2018–19 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018;

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
2018–19 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Nick McDevitt (1st season)
Assistant coach	Sean Dixon
Assistant coach	Wes Long
Assistant coach	Andre Morgan
Home arena	Murphy Center

The 2018–19 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by 1st-year head coach Nick McDevitt, played their home games at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Blue Raiders finished the 2017–18 season 25–8 overall, 16–2 in C-USA play to win the regular season championship. In the C-USA Tournament, they were defeated in the quarterfinals by Southern Miss in overtime. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the Blue Raiders received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Vermont in the first round before losing to Louisville in the second round.

The season marked the first time in the program's history that the Blue Raiders were ranked in the AP Top 25 during the season, coming in at No. 24 on the week of February 19.^[1]

Head coach Kermit Davis left the school on March 19, 2018 to accept the head coaching job at Ole Miss.^[2]^[3] He finished at Middle Tennessee with a 16-year record of 332–188. On March 24, the Blue Raiders named UNC Asheville head coach Nick McDevitt as the team's new head coach.^[4]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Tyrik Dixon	0	G	6'1"	184	Sophomore	Bentonville, AR	Transferred to Missouri State
Brandon Walters	1	F	6'10"	250	RS Senior	Chattanooga, TN	Graduated
Antwain Johnson	2	G	6'2"	197	Junior	Greenwood, FL	Dismissed from the team; transferred to Buffalo
Nick King	5	F	6'7"	225	Senior	Memphis, TN	Graduated
Will Slatten	10	G	6'4"	166	RS Freshman	Sparta, TN	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Edward Simpson Jr.	11	G	6'2"	195	Senior	Ocean Springs, MS	Graduated
Therren Shelton-Szmidt	12	G	6'5"	190	Freshman	Mississauga, ON	Left the team due to his religion
Giddy Potts	20	G	6'2"	217	Senior	Athens, AL	Graduated
David Simmons	21	G	6'3"	195	Junior	Henderson, KY	Graduate transferred to Southern Indiana
Davion Thomas	35	F	6'9"	215	RS Freshman	Columbus, GA	Dismissed from the team

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
DeAndre Dishman	2	F	6'6"	215	Junior	Lexington, KY	Transferred from Eastern Kentucky. Under NCAA transfer rules, Dishman will have to sit out in the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of eligibility left.
Reggie Scurry	22	F	6'5"	213	Senior	Atlanta, GA	Transferred from Missouri State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Scurry will have to sit out in the 2018–19 season. Will have one year of eligibility left.
C. J. Jones	23	G	6'5"	180	Junior	Birmingham, AL	Transferred from Arkansas. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jones will have to sit out in the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of eligibility left.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Junior Farquhar PG	Orangeville, ON	Orangeville Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 18, 2018
Junior Farquhar PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Anthony Crump SG	Canton, MI	Plymouth High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 8, 2018
Anthony Crump SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jayce Johnson SG	Buffalo, NY	Canisius High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jul 27, 2018
Jayce Johnson SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 23, 2018.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Keishawn Davidson PG	Murfreesboro, TN	Oakland High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Apr 19, 2018
Keishawn Davidson PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 23, 2018.

Roster

2018–19 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Anthony Crump	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Plymouth	Insker, MI
G	1	Junior Faquhar	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Orangeville Prep	Mono, ON
F	2	DeAndre Dishman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Bryan Station Eastern Kentucky	Lexington, Kentucky
G	3	Donovan Sims (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Blackman	Murfreesboro, TN
F	4	James Hawthorne	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Prentiss Southwest Mississippi CC	Prentiss, MS
G	10	Jayce Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Canisius	Buffalo, NY
G	14	Chase Miller (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Shelton	Dallas, TX
F	15	T. J. Massenburg	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	Shiloh	Snellville, GA
F	22	Reggie Scurry	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	North Clayton Missouri State	Atlanta, GA
G	23	C. J. Jones	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Central Park Christian Arkansas	Birmingham, AL
G	24	Darnell Butler Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	McCucheon Seminole State College	Lafayette, IN
F	25	Karl Gamble	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	A.C. Flora	Columbia, SC
G	55	Antonio Green	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Tupelo Texas–Rio Grande Valley	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^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
TBA* TBA	TBA	–	–	–	Murphy Center Mufreesboro, TN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* TBA	Lees–McRae	–	–	–	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Nov 9, 2018* 11:00 am	Milligan	–	–	–	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm	at Belmont	–	–	–	Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
Nov 16, 2018* TBA	Charleston Southern Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game	–	–	–	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Nov 21, 2018* 8:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. Virginia Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals	–	–	–	Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 22, 2018* 3:00 pm/8:30 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	vs. Butler or Dayton Battle 4 Atlantis	–	–	–	Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 23, 2018*	vs. Battle 4 Atlantis	–	–	–	Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas
Dec 1, 2018* TBA	Lipscomb	–	–	–	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Dec 5, 2018* 6:30 pm, SECN	at Vanderbilt	–	–	–	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Dec 8, 2018* TBA	Murray State	–	–	–	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Dec 15, 2018* 6:00 pm	at Toledo	–	–	–	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm	vs. Ole Miss Battle at Bridgestone	–	–	–	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
Dec 30, 2018* TBA	at Rhode Island	–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Conference USA regular season
Jan 3, 2019	FIU	–	–	–	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 5, 2019	Florida Atlantic	–	–	–	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 10, 2019	at Southern Miss	–	–	–	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 12, 2019	at Louisiana Tech	–	–	–	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
Jan 17, 2019	UTSA	–	–	–	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 19, 2019	UTEP	–	–	–	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 24, 2019	at Rice	–	–	–	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Jan 26, 2019	at North Texas	–	–	–	The Super Pit Denton, TX
Jan 30, 2019	UAB	–	–	–	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Feb 2, 2019	at UAB	–	–	–	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Feb 7, 2019	Charlotte	–	–	–	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Feb 9, 2019	Old Dominion	–	–	–	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Feb 14, 2019	at Western Kentucky	–	–	–	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
Feb 16, 2019	at Marshall	–	–	–	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Feb 23, 2019		–	–	–
Feb 28, 2019		–	–	–
Mar 3, 2019		–	–	–
Mar 6, 2019		–	–	–
Mar 9, 2019		–	–	–
Conference USA Tournament
Mar 13–16, 2019	vs.	–	–	–	Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[5]

References

↑ Steinberg, Russell (February 19, 2018). "AP Poll: Middle Tennessee earns first-ever Top 25 ranking". midmajormadness.com. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
↑ "Ole Miss announces Kermit Davis as Rebels' next coach". ESPN.com. March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
↑ "Ole Miss formally introduced Kermit Davis as its new men's basketball coach late Monday evening". Retrieved 2018-03-21.
↑ Goodman, Jeff (March 24, 2018). "Nick McDevitt joins Middle Tennessee St. after lengthy run at UNC Asheville". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
↑ "2018–19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Middle Tennessee State University.

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[1] Steinberg, Russell (February 19, 2018). "AP Poll: Middle Tennessee earns first-ever Top 25 ranking". midmajormadness.com. Retrieved March 20, 2018.

[2] "Ole Miss announces Kermit Davis as Rebels' next coach". ESPN.com. March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.

[3] "Ole Miss formally introduced Kermit Davis as its new men's basketball coach late Monday evening". Retrieved 2018-03-21.

[4] Goodman, Jeff (March 24, 2018). "Nick McDevitt joins Middle Tennessee St. after lengthy run at UNC Asheville". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2018.

[5] "2018–19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Middle Tennessee State University.

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (1950–1972) Murphy Center (1972–present)
People	Head coaches
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2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
FIU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marshall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rice	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UAB	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTEP	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTSA	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Western Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018;