Murray State MBB is in the midst of playing three exhibition games in the Bahamas

Kentucky men’s basketball isn’t the only program in the Bluegrass State making trips to the Bahamas.

Murray State, led by first-year head coach Ryan Miller, is in the midst of playing three exhibition games this week as part of the Bahamas Summer League in Nassau. The Racers will play their third game in three days on Wednesday morning at the Baha Mar Convention, Arts and Entertainment Center. Murray State smacked its first two opponents with ease, beating the Calgary Dinos 103-77 on Monday and Raw Talent Elite 120-59 on Tuesday.

One of Murray State’s new transfer additions, senior center Fred King, is originally from the Bahamas. King, who came over from Creighton, went for 23 points and 11 rebounds in the opener before dropping 16 points and six rebounds in game two. Additionally, JJ Traynor, who was born in Louisville and is entering his senior season, has averaged 12 points and seven rebounds across both games.

To close out the three-game stretch, Murray State will face Bahamas Select at 11:00 a.m. ET this morning. The game will be streamed live on YouTube. Tune in for some offseason hoops.

One more time from Nassau ‼️

🆚 Bahamas (Select)
⏰ 10 a.m.
📍 @BahaMarHoops
📺 https://t.co/7CAajwl9V1#GoRacers🏇 pic.twitter.com/p5qu0wY45u

— Murray State MBB (@RacersHoops) August 6, 2025

The competition clearly isn’t up to Division I college basketball standards, but it’s nice to see Murray State dominate the field and get in some real offseason scrimmage action, especially with a brand-new head coach running the show. The Racers have owned the glass and won the turnover battle thus far this week.

Kentucky fans will remember when the Wildcats participated in a similar event, most recently in the summer of 2022. That UK team, led by reigning National Player of the Year Oscar Tshiebwe, played four games in the Bahamas, winning all of them in blowout fashion. Kentucky also faced the Bahamas Select squad, which Murray State will have a shot at this morning.

There was no summer exhibition circuit (outside of the La Familia scrimmage) during Mark Pope‘s second offseason as Kentucky head coach, but he’s been a big advocate for expanding the college basketball season in general. Don’t be surprised if the ‘Cats look into finding more ways to play real games in the offseason moving forward.