2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

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|year=2014–15

|team=Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

|image=Middle Tennessee MT Logomark.svg

|image_size=150

|conference=Conference USA

|division=

|short_conf=C-USA

|CoachRank=

|APRank=

|record=19–17

|conf_record=9–9

|head_coach=Kermit Davis

|hc_year = 13th

|asst_coach1=Greg Grensing

|asst_coach2=Win Case

|asst_coach3=Ronnie Hamilton

|asst_coach4=

|stadium=Murphy Center

|champion=

|bowl=CIT

|bowl_result=First round

}}

The 2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by 13th year head coach Kermit Davis, played their home games at the Murphy Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 19–17, 9–9 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the championship game of the C-USA tournament where they lost to UAB. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Kent State.

Previous season

The Blue Raiders finished the season 24–9, 13–3 in C-USA play to finish in a four way tie for the C-USA regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Tulsa. Despite their 24 wins and conference title, they did not participate in a post season tournament.

Departures

class="wikitable sortable" border="1" ! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" \| Notes
Zane Gibson	0	G	6'2"	183	Senior	Chattanooga, TN	Graduated
Neiko Hunter	1	F	6'7"	221	Senior	Eutaw, AL	Graduated
Tweety Knight	5	G	6'1"	190	Senior	Rentz, GA	Graduated
Tharone Chilton	11	G	6'2"	160	Junior	Tulsa, OK	Transferred to Oklahoma City
Shawn Jones	12	F	6'8"	236	Senior	Hialeah, FL	Graduated
Blake Johnson	13	G	5'10"	160	RS Freshman	Memphis, TN	Left the team
Ronald Ross	15	G	6'3"	215	Junior	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to Minnesota State–Mankato
Torin Walker	21	C	6'11"	240	Senior	Columbus, GA	Graduated
Kerry Hammonds II	24	G/F	6'5"	210	Senior	Murfreesboro, TN	Graduated

Recruiting class of 2014

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = JaQuel Richmond

| position = PG

| hometown = Greensboro, NC

| highschool = Wesleyan Christian Academy

| feet = 6

| inches = 1

| weight = 170

| 40 =

| commitdate = May 19, 2014

| scout stars = NR

| rivals stars = NR

| espn grade = 75

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Ed Simpson

| position = SG

| hometown = Ocean Springs, MS

| highschool = Saint Martin High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 3

| weight = 185

| 40 =

| commitdate = November 16, 2013

| scout stars = NR

| rivals stars = NR

| espn grade = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Jacob Ivory

| position = PG

| hometown = Jackson, MS

| highschool = Murrah High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 0

| weight = 160

| 40 =

| commitdate = September 6, 2013

| scout stars = NR

| rivals stars = NR

| espn grade = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Giddy Potts

| position = SG

| hometown = Athens, AL

| highschool = Athens High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 2

| weight = 210

| 40 =

| commitdate = March 6, 2014

| scout stars = NR

| rivals stars = NR

| espn grade = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Brendan Boyle

| position = PG

| hometown = Montverde, FL

| highschool = Montverde Academy

| feet = 6

| inches = 1

| weight = 172

| 40 =

| commitdate = May 13, 2014

| scout stars = NR

| rivals stars = NR

| espn grade = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit End

| 40 =

| year = 2014

| rivals ref title = 2014 Middle Tennessee Basketball Commits

| scout ref title = 2014 Middle Tennessee Basketball Commits

| espn ref title = 2014 Middle Tennessee Basketball Commits

| rivals school =

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| espn schoolid =

| scout overall =

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| accessdate = September 3, 2014

| bball = yes

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=Incoming Transfers=

class="wikitable sortable" border="1" ! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" \| Previous School
Darnell Harris	0	F	6'8"	220	Junior	Milwaukee, WI	Junior college transfer from Northwest Florida State College
DeVante Jones	1	G	5'10"	165	Junior	Chicago, IL	Junior college transfer from Southwest Tennessee Community College
Perrin Buford	2	G	6'7"	205	Junior	Decatur, AL	Junior college transfer from Southwest Tennessee Community College
Xavier Habersham	4	F	6'6"	200	Junior	Dublin, GA	Junior college transfer from Hill College

Roster

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=DeVante|last=Jones|num=1|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|lbs=160|class=JR|rs=|home=Chicago, IL|high_school=Orr Academy
Southwest Tennessee State}}

