2020–21 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

2020–21 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
2020–21 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	3–11 (1–7 CUSA)
Head coach	Nick McDevitt (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Sean Dixon; Wes Long; Andre Morgan;
Home arena	Murphy Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
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
West
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 SMiddle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represents Middle Tennessee State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by third-year head coach Nick McDevitt, and plays their home games at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as a member 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

2020–21 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Jordan Davis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Irmo, SC
F	1	Tyler Millin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Calera, AL
F	2	DeAndre Dishman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Jr	Lexington, KY
G	3	Donovan Sims	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Murfreesboro, TN
F	4	Tyson Jackson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Fairburn, GA
G	5	Eli Lawrence	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Atlanta, GA
G/F	13	Jayce Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Buffalo, NY
G	14	Jalen Jordan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	RS Jr	Conyers, GA
F	15	Christian Fussell	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	Decatur, GA
F	21	Jo'Vontae Millner-Criss	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Burlington, NC
F	22	Elias King	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Atlanta, GA
F	23	Jared Coleman-Jones	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Hiram, GA
F	24	Marcus Mitchell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	Memphis, TN
G	33	Dontrell Shuler	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	Irmo, SC

Head coach

Nick McDevitt (UNC Asheville)

Assistant coach(es)

Sean Dixon (Presbyterian)
Wes Long (Clemson)
Andre Morgan (North Georgia)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 31, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
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
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			Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
February 6, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Charlotte			Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
February 12, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Marshall			Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
February 13, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Marshall			Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
February 19, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana Tech			Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
February 20, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana Tech			Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
February 26, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Old Dominion			Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
February 27, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Old Dominion			Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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.

[lb-1] "Raiders release full Men's Hoops schedule for 2020-21". Middle Tennessee State University Department of Athletics. November 6, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

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