2013–14 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by 12th year head coach Kermit Davis, played their home games at the Murphy Center and were first year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 24–9, 13–3 in C-USA play to finish in a four way tie for the C-USA regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Tulsa. Despite their 24 wins and conference title, they did not participate in a post season tournament.

2013–14 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
Conference USA Regular Season Co-Champions
ConferenceConference USA
Record24–9 (13–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMurphy Center
Seasons
2013–14 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech 13 3   .813 29 8   .784
Tulsa 13 3   .813 21 13   .618
Middle Tennessee 13 3   .813 24 9   .727
Southern Miss 13 3   .813 29 7   .806
UTEP 12 4   .750 23 11   .676
Old Dominion 9 7   .563 18 18   .500
Tulane 8 8   .500 17 17   .500
UAB 7 9   .438 18 13   .581
Charlotte 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
FIU* 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
North Texas 6 10   .375 16 16   .500
Florida Atlantic 5 11   .313 10 22   .313
East Carolina 5 11   .313 17 17   .500
UTSA 4 12   .250 8 22   .267
Marshall 4 12   .250 11 22   .333
Rice 2 14   .125 7 23   .233
2014 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

Roster edit

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Zane Gibson Guard 6–2 183 Senior Chattanooga, Tennessee
1 Neiko Hunter Forward 6–7 221 Senior Eutaw, Alabama
3 Joshua Phillips Forward 6–8 220 Freshman Hendersonville, Tennessee
5 Tweety Knight Guard 6–1 190 Senior Rentz, Georgia
10 Jaqawn Raymond Guard 6–4 197 RS Sophomore Statesboro, Georgia
11 Tharone Chilton Guard 6–2 160 Junior Tulsa, Oklahoma
12 Shawn Jones Forward 6–8 236 Senior Hialeah, Florida
13 Blake Johnson Guard 5-10 160 RS Freshman Memphis, Tennessee
15 Ronald Ross Guard 6-3 215 Junior Indianapolis, Indiana
21 Torin Walker Center 6–11 240 Senior Columbus, Georgia
23 Marcus Tarrance Guard 6–6 210 Junior Memphis, Tennessee
24 Kerry Hammonds II Guard/Forward 6–5 210 Senior Murfreesboro, Tennessee
30 Reggie Upshaw Jr. Forward 6–7 215 Freshman Chattanooga, Tennessee
32 Gavin Gibson Guard 6–4 200 Sophomore Chattanooga, Tennessee
42 Jacquez Rozier Forward 6–7 227 Junior Waynesboro, Georgia

Schedule edit

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2013*
7:00 pm
Truman State W 78–66 
Murphy Center (1,773)
Murfreesboro, TN
Regular season
11/10/2013*
4:00 pm
Southern
Global Sports Challenge
W 78–75  1–0
Murphy Center (3,307)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/13/2012*
7:00 pm
North Florida
Global Sports Challenge
W 77–70  2–0
Murphy Center (N/A)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/16/2013*
2:00 pm
Akron W 80–73  3–0
Murphy Center (4,288)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/18/2013*
7:00 pm
Arkansas–Little Rock
Global Sports Challenge
W 76–59  4–0
Murphy Center (N/A)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/21/2013*
6:30 pm, Sun
at No. 16 Florida
Global Sports Challenge
L 59–79  4–1
O'Connell Center (9,020)
Gainesville, FL
11/26/2013*
7:30 pm
at Murray State W 80–62  5–1
CFSB Center (3,347)
Murray, KY
11/30/2013*
12:00 pm, CSS
South Alabama W 65–55  6–1
Murphy Center (3,892)
Murfreesboro, KY
12/03/2013*
7:00 pm, WUXP
Belmont L 58–70  6–2
Murphy Center (7,307)
Murfreesboro, KY
12/09/2013*
7:00 pm
Fisk W 115–65  7–2
Murphy Center (3,028)
Murfreesboro, KY
12/14/2013*
4:00 pm, CSS
at Ole Miss L 63–72  7–3
Tad Smith Coliseum (6,186)
Biloxi, MS
12/17/2013*
7:00 pm
Tennessee Temple W 102–52  8–3
Murphy Center (3,091)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/21/2013*
1:00 pm, FSOH
at Cincinnati L 48–69  8–4
Fifth Third Arena (5,424)
Cincinnati, OH
12/29/2013*
4:30 pm
vs. Maine
Dr. Pepper Classic
L 85–89 OT 8–5
McKenzie Arena (3,248)
Chattanooga, TN
12/30/2013*
4:30 pm
vs. Grand Canyon
Dr. Pepper Classic
W 79–56  9–5
McKenzie Arena (2,921)
Chattanooga, TN
01/07/2014*
7:00 pm, WUXP
at Tennessee State W 74–66  10–5
Gentry Complex (413)
Nashville, TN
01/11/2014
5:00 pm, CSS
UAB W 89–84 OT 11–5 (1–0)
Murphy Center (4,605)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/16/2014
7:00 pm, WUXP
UTEP L 54–63  11–6 (1–1)
Murphy Center (4,793)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/16/2014
7:00 pm
UTSA W 80–58  12–6 (2–1)
Murphy Center (4,405)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/23/2014
8:00 pm, FS1
at Tulsa L 53–58  12–7 (2–2)
Reynolds Center (4,179)
Tulsa, OK
01/25/2014
7:00 pm
at North Texas W 70–63  13–7 (3–2)
The Super Pit (4,429)
Denton, TX
01/30/2014
7:00 pm, WUXP
East Carolina W 84–67  14–7 (4–2)
Murphy Center (4,411)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/01/2014
5:00 pm, WUXP
Old Dominion W 64–48  15–7 (5–2)
Murphy Center (4,498)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/06/2014
6:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic W 67–63  16–7 (6–2)
FAU Arena (1,328)
Boca Raton, FL
02/08/2014
1:00 pm
at Florida International W 70–68  17–7 (7–2)
U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,217)
Miami, FL
02/13/2014
7:00 pm, WUXP
Tulane W 71–44  18–7 (8–2)
Murphy Center (4,098)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/15/2014
1:00 pm, CSS
Southern Miss W 81–64  19–7 (9–2)
Murphy Center (5,102)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/20/2014
7:00 pm
at Charlotte W 71–49  20–7 (10–2)
Halton Arena (4,108)
Charlotte, NC
02/22/2014
1:00 pm, CSS
at Marshall W 56–53  21–7 (11–2)
Cam Henderson Center (5,092)
Huntington, WV
02/27/2014
6:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech L 39–55  21–8 (11–3)
Thomas Assembly Center (5,349)
Ruston, LA
03/01/2014
5:30 pm
Rice W 65–41  22–8 (12–3)
Murphy Center (6,307)
Murfreesboro, TN
03/06/2014
7:00 pm
at UAB W 55–53  23–8 (13–3)
Bartow Arena (4,673)
Birmingham, AL
Conference USA tournament
03/13/2014
3:30 pm
vs. Old Dominion
Quarterfinals
W 62–48  24–8
Don Haskins Center (N/A)
El Paso, TX
03/14/2014
3:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Tulsa
Semifinals
L 69–76  24–9
Don Haskins Center (5,611)
El Paso, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References edit

  1. ^ "Middle Tennessee 2013-2014 Men's Basketball Schedule | GoBlueRaiders.com". Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2013.