42 losses in two years. Historic tanking of a program. A bad P5 head coach.
Hopefully the MVC is enough of a step down for him and he has success. That conference tends to have some very good coaches.
Steve Prohm returns as head coach at Murray State
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Hopefully the MVC is enough of a step down for him and he has success. That conference tends to have some very good coaches.
Curious if we have to be at all worried about hunter transferring to Murray state? Prohm recruited him and is very good with point guards.
I don't think it's a worry given hunters Midwest roots. But worth a discussion.
I don't think it's a worry given hunters Midwest roots. But worth a discussion.
A budding star in the big 12 isn't transferring down to the MVC. Hunter could have went anywhere else after Prohm left and he chose not to.
It will be interesting seeing Steve Prohm succeed his long time assistant at Murray State who was an instrumental part of Prohm’s success at Murray State. McMahon has taken over at LSU after being successful at Murray State after Prohm.
McMahon leaves a roster which should have a lot of returning talent. McMahon leaves a Championship Roster that returns. Prohm inherits a championship team.
2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster - Murray State University Athletics
The official 2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster for the Murray State Racers
Here’s Coach McMahon and his bio.
Matt McMahon - Men's Basketball Coach - Murray State University Athletics
Murray State Head Coach The 2021-22 season marks the seventh for Coach Matt McMahon to lead the Murray State men’s basketball program. Heading into the season,
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Murray is probably going to lose their top 7 guys when all is said and done. A rebuild on top of a huge step up in leagues is quite the challenge for Prohm.It will be interesting seeing Steve Prohm succeed his long time assistant at Murray State who was an instrumental part of Prohm’s success at Murray State. McMahon has taken over at LSU after being successful at Murray State after Prohm.
McMahon leaves a roster which should have a lot of returning talent. McMahon leaves a Championship Roster that returns. Prohm inherits a championship team.
2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster - Murray State University Athletics
The official 2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster for the Murray State Racersgoracers.com
Here’s Coach McMahon and his bio.
Matt McMahon - Men's Basketball Coach - Murray State University Athletics
Murray State Head Coach The 2021-22 season marks the seventh for Coach Matt McMahon to lead the Murray State men’s basketball program. Heading into the season,goracers.com
He'll be fine but it's not going to be completely smooth.
I wish Steve Prohm well. I met him several times when he was at ISU and seemed like a very nice, genuine guy. Also, a handsome guy, although I may be a bit biased as I was often stopped at airports when traveling and wearing ISU gear and asked if I was Steve Prohm. 
Murray didn't advance their class years so they're all actually a year older. Looks like three may follow McMahon. Two others just in the portal. Two others going pro.
I would add Criner to this list. We have had bad coaches before and after, but he had players who he enabled to be bad people in the community with no repercussions from his program, he had a losing program but cheated anyway which ensured that the following coaching staff was hamstrung from day 1.
So they don’t want to stay and play for Prohm at Murray State?
Definitely agree with this, not to mention the fact he has his dickhead son on the team. What a prick that kid was.
The default position with those who have Prohm living rent free in their head.
So Hunter had nothing to do with any of the 22 wins this year? You want to diminish what TJ did by going down that route?
To follow up @Stormin , what exactly does your first sentence mean? I didn’t realize that decision was up to the individual institutions.
My bad, it's not clear.
Due to the COVID year, they just froze what year of eligibility their players are on the roster. Most schools moved their rosters forward as normal, Murray (and a few others) did not. So, realistically, they're all a year older than they appear.
Ah okay. I actually did realize schools handled that differently but forgot that. Which made it confusing as hell.
TJ had to seek out and gain a recommitment.
That's a lot different from established guys approaching the ends of NCAA careers who would have to sit a full year if they chose to go elsewhere. They were locked in. Credit to Steve for keeping Monte on board for an extra year
We are seeing a different scenario play out at Murray where the sit out year no longer exists and the returning crew is quickly becoming quite small.
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Hunter had a signed LOI with Iowa State. There was already a bond established between him and the program, and like it or not, Prohm's regime established that bond. Put it this way, if Prohm hadn't recruited Hunter at all, what's the chance that he would be an Iowa State Cyclone today?
Is there any chance? Slim at best, right? At best.
Have to give credit where credit is due, and Prohm deserves some credit for signing Hunter. Not all of it, mind you. But without Prohm, there's very little chance that Hunter is wearing Cardinal and Gold this year.
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If I had to bet... I would bet he is <.400 in conference play over the next 4 years. I just think as a head coach he is the epitome of the Peter Principle. He'd be much better off as an asst for somebody.
Great article on Hunter‘s recruitment.
RECRUITING: Tyrese Hunter reaffirms commitment to Iowa State
Racine St. Catherine's bench watches on as Tyrese Hunter launches a three-pointer against Martin Luther during a game on December 11, 2020. Mandatory Credit: © Curt Hogg / Now News Group via Imagn Content Services, LLC Iowa State men's basketball's big Saturday continues, and the top priority of
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