2024–25 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team
| 2024–25 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| Record | 9–3 (0–0 CUSA) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 0 | – | 0 | – | 12 | – | 1 | .923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 2 | .846 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 CUSA tournament winner As of December 21, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024–25 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represents 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).
Previous season
The 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
Departures
| Name | 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
| Name | 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
There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2024.
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 4, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
Oglethorpe | W 97–51 | 1–0 |
20 – Porter | 10 – Mostafa | 7 – Weston | Murphy Center (7,501) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||
| November 9, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Abilene Christian C-USA/WAC Alliance |
W 79–56 | 2–0 |
24 – Porter | 7 – Mostafa | 3 – Counter | Moody Coliseum (1,434) Abilene, TX | ||||
| November 13, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Evansville | W 80–63 | 3–0 |
18 – Mostafa | 10 – Mostafa | 3 – Mostafa | Murphy Center (3,509) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||
| November 16, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Murray State | L 67–88 | 3–1 |
19 – Lands | 6 – Mostafa | 4 – Weston | Murphy Center (3,812) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||
| November 21, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPNU |
vs. Ohio Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals |
W 83–81 OT | 4–1 |
24 – Porter | 13 – Mostafa | 4 – Tied | HTC Center (704) Conway, SC | ||||
| November 22, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. South Florida Myrtle Beach Invitational Semifinals |
W 95–88 | 5–1 |
26 – Porter | 10 – Mostafa | 5 – Tied | HTC Center (1,428) Conway, SC | ||||
| November 24, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN |
vs. Bradley Myrtle Beach Invitational Championship Game |
L 69–80 | 5–2 |
15 – Loofe | 7 – Alston | 3 – Weston | HTC Center (712) Conway, SC | ||||
| December 1, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at UAB | W 76–69 | 6–2 |
18 – Porter | 9 – Mostafa | 3 – Tied | Bartow Arena (3,257) Birmingham, AL | ||||
| December 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Rhodes | W 103–55 | 7–2 |
14 – Tied | 11 – Alston | 8 – Weston | Murphy Center (2,046) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||
| December 7, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Belmont | L 79–82 | 7–3 |
22 – Counter | 11 – Mostafa | 5 – Counter | Curb Event Center (2,049) Nashville, TN | ||||
| December 16, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
California Baptist C-USA/WAC Alliance |
W 75–64 | 8–3 |
30 – Weston | 6 – Tied | 3 – Lands | Murphy Center (1,724) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||
| December 19, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Lipscomb | W 67–65 | 9–3 |
14 – Porter | 10 – Mostafa | 3 – Counter | Murphy Center (3,432) 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
References
- ^ 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.