Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

2015–16 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

University

Middle Tennessee State University

Conference

C-USA

Location

Murfreesboro, TN

Head coach

Kermit Davis (14th year)

Arena

Murphy Center
(Capacity: 11,520)

Nickname

Blue Raiders

Colors

Royal Blue and White^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA Tournament Round of 32

1975, 1977, 1982, 1989, 2016

NCAA Tournament appearances

1975, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2013, 2016

Conference regular season champions

2014, 2016

The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States. The school's team currently competes in Conference USA.

Postseason results

NCAA Tournament results

The Blue Raiders have appeared in the NCAA Tournament eight times. Their combined record is 3–7. The 2015–16 was most notable after MSU became just the eighth #15 seed to win a game.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1975	Regional Quarterfinals	Oregon State	L 67–78
1977	Regional Quarterfinals	Detroit	L 76–93
1982	First Round Second Round	Kentucky Louisville	W 50–44 L 56–81
1985	First Round	North Carolina	L 57–76
1987	First Round	Notre Dame	L 71–84
1989	First Round Second Round	Florida State Virginia	W 97–83 L 88–104
2013	First Four	Saint Mary's	L 54–67
2016	First Round Second Round	Michigan State Syracuse	W 90–81 L 50–75

NAIA Tournament results

The Blue Raiders have appeared in the NAIA Tournament one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1955	First Round	Southeastern Oklahoma State	L 67–120

NIT results

The Blue Raiders have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) three times. Their combined record is 4–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1986	First Round	Clemson	L 81–99
1988	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Tennessee Georgia Boston College	W 85–80 W 69–54 L 69–78
2012	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Marshall Tennessee Minnesota	W 86–78 W 71–64 L 72–78

CIT results

The Blue Raiders have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2010	First Round	Missouri State	L 79–87
2015	First Round	Kent State	L 56–68

References

↑ MTSU Visual Style Guide and Branding Policy Manual (PDF). 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2016-03-25.

External links

Website

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball

Venues	Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (1950–1972) Murphy Center (1972–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Middle Tennessee State University

Academics	Concrete Industry Management

Facilities	James E. Walker Library Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murphy Center Reese Smith Jr. Field Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area

Athletics	Basketball Football

Organizations	Band of Blue

Media	WMOT WMTS

Related	List of Middle Tennessee State University people

Conference USA men's basketball

Current teams	Charlotte 49ers Florida Atlantic Owls FIU Panthers Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Marshall Thundering Herd Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders North Texas Mean Green Old Dominion Monarchs Rice Owls Southern Miss Golden Eagles UAB Blazers UTEP Miners UTSA Roadrunners Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Championships & awards	Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

Seasons	1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015-16

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