Rechelle Turner is an American college basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Murray State Racers women's basketball team.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Murray State |
| Conference | MVC |
| Record | 167–113 (.596) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 5, 1973 Calvert City, Kentucky |
| Playing career | |
| 1991–1994 | Murray State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997–2017 | Murray HS |
| 2017–present | Murray State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 167–113 (.596) |
| Tournaments | 0–2 (NCAA) 0–2 (WNIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 MVC tournament (2025, 2026) 2 MVC regular season (2025, 2026) | |
| Awards | |
| MVC Coach of the Year (2026) | |
Career
editTurner played basketball for Murray State as a student. She began coaching basketball with the girls' team at Murray High School; she led the team for 21 years and won the Class A state championship in 2016. In 2017, Murray State named her as the head coach of its women's basketball team.[1]
Turner won her 121st game with the Racers against UIC on January 12, 2025, setting a team record.[2][3] The Racers won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament and appeared in the NCAA tournament in both the 2024–25 and 2025–26 seasons, and Turner was awarded MVC Coach of the Year in 2026.[4][5]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray State (Ohio Valley Conference) (2017–2022) | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | Murray State | 11–19 | 7–11 | 8th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Murray State | 13–17 | 9–9 | 6th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Murray State | 14–16 | 7–11 | 8th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Murray State | 16–11 | 12–8 | 6th | |||||
| 2021–22 | Murray State | 22–10 | 13–5 | 3rd | WNIT 1st Round | ||||
| Murray State (Missouri Valley Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | Murray State | 15–16 | 7–13 | 8th | |||||
| 2023–24 | Murray State | 20–12 | 12–8 | 6th | WNIT 2nd Round | ||||
| 2024–25 | Murray State | 25–8 | 16–4 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| 2025–26 | Murray State | 31–4 | 19–1 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| Murray State: | 167–113 (.596) | ||||||||
| Total: | 167–113 (.596)[6] | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ↑ Marlowe, Edward (March 30, 2017). "Turner named 12th MSU women's coach". The Paducah Sun. p. 1B. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Whaley, Logan (January 14, 2025). "Turner breaks program wins record as Murray State beat UIC". The Paducah Sun. p. B2. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Randle, Luke (January 12, 2025). "Rechelle Turner becomes winningest head coach in Murray State women's basketball history". KFVS-TV. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
- ↑ "Murray State wins back-to-back MVC tournament titles". ESPN. Associated Press. March 15, 2026. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
- ↑ "Racers Sweep Major Missouri Valley Conference Awards". Murray State University Athletics. March 11, 2026. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
- ↑ "Rechelle Turner". Sports Reference CBB. Retrieved March 22, 2026.