Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball

The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represents Middle Tennessee State University in women's basketball. The school competes in the Conference USA in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Blue Raiders play home basketball games at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.^[2]

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
2024–25 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team
University	Middle Tennessee State University
Head coach	Rick Insell (20th season)
Conference	C-USA
Location	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Arena	Murphy Center (capacity: 11,520)
Nickname	Blue Raiders
Colors	Royal blue and white[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament second round
1983, 1986, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2024
NCAA tournament appearances
1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2021, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champions
1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2021, 2023, 2024
Conference regular season champions
1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2023, 2024
Conference division season champions
2021

History

As of the end of the 2020–21 season, the Blue Raiders have an all-time record of 943–436 in 46 seasons. They are coached by Rick Insell, in his 16th year at MT. They played in the Ohio Valley Conference from 1978 to 2000, the Sun Belt Conference from 2000 to 2013, and Conference USA since 2013.^[3][4]

Season	Coach	Record	Conference record	Postseason result
1975–76	Pat Jones	15–9	n/a	n/a
1976–77	Pat Jones	20–5	n/a	n/a
1977–78	Pat Sarver	15–13	n/a	n/a
1978–79	Larry Joe Inman	14–13	6–4	n/a
1979–80	Larry Joe Inman	23–10	10–1	n/a
1980–81	Larry Joe Inman	16–13	6–3	n/a
1981–82	Larry Joe Inman	20–5	9–3	n/a
1982–83	Larry Joe Inman	26–5	10–0	NCAA Second Round
1983–84	Larry Joe Inman	19–10	12–2	NCAA First Round
1984–85	Larry Joe Inman	23–7	13–1	NCAA First Round
1985–86	Larry Joe Inman	20–10	13–1	NCAA Second Round
1986–87	Jim Davis	19–8	12–2	n/a
1987–88	Lewis Bivens	22–8	12–2	NCAA First Round
1988–89	Lewis Bivens	21–6	10–2	n/a
1989–90	Lewis Bivens	11–17	7–5	n/a
1990–91	Lewis Bivens	14–14	8–4	n/a
1991–92	Lewis Bivens	19–9	10–4	n/a
1992–93	Lewis Bivens	21–7	13–3	n/a
1993–94	Lewis Bivens	21–7	11–5	n/a
1994–95	Lewis Bivens	19–9	12–4	n/a
1995–96	Lewis Bivens	24–6	13–3	NCAA First Round
1996–97	Lewis Bivens	10–20	7–11	n/a
1997–98	Stephany Smith	18–12	11–7	NCAA First Round
1998–99	Stephany Smith	18–10	14–4	WNIT First Round
1999-00	Stephany Smith	18–11	11–5	n/a
2000–01	Stephany Smith	17–13	9–7	WNIT First Round
2001–02	Stephany Smith	16–13	7–7	n/a
2002–03	Stephany Smith	18–12	9–5	n/a
2003–04	Stephany Smith	24–8	10–4	NCAA Second Round
2004–05	Stephany Smith	24–9	11–3	NCAA Second Round
2005–06	Rick Insell	20–11	10–4	NCAA First Round
2006–07	Rick Insell	30–4	18–0	NCAA Second Round
2007–08	Rick Insell	22–12	14–4	WNIT second round
2008–09	Rick Insell	28–6	17–1	NCAA First Round
2009–10	Rick Insell	25–6	17–1	NCAA First Round
2010–11	Rick Insell	23–8	14–2	NCAA First Round
2011–12	Rick Insell	26–7	16–0	NCAA First Round
2012–13	Rick Insell	25–8	17–3	NCAA First Round
2013–14	Rick Insell	29–5	15–1	NCAA First Round
2014–15	Rick Insell	24–10	14–4	WNIT Quarterfinals
2015–16	Rick Insell	24–9	15–3	NCAA First Round
2016–17	Rick Insell	23–11	15–3	WNIT third round
2017–18	Rick Insell	18–12	10–6	WNIT first round
2018–19	Rick Insell	23–11	11–5	WNIT second round
2019–20	Rick Insell	21–9	13–5	n/a
2020–21	Rick Insell	17–8	12–4	NCAA First Round
2021–22	Rick Insell	27–8	14–4	WNIT semifinals
2022–23	Rick Insell	28–5	18–2	NCAA First Round
2023–24	Rick Insell	30–5	16–0	NCAA Second Round

NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1983	#9	Opening Round First Round	#8 Jackson State #1 Louisiana Tech	W 64–61 L 59–91
1984	#6	First Round	#3 Georgia	L 52–70
1985	#5	First Round	#4 Western Kentucky	L 83–90
1986	#10	First Round Second Round	#7 South Carolina #2 LSU	W 78–77 L 65–78
1988	#10	First Round	#7 Kansas	L 75–81
1996	#13	First Round	#4 Kansas	L 57–72
1998	#15	First Round	#2 Duke	L 67–92
2004	#13	First Round Second Round	#4 North Carolina #5 Notre Dame	W 67–62 L 46–59
2005	#12	First Round Second Round	#5 NC State #4 Texas Tech	W 60–58 L 69–80
2006	#12	First Round	#5 Utah	L 71–76
2007	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 Gonzaga #13 Marist	W 85–46 L 59–73
2009	#8	First Round	#9 Michigan State	L 59–60
2010	#10	First Round	#7 Mississippi State	L 64–68
2011	#11	First Round	#6 Georgia	L 41–56
2012	#10	First Round	#7 Vanderbilt	L 46–60
2013	#12	First Round	#5 Louisville	L 49–74
2014	#8	First Round	#9 Oregon State	L 36–55
2016	#12	First Round	#5 Florida State	L 55–72
2021	#14	First Round	#3 Tennessee	L 62–87
2023	#11	First Round	#6 Colorado	L 60–82
2024	#11	First Round Second Round	#6 Louisville #3 LSU	W 71–69 L 58–83

Notable players

• Alysha Clark (born 1987), American-Israeli basketball player for the Israeli team Elitzur Ramla and the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)

References

1. "Color". Middle Tennessee State Athletics Branding Guide (PDF). October 18, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
2. http://www.MiddleTennesseeBlueRaiders.com/index.aspx?path=wbball ^{[bare URL]}
3. "WBB Fact Book (PDF)" (PDF). Middle Tennessee State University Athletics.
4. "2016–17 Quick Facts (PDF)" (PDF). Middle Tennessee State University Athletics.

External links

• Official website