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2019–20 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

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2019–20 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record8–23 (4–14 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sean Dixon
  • Wes Long
  • Andre Morgan
Home arenaMurphy Center
Seasons
2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Texas 14 4   .778 20 11   .645
Western Kentucky 13 5   .722 20 10   .667
Louisiana Tech 13 5   .722 22 8   .733
Charlotte 10 8   .556 16 13   .552
FIU 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Marshall 10 8   .556 17 15   .531
UAB 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Old Dominion 9 9   .500 13 19   .406
Florida Atlantic 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
UTSA 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
UTEP 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Rice 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
Southern Miss 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
Middle Tennessee 4 14   .222 8 23   .258
Note: The 2020 C-USA Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2019–20 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by second-year head coach Nick McDevitt, played their home games at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 8–23, 4–14 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA tournament.

Previous season

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The Blue Raiders finished the 2018–19 season 11–21 overall, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for ninth place. In the C-USA tournament, they were defeated in the first round by UAB.

Roster

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2019–20 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Anthony Crump 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Inkster, MI
F 1 Tyler Millin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Calera, AL
F 2 DeAndre Dishman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Lexington, KY
G 3 Donovan Sims 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Murfreesboro, TN
F 4 Tyson Jackson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Fairburn, GA
G 5 Eli Lawrence 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Atlanta, GA
G 10 Sean Kromah 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Smyrna, TN
G 11 Jordan Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Irmo, SC
G 13 Jayce Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Buffalo, NY
G 14 Jalen Jordan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Conyers, GA
G 20 Brian Coffey II 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Snellville, GA
F 21 Jo'Vontae Millner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Burlington, NC
F 22 Reggie Scurry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Augusta, GA
G 23 C.J. Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Birmingham, AL
F 24 Marcus Mitchell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Memphis, TN
G 55 Antonio Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Tupelo, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
11:00 am
Maryville College W 119–61  1–0
 30  Green   13  Milner   5  Crump  Murphy Center (8,055)
Murfreesboro, TN
November 9, 2019*
3:00 pm
at Lipscomb W 73–70  2–0
 23  Jones   6  Tied   7  Green  Allen Arena (2,834)
Nashville, TN
November 13, 2019*
6:30 pm
Mars Hill W 96–82  3–0
 31  Green   10  Lawrence   6  Johnson  Murphy Center (3,125)
Murfreesboro, TN
November 18, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina
Myrtle Beach Invitational non bracket game
L 72–93  3–1
 21  Jones   8  Lawrence   8  Sims  HTC Center (1,187)
Conway, SC
November 21, 2019*
10:30 am, ESPN2
vs. No. 17 Villanova
Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinals
L 69–98  3–2
 18  Sims   6  Lawrence   4  Green  HTC Center 
Conway, SC
November 22, 2019*
11:00 am, ESPNU
vs. Tulane
Myrtle Beach Invitational consolation 2nd round
L 74–86  3–3
 20  Jones   7  Green   9  Sims  HTC Center 
Conway, SC
November 24, 2019*
7:30 pm
vs. Ohio
Myrtle Beach Invitational 7th place game
L 63–75  3–4
 13  Tied   8  Johnson   4  Johnson  HTC Center (1,977)
Conway, SC
November 30, 2019*
8:30 pm
Belmont L 59–71  3–5
 15  Johnson   8  Jackson   3  Johnson  Murphy Center (3,806)
Murfreesboro, TN
December 3, 2019*
6:30 pm
Columbia International W 86–38  4–5
 22  Green   9  Crump   4  Tied  Murphy Center (2,913)
Murfreesboro, TN
December 7, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Murray State L 52–85  4–6
 15  Jones   6  Tied   4  Green  CFSB Center (4,807)
Murray, KY
December 14, 2019*
2:00 pm, SECN
at Ole Miss L 64–82  4–7
 23  Jones   8  Jackson   7  Sims  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,734)
Oxford, MS
December 21, 2019*
2:00 pm
St. Bonaventure L 65–66  4–8
 26  Jones   7  Scurry   6  Johnson  Murphy Center (2,982)
Murfreesboro, TN
December 29, 2019*
3:30 pm
Rhode Island L 62–89  4–9
 22  Sims   8  Millin   3  Sims  Murphy Center (2,806)
Murfreesboro, TN
C-USA regular season
January 2, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Old Dominion L 60–70  4–10
(0–1)
 19  Lawrence   7  Jackson   7  Sims  Chartway Arena (5,541)
Norfolk, VA
January 4, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Charlotte L 62–68  4–11
(0–2)
 20  Sims   6  Tied   5  Sims  Dale F. Halton Arena (3,538)
Charlotte, NC
January 9, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Marshall L 75–79  4–12
(0–3)
 21  Jones   13  Scurry   5  Green  Murphy Center (2,703)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 11, 2020
5:00 pm, CBSSN
Western Kentucky L 53–69  4–13
(0–4)
 15  Scurry   9  Johnson   2  Sims  Murphy Center (3,167)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 16, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Atlantic L 94–97 OT 4–14
(0–5)
 24  Sims   10  Millner   2  Tied  RoofClaim.com Arena (2,002)
Boca Raton, FL
January 18, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at FIU L 69–83  4–15
(0–6)
 24  Jones   5  Tied   3  Tied  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (2,179)
Miami, FL
January 23, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana Tech L 73–80  4–16
(0–7)
 16  Tied   6  Scurry   3  Green  Murphy Center (3,047)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 25, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Miss W 65–63  5–16
(1–7)
 17  Jones   8  Johnson   2  Tied  Murphy Center (3,523)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 30, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at UTEP L 66–67  5–17
(1–8)
 19  Millner   8  Tied   5  Sims  Don Haskins Center (4,471)
El Paso, TX
February 1, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at UTSA W 83–80  6–17
(2–8)
 27  Tied   8  Jackson   4  Green  Convocation Center (1,389)
San Antonio, TX
February 6, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
North Texas L 70–75  6–18
(2–9)
 18  Green   9  Johnson   3  Johnson  Murphy Center (3,209)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 8, 2020
5:00 pm
Rice L 83–91  6–19
(2–10)
 24  Jones   12  Millner   4  Sims  Murphy Center (3,912)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 12, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UAB L 72–83  6–20
(2–11)
 26  Green   7  Scurry   3  Sims  Bartow Arena (2,461)
Birmingham, AL
February 15, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
UAB L 66–79  6–21
(2–12)
 14  Tied   5  Tied   4  Johnson  Murphy Center (3,964)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 22, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Miss W 61–53  7–21
(3–12)
 18  Jones   8  Johnson   4  Johnson  Reed Green Coliseum (3,203)
Hattiesburg, MS
March 1, 2020
2:00 pm, CUSA.tv
at Rice L 66–77  7–22
(3–13)
 13  Scurry   6  Jackson   5  Jones  Tudor Fieldhouse (1,677)
Houston, TX
March 4, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN3
UTEP L 56–60  7–23
(3–14)
 22  Jones   8  Johnson   4  Johnson  Murphy Center (2,022)
Murfreesboro, TN
March 7, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Miss W 65–62 OT 8–23
(4–14)
 16  Green   8  Johnson   3  Tied  Murphy Center (2,555)
Murfreesboro, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
Schedule Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Hoops releases 2019 non-conference slate" (Press release). MTSU Athletics. September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.