2023–24 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

2023–24 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
2023–24 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	14–19 (7–9 CUSA)
Head coach	Nick McDevitt (6th season);
Associate head coach	Wes Long
Assistant coaches	Logan Johnson; Eric Wilson;
Home arena	Murphy Center

2023–24 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Sam Houston	13	–	3	.813	21	–	12	.636
Louisiana Tech	12	–	4	.750	22	–	10	.688
Western Kentucky †	8	–	8	.500	22	–	12	.647
Liberty	7	–	9	.438	18	–	14	.563
UTEP	7	–	9	.438	18	–	16	.529
New Mexico State	7	–	9	.438	13	–	19	.406
	7	–	9	.438	14	–	19	.424
Jacksonville State	6	–	10	.375	14	–	18	.438
FIU	5	–	11	.313	11	–	22	.333

† 2024 CUSA tournament winner

The 2023–24 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Nick McDevitt and played their home games at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as members of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 14–19, 7–9 in C-USA play, to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place.^[1]

Previous season

The Blue Raiders finished the 2022–23 season 19–14, 11–9 in C-USA play, to finish in fourth place.^[2] They defeated Charlotte in quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament^[3] before losing to Florida Atlantic in the semifinals.^[4]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Tyler Millin	1	F	6' 7"	205	Junior	Calera, AL	Transferred to Chattanooga
DeAndre Dishman	2	F	6' 6"	235	RS Senior	Lexington, KY	Graduated
Eli Lawrence	5	G	6' 5"	185	Junior	Atlanta, GA	Transferred to Texas A&M
Teafale Lenard Jr.	12	G	6' 7"	175	Sophomore	Snyder, TX	Transferred to Memphis
TreVon Smith	13	G	6' 3"	175	Junior	Campbellsville, KY	Transferred to Tusculum
Christian Fussell	15	F	6' 10"	220	RS Sophomore	Decatur, GA	Transferred to UT Martin

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Tyronn Mosley	1	G/F	6' 6"	210	Senior	Chicago, IL	Mississippi Valley State
Jacob Johnson	15	G	6' 5"	195	RS Junior	Minneapolis, MN	LIU
Josh Ogundele	23	C	6' 10"	275	Junior	London, England	Iowa

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Torey Alston PF	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem Christian School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A	Apr 30, 2023
Torey Alston PF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (NR)
Chris Loofe C	Leander, TX	Link Year Prep	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	N/A	Apr 15, 2023
Chris Loofe C	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 16, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Isiah Lightsy (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Siegel Chattanooga State	Murfreesboro, TN
G	1	Ty Mosley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Orr Mississippi Valley State	Chicago, IL
F	2	Torey Alston	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Winston Salem Christian School	Winston-Salem, NC
G	3	Jestin Porter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Cypress Ridge HS Tyler JC	Houston, TX
G	4	Justin Bufford	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Montgomery Catholic Shelton State CC	Selma, AL
F	10	Elias King	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Lincoln Academy Mississippi State	Atlanta, GA
G	11	Tre Green	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Glenelg Country School	Baltimore, MD
F	13	Chris Loofe	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Link Year Prep (MO)	Leander, TX
G	14	Jalen Jordan	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Sr	Rockdale County HS St. Francis Brooklyn	Conyers, GA
G	15	Jacob Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Champlin Park LIU	Minneapolis, MN
C	23	Josh Ogundele	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	300 lb (136 kg)	Jr	Worcester Academy Iowa	London, England
G	24	Camryn Weston	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Westover HS Southeastern CC	Albany, GA
F	31	Jared Coleman-Jones	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	McEarhern HS Northwestern	Hiram, GA
G	55	Jack Jubenville (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS So	Middle Tennessee Christian	Murfreesboro, TN

Head coach

Nick McDevitt (UNC Asheville)

Assistant coach(es)

