Ja Morant heads latest group inducted into Racer Hall of Fame

During Murray State men's basketball Hoopalooza weekend, Ja Morant was honored as part of the 42nd class to the MSU Hall of Fame.

The other members of the 2024 class also include: Daniel Calhoun (baseball, 2006-09), Becca Lamb (volleyball, 2007-10), Coach Velvet Milkman (women's golf, 1993-22),  Miyah Watford (women's soccer, 2017-19), Quincy Williams (football, 2014-18) and Jack Wolf (football, 1967-71).

This year's group will honored in early 2025 at a Racer game yet to be determined.

The weekend got an early start Thursday when Morant hosted more than two hundred kids for two days of basketball camp at the CFSB Center.

One of the highlights of the weekend included Murray State NBA greats, Isaiah Canaan, Cameron Payne and Morant, attending Hoopalooza for the first time together. All three are MSU Hall of Famers and were NBA Draft selections: Canaan in 2012, Payne in 2015 and Morant in 2019. 

Canaan played in six NBA seasons, and is set to play his 11th pro season in Serbia. Payne is with the New York Knicks for his 10th NBA season and Morant awaits his sixth season with the Memphis Grizzlies.



(Photos: Dave Winder/Murray State Athletics)