Cameron Payne's Murray State jersey to be retired

Murray State Athletics announced that basketball great Cameron Payne will become the 12th Racer to have his jersey retired when Murray hosts the UIC Flames Jan. 14. 

Payne arrived at Murray State from Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis in 2013.
 
In two successful seasons from 2013-15, Payne appeared in 69 games, scored more than 1,200 points and nearly reached 400 assists. He was named the Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year and the Kyle Macy National Freshman of the Year. 
 
As a sophomore, Payne was the second-fastest Racer to 1,000 career points. That year Murray State set a school and conference record 25-game winning streak and eventually the National Invitation Tournament quarterfinals.
 
When the 2014-15 season was over, Payne put his name into the NBA draft, and the Oklahoma City Thunder selected him in the first round as the 14th overall pick.
 
After playing for the Thunder, Bulls, Raptors and Cavaliers, Payne found a home in 2020 with the Phoenix Suns, where he played in the NBA Finals in 2021.


Murray State retired numbers in chronological order include: (#21) Bennie Purcell 1952, (#16) Garrett Beshear 1953, (#19) Howie Crittenden 1956, (#15) Jeff Martin 1989, (#30) Paul King 1991, (#54) Popeye Jones 1992, (#26) Joe Fulks 2001, (#20) Johnny Reagan 2003, (#5) Marcus Brown 2010, (#3) Isaiah Canaan 2018, (#12) Ja Morant 2020.




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