The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States. The school's team currently competes in Conference USA and are currently led by sixth-year head coach Nick McDevitt.
Postseason results
NCAA tournament results
The Blue Raiders have appeared in the NCAA tournament nine times. Their combined record is 4β9. The 2015β16 season was most notable after MTSU became just the eighth #15 seed to win a game, winning against Michigan State.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1975 | Regional Quarterfinals | Oregon State | L 67β78 |
1977 | Regional Quarterfinals | Detroit | L 76β93 |
1982 | First Round Second Round |
Kentucky Louisville |
W 50β44 L 56β81 |
1985 | First Round | North Carolina | L 57β76 |
1987 | First Round | Notre Dame | L 71β84 |
1989 | First Round Second Round |
Florida State Virginia |
W 97β83 L 88β104 |
2013 | First Four | Saint Mary's | L 54β67 |
2016 | First Round Second Round |
Michigan State Syracuse |
W 90β81 L 50β75 |
2017 | First Round Second Round |
Minnesota Butler |
W 81β72 L 65β74 |
NAIA Tournament results
The Blue Raiders have appeared in the NAIA Tournament one time. Their record is 0β1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1955 | First Round | Southeastern Oklahoma State | L 67β120 |
NIT results
The Blue Raiders have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) four times. Their combined record is 5β4.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|
1986 | First Round | Clemson | L 81β99 |
1988 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals |
Tennessee Georgia Boston College |
W 85β80 W 69β54 L 69β78 |
2012 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals |
Marshall Tennessee Minnesota |
W 86β78 W 71β64 L 72β78 |
2018 | First Round Second Round |
Vermont Louisville |
W 91β64 L 68β84 |
CBI results
The Blue Raiders have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their combined record is 3β1.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | #2 | First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship |
#15 California Baptist #10 Boston University #6 Abilene Christian #9 UNC Wilmington |
W 64β58 W 76β46 W 85β69 L 90β962OT |
CIT results
The Blue Raiders have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 0β2.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | First Round | Missouri State | L 79β87 |
2015 | First Round | Kent State | L 56β68 |
Notable players
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Shawn_Jones_2014.jpg/220px-Shawn_Jones_2014.jpg)
- Shawn Jones (born 1992), for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Reggie Upshaw (born 1995), in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- JaCorey Williams (born 1994), for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
References
- ^ "Color". Middle Tennessee State Athletics Branding Guide (PDF). October 18, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
External links
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