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100 Days of 100 Years of Racer Basketball

MBB: Jim Jennings led Murray State to their first NCAA Tournament in 1964

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Murray State Hall of Famer Jim Jennings speaks at Racer Hoopalooza in August 2014. (Photo: Murray State Athletics)

(Day #16 of our ‘100 Days of 100 Years of Murray State Basketball’ series features Murray State Hall of Famer Jim Jennings. Jennings was the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year in 1964, as he helped lead the Racers to their first-ever NCAA Tournament. One month before Jennings passed away in September of 2014, he and his 1964 teammates were honored at Racer Hoopalooza. His quotes in this story come from that night.)

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