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Southwest Tennessee State}}

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Xavier|last=Haberham|num=4|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=200|class=JR|rs=|home=Dublin, GA|high_school=East Laurens
Hill College}}

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jaquawn|last=Raymond|num=10|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=200|class=JR|rs=y|home=Statesboro, GA|high_school=Statesboro
North Carolina State}}

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Andrew|last=Rogan|num=14|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=170|class=FR|rs=|home=Murfreesboro, TN|high_school=Blackman}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=JaQuel|last=Richmond|num=15|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=180|class=FR|rs=|home=Greensboro, NC|high_school=Wesleyan Christian Academy}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Giddy|last=Potts|num=20|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=220|class=FR|rs=|home=Athens, AL|high_school=Athens}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Marcus|last=Tarrance|num=23|pos=G|ft=6|in=6|lbs=210|class=SR|rs=|home=Memphis, TN|high_school=Kingsbury
Eastern Oklahoma State College}}

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{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=

Kermit Davis ({{college|Purdue}})

|asst_coach=

Greg Grensing ({{college|Texas State}})
Win Case ({{college|Oklahoma City}})
Ronnie Hamilton ({{college|UNC Pembroke}})

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|accessdate=

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Schedule

{{Cite web|url=http://www.goblueraiders.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball|title=2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule}}

{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=no|ranklink=2014-15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2014|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#00407A; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/10/2014

| time = 7:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Martin Methodist

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Murphy Center

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| gamename =

| attend =

| tv =

| score = 67–76

| overtime =

| record =

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#00407A; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/14/2014

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Ohio Valley

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Murphy Center

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| gamename =

| attend = 3,381

| tv =

| score = 77–60

| overtime =

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/18/2014

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Murray State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Murphy Center

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| gamename =

| attend = 4,024

| tv =

| score = 49–68

| overtime =

| record = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/22/2014

| time = 3:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Southern

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Murphy Center

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| gamename = Emerald Coast Classic First Round

| attend = 4,092

| tv =

| score = 66–48

| overtime =

| record = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/25/2014

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Northern Arizona

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Murphy Center

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| gamename = Emerald Coast Classic Second Round

| attend = 3,806

| tv =

| score = 65–53

| overtime =

| record = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/28/2014

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = no

| opponent = Cincinnati

| opprank =

| site_stadium = The Arena at NWFSC

| site_cityst = Niceville, FL

| gamename = Emerald Coast Classic Third Round

| attend = 1,200

| tv =

| score = 51–69

| overtime =

| record = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 11/29/2014

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = no

| opponent = Creighton

| opprank = 23

| site_stadium = The Arena at NWFSC

| site_cityst = Niceville, FL

| gamename = Emerald Coast Classic 3rd place game

| attend = 1,215

| tv =

| score = 47–57

| overtime =

| record = 3–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/02/2014

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Belmont

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Curb Event Center

| site_cityst = Nashville, TN

| gamename =

| attend = 1,608

| tv = ASN

| score = 59–63

| overtime =

| record = 3–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/06/2014

| time = 1:05 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = South Alabama

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Mitchell Center

| site_cityst = Mobile, AL

| gamename =

| attend = 1,326

| tv =

| score = 68–67

| overtime = OT

| record = 4–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/13/2014

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Akron

| opprank =

| site_stadium = James A. Rhodes Arena

| site_cityst = Akron, OH

| gamename =

| attend = 2,714

| tv =

| score = 62–61

| overtime =

| record = 5–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/16/2014

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Oklahoma State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Gallagher-Iba Arena

| site_cityst = Stillwater, OK

| gamename =

| attend = 5,217

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 44–68

| overtime =

| record = 5–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/19/2014

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Chattanooga

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Murphy Center

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| gamename =

| attend = 4,017

| tv = ASN

| score = 68–58

| overtime =

| record = 6–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/21/2014

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Tennessee State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Murphy Center

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| gamename =

| attend = 3,672

| tv = ASN

| score = 65–47

| overtime =

| record = 7–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/29/2014

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Auburn

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Auburn Arena

| site_cityst = Auburn, AL

| gamename =

| attend = 6,752

| tv = SECN

| score = 48–64

| overtime =

| record = 7–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/04/2015

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = UAB

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Murphy Center

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| gamename =

| attend = 3,605

| tv =

| score = 49–54

| overtime =

| record = 7–7 (0–1)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/08/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = FIU

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Murphy Center

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| gamename =

| attend = 2,587

| tv =

| score = 65–52

| overtime =

| record = 8–7 (1–1)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/10/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Florida Atlantic

