The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represents

Middle Tennessee State University Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU or MT) is a public university in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Founded in 1911 as a normal school, the university consists of eight undergraduate colleges as well as a college of graduate studies, together off ...

in women's

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. The school competes in the

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in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Blue Raiders play home basketball games at

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History

As of the end of the 2020–21 season, the Blue Raiders have an all-time record of 943–436 in 46 seasons. They are coached by Rick Insell, in his 16th year at MT. They played in the

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from 1978 to 2000, the

Sun Belt Conference The Sun Belt Conference (SBC) is a collegiate athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Originally a non-football conference, the Sun Belt began sponsoring football in 2001. Its football teams participa ...

from 2000 to 2013, and Conference USA since 2013.

NCAA tournament results

Notable players

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(born 1987),

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basketball player for the

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of the

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References

External links

* {{Conference USA women's basketball navbox