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

The 2019–20 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 8–23, 4–14 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA tournament.

2019–20 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	8–23 (4–14 C-USA)
Head coach	Nick McDevitt (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Sean Dixon Wes Long Andre Morgan
Home arena	Murphy Center
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Texas	14	–	4		.778			20	–	11		.645
Western Kentucky	13	–	5		.722			20	–	10		.667
Louisiana Tech	13	–	5		.722			22	–	8		.733
Charlotte	10	–	8		.556			16	–	13		.552
FIU	9	–	9		.500			19	–	13		.594
Marshall	10	–	8		.556			17	–	15		.531
UAB	9	–	9		.500			19	–	13		.594
Old Dominion	9	–	9		.500			13	–	19		.406
Florida Atlantic	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
UTSA	7	–	11		.389			13	–	19		.406
UTEP	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Rice	7	–	11		.389			15	–	17		.469
Southern Miss	5	–	13		.278			9	–	22		.290
Middle Tennessee	4	–	14		.222			8	–	23		.258
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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown 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 Nick McDevitt (UNC Asheville) Assistant coach(es) Sean Dixon (Presbyterian) Wes Long (Clemson) Andre Morgan (North Georgia) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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) Murfreesboro, 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.