Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
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{{Infobox CBB Team
|current = 2024–25 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team
|name = Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
|logo = Middle Tennessee MT Logomark.svg
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|university = Middle Tennessee State University
|conference = C-USA
|division = East
|location = Murfreesboro, Tennessee
|coach = Nick McDevitt
|tenure = 7th
|arena = Monte Hale Arena at the Murphy Center
|capacity = 11,520
|nickname = Blue Raiders
|Student section = TBD
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|NCAAchampion =
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|NCAAroundof32 = 1975, 1977, 1982, 1989, 2016, 2017
|NCAAtourneys = 1975, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2013, 2016, 2017
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|division_season = 2022
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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 seventh-year head coach Nick McDevitt. The Blue Raiders have appeared nine times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 2017. Middle Tennessee has six appearances in the NCAA round of 32 with upsets in 2016 over 2-seed Michigan State and 2017 upset over 5-seed Minnesota.
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.
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| 1975 | Regional Quarterfinals | Oregon State | L 67–78 |
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| 1977 | Regional Quarterfinals | Detroit | L 76–93 |
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| 1982 | First Round Second Round | Kentucky Louisville | W 50–44 L 56–81 |
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| 1985 | First Round | North Carolina | L 57–76 |
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| 1987 | First Round | Notre Dame | L 71–84 |
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| 1989 | First Round Second Round | Florida State Virginia | W 97–83 L 88–104 |
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| 2013 | First Four | Saint Mary's | L 54–67 |
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| 2016 | First Round Second Round | Michigan State Syracuse | W 90–81 L 50–75 |
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| 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.
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| 1955 | First Round | Southeastern Oklahoma State | L 67–120 |
=NIT results=
The Blue Raiders have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) five times. Their combined record is 5–5.
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| 1986 | First Round | Clemson | L 81–99 |
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| 1988 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | Tennessee Georgia Boston College | W 85–80 W 69–54 L 69–78 |
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| 2012 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | Marshall Tennessee Minnesota | W 86–78 W 71–64 L 72–78 |
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| 2018 | First Round Second Round | Vermont Louisville | W 91–64 L 68–84 |
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| 2025 | First Round | Chattanooga | L 103–1093OT |
=CBI results=
The Blue Raiders have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their combined record is 3–1.
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| 2022 | #2 | First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship | #15 California Baptist #10 Boston University #6 Abilene Christian #9 UNC Wilmington | W 64–58 W 76–46 W 85–69 L 90–962OT |
=CIT results=
The Blue Raiders have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 0–2.
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| 2010 | First Round | Missouri State | L 79–87 |
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| 2015 | First Round | Kent State | L 56–68 |
Notable players
- Shawn Jones (born 1992), for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Reggie Upshaw (born 1995), in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- JaCorey Williams (born 1994), for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
References
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