Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
	2016–17 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team
University	Middle Tennessee State University
Head coach	Kermit Davis (15th season)
Conference	Conference USA
Arena	Murphy Center ; (Capacity: 11,520)
Nickname	Blue Raiders
Colors	Royal blue and white;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament round of 32
	1975, 1977, 1982, 1989, 2016
NCAA tournament appearances
	1975, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2013, 2016
Conference regular season champions
	2014, 2016

The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States. The school's team currently competes in Conference USA.

Postseason results

NCAA Tournament results

The Blue Raiders have appeared in the NCAA Tournament eight times. Their combined record is 3–8. The 2015–16 was most notable after MTSU became just the eighth #15 seed to win a game.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1975	Regional Quarterfinals	Oregon State	L 67–78
1977	Regional Quarterfinals	Detroit	L 76–93
1982	First Round Second Round	Kentucky Louisville	W 50–44 L 56–81
1985	First Round	North Carolina	L 57–76
1987	First Round	Notre Dame	L 71–84
1989	First Round Second Round	Florida State Virginia	W 97–83 L 88–104
2013	First Four	Saint Mary's	L 54–67
2016	First Round Second Round	Michigan State Syracuse	W 90–81 L 50–75

NAIA Tournament results

The Blue Raiders have appeared in the NAIA Tournament one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1955	First Round	Southeastern Oklahoma State	L 67–120

NIT results

The Blue Raiders have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) three times. Their combined record is 4–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1986	First Round	Clemson	L 81–99
1988	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Tennessee Georgia Boston College	W 85–80 W 69–54 L 69–78
2012	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Marshall Tennessee Minnesota	W 86–78 W 71–64 L 72–78

CIT results

The Blue Raiders have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2010	First Round	Missouri State	L 79–87
2015	First Round	Kent State	L 56–68

References

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

External links

Website

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

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v t e Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (1950–1972) Murphy Center (1972–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1913–14 1914–15 1915–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 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 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

v t e Conference USA men's basketball
Current teams	FIU Panthers Jacksonville State Gamecocks Liberty Flames Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders New Mexico State Aggies Sam Houston Bearkats UTEP Miners Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Future teams	Kennesaw State Owls (joining in 2024) Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (joining in 2025)
Championships & awards	Conference USA men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
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