2020–21 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team
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Conference | Conference USA |
East Division | |
Record | 5–18 (3–13 CUSA) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Murphy Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Western Kentucky | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 15 | – | 8 | .652 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 15 | – | 7 | .682 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 5 | – | 18 | .217 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 2 | – | 15 | .118 | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Louisiana Tech | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 7 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 4 | – | 13 | .235 | 8 | – | 17 | .320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 C-USA Tournament winner |
The 2020–21 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Nick McDevitt, and played their home games at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as members of Conference USA.[1]
Previous season
The Blue Raiders finished the 2019–20 season 8–23, 4–14 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA tournament.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 25, 2020* 1:00 p.m. |
vs. Akron Gulf Coast Showcase |
Canceled [a][2] | Hertz Arena Estero, FL | ||||||||
November 26, 2020* 11:00 a.m. |
vs. Omaha Gulf Coast Showcase |
L 59–60 | 0–1 |
Hertz Arena (50) Estero, FL | |||||||
November 27, 2020* 11:00 a.m. |
vs. East Tennessee State Gulf Coast Showcase |
L 43–57 | 0–2 |
Hertz Arena (50) Estero, FL | |||||||
December 2, 2020* 6:30 p.m. |
Murray State | W 78–61 | 1–2 |
Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
December 7, 2020* 6:00 p.m. |
Chattanooga | L 70–80 | 1–3 |
Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
December 12, 2020* 4:00 p.m. |
Covenant | W 76–57 | 2–3 |
Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
December 16, 2020* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Ole Miss | L 51–70 | 2–4 |
Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
December 19, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Bellarmine | Canceled [a][3] | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||||
December 22, 2020* 6:00 p.m. |
Bellarmine | Canceled [a][3] | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | ||||||||
CUSA regular season | |||||||||||
January 8, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at FIU | L 55–68 | 2–5 (0–1) |
Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
January 9, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at FIU | W 67–56 | 3–5 (1–1) |
Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
January 15, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Southern Miss | L 54–84 | 3–6 (1–2) |
Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
January 16, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Southern Miss | L 59–64 | 3–7 (1–3) |
Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
January 23, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Western Kentucky | L 67–82 | 3–8 (1–4) |
Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
January 24, 2021 1:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Western Kentucky | L 52–68 | 3–9 (1–5) |
Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
January 28, 2021 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
UAB | L 59–70 | 3–10 (1–6) |
Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
January 31, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UAB | L 52–63 | 3–11 (1–7) |
Bartow Arena (1,068) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
February 5, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Charlotte | W 66–65 | 4–11 (2–7) |
Murphy Center (800) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
February 6, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Charlotte | W 73–60 | 5–11 (3–7) |
Murphy Center (800) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
February 12, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Marshall | L 79–107 | 5–12 (3–8) |
Cam Henderson Center (1,083) Huntington, WV | |||||||
February 13, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Marshall | L 85–96 | 5–13 (3–9) |
Cam Henderson Center (1,136) Huntington, WV | |||||||
February 20, 2021 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Louisiana Tech | Canceled [b][4] | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | ||||||||
February 21, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Louisiana Tech | Canceled [b][4] | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | ||||||||
February 26, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Old Dominion | L 61–67 | 5–14 (3–10) |
Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
February 27, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Old Dominion | L 60–73 | 5–15 (3–11) |
Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
March 4, 2021 5:00 p.m. |
at Florida Atlantic | L 50–80 | 5–16 (3–12) |
FAU Arena (251) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
March 5, 2021 5:00 p.m. |
at Florida Atlantic | L 54–63 | 5–17 (3–13) |
FAU Arena (402) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
Conference USA tournament | |||||||||||
March 9, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
(E6) | vs. (E7) FIU Preliminary Round |
Cancelled | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | |||||||
March 10, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(E6) | vs. (W3) North Texas Second Round |
L 56–76 | 5–18 |
Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | ||||||
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "Raiders release full Men's Hoops schedule for 2020-21". Middle Tennessee State University Department of Athletics. November 6, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ Spears, Joseph (November 24, 2020). "MTSU men's basketball will now open season Thursday against Omaha in Gulf Coast Showcase". Dailey News Journal. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ a b Kempt, Reina (December 19, 2020). "Bellarmine's back-to-back games against Middle Tennessee State postponed due to COVID-19". Courier Journal. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ a b "MTSU-Louisiana Tech basketball games canceled". Murfreesboro Post. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.