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

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.

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Texas144 .7782011 .645
Western Kentucky135 .7222010 .667
Louisiana Tech135 .722228 .733
Charlotte108 .5561613 .552
FIU99 .5001913 .594
Marshall108 .5561715 .531
UAB99 .5001913 .594
Old Dominion99 .5001319 .406
Florida Atlantic810 .4441715 .531
UTSA711 .3891319 .406
UTEP810 .4441715 .531
Rice711 .3891517 .469
Southern Miss513 .278922 .290
Middle Tennessee414 .222823 .258
Note: The 2020 C-USA Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

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

2019–20 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G0Anthony Crump6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg)RS FrInkster, MI
F1Tyler Millin6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg)FrCalera, AL
F2DeAndre Dishman6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg)RS JrLexington, KY
G3Donovan Sims6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg)JrMurfreesboro, TN
F4Tyson Jackson6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg)FrFairburn, GA
G5Eli Lawrence6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg)FrAtlanta, GA
G10Sean Kromah6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg)RS JrSmyrna, TN
G11Jordan Davis6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg)JrIrmo, SC
G13Jayce Johnson6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg)SoBuffalo, NY
G14Jalen Jordan6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)160 lb (73 kg)JrConyers, GA
G20Brian Coffey II6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg)JrSnellville, GA
F21Jo'Vontae Millner6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg)RS JrBurlington, NC
F22Reggie Scurry6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)240 lb (109 kg)SrAugusta, GA
G23C.J. Jones6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)170 lb (77 kg)RS JrBirmingham, AL
F24Marcus Mitchell6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg)JrMemphis, TN
G55Antonio Green6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)RS SrTupelo, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
OpponentResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
11:00 am
Maryville CollegeW 119–61 1–0
 30  Green  13  Milner  5  Crump Murphy Center (8,055)
Murfreesboro, TN
November 9, 2019*
3:00 pm
at LipscombW 73–70 2–0
 23  Jones  6  Tied  7  Green Allen Arena (2,834)
Nashville, TN
November 13, 2019*
6:30 pm
Mars HillW 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
BelmontL 59–71 3–5
 15  Johnson  8  Jackson  3  Johnson Murphy Center (3,806)
Murfreesboro, TN
December 3, 2019*
6:30 pm
Columbia InternationalW 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 StateL 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 MissL 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. BonaventureL 65–66 4–8
 26  Jones  7  Scurry  6  Johnson Murphy Center (2,982)
Murfreesboro, TN
December 29, 2019*
3:30 pm
Rhode IslandL 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 DominionL 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 CharlotteL 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+
MarshallL 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 KentuckyL 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 AtlanticL 94–97 OT4–14
(0–5)
 24  Sims  10  Millner  2  Tied RoofClaim.com Arena (2,002)
Boca Raton, FL
January 18, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at FIUL 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 TechL 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 MissW 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 UTEPL 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 UTSAW 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 TexasL 70–75 6–18
(2–9)
 18  Green  9  Johnson  3  Johnson Murphy Center (3,209)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 8, 2020
5:00 pm
RiceL 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 UABL 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+
UABL 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 MissW 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 RiceL 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
UTEPL 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 MissW 65–62 OT8–23
(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