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2021–22 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by fourth-year head coach Nick McDevitt, and played their home games at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as members of Conference USA (C-USA).

2021–22 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
C-USA East Division Champions
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division Champions
CBI, Runner-up
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record26-11 (13–5 CUSA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMurphy Center
Seasons
2021–22 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Middle Tennessee 13 – 5   .722 26 – 11   .703
Western Kentucky 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594
Florida Atlantic 11 – 7   .611 19 – 15   .559
Charlotte 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548
Old Dominion 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406
FIU 5 – 13   .278 15 – 17   .469
Marshall 4 – 14   .222 12 – 21   .364
West
North Texas 16 – 2   .889 25 – 7   .781
UAB † 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771
Louisiana Tech 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
UTEP 11 – 7   .611 20 – 14   .588
Rice 7 – 11   .389 16 – 17   .485
UTSA 3 – 15   .167 10 – 22   .313
Southern Miss 1 – 17   .056 7 – 26   .212
† 2022 C-USA Tournament winner

Previous season edit

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Blue Raiders finished the 2021–22 season 5–18, 3–13 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place in East Division.[1] In the first round of the C-USA tournament, the Raiders advanced to the second round when FIU was forced to withdraw due to positive COVID-19 tests. In the second round, they lost to North Texas.[2]

Offseason edit

Departures edit

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jordan Davis 0 G 6'3" 195 RS Junior Irmo, SC Graduate transferred to Jacksonville
Tyson Jackson 4 F 6'9" 245 Sophomore Fairburn, GA Transferred to New Orleans
Jayce Johnson 13 G/F 6'5" 210 Junior Buffalo, NY Transfrerred to Siena
Jo'Vontae Millner-Criss 21 F 6'6" 200 RS Senior Burlington, NC Graduated
Marcus Mitchell 24 F 6'7" 225 RS Senior Memphis, TN Graduate transferred
Dontrell Shuler 33 G 6'2" 180 RS Junior Irmo, SC Transferred

Incoming transfers edit

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Isaiah Turner 0 F 6'9" 215 Junior Auburndale, FL Odessa College
Justin Bufford 4 G 6'7" Sophomore Montgomery, AL Shelton State CC
Josh Jefferson 11 G 6'2" 190 GS Senior New Albany, IN Green Bay
Camryn Weston 24 G 6'2" Junior Albany, GA Southeastern CC

2021 recruiting class edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Teafale Lenard
SF 		Branson, MO Link Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 170 lb (77 kg) May 27, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 30, 2021.

