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2022–23 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

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2022–23 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record19–14 (11–9 CUSA)
Head coach
Associate head coachWes Long
Assistant coaches
  • Logan Johnson
  • Eric Wilson
Home arenaMurphy Center
Seasons
2022–23 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Florida Atlantic 18 2   .900 35 4   .897
North Texas 16 4   .800 31 7   .816
UAB 14 6   .700 29 10   .744
Middle Tennessee 11 9   .550 19 14   .576
Charlotte 9 11   .450 22 14   .611
Rice 8 12   .400 19 16   .543
FIU 8 12   .400 14 18   .438
Western Kentucky 8 12   .400 17 16   .515
UTEP 7 13   .350 14 18   .438
Louisiana Tech 7 13   .350 15 18   .455
UTSA 4 16   .200 10 22   .313
2023 C-USA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Nick McDevitt, and played their home games at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as members of Conference USA (C-USA).

Previous season

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The Blue Raiders finished the 2021–22 season 26–11, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish to win the East Division. They defeated UTEP in quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament before losing to UAB in the semifinals. They were invited to the CBI where they defeated California Baptist, Boston University and Abilene Christian to advance to the championship game where they lost to UNC Wilmington.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Isaiah Turner 0 F 6'9" 240 Junior Auburndale, FL Transferred
Donovan Sims 3 G 6'1" 160 RS Senior Murfreesboro, TN Graduated
Josh Jefferson 11 G 6'2" 190 RS Senior New Albany, IN Graduated
Jaellan White 13 G 6'0" 190 RS Senior Murfreesboro, TN Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Jestin Porter 3 G 6'1' 180 Sophomore Houston, TX Tyler JC
TreVon Smith 13 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore Campbellsville, KY Wabash Valley College
Isiah Lightsy 20 G 6'4" Sophomore Murfreesboro, TN Walk-on; Chattanooga State CC

2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tre Green
SG
Baltimore, MD Glenelg Country School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 22, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 14, 2022.

Roster

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2022–23 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Tyler Millin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr The Skill Factory Calera, AL
F 2 DeAndre Dishman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Bryan Station HS
Eastern Kentucky
Lexington, KY
G 3 Jestin Porter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Cypress Ridge HS
Tyler JC
Houston, TX
G 4 Justin Bufford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Montgomery Catholic
Shelton State CC
Selma, AL
G 5 Eli Lawrence 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Washington Academy (NC) Atlanta, GA
F 10 Elias King 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Lincoln Academy
Mississippi State
Atlanta, GA
G 11 Tre Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Glenelg Country School Baltimore, MD
G 12 Teafale Lenard Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Link Year Prep (MO) Snyder, TX
G 13 TreVon Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Taylor County HS
Wabash Valley College
Campbellsville, KY
G 14 Jalen Jordan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Jr Rockdale County HS
St. Francis Brooklyn
Conyers, GA
F 15 Christian Fussell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Greenforest Christian Academy Decatur, GA
G 20 Isiah Lightsy (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Siegel
Chattanooga State
Murfreesboro, TN
G 24 Camryn Weston 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Westover HS
Southeastern CC
Albany, GA
F 31 Jared Coleman-Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So McEarhern HS
Northwestern
Hiram, GA
G 55 Jack Jubenville (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Middle Tennessee Christian Murfreesboro, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
Brescia W 79–52  1–0
Murphy Center (7,047)
Murfreesboro, TN
November 12, 2022*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Winthrop L 68–76  1–1
Winthrop Coliseum (1,642)
Rock Hill, SC
November 15, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Rice W 81–46  2–1
(1–0)
Murphy Center (2,802)
Murfreesboro, TN
November 19, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Missouri State L 51–75  2–2
JQH Arena (3,003)
Springfield, MO
November 25, 2022*
6:00 p.m.
vs. Hofstra
Northern Classic
W 64–54  3–2
Place Bell 
Laval, QC
November 26, 2022*
3:30 p.m.
vs. Stephen F. Austin
Northern Classic
W 75–63  4–2
Place Bell 
Laval, QC
November 27, 2022*
12:30 p.m.
vs. Montana State
Northern Classic
W 72–71  5–2
Place Bell 
Laval, QC
November 30, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at St. Bonaventure L 64–71  5–3
Reilly Center (3,089)
Olean, NY
December 3, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Maryville W 69–46  6–3
Murphy Center (2,138)
Murfreesboro, TN
December 10, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Belmont W 85–75 OT 7–3
Curb Event Center (2,087)
Nashville, TN
December 15, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Chattanooga L 73–82  7–4
Murphy Center (5,832)
Murfreesboro, TN
December 21, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Murray State W 83–67  8–4
Murphy Center (2,857)
Murfreesboro, TN
December 29, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Charlotte L 67–82  8–5
(1–1)
Dale F. Halton Arena (2,480)
Charlotte, NC
December 31, 2022
3:00 p.m., CBSSN
Western Kentucky W 65–60  9–5
(2–1)
Murphy Center (3,124)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 5, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTSA L 72–75  9–6
(2–2)
Convocation Center (708)
San Antonio, TX
January 7, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Texas L 51–56  9–7
(2–3)
Murphy Center (3,148)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Rice W 71–68  10–7
(3–3)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,010)
Houston, TX
January 16, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
UAB W 74–73 OT 11–7
(4–3)
Murphy Center (3,224)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 19, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Charlotte W 62–58  12–7
(5–3)
Murphy Center (3,304)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 21, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana Tech W 68–51  13–7
(6–3)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,709)
Ruston, LA
January 26, 2023
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
at No. 21 Florida Atlantic L 67–85  13–8
(6–4)
Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,082)
Boca Raton, FL
January 28, 2023
6:00 p.m., CUSATV
at FIU L 74–82  13–9
(6–5)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,311)
Miami, FL
February 2, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
UTEP W 84–72  14–9
(7–5)
Murphy Center (2,806)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 4, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTSA W 84-60  15–9
(8–5)
Murphy Center (3,425)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 9, 2023
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Western Kentucky L 89-93  15–10
(8–6)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,019)
Bowling Green, KY
February 11, 2023
3:00 p.m., Stadium
at UAB L 69-92  15–11
(8–7)
Bartow Arena (4,957)
Birmingham, AL
February 16, 2023
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 25 Florida Atlantic W 74–70  16–11
(9–7)
Murphy Center (3,402)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 18, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
FIU W 69–58  17–11
(10–7)
Murphy Center (3,911)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 25, 2023
3:00 p.m., Stadium
Louisiana Tech W 63–49  18–11
(11–7)
Murphy Center (4,179)
Murfreesboro, TN
March 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at North Texas L 50–64  18–12
(11–8)
The Super Pit (4,076)
Denton, TX
March 4, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTEP L 65–77  18–13
(11–9)
Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 9, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) Charlotte
Quarterfinals
W 66–65  19–13
Ford Center at The Star (1,773)
Frisco, TX
March 10, 2023
11:30 a.m., CBSSN
(4) vs. (1) Florida Atlantic
Semifinals
L 65–68  19–14
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Middle Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved October 30, 2021.