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Murphy Center

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| gamename =

| attend = 2,774

| tv =

| score = 82–58

| overtime =

| record = 9–7 (2–1)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/15/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Southern Miss

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Reed Green Coliseum

| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, MS

| gamename =

| attend = 3,191

| tv =

| score = 62–61

| overtime =

| record = 10–7 (3–1)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/17/2015

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Louisiana Tech

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Thomas Assembly Center

| site_cityst = Ruston, LA

| gamename =

| attend = 6,214

| tv = FSN

| score = 68–75

| overtime =

| record = 10–8 (3–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/22/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Old Dominion

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Murphy Center

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| gamename =

| attend = 4,887

| tv = ASN

| score = 68–58

| overtime = OT

| record = 11–8 (4–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/24/2015

| time = 5:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Charlotte

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Murphy Center

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| gamename =

| attend = 4,839

| tv =

| score = 72–69

| overtime =

| record = 12–8 (5–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/29/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = UTSA

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Convocation Center

| site_cityst = San Antonio, TX

| gamename =

| attend = 1,005

| tv = ASN

| score = 58–69

| overtime =

| record = 12–9 (5–3)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/31/2015

| time = 8:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = UTEP

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| gamename =

| attend = 8,281

| tv =

| score = 70–83

| overtime =

| record = 12–10 (5–4)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/05/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Southern Miss

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Murphy Center

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| gamename =

| attend = 4,012

| tv =

| score = 61–51

| overtime =

| record = 13–10 (6–4)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/07/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Louisiana Tech

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Murphy Center

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| gamename =

| attend = 4,986

| tv = ASN

| score = 62–73

| overtime =

| record = 13–11 (6–5)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/12/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Rice

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Tudor Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| gamename =

| attend = 1,341

| tv =

| score = 68–71

| overtime = 2OT

| record = 13–12 (6–6)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/14/2015

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = North Texas

| opprank =

| site_stadium = The Super Pit

| site_cityst = Denton, TX

| gamename =

| attend = 1,946

| tv = ASN

| score = 56–57

| overtime =

| record = 13–13 (6–7)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/19/2015

| time = 4:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Marshall

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Murphy Center

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| gamename =

| attend = 5,101

| tv =

| score = 90–51

| overtime =

| record = 14–13 (7–7)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/22/2015

| time = 12:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = WKU

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Murphy Center

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| gamename =

| attend = 5,227

| tv = FSN

| score = 68–66

| overtime =

| record = 15–13 (8–7)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/28/2015

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = UAB

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bartow Arena

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| gamename =

| attend = 4,761

| tv = ASN

| score = 95–100

| overtime = 3OT

| record = 15–14 (8–8)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/05/2015

| time = 7:30 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = FIU

| opprank =

| site_stadium = FIU Arena

| site_cityst = Miami, FL

| gamename =

| attend = 1,041

| tv =

| score = 54–59

| overtime =

| record = 15–15 (8–9)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/07/2015

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Florida Atlantic

| opprank =

| site_stadium = FAU Arena

| site_cityst = Boca Raton, FL

| gamename =

| attend = 1,021

| tv =

| score = 77–54

| overtime =

| record = 16–15 (9–9)

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#00407A; color:#FFFFFF;"| Conference USA tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/11/2015

| time = 2:30 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = no

| opponent = Charlotte

| opprank =

| site_stadium = BJCC

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| gamename = First round

| attend = 4,661

| tv = ASN

| score = 63–60

| overtime =

| record = 17–15

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/12/2015

| time = 2:30 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = no

| opponent = Old Dominion

| opprank =

| site_stadium = BJCC

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| attend = 4,339

| tv = ASN

| score = 59–52

| overtime =

| record = 18–15

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/13/2015

| time = 3:00 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = no

| opponent = UTEP

| opprank =

| site_stadium = BJCC

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| gamename = Semifinals

| attend = 6,429

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 53–50

| overtime =

| record = 19–15

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/14/2015

| time = 2:30 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = no

| opponent = UAB

| opprank =

| site_stadium = BJCC

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| gamename = Championship Game

| attend = 8,279

| tv = FS1

| score = 60–73

| overtime =

| record = 19–16

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#00407A; color:#FFFFFF;"| CIT

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 03/18/2015

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Kent State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Murphy Center

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| gamename = First round

| attend = 2,782

| tv =

| score = 56–68

| overtime =

| record = 19–17

}}

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