Roster edit

2021–22 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Isaiah Turner 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Aubrndale HS
Odessa College 		Auburndale, FL
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 Donovan Sims 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Sr Blackman HS Murfreesboro, TN
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) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Lincoln Academy
Mississippi State 		Atlanta, GA
G 11 Josh Jefferson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr New Albany HS
Green Bay 		New Albany, IN
G 12 Teafale Lenard Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Link Year Prep (MO) Snyder, TX
G 13 Jaellan White (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Blackman HS
Motlow State CC 		Murfreesboro, TN
G 14 Jalen Jordan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Sr Rockdale County HS
St. Francis Brooklyn 		Conyers, GA
F 15 Christian Fussell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Greenforest Christian Academy Decatur, GA
F 23 Jared Coleman-Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So McEarhern HS
Northwestern 		Hiram, GA
G 24 Camryn Weston 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Westover HS
Southeastern CC 		Albany, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
5:00 p.m. 		Brescia W 98–59  1–0
 Murphy Center (2,104)
Murfreesboro, TN
November 12, 2021*
6:00 p.m. 		Bethune–Cookman W 71–51  2–0
 Murphy Center (2,317)
Murfreesboro, TN
November 16, 2021*
6:00 p.m. 		Winthrop W 76–65  3–0
 Murphy Center (3,212)
Murfreesboro, TN
November 19, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Stephen F. Austin
Cancún Challenge campus site game 		L 74–87  3–1
 William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,901)
Nacogdoches, TX
November 23, 2021*
11:30 a.m., FloHoops 		vs. Rider
Cancún Challenge Mayan semifinal 		W 60–54  4–1
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (111)
Cancún, Mexico
November 24, 2021*
2:00 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Mercer
Cancún Challenge Mayan championship 		W 82–58  5–1
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (103)
Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2021*
2:00 p.m. 		Bryan College W 96–48  6–1
 Murphy Center (2,478)
Murfreesboro, TN
December 1, 2021*
6:00 p.m. 		UT Martin W 73–61  7–1
 Murphy Center (2,512)
Murfreesboro, TN
December 4, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Murray State L 87–93  7–2
 CFSB Center (4,114)
Murray, KY
December 11, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UT Martin W 84–75  8–2
 Skyhawk Arena (1,218)
Martin, TN
December 15, 2021*
6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at Ole Miss L 52–62  8–3
 SJB Pavilion (5,902)
Oxford, MS
December 19, 2021*
2:00 p.m. 		Coastal Carolina W 84–80  9–3
 Murphy Center (2,606)
Murfreesboro, TN
December 22, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Chattanooga L 65–77  9–4
 McKenzie Arena (2,730)
Chattanooga, TN
Conference USA regular season
January 6, 2022
7:00 p.m. 		at Rice L 61–65  9–5
(0–1) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (500)
Houston, TX
January 8, 2022
5:00 p.m. 		at North Texas L 63–70  9–6
(0–2) 		The Super Pit (3,280)
Denton, TX
January 13, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Florida Atlantic W 70–57  10–6
(1–2) 		Murphy Center (2,515)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 15, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		FIU W 50–39  11–6
(2–2) 		Murphy Center (3,122)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 22, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern Miss W 74–60  12–6
(3–2) 		Murphy Center (3,512)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 27, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Marshall W 81–79  13–6
(4–2) 		Cam Henderson Center (3,864)
Huntington, WV
January 29, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Western Kentucky W 93–85  14–6
(5–2) 		E. A. Diddle Arena (4,435)
Bowling Green, KY
February 5, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UAB L 75–97  14–7
(5–3) 		Bartow Arena (4,273)
Birmingham, AL
February 7, 2022
6:00 p.m. 		UTSA
Rescheduled from December 30 		W 84–75  15–7
(6–3) 		Murphy Center (2,802)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 10, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Old Dominion W 63–48  16–7
(7–3) 		Murphy Center (3,645)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 13, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Charlotte W 78–63  17–7
(8–3) 		Murphy Center (3,685)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 17, 2022
6:00 p.m., Stadium 		at FIU W 71–65  18–7
(9–3) 		Ocean Bank Convocation Center (2,783)
Miami, FL
February 19, 2022
3:00 p.m., CUSA.tv 		at Florida Atlantic W 87–79  19–7
(10–3) 		FAU Arena (1,977)
Boca Raton, FL
February 21, 2022
6:00 p.m. 		UTEP
Rescheduled from January 1 		W 77–59  20–7
(11–3) 		Murphy Center (4,211)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 24, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Marshall W 74–65  21–7
(12–3) 		Murphy Center (4,505)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 26, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Kentucky W 69–52  22–7
(13–3) 		Murphy Center (6,192)
Murfreesboro, TN
March 2, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Charlotte L 56–60  22–8
(13–4) 		Dale F. Halton Arena (3,070)
Charlotte, NC
March 5, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Old Dominion L 64–68  22–9
(13–5) 		Chartway Arena (5,230)
Norfolk, VA
Conference USA tournament
March 10, 2022
5:30 p.m., Stadium 		(E1) vs. (W4) UTEP
Quarterfinals 		W 66–59 OT 23–9
 Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
March 11, 2022
2:00 p.m., CBSSN 		(E1) vs. (W2) UAB
Semifinals 		L 98–102 3OT 23–10
 Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
CBI
March 19, 2022
4:00 pm, FloHoops 		(2) vs. (15) California Baptist
First Round 		W 64–58  24–10
 Ocean Center (578)
Daytona Beach, FL
March 21, 2022
6:00 pm, FloHoops 		(2) vs. (10) Boston University
Quarterfinals 		W 76–46  25–10
 Ocean Center (706)
Daytona Beach, FL
March 22, 2022
8:30 pm, ESPN2 		(2) vs. (6) Abilene Christian
Semifinals 		W 85–69  26–10
 Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
March 23, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		(2) vs. (9) UNC Wilmington
Championship 		L 90–96 2OT 26–11
 Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[3][4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2020-21 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Middle Tennessee vs. North Texas - Game Summary - March 10, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Middle Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
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