Coach Davis and His Blue Raider Program Have Successfully Helped
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“By the way, Michigan State never led in this game. Middle Tennessee had the lead the whole way.” - CBS Play-by-Play Announcer Brian Anderson 2016 & 2017 Tournament Champions 2014 & 2017 C-USA Regular Season Champions 2010, 2012 & 2013 Sun Belt Regular Season Champions 2014 C-USA Player of the Year Shawn Jones 2017 C-USA Player of the Year JaCorey Williams 2012 Sun Belt Player of the 2013 Sun Belt Defensive