MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL GAME ELEVEN 2020-21 SCHEDULE > THE MATCHUP > Overall: 3-7 w C-USA: 1-3 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-7, 1-3) Statistical Leaders H: 3-3 w A: 0-2 w N: 0-2 Head Coach: Nick McDevitt (UNC Asheville ‘01) Points: Shuler (11.7) NOVEMBER Record at MT: 22-51 (3rd Season) Rebounds: Millner-Criss (6.1) 25 vs. Akron (FloHoops) ^ Canceled Overall Record: 120-117 (8th Season) Assists: Shuler (2.8) 26 vs. Omaha (FloHoops) ^ L, 59-60 VS 27 vs. ETSU (FloHoops) ^ L, 43-57 WKU Hilltoppers (11-4, 4-2) Statistical Leaders DECEMBER Head Coach: Rick Stansbury Points: Bassey (17.6) 2 Murray State W, 78-61 Record at WKU: 93-56 (5th Season) Rebounds: Bassey (12.1) 7 Chattanooga L, 70-80 Overall Record: 386-222 (19th Season) Assists: McKnight (3.2) 12 Covenant (GA) College W, 76-57 16 Ole Miss (CBSSN) L, 51-70 MEDIA INFORMATION > 19 at Bellarmine (ESPN+) Canceled 21 Bellarmine Canceled Date: January 23, 2021 TV: ESPN+ Time: 4:00 PM CT Talent: Jake Rose (PxP), Daron Park (Analyst) JANUARY Location: Murfreesboro, Tenn. Radio: Blue Raider Network (Game2/WGNS/TuneIn) 1 at Florida Atlantic * Postponed Arena: Murphy Center Talent: Chip Walters (PxP), Kyle Turnham (Analyst) 2 at Florida Atlantic * Postponed Series Record: WKU leads 95-43 Twitter: @MT_MBB, #BlueRaiders 8 FIU (ESPN+) * L, 55-68 9 FIU (ESPN+) * W, 67-56 BLUE RAIDER BREAKDOWN > 15 at Southern Miss (ESPN+) * L, 54-84 16 at Southern Miss (ESPN+) * L, 59-64 • Middle Tennessee and WKU are meeting for the 139th time on Saturday, with the Blue Raiders 23 WKU (ESPN+) * 4:00 PM seeking to get their first win in the series since 2018 24 WKU (CBSSN) * 1:00 PM • Despite a lop-sided all-time record in the series, the Raiders have won 13 of the last 17 meetings 28 UAB (CBSSN) * 8:00 PM between the two rivals nad 7 of the last 9 in Murphy Center 31 at UAB (ESPN+) * 2:00 PM • Middle Tennessee practiced with all 14 active players on Jan. 20 for the first time since Dec. 11, a FEBRUARY span of 41 days in which every Blue Raider has missed at least one week of practice while six different 5 Charlotte (ESPN+) * 6:00 PM players have missed a combined 15 games, 13 of which were due to COVID-19 protocols 6 Charlotte (ESPN+) * 4:00 PM • Blue Raider leading scorer Dontrell Shuler (11.7) and Jayce Johnson both return to the court this 12 at Marshall (ESPN+) * 5:00 PM 13 at Marshall (ESPN+) * 3:00 PM weekend after extended stays away from team activities due to COVID-19 protocols 19 LA Tech (ESPN+) * 6:00 PM • Despite offensive struggles in many of their games this season, the Blue Raider defense has turned 20 LA Tech (ESPN+) * 4:00 PM a corner in 2020-21 as it ranks 5th in scoring defense (65.7), 1st in 3-point field goal percentage 26 at Old Dominion * 6:00 PM 27 at Old Dominion * 6:00 PM defense (.265) and 3rd in steals (8.1) among Conference USA teams • MT's 3-point field goal percentage defense (.265), a stat in which the Blue Raiders ranked 342nd MARCH out of 350 teams in the country during the 2019-20 season, currently ranks seventh nationally 5 OPEN TBA • The defensive efforts will receive a boost this weekend as Shuler, regarded by many as MT's top 6 OPEN TBA 10 Conference USA Championship ! TBA perimeter defender, will once again be alongside Jordan Davis - who ranks third in C-USA and 11 Conference USA Championship ! TBA 39th nationally in steals per game (2.2) - to lead the Blue Raider defense 12 Conference USA Championship ! TBA 13 Conference USA Championship ! TBA PROJECTED STARTING FIVE > All times Central and subject to change JORDAN DAVIS DONOVAN SIMS JALEN JORDAN ^ - Gulf Coast Showcase - Hertz Arena (Estero, Fla.) * - Conference USA game 10.7 PPG 7.6 PPG 6.9 PPG ! - C-USA Championship - The Ford Center at The Star (Frisco, Texas) 4.1 RPG 2.9 RPG 3.2 RPG 1.7 APG 1.7 APG 40.7 FG% ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS > 2.2 SPG 35.9 FG% 35.3 3FG% Eric Beovich 34.8 FG% 76.0 FT% 81.3 FT% Assistant Director of Athletic Communications #0 | R-JR | G | 6-3 | 195 #3 | SR | G | 6-1 | 160 #14 | R-JR | G | 6-3 | 160 Mississippi State, 2015 O: (615) 904-8115 w C: (850) 723-8134 JO'VONTAE MILLNER-CRISS DEANDRE DISHMAN [email protected] w @EricBtheSID 8.0 PPG 7.2 PPG 6.1 RPG 4.6 RPG Matt Posey 2.0 ORPG 1.4 ORPG Athletic Communications Assistant 0.8 BPG 1.5 SPG Middle Tennessee, 2017, 2019 42.0 FG% 44.8 FG% O: (615) 904-8209 w C: (931) 993-9179 [email protected] w @matthewposey #21 | R-SR | F | 6-6 | 200 #2 | R-JR | F | 6-6 | 235 /MTMensBasketball @MT_MBB @MT_MBB QUICK FACTS > LEAGUE LEADERS > Location: Murfreesboro, Tenn. • MT has 146 total wins since joining Conference USA in 2013-14, the fifth most among current C-USA Founded: 1911 members in that time frame Enrollment: 21,720 • In league play alone, the Raiders have collected 81 wins in that same span and are just five off the President: Dr. Sidney McPhee pace set by Old Dominon Director of Athletics: Chris Massaro Total Wins Nickname: Blue Raiders 1. LA Tech- 172 Colors: Royal Blue & White 2. ODU - 161 Affiliation: Division I 3. WKU - 151 Conference: C-USA 4. UAB - 148 Arena: Murphy Center 5. MT - 146 Capacity: 11,520 Head Coach: Nick McDevitt C-USA Wins Alma Mater: UNC Asheville, 2001 1. ODU - 87 Record at MT (years): 22-51/.301 (3rd) LA Tech - 87 Career Record (years): 120-117/.506 (8th) 3. MT - 81 4. UAB - 76 Assistant Coach: Sean Dixon 5. Marshall - 66 Alma Mater: Presbyterian, 2007 Assistant Coach: Wes Long *through 1/21/21 Alma Mater: Clemson, 2004 Assistant Coach: Andre Morgan Alma Mater: North Georgia, 2010 Director of Operations: Logan Johnson HOTSPOT IN HOTLANTA > Alma Mater: Coastal Carolina, 2010 • HC Nick McDevitt and his staff have recruited six of their 14 players to Middle Tennessee from the Athletic Trainer: Reese Shivers Atlanta metro area, more than any other team in the nation has from a metro area outside of that Alma Mater: LSU, 2013 school's state lines Strength Coach: Jovon Shaw • Only Manhattan (9) and UCLA (8) have more players currently on their roster from one metro area, all Alma Mater: Eastern Illinois, 2017 coming from the metro area (NYC and LA, respectively) their school is located in 2019-20 Overall Record: 8-23 C-USA Record/Finish: 4-14/14th • Middle Tennessee's six current Atlanta natives are F Tyson Jackson, G Eli Lawrence, G Jalen Jordan, F Christian Fussell, G C-USA Tournament: N/A Elias King and F Jared Coleman-Jones Quarterfinal: N/A Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 • The Blue Raider staff also discovered Tyler Millin - a Calera, Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/5 Ala., native - while he was playing at Atlanta-based prep Newcomers: 9 school The Skill Factory, giving them a seventh Atlanta recruit Season of basketball: 98th • Blue Raider assistants Sean Dixon (Marietta, Ga.) and Andre First season: 1913-14 Morgan (Buford, Ga.) hail from just outside of Atlanta, while All-time record: 1,256-1,100 fellow assistant Wes Long's hometown of Mauldin, S.C. is just NCAA Appearances: 9/4-9 - 1975, 77, 82, 85, 87, 89, over two hours from Atlanta 2013, 16, 17 • Marsall, N.C., located just outside of Asheville and three and NIT Appearances: 4/5-4 - 1986, 88, 2012, 18 a half hours away from Atlanta, is the home of Blue Raider HC CIT Appearance: 2/0-2 - 2010, 15 Nick McDevitt ALPHABETICAL ROSTER > NUMERICAL ROSTER > No. Name Pos. Cl. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 23 Jared Coleman-Jones F So. 0 Jordan Davis G 6-3 195 R-Jr. Irmo, S.C. / Dayton 0 Jordan Davis G R-Jr. 1 Tyler Millin F 6-7 205 So. Calera, Ala. / Calera HS 2 DeAndre Dishman F R-Jr. 2 DeAndre Dishman F 6-6 235 R-Jr. Lexington, Ky. / Eastern Kentucky 15 Christian Fussell F Fr. 3 Donovan Sims G 6-1 160 Sr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. / Blackman HS 4 Tyson Jackson F So. 4 Tyson Jackson F 6-9 245 So. Fairburn, Ga. / Creekside HS 13 Jayce Johnson G/F Jr. 5 Eli Lawrence G 6-5 185 So. Atlanta, Ga. / Tri-Cities HS 14 Jalen Jordan G R-Jr. 13 Jayce Johnson G/F 6-5 210 Jr. Buffalo, N.Y. / Canisius HS 22 Elias King G So. 14 Jalen Jordan G 6-3 160 R-Jr. Conyers, Ga. / St. Francis (NY) 5 Eli Lawrence G So. 15 Christian Fussell F 6-10 215 Fr. Decatur, Ga. / Greenforest Christian Academy 1 Tyler Millin F So. 21 Jo'Vontae Millner-Criss F 6-6 200 R-Sr. Burlington, N.C. / Cape Fear CC 21 Jo'Vontae Millner-Criss F R-Sr. 22 Elias King G 6-8 200 So. Atlanta, Ga. / Mississippi State 24 Marcus Mitchell F R-Sr. 23 Jared Coleman-Jones F 6-10 240 So. Hiram, Ga. / Northwestern 33 Dontrell Shuler G Jr. 24 Marcus Mitchell F 6-7 225 R-Sr. Memphis, Tenn. / Mississippi Valley State 3 Donovan Sims G Sr. 33 Dontrell Shuler G 6-2 180 Jr. Irmo, S.C.