finished fourth in the 1941 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament . From Southern Illinois , Harlan Hodges led the team to two NAIA Tournaments and two No. 16 AP rankings in his six seasons, with a 109–66 (.623) record. Bennie Purcell and Garrett Beshear were on the roster during those years and were later named NAIA All-Americans. Hodges left Murray in May 1954 for

6552-422: Was introduced as Murray State University's head men's basketball coach, succeeding the recently departed Cronin. After continuing to contend in the conference over his first few seasons, Kennedy's 2009–10 team finally broke through, winning the program's 21st OVC regular season title with a conference record of 17–1. They would then go on to defeat Morehead State to capture their 14th OVC tournament title, clinching

6636-425: Was introduced as the 15th head coach on May 23, 2011. Prohm was promoted to the head coach position after serving as an assistant coach under Billy Kennedy for the previous five seasons. The Racers won the 2011 Great Alaska Shootout early in the 2011–12 season and went on a 23-game winning streak to start the season. The team's 23–0 start under Prohm was the best start to a season in team history. The 23–0 start beat

6720-497: Was named as the new head coach at Jackson State University in April 2003. Previously an assistant at Cincinnati (1997–2001) under Bob Huggins and at Louisville (2001–03) under Rick Pitino , Mick Cronin was introduced as the new head coach of the Racers on April 5, 2003. When he accepted the position, Cronin became the fourth youngest head coach in NCAA Division-I basketball. In Cronin's first season as head coach,

6804-477: Was promoted to head coach of the Racers in March, 1998 after Mark Gottfried left Murray State to take the head coach position at the University of Alabama . Anderson, the first African American to serve as head coach of the Murray State men's basketball team, had previously served as an assistant coach under Gottfried during the previous three seasons. At age 61, Anderson was also the oldest rookie head coach in NCAA Division I basketball. In his first year as coach of

6888-455: Was quickly followed by a win on the road at SEMO , 75–66, to clinch the Racers third consecutive Ohio Valley Conference regular-season championship. On February 18, Murray State hosted St. Mary's College in a much-anticipated Bracketbuster event, and the last home game of the season. The game was not only a sellout, but the largest ever for attendance at the CFSB center : 8,825. This marked

6972-413: Was the closest a 16 seeded team had ever come to knocking off a No. 1 seeded team in the tournament. While a 16 seeded Princeton team and a 16 seeded East Tennessee State team both fell by just 1 point during regulation in the 1989 tournament, the 1990 Murray State team was the only 16 seed ever to take a game into overtime. In 1997, the No. 15 seed Racers nearly shocked the No. 2 seed Duke Blue Devils in

7056-487: Was up in the air, and he was arching way back," says Baker ... "So I reached up and hit his hand. It seemed like the thing to do." This story regarding the origin of the high five can be found in the written news as early as September 1982 and is featured in the ESPN 30 for 30 film The High Five directed by Michael Jacobs. After retiring from baseball, Burke, who was one of the first openly gay professional athletes, used

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