Wes Long (Clemson)
Logan Johnson (Coastal Carolina)
Eric Wilson (Western Carolina)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 31, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Kentucky	W 74–57	1–0	14 – tied	6 – Coleman-Jones	5 – Weston	Murphy Center (3,505) Murfreesboro, TN
November 9, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin C-USA/WAC Alliance	W 67–62 ^OT	2–0	14 – King	9 – Coleman-Jones	2 – Weston	Murphy Center (3,411) Murfreesboro, TN
November 13, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Western Carolina	L 64–66	2–1	14 – King	9 – Porter	2 – Coleman-Jones	Murphy Center (2,806) Murfreesboro, TN
November 18, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Milligan	W 88–62	3–1	19 – King	9 – Coleman-Jones	4 – tied	Murphy Center (3,000) Murfreesboro, TN
November 21, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		UAB	L 57–58	3–2	12 – Ogundele	8 – King	3 – tied	Murphy Center (3,227) Murfreesboro, TN
November 24, 2023* 3:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. UIC Nassau Championship quarterfinals	L 40–70	3–3	9 – tied	8 – King	1 – tied	Baha Mar Convention Center (213) Nassau, Bahamas
November 25, 2023* 12:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. Ohio Nassau Championship consolation 2nd round	L 68–80	3–4	17 – Coleman-Jones	8 – Coleman-Jones	4 – Porter	Baha Mar Convention Center (241) Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2023* 11:00 a.m., FloSports		vs. Kansas City Nassau Championship 7th-place game	W 63–59	4–4	21 – Jordan	6 – Coleman-Jones	4 – Coleman-Jones	Baha Mar Convention Center (234) Nassau, Bahamas
December 2, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Wofford	L 64–74 ^OT	4–5	15 – Porter	11 – Coleman-Jones	4 – Bufford	Murphy Center (2,510) Murfreesboro, TN
December 5, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Missouri State	W 77–73 ^OT	5–5	22 – King	9 – Coleman-Jones	3 – Coleman-Jones	Murphy Center (2,605) Murfreesboro, TN
December 9, 2023* 7:30 p.m., CBSSN		Belmont	L 65–75	5–6	27 – King	7 – Coleman-Jones	4 – Johnson	Murphy Center (2,605) Murfreesboro, TN
December 19, 2023* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Mary's	L 34–71	5–7	9 – Johnson	4 – Jackson	2 – King	University Credit Union Pavilion (2,931) Moraga, CA
December 22, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Utah C-USA/WAC Alliance	L 63–69	5–8	26 – Porter	9 – tied	3 – tied	America First Event Center (1,335) Cedar City, UT
December 30, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Murray State	L 54–75	5–9	16 – King	7 – Loofe	3 – Porter	CFSB Center (5,303) Murray, KY
January 3, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Reinhardt	W 84–47	6–9	15 – Jordan	9 – Loofe	5 – Jordan	Murphy Center (2,501) Murfreesboro, TN
Conference USA regular season
January 11, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	L 52–60	6–10 (0–1)	24 – Porter	10 – Coleman-Jones	2 – Porter	Murphy Center (2,505) Murfreesboro, TN
January 13, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sam Houston	L 51–60	6–11 (0–2)	29 – Porter	7 – Coleman-Jones	2 – Green	Murphy Center (3,227) Murfreesboro, TN
January 18, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		at UTEP	L 59–73	6–12 (0–3)	16 – Coleman-Jones	11 – Coleman-Jones	6 – Coleman-Jones	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
January 20, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Mexico State	L 62–73	6–13 (0–4)	18 – Green	10 – Coleman-Jones	4 – Coleman-Jones	Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
January 24, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville State	W 75–67	7–13 (1–4)	30 – Porter	8 – Coleman-Jones	5 – Coleman-Jones	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
January 27, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		FIU	W 79–61	8–13 (2–4)	23 – King	9 – Coleman-Jones	4 – Porter	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Western Kentucky	L 65–88	8–14 (2–5)	22 – Jordan	9 – Coleman-Jones	4 – Porter	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Liberty	L 53–88	8–15 (2–6)	19 – King	5 – tied	2 – Bufford	Liberty Arena (3,241) Lynchburg, VA
February 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at FIU	W 68–66	9–15 (3–6)	18 – King	13 – Coleman-Jones	2 – Porter	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (638) Miami, FL
February 15, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		New Mexico State	W 76–69	10–15 (4–6)	26 – Porter	9 – Coleman-Jones	4 – Porter	Murphy Center (2,890) Murfreesboro, TN
February 17, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		UTEP	W 96–90 ^2OT	11–15 (5–6)	41 – Porter	13 – Coleman-Jones	8 – Coleman-Jones	Murphy Center (2,952) Murfreesboro, TN
February 21, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	L 68–76	11–16 (5–7)	19 – Coleman-Jones	7 – tied	5 – King	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,167) Jacksonville, AL
February 24, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Western Kentucky	W 74–72	12–16 (6–7)	20 – Coleman-Jones	11 – tied	4 – Coleman-Jones	Murphy Center (5,038) Murfreesboro, TN
March 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Sam Houston	L 64–81	12–17 (6–8)	18 – Coleman-Jones	5 – tied	4 – Coleman-Jones	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,423) Huntsville, TX
March 5, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Liberty	W 69–61	13–17 (7–8)	19 – King	10 – Coleman-Jones	4 – Johnson	Murphy Center (2,806) Murfreesboro, TN
March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	L 70–84	13–18 (7–9)	19 – King	11 – King	2 – tied	Thomas Assembly Center (2,636) Ruston, LA
Conference USA tournament
March 13, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	(7)	vs. (2) Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals	W 70–67	14–18	18 – Porter	10 – Coleman-Jones	4 – Coleman-Jones	Von Braun Center (678) Huntsville, AL
March 15, 2024 2:00 p.m., CBSSN	(7)	vs. (3) Western Kentucky Semifinals	L 54–85	14–19	14 – Porter	7 – Coleman-Jones	2 – tied	Von Braun Center (3,272) Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[5]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
^ Doughton, Sam (March 9, 2023). "Weston's step-back three lifts Blue Raiders past Charlotte, to C-USA semis". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
^ Doughton, Sam (March 10, 2023). "Blue Raiders comeback bid falls just short in heartbreaking fashion against FAU in C-USA Semifinals". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Middle Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved October 31, 2024.

[2] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved October 31, 2024.

[3] Doughton, Sam (March 9, 2023). "Weston's step-back three lifts Blue Raiders past Charlotte, to C-USA semis". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2024.

[4] Doughton, Sam (March 10, 2023). "Blue Raiders comeback bid falls just short in heartbreaking fashion against FAU in C-USA Semifinals". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2024.

[5] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Middle Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2024.

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