King signs with Murray State
MBB: The 6'9 big man is the second player to come from Creighton with Ryan Miller
Fred King has officially signed with Murray State to join the Racers for the 2025-26 season.
The transfer from Creighton, who is listed at 6’9 and 250 pounds, spent the last three seasons playing for the Bluejays while new Murray State head coach Ryan Miller was an assistant coach there.
"Having coached him at Creighton, I know firsthand the energy, athleticism, and competitive spirit Fred brings to the court," Miller said in a statement. "His experience guarding and learning from a player like Ryan Kalkbrenner, combined with his efficiency when given minutes, makes him a versatile big man who can impact both ends of the floor. He's ready to take on a bigger role here at Murray State, and this is a significant step in building our program."
In three years with Creighton, King played in 103 games, starting four times, while averaging 2.9 points and 7.0 minutes per game. He played behind the All-American Kalkbrenner, who has been a three-time All-Big East standout and has been named Big East Defensive Player of the Year four different times.
In his career, King has made 61.7% (127-of-206) of his shots from the field. His best game of this past season came on November 30th against Notre Dame, where he had 14 points, five rebounds and four blocks in 26 minutes of action.
Murray State currently has two players who have signed to be on next year’s roster playing for new head coach Ryan Miller:
Mason Miller (6’9 senior guard/1.1 PPG last year at Creighton)
Fred King (6’9 senior forward/2.7 PPG last year at Creighton)
KJ Tenner publicly committed to the Racers yesterday, but is yet to officially sign.
KJ Tenner (6’0 sophomore guard/2.4 PPG last year at West Virginia)
Here are the seven players who could return to the Racers next year, but have yet to make anything official:
Alden Applewhite (6’7 senior forward/5.8 PPG/3.2 RPG last year)
Patrick Chew (6’3 junior guard/0.3 PPG, 0.4 RPG last year)
Nick Ellington (6’7 grad forward — has entered the transfer portal, but isn’t ruling out returning to Murray State/9.9 PPG/5.4 RPG last year)
KyeRon Lindsay (6’8 senior forward — has entered the transfer portal, but Murray State appears interested in bringing him back/6.6 PPG, 4.3 RPG last year)
Justin Morgan (6’6 senior guard/2.4 PPG, 1.8 RPG last year)
Tristian Ford (6’3 incoming freshman guard)
Kaden Rickard (6’5 incoming freshman forward)