Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
	2018–19 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team
University	Middle Tennessee State University
Head coach	Rick Insell (12th season)
Conference	C-USA
Location	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Arena	Murphy Center ; (Capacity: 11,520)
Nickname	Blue Raiders
Colors	Royal blue and white;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament second round
	1983, 1986, 2004, 2005, 2007
NCAA tournament appearances
	1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
Conference tournament champions
	1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016
Conference regular season champions
	1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represents Middle Tennessee State University in women's basketball. The school competes in the Conference USA in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Blue Raiders play home basketball games at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.^[2]

History

As of the end of the 2015–16 season, the Blue Raiders have an all-time record of 841–385 in 41 seasons. They are coached by Rick Insell, in his 12th year at MT. They played in the Ohio Valley Conference from 1978 to 2000, the Sun Belt Conference from 2000 to 2013, and Conference USA since 2013.^[3]^[4]

Season	Coach	Record	Conference record	Postseason result
1975–76	Pat Jones	15–9	n/a	n/a
1976–77	Pat Jones	20–5	n/a	n/a
1977–78	Pat Sarver	15–13	n/a	n/a
1978–79	Larry Joe Inman	14–13	6–4	n/a
1979–80	Larry Joe Inman	23–10	10–1	n/a
1980–81	Larry Joe Inman	16–13	6–3	n/a
1981–82	Larry Joe Inman	20–5	9–3	n/a
1982–83	Larry Joe Inman	26–5	10–0	NCAA Second Round
1983–84	Larry Joe Inman	19–10	12–2	NCAA First Round
1984–85	Larry Joe Inman	23–7	13–1	NCAA First Round
1985–86	Larry Joe Inman	20–10	13–1	NCAA Second Round
1986–87	Jim Davis	19–8	12–2	n/a
1987–88	Lewis Bivens	22–8	12–2	NCAA First Round
1988–89	Lewis Bivens	21–6	10–2	n/a
1989–90	Lewis Bivens	11–17	7–5	n/a
1990–91	Lewis Bivens	14–14	8–4	n/a
1991–92	Lewis Bivens	19–9 .	10–4	n/a
1992–93	Lewis Bivens	21–7	13–3	n/a
1993–94	Lewis Bivens	21–7	11–5	n/a
1994–95	Lewis Bivens	19–9	12–4	n/a
1995–96	Lewis Bivens	24–6	13–3	NCAA First Round
1996–97	Lewis Bivens	10–20	7–11	n/a
1997–98	Stephany Smith	18–12	11–7	NCAA First Round
1998–99	Stephany Smith	18–10	14–4	WNIT
1999-00	Stephany Smith	18–11	11–5	n/a
2000–01	Stephany Smith	17–13	9–7	WNIT
2001–02	Stephany Smith	16–13	7–7	n/a
2002–03	Stephany Smith	18–12	9–5	n/a
2003–04	Stephany Smith	24–8	10–4	NCAA Second Round
2004–05	Stephany Smith	24–9	11–3	NCAA Second Round
2005–06	Rick Insell	20–11	10–4	NCAA First Round
2006–07	Rick Insell	30–4	18–0	NCAA Second Round
2007–08	Rick Insell	22–12	14–4	WNIT
2008–09	Rick Insell	28–6	17–1	NCAA First Round
2009–10	Rick Insell	25–6	17–1	NCAA First Round
2010–11	Rick Insell	23–8	14–2	NCAA First Round
2011–12	Rick Insell	26–7	16–0	NCAA First Round
2012–13	Rick Insell	25–8	17–3	NCAA First Round
2013–14	Rick Insell	29–5	15–1	NCAA First Round
2014–15	Rick Insell	24–10	14–4	WNIT
2015–16	Rick Insell	24–9	15–3	NCAA First Round
2016–17	Rick Insell	23–11	15–3	WNIT
2017–18	Rick Insell	18–12	10–6	WNIT

References

^ "Color". Middle Tennessee State Athletics Branding Guide (PDF). October 18, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
^ http://www.Middle TennesseeBlue Raiders.com/index.aspx?path=wbball
^ http://www.goblueraiders.com/documents/2016/11/4/2016_17_Fact_Book.pdf
^ http://www.goblueraiders.com/documents/2016/8/22/2016_17_MT_WBB_Quick_Facts.pdf

External links

Official website

[1] "Color". Middle Tennessee State Athletics Branding Guide (PDF). October 18, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.

[2] ttp://www.Middle TennesseeBlue Raiders.com/index.aspx?path=wbball

[3] ttp://www.goblueraiders.com/documents/2016/11/4/2016_17_Fact_Book.pdf

[4] ttp://www.goblueraiders.com/documents/2016/8/22/2016_17_MT_WBB_Quick_Facts.pdf

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v t e Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
Venues	Murphy Center (1975–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Conference USA women's basketball
Teams	FIU Panthers Jacksonville State Gamecocks Kennesaw State Owls Liberty Lady Flames Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders New Mexico State Aggies Sam Houston Bearkats UTEP Miners Western Kentucky Lady Toppers
Future teams	Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Missouri State Lady Bears (both joining in 2025)
Championships & awards	Conference USA women's basketball tournament
Seasons	1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Middle Tennessee State University
Academics	Concrete Industry Management
Facilities	James E. Walker Library Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murphy Center Reese Smith Jr. Field Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area
Athletics	Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Baseball Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murphy Center Reese Smith Jr. Field
Organizations	Band of Blue
Media	WMOT WMTS
Related	List of Middle Tennessee State University people