Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
	2020–21 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team
University	Middle Tennessee State University
Head coach	Nick McDevitt (3rd season)
Conference	C-USA
Location	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Arena	Murphy Center ; (Capacity: 11,520)
Nickname	Blue Raiders
Colors	Royal Blue and White[1];
Uniforms
Home	Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
	1975, 1977, 1982, 1989, 2016, 2017
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	1975, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2013, 2016, 2017
Conference Tournament Champions
	1975, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1989, 2016, 2017
Conference Regular Season Champions
	1975, 1978, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018

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 and are currently led by second-year head coach Nick McDevitt.

Postseason results

NCAA Tournament results

The Blue Raiders have appeared in the NCAA Tournament nine times. Their combined record is 4–9. The 2015–16 season was most notable after MTSU became just the eighth #15 seed to win a game, winning against Michigan State.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
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
2017	First Round Second Round	Minnesota Butler	W 81–72 L 65–74

NAIA Tournament results

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

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

NIT results

The Blue Raiders have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) four times. Their combined record is 5–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
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
2018	First Round Second Round	Vermont Louisville	W 91–64 L 68–84

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
2010	First Round	Missouri State	L 79–87
2015	First Round	Kent State	L 56–68

Notable players

Reggie Upshaw (born 1995), basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League

References

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

External links

Official website

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

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (1950–1972) Murphy Center (1972–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 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

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 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

Conference USA men's basketball
Current teams	Charlotte 49ers Florida Atlantic Owls FIU Panthers Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Marshall Thundering Herd Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders North Texas Mean Green Old Dominion Monarchs Rice Owls Southern Miss Golden Eagles UAB Blazers UTEP Miners UTSA Roadrunners Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
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