Report: Murray State finalizing contract to bring back Steve Prohm as head coach
When the LSU men's basketball team hired Murray State's Matt McMahon earlier this week, it created a vacancy for the Racers' head-coaching position. According to multiple reports on Friday morning, the program may have found a replacement, and it's a very familiar face to Murray State fans.
McMahon was at the helm of the Racers for the last seven seasons, which included a trio of NCAA Tournament appearances. Murray State lost in the first round during the 2018 event as a No. 12 seed, then advanced to (but fell) in the second round as a No. 12 seed again in 2019 behind Ja Morant. This year as a No. 7 seed, were eliminated in the second round by the showcase's biggest Cinderella story, No. 15 Saint Peter's.
Prohm immediately preceded McMahon, joining the group for the 2011-2012 season and staying on through the 2014-2015 campaign. In their first year under Prohm, the Racers went 31-2, earned a No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament and made it to the round of 32, where they fell to No. 3 Marquette.
The 47-year-old coach was at the helm for Iowa State for six years from 2015 to 2021, before parting ways with the Cyclones following a 2-22 season. The 2021-2022 version of Iowa State went 20-12 before making the NCAA Tournament as an 11-seed, winning their first two games and setting up a matchup against No. 10 Miami in the Sweet 16 on Friday.
Prohm has a career 201-124 coaching record and has been to the NCAA Tournament four times.
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