The 2024–25 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by seventh-year head coach Nick McDevitt and play their home games at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as members of Conference USA (C-USA).
2024–25 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball | |
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Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 CUSA) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Wes Long |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Murphy Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kennesaw State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 CUSA tournament winner |
Previous season
editThe Blue Raiders finished the 2023–24 season 14–19, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place. As an No. 7 seed in the C-USA tournament they defeated Louisiana Tech in quarterfinals before losing to Western Kentucky in the semifinals.
Offseason
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Ty Mosley | 1 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
Elias King | 10 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Senior | Atlanta, GA | Graduated |
Jalen Jordan | 14 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Senior | Conyers, GA | Graduated |
Josh Ogundele | 23 | C | 6'11" | 300 | Junior | London, England | Transferred to Tennessee State |
Jared Coleman-Jones | 31 | F | 6'10" | 240 | Junior | Hiram, GA | Transferred to San Diego State[1] |
Incoming transfers
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Alec Oglesby | 1 | G | 6'5" | 187 | GS Senior | Gainesville, FL | Stetson |
Jlynn Counter | 2 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Oklahoma City, OK | IU Indy |
Jarred Hall | 5 | F | 6'8" | Sophomore | Lebanon, TN | Tulsa | |
Christian Fussell | 7 | F | 6'10" | 220 | Senior | Decatur, GA | UT Martin |
Essam Mostafa | 44 | C | 6'9" | 250 | GS Senior | Cairo, Egypt | TCU |
2024 recruiting class
editThere were no incoming recruits for the class of 2024.
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate 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 4, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
Oglethorpe | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||||
November 9, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Abilene Christian C-USA/WAC Alliance |
Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
November 13, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Evansville | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||||
November 16, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Murray State | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||||
November 21, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN2/ESPNU |
vs. Ohio Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals |
HTC Center Conway, SC | |||||||||
November 22, 2024* 10:30 a.m./2:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU |
vs. South Florida/Portland Myrtle Beach Invitational |
HTC Center Conway, SC | |||||||||
November 24, 2024* TBA, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU |
vs. Bradley/Princeton/Texas State/Wright State Myrtle Beach Invitational |
HTC Center Conway, SC | |||||||||
December 1, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at UAB | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
December 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Rhodes | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||||
December 7, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Belmont | Curb Event Center Nashville, TN | |||||||||
December 16, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
California Baptist C-USA/WAC Alliance |
Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||||
December 19, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Lipscomb | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||||
December 23, 2024* 6:00 p.m., SECN |
at Tennessee | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN | |||||||||
Conference USA regular season | |||||||||||
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at FIU | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL | |||||||||
January 4, 2025 5:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Liberty | Liberty Arena Lynchburg, VA | |||||||||
January 9, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Kennesaw State | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Jacksonville State | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||||
January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Western Kentucky | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||||
January 23, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Sam Houston | Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TN | |||||||||
January 25, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPNU |
at Louisiana Tech | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA | |||||||||
January 30, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
New Mexico State | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||||
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UTEP | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||||
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Jacksonville State | Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL | |||||||||
February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Kennesaw State | Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Western Kentucky | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||||
February 20, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Louisiana Tech | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||||
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Sam Houston | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||||
February 27, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at New Mexico State | Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM | |||||||||
March 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UTEP | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX | |||||||||
March 6, 2025 6:30 p.m., CBSSN |
Liberty | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||||
March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
FIU | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||||
Conference USA tournament | |||||||||||
March 11–15, 2025 TBA |
vs. | Von Braun Center Huntsville, AL | |||||||||
Source[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Zeigler, Mark (April 25, 2024). "SDSU gets commitment from 6-foot-10 grad transfer with guard skills in a post player's body". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Middle Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved October 25, 2024.