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

The 2019–20 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represent 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, play their home games at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as members of Conference USA.

2019–20 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2019–20 record8–23 (4–14 C-USA)
Head coachNick McDevitt (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Sean Dixon
  • Wes Long
  • Andre Morgan
Home arenaMurphy Center
2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Texas144 .778  2011  .645
Western Kentucky135 .722  2010  .667
Louisiana Tech135 .722  228  .733
Charlotte108 .556  1613  .552
FIU99 .500  1913  .594
Marshall108 .556  1715  .531
UAB99 .500  1913  .594
Old Dominion99 .500  1319  .406
Florida Atlantic810 .444  1715  .531
UTSA711 .389  1319  .406
UTEP810 .444  1715  .531
Rice711 .389  1517  .469
Southern Miss513 .278  922  .290
Middle Tennessee414 .222  823  .258
As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
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
G 0 Anthony Crump 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Inkster, MI
F 1 Tyler Millin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) Fr Calera, AL
F 2 DeAndre Dishman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Lexington, KY
G 3 Donovan Sims 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) Jr Murfreesboro, TN
F 4 Tyson Jackson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) Fr Fairburn, GA
G 5 Eli Lawrence 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Atlanta, GA
G 10 Sean Kromah 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Smyrna, TN
G 11 Jordan Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Irmo, SC
G 13 Jayce Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Buffalo, NY
G 14 Jalen Jordan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)160 lb (73 kg) Jr Conyers, GA
G 20 Brian Coffey II 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Snellville, GA
F 21 Jo'Vontae Millner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Burlington, NC
F 22 Reggie Scurry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)240 lb (109 kg) Sr Augusta, GA
G 23 C.J. Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Birmingham, AL
F 24 Marcus Mitchell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) Jr Memphis, TN
G 55 Antonio Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Tupelo, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
11:00 am
Maryville College W 119–61  1–0
 30  Green  13  Milner  5  Crump  Murphy Center (8,055)
Mufreesboro, TN
November 9, 2019*
3:00 pm
at Lipscomb W 73–70  2–0
 23  Jones  6  Tied  7  Green  Allen Arena (2,834)
Nashville, TN
November 13, 2019*
6:30 pm
Mars Hill W 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
Belmont L 59–71  3–5
 15  Johnson  8  Jackson  3  Johnson  Murphy Center (3,806)
Murfreesboro, TN
December 3, 2019*
6:30 pm
Columbia International W 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 State L 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 Miss L 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. Bonaventure L 65–66  4–8
 26  Jones  7  Scurry  6  Johnson  Murphy Center (2,982)
Murfreesboro, TN
December 29, 2019*
3:30 pm
Rhode Island L 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 Dominion L 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 Charlotte L 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+
Marshall L 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 Kentucky L 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 Atlantic L 94–97 OT 4–14
(0–5)
 24  Sims  10  Millner  2  Tied  RoofClaim.com Arena (2,002)
Boca Raton, FL
January 18, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at FIU L 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 Tech L 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 Miss W 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 UTEP L 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 UTSA W 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 Texas L 70–75  6–18
(2–9)
 18  Green  9  Johnson  3  Johnson  Murphy Center (3,209)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 8, 2020
5:00 pm
Rice L 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 UAB L 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+
UAB L 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 Miss W 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 Rice L 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
UTEP L 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 Miss W 65–62 OT 8–23
(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

  1. "Men's Hoops releases 2019 non-conference slate" (Press release). MTSU Athletics. September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
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