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2018–19 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
2018–19 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	11–21 (8–10 C-USA)
Head coach	Nick McDevitt (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Sean Dixon; Wes Long; Andre Morgan;
Home arena	Murphy Center
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

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

American college basketball season

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.

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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
Nov 6, 2018* 6:30 pm		Lees–McRae	W 91-69	1-0	24 – Green	11 – Scurry	3 – Sims	Murphy Center (3,255) Murfreesboro, TN
Nov 9, 2018* 11:00 am		Milligan	W 102-73	2-0	24 – Green	12 – Gamble	5 – Sims	Murphy Center (7,722) Murfreesboro, TN
Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Belmont	L 73-92	2-1	20 – Gamble	8 – Gamble	2 – Gamble	Curb Event Center (2,148) Nashville, TN
Nov 16, 2018* 6:30 pm		Charleston Southern Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game	W 76-73	3-1	22 – Green	6 – Green	5 – Crump	Murphy Center (3,945) Murfreesboro, TN
Nov 21, 2018* 8:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 4 Virginia Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals	L 52-74	3-2	11 – Green	6 – Hawthorne	5 – Sims	Imperial Arena (1,115) Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 22, 2018* 8:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Butler Battle 4 Atlantis	L 53-84	3-3	11 – Hawthorne	8 – Gamble	3 – Farquhar	Imperial Arena (953) Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 23, 2018* 6:00pm, ESPNU		vs. Stanford Battle 4 Atlantis	L 54-67	3-4	21 – Green	8 – Hawthorne	2 – Sims	Imperial Arena (1,087) Nassau, Bahamas
Dec 1, 2018* 5:00 pm		Lipscomb	L 74-84	3-5	30 – Green	7 – Gamble	3 – Farquhar	Murphy Center (4,573) Murfreesboro, TN
Dec 5, 2018* 6:30 pm, SECN		at Vanderbilt	L 51-79	3-6	18 – Green	8 – Gamble	3 – Farquhar	Memorial Gymnasium (8,513) Nashville, TN
Dec 8, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Murray State	L 42–64	3–7	12 – Johnson	9 – Tied	1 – Tied	Murphy Center (4,102) Murfreesboro, TN
Dec 15, 2018* 6:00 pm		at Toledo	L 62-84	3-8	13 – Tied	9 – Hawthorne	4 – Sims	Savage Arena (4,205) Toledo, OH
Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, Facebook		Ole Miss Battle at Bridgestone	L 56–74	3–9	22 – Green	7 – Johnson	2 – Tied	Bridgestone Arena (11,294) Nashville, TN
Dec 30, 2018* 4:00 pm		at Rhode Island	L 60-72	3-10	26 – Green	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Ryan Center (6,382) Kingston, RI
Conference USA regular season
Jan 3, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+		FIU	L 76-83	3-11 (0-1)	23 – Green	11 – Gamble	5 – Johnson	Murphy Center (3,307) Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 5, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Atlantic	L 56–63	3–12 (0–2)	20 – Green	8 – Scurry	6 – Sims	Murphy Center (3,422) Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Miss	L 70–77	3–13 (0–3)	28 – Sims	5 – Tied	5 – Johnson	Reed Green Coliseum (1,987) Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	L 56–73	3–14 (0–4)	13 – Scurry	7 – Gamble	7 – Sims	Thomas Assembly Center (3,894) Ruston, LA
Jan 17, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+		UTSA	W 89-86	4-14 (1-4)	24 – Sims	7 – Hawthorne	6 – Sims	Murphy Center (3,504) Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 19, 2019 5:00 pm		UTEP	W 75-72	5-14 (2-4)	21 – Green	9 – Scurry	4 – Tied	Murphy Center (3,806) Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm		at Rice	L 68-79	5-15 (2-5)	22 – Scurry	12 – Scurry	3 – Green	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,375) Houston, TX
Jan 26, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Texas	L 53-70	5-16 (2-6)	15 – Scurry	5 – Tied	5 – Sims	The Super Pit (3,418) Denton, TX
Jan 30, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+		UAB	W 71-65	6-16 (3-6)	19 – Sims	9 – Sims	4 – Sims	Murphy Center (3,963) Murfreesboro, TN
Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UAB	W 79-78	7-16 (4-6)	28 – Green	10 – Scurry	6 – Sims	Bartow Arena (4,075) Birmingham, AL
Feb 7, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Charlotte	W 71-53	8-16 (5-6)	21 – Green	7 – Hawthorne	5 – Sims	Murphy Center (3,303) Murfreesboro, TN
Feb 9, 2019 6:00 pm, Stadium		Old Dominion	L 50-55	8-17 (5-7)	14 – Sims	9 – Hawthorne	1 – Sims	Murphy Center (4,380) Murfreesboro, TN
Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm, Facebook		at Western Kentucky	L 63-71	8-18 (5-8)	18 – Sims	11 – Hawthorne	3 – Hawthorne	E. A. Diddle Arena (6,044) Bowling Green, KY
Feb 16, 2019 1:00 pm, Facebook		at Marshall	L 93-98	8-19 (5-9)	31 – Green	10 – Gamble	2 – Green	Cam Henderson Center (6,927) Huntington, WV
Feb 23, 2019 6:00 pm		Charlotte	W 86-67	9-19 (6-9)	21 – Green	7 – Hawthorne	5 – Green	Murphy Center (2,986) Murfreesboro, TN
Mar 3, 2019 2:00 pm		at Rice	L 61-67	9-20 (6-10)	16 – Green	8 – Farquhar	4 – Farquhar	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,478) Houston, TX
Mar 6, 2019 8:00 pm		at UTEP	W 69-53	10-20 (7-10)	26 – Green	13 – Johnson	4 – Farquhar	Don Haskins Center (4,748) El Paso, TX
Mar 9, 2019 7:30 pm		UTEP	W 48-47	11-20 (8-10)	11 – Green	10 – Hawthorne	3 – Johnson	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Conference USA tournament
Mar 13, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+	(12)	vs. (5) UAB First Round	L 61-70	11-21	22 – Sims	13 – Gamble	7 – Green	Ford Center at The Star (2,704) Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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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

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.

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.

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.

2018–19_Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_men's_basketball_team

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

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2018 recruiting class

2019 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Old Dominion †	13	–	5	.722	26	–	9	.743
Western Kentucky	11	–	7	.611	20	–	14	.588
Southern Miss	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
UTSA	11	–	7	.611	17	–	15	.531
UAB	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
Marshall	11	–	7	.611	23	–	14	.622
FIU	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Louisiana Tech	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Florida Atlantic	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
North Texas	8	–	10	.444	21	–	12	.636
Rice	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Middle Tennessee	8	–	10	.444	11	–	21	.344
Charlotte	5	–	13	.278	8	–	21	.276
UTEP	3	–	15	.167	8	–	21	.276

† 2019 C-USA tournament winner