2023–24 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team
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Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 14–19 (7–9 CUSA) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Wes Long |
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Home arena | Murphy Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky † | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 11 | – | 22 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 CUSA tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Nick McDevitt and played their home games at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as members of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 14–19, 7–9 in C-USA play, to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place.[1]
Previous season
[edit]The Blue Raiders finished the 2022–23 season 19–14, 11–9 in C-USA play, to finish in fourth place.[2] They defeated Charlotte in quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament[3] before losing to Florida Atlantic in the semifinals.[4]
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Tyler Millin | 1 | F | 6' 7" | 205 | Junior | Calera, AL | Transferred to Chattanooga |
DeAndre Dishman | 2 | F | 6' 6" | 235 | RS Senior | Lexington, KY | Graduated |
Eli Lawrence | 5 | G | 6' 5" | 185 | Junior | Atlanta, GA | Transferred to Texas A&M |
Teafale Lenard Jr. | 12 | G | 6' 7" | 175 | Sophomore | Snyder, TX | Transferred to Memphis |
TreVon Smith | 13 | G | 6' 3" | 175 | Junior | Campbellsville, KY | Transferred to Tusculum |
Christian Fussell | 15 | F | 6' 10" | 220 | RS Sophomore | Decatur, GA | Transferred to UT Martin |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Tyronn Mosley | 1 | G/F | 6' 6" | 210 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Mississippi Valley State |
Jacob Johnson | 15 | G | 6' 5" | 195 | RS Junior | Minneapolis, MN | LIU |
Josh Ogundele | 23 | C | 6' 10" | 275 | Junior | London, England | Iowa |
2023 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Torey Alston PF | Winston-Salem, NC | Winston Salem Christian School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | N/A | Apr 30, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Chris Loofe C | Leander, TX | Link Year Prep | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | N/A | Apr 15, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Northern Kentucky | W 74–57 | 1–0 | 14 – tied | 6 – Coleman-Jones | 5 – Weston | Murphy Center (3,505) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||
November 9, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Stephen F. Austin C-USA/WAC Alliance | W 67–62 OT | 2–0 | 14 – King | 9 – Coleman-Jones | 2 – Weston | Murphy Center (3,411) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||
November 13, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Western Carolina | L 64–66 | 2–1 | 14 – King | 9 – Porter | 2 – Coleman-Jones | Murphy Center (2,806) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||
November 18, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Milligan | W 88–62 | 3–1 | 19 – King | 9 – Coleman-Jones | 4 – tied | Murphy Center (3,000) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||
November 21, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | UAB | L 57–58 | 3–2 | 12 – Ogundele | 8 – King | 3 – tied | Murphy Center (3,227) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||
November 24, 2023* 3:30 p.m., FloSports | vs. UIC Nassau Championship quarterfinals | L 40–70 | 3–3 | 9 – tied | 8 – King | 1 – tied | Baha Mar Convention Center (213) Nassau, Bahamas | ||||
November 25, 2023* 12:30 p.m., FloSports | vs. Ohio Nassau Championship consolation 2nd round | L 68–80 | 3–4 | 17 – Coleman-Jones | 8 – Coleman-Jones | 4 – Porter | Baha Mar Convention Center (241) Nassau, Bahamas | ||||
November 26, 2023* 11:00 a.m., FloSports | vs. Kansas City Nassau Championship 7th-place game | W 63–59 | 4–4 | 21 – Jordan | 6 – Coleman-Jones | 4 – Coleman-Jones | Baha Mar Convention Center (234) Nassau, Bahamas | ||||
December 2, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Wofford | L 64–74 OT | 4–5 | 15 – Porter | 11 – Coleman-Jones | 4 – Bufford | Murphy Center (2,510) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||
December 5, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Missouri State | W 77–73 OT | 5–5 | 22 – King | 9 – Coleman-Jones | 3 – Coleman-Jones | Murphy Center (2,605) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||
December 9, 2023* 7:30 p.m., CBSSN | Belmont | L 65–75 | 5–6 | 27 – King | 7 – Coleman-Jones | 4 – Johnson | Murphy Center (2,605) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||
December 19, 2023* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Saint Mary's | L 34–71 | 5–7 | 9 – Johnson | 4 – Jackson | 2 – King | University Credit Union Pavilion (2,931) Moraga, CA | ||||
December 22, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Southern Utah C-USA/WAC Alliance | L 63–69 | 5–8 | 26 – Porter | 9 – tied | 3 – tied | America First Event Center (1,335) Cedar City, UT | ||||
December 30, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Murray State | L 54–75 | 5–9 | 16 – King | 7 – Loofe | 3 – Porter | CFSB Center (5,303) Murray, KY | ||||
January 3, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Reinhardt | W 84–47 | 6–9 | 15 – Jordan | 9 – Loofe | 5 – Jordan | Murphy Center (2,501) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||
Conference USA regular season | |||||||||||
January 11, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Louisiana Tech | L 52–60 | 6–10 (0–1) | 24 – Porter | 10 – Coleman-Jones | 2 – Porter | Murphy Center (2,505) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||
January 13, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Sam Houston | L 51–60 | 6–11 (0–2) | 29 – Porter | 7 – Coleman-Jones | 2 – Green | Murphy Center (3,227) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||
January 18, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | at UTEP | L 59–73 | 6–12 (0–3) | 16 – Coleman-Jones | 11 – Coleman-Jones | 6 – Coleman-Jones | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX | ||||
January 20, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at New Mexico State | L 62–73 | 6–13 (0–4) | 18 – Green | 10 – Coleman-Jones | 4 – Coleman-Jones | Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM | ||||
January 24, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Jacksonville State | W 75–67 | 7–13 (1–4) | 30 – Porter | 8 – Coleman-Jones | 5 – Coleman-Jones | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | ||||
January 27, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | FIU | W 79–61 | 8–13 (2–4) | 23 – King | 9 – Coleman-Jones | 4 – Porter | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | ||||
February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Western Kentucky | L 65–88 | 8–14 (2–5) | 22 – Jordan | 9 – Coleman-Jones | 4 – Porter | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Liberty | L 53–88 | 8–15 (2–6) | 19 – King | 5 – tied | 2 – Bufford | Liberty Arena (3,241) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
February 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at FIU | W 68–66 | 9–15 (3–6) | 18 – King | 13 – Coleman-Jones | 2 – Porter | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (638) Miami, FL | ||||
February 15, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | New Mexico State | W 76–69 | 10–15 (4–6) | 26 – Porter | 9 – Coleman-Jones | 4 – Porter | Murphy Center (2,890) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||
February 17, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UTEP | W 96–90 2OT | 11–15 (5–6) | 41 – Porter | 13 – Coleman-Jones | 8 – Coleman-Jones | Murphy Center (2,952) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||
February 21, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Jacksonville State | L 68–76 | 11–16 (5–7) | 19 – Coleman-Jones | 7 – tied | 5 – King | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,167) Jacksonville, AL | ||||
February 24, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Western Kentucky | W 74–72 | 12–16 (6–7) | 20 – Coleman-Jones | 11 – tied | 4 – Coleman-Jones | Murphy Center (5,038) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||
March 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Sam Houston | L 64–81 | 12–17 (6–8) | 18 – Coleman-Jones | 5 – tied | 4 – Coleman-Jones | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,423) Huntsville, TX | ||||
March 5, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Liberty | W 69–61 | 13–17 (7–8) | 19 – King | 10 – Coleman-Jones | 4 – Johnson | Murphy Center (2,806) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||
March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Louisiana Tech | L 70–84 | 13–18 (7–9) | 19 – King | 11 – King | 2 – tied | Thomas Assembly Center (2,636) Ruston, LA | ||||
Conference USA tournament | |||||||||||
March 13, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals | W 70–67 | 14–18 | 18 – Porter | 10 – Coleman-Jones | 4 – Coleman-Jones | Von Braun Center (678) Huntsville, AL | |||
March 15, 2024 2:00 p.m., CBSSN | (7) | vs. (3) Western Kentucky Semifinals | L 54–85 | 14–19 | 14 – Porter | 7 – Coleman-Jones | 2 – tied | Von Braun Center (3,272) Huntsville, AL | |||
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ Doughton, Sam (2023-03-09). "Weston's step-back three lifts Blue Raiders past Charlotte, to C-USA semis". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ Doughton, Sam (2023-03-10). "Blue Raiders comeback bid falls just short in heartbreaking fashion against FAU in C-USA Semifinals". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Middle Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2024.