Sources: Prohm to step down as Murray St

Murray State coach Steve Prohm is stepping down from his function and will not return next year, sources told ESPN on Friday.Prohm has actually served 2 stints as head coach at Murray State and is also the former head coach at Iowa State. Prohm’s second stint at Murray State was not nearly as successful as his very first, as Murray State has actually sustained back-to-back losing seasons in Missouri Valley play.In Prohm’s 3 seasons at Murray, it hasn’t finished greater than sixth in the Valley.Murray State is set to launch a national search for Prohm’s replacement.

Per ESPN sources, Murray State has actually been atop the Missouri Valley in roster resources and strategies to contribute to those resources for 2025-26. The departure is available in the wake of a 16-17 season that ended Friday night with a 70-62 loss to Bradley. Murray State completed with a 9-11 record in conference play and was the No. 7 seed in the Valley tournament.In Prohm’s first stint at Murray State, it won the Ohio Valley Conference regular-season title all four years and reached one NCAA tournament. That run from 2011 to 2015 led to him earning the head training job at Iowa State, which he guided to the NCAA competition 3 times before agreeing to step down after a winless Huge 12 season in 2021. That caused his return at Murray State in 2022, however Prohm stopped working to regain the very same success. He went 45-52. He was 104-29 in his first stint.Murray State is a proud program that has actually reached 18 NCAA tournaments and boasts a list of prominent players from Popeye Jones to Ja Morant.