The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents
Middle Tennessee State University
Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU or MT) is a Public university, public research university in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Founded in 1911 as a normal school, the university consists of eight Undergraduate education, undergraduate colleges as ...
in
Murfreesboro
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,
Tennessee
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, United States. The school's team currently competes in
Conference USA
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Mem ...
and are currently led by seventh-year head coach
Nick McDevitt
Nicholas Bryan McDevitt (born April 21, 1979) is a college basketball coach and the current head coach for Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). McDevitt came to MTSU from his alma mater, UNC Asheville, where he compiled a 98–66 record and ...
. The Blue Raiders have appeared nine times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 2017. Middle Tennessee has six appearances in the NCAA round of 32 with upsets in 2016 over 2-seed Michigan State and 2017 upset over 5-seed Minnesota.
Postseason results
NCAA tournament results
The Blue Raiders have appeared in the
NCAA tournament nine times. Their combined record is 4–9. The 2015–16 season was most notable after MTSU became just the eighth #15 seed to win a game, winning against Michigan State.
NAIA Tournament results
The Blue Raiders have appeared in the
NAIA Tournament one time. Their record is 0–1.
NIT results
The Blue Raiders have appeared in the
National Invitation Tournament
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(NIT) five times. Their combined record is 5–5.
CBI results
The Blue Raiders have appeared in the
College Basketball Invitational
The College Basketball Invitational (CBI) is a men's college basketball tournament created in 2007 by The Gazelle Group. The inaugural tournament occurred after the conclusion of the 2007–08 men's college basketball regular season. The CBI sel ...
(CBI) one time. Their combined record is 3–1.
CIT results
The Blue Raiders have appeared in the
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 0–2.
Notable players

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Shawn Jones (born 1992), for
Hapoel Haifa
Hapoel Haifa Football Club (, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli professional football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups (1962–63, 1965–66 and 1973–74, 2 ...
of the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...
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Reggie Upshaw (born 1995), in the
Israel Basketball Premier League
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JaCorey Williams
JaCorey Williams (born June 12, 1994) is an American basketball player who last played for Dubai Basketball of the ABA League. He played college basketball at Middle Tennessee State University, where he was named the Conference USA Player of th ...
(born 1994), for
Hapoel Jerusalem
Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's lead ...
of the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
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References
External links
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