Anyone else want to answer this one?
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2025 Offseason Player Movement
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Yeah, it's unbelievable with all the open spots we haven't had a single commit. NOT ONE.
A couple mil from the bank for arena naming rights….
Murray State Athletics receives $2 million gift from CFSB
MURRAY — A massive swell of support following the announcement of the long-overdue renovation to the home of Racer Basketball has led to Murray State Athletics receiving a transformational $2
JD to University of Richmond
We got to get them on Campus first. I believe we have a some visits lined up now going into next week. So we should start seeing commitments as early as next week but most definitely the week after.
Sounds good. I really wish we knew who was visiting or has visited. That would ease my frustration a bit. It would be nice to know who they're really serious about. I know I've seen notifications of visits at other institutions. Thanks
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This guy would be a great addition
19% of players in the portal have committed.
81% still available....
Smart people have said over the years in a lot of different situations - it's not about being first, it's about being right. I don't care if they are the last 3 players to commit to Indiana State, as long as they are the right 3 that is fine! Be patient, they've got to really do a good job evaluating and making the right offer to kids.
From reading the article, it's alumni that have made solid money and putting a lot of it back into the university. They had 8 different 7-figure commitments to the athletics program in 2024. The largest is from the Dill family. Not like a huge household name or anything, but the type of donor that is huge in mid-major athletics. Both went to Murray, he played golf there, he ends up years down the road as the COO of a big hospital group.
It sounds like that's the main way they're raising a ton of money. They said they had "29 major donations" in 2024. So it's probably a combination of some corporate partnerships as well as alums who have done very well for themselves. It doesn't seem like "billionaire CEO gives $20 million", but more of "we have 20-ish involved alums who have made good money by starting their own business or being the CFO/COO of some large organization and are willing to drop $500k+ on the program".
It's not a big city and it's not a very big school, but out of 2,000 or so graduates every year, if even 1-2 can end up with a job that makes $400k+ down the road and cares about athletics/the school, that can be a big chunk of funding.
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Our youngest daughter was a news anchor at WPSD Paducah for over 10 years and so knew the Murray area well. There is a TON of "old money" in the area from days past and Murray is the defacto "home town"school for Paducah. There are some really deep pockets in the area, but there is a pretty sharp division between the haves and the have-nots in the area. The mining, shipping and nuclear jobs have pretty much disappeared.
Tyson must have hired Joey Hart Sr. as his agent
SycamoreBlue3209
The Newsom Level
Yeah, dude is a really solid mid major player (top2 on a team), but nothing more than 7th or 8th man on P5.
Sounds like a certain mid-major in west-central Indiana....
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Murray State added Layne Taylor. We were on him during his HS recruitment. Figured we would have tried again.