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2024–25 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

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2024–25 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record1–0 (0–0 CUSA)
Head coach
Associate head coachWes Long
Assistant coaches
  • Logan Johnson
  • Eric Wilson
Home arenaMurphy Center
Seasons
2024–25 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Jacksonville State 0 0   1 0   1.000
Middle Tennessee 0 0   1 0   1.000
Liberty 0 0   1 0   1.000
Louisiana Tech 0 0   1 0   1.000
New Mexico State 0 0   1 0   1.000
UTEP 0 0   1 0   1.000
FIU 0 0   0 0  
Kennesaw State 0 0   0 0  
Sam Houston 0 0   0 1   .000
Western Kentucky 0 0   0 1   .000
2025 CUSA tournament winner
As of November 4, 2024

The 2024–25 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represents Middle Tennessee State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by seventh-year head coach Nick McDevitt and play 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 2023–24 season 14–19, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place. As an No. 7 seed in the C-USA tournament they defeated Louisiana Tech in quarterfinals before losing to Western Kentucky in the semifinals.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Ty Mosley 1 G 6'5" 190 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Elias King 10 F 6'8" 215 Senior Atlanta, GA Graduated
Jalen Jordan 14 G 6'2" 170 Redshirt Senior Conyers, GA Graduated
Josh Ogundele 23 C 6'11" 300 Junior London, England Transferred to Tennessee State
Jared Coleman-Jones 31 F 6'10" 240 Junior Hiram, GA Transferred to San Diego State[1]

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Alec Oglesby 1 G 6'5" 187 GS Senior Gainesville, FL Stetson
Jlynn Counter 2 G 6'3" 185 Senior Oklahoma City, OK IU Indy
Jarred Hall 5 F 6'8" Sophomore Lebanon, TN Tulsa
Christian Fussell 7 F 6'10" 220 Senior Decatur, GA UT Martin
Essam Mostafa 44 C 6'9" 250 GS Senior Cairo, Egypt TCU

2024 recruiting class

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There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2024.

Roster

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2024–25 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Isiah Lightsy (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Siegel
Chattanooga State
Murfreesboro, TN
G 1 Alec Oglesby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS The Rock School (FL)
Stetson
Gainesville, FL
G 2 Jlynn Counter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Feltrim Academy (FL)
IU Indy
Oklahoma City, OK
G 3 Jestin Porter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Cypress Ridge HS
Tyler JC
Houston, TX
G 4 Justin Bufford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Montgomery Catholic
Shelton State CC
Selma, AL
F 5 Jarred Hall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Lebanon HS
Tulsa
Lebanon, TN
F 7 Christian Fussell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Greenforest Christian Academy
UT Martin
Decatur, GA
F 10 Torey Alston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Winston Salem Christian School Winston-Salem, NC
G 11 Tre Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Glenelg Country School Baltimore, MD
F 13 Chris Loofe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Link Year Prep (MO) Leander, TX
G 15 Jacob Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Champlin Park
LIU
Minneapolis, MN
G 24 Camryn Weston 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Westover HS
Southeastern CC
Albany, GA
C 44 Essam Mostafa 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) GS Long Island Lutheran HS
TCU
Cairo, Egypt
G 55 Jack Jubenville (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr 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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
Oglethorpe W 97–51  1–0
 20  Porter   10  Mostafa   7  Weston  Murphy Center (7,501)
Murfreesboro, TN
November 9, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Abilene Christian
C-USA/WAC Alliance
      Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX
November 13, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Evansville       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
November 16, 2024*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Murray State       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
November 21, 2024*
11:00 a.m., ESPN2/ESPNU
vs. Ohio
Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals
      HTC Center 
Conway, SC
November 22, 2024*
10:30 a.m./2:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU
vs. South Florida/Portland
Myrtle Beach Invitational
      HTC Center 
Conway, SC
November 24, 2024*
TBA, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
vs. Bradley/Princeton/Texas State/Wright State
Myrtle Beach Invitational
      HTC Center 
Conway, SC
December 1, 2024*
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
at UAB       Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
December 4, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Rhodes       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
December 7, 2024*
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Belmont       Curb Event Center 
Nashville, TN
December 16, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
California Baptist
C-USA/WAC Alliance
      Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
December 19, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Lipscomb       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
December 23, 2024*
6:00 p.m., SECN
at Tennessee       Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Conference USA regular season
January 2, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at FIU       Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
January 4, 2025
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Liberty       Liberty Arena 
Lynchburg, VA
January 9, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Kennesaw State       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
January 11, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Jacksonville State       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
January 18, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Kentucky       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
January 23, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Sam Houston       Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TN
January 25, 2025
3:30 p.m., ESPNU
at Louisiana Tech       Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
January 30, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
New Mexico State       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
February 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTEP       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
February 6, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Jacksonville State       Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, AL
February 8, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kennesaw State       Convocation Center 
Kennesaw, GA
February 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Western Kentucky       E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
February 20, 2025
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
Louisiana Tech       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
February 22, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Sam Houston       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
February 27, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at New Mexico State       Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
March 1, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTEP       Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
March 6, 2025
6:30 p.m., CBSSN
Liberty       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
March 8, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
FIU       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
Conference USA tournament
March 11–15, 2025
TBA
vs.        Von Braun Center 
Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Zeigler, Mark (April 25, 2024). "SDSU gets commitment from 6-foot-10 grad transfer with guard skills in a post player's body". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Middle Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved October 25, 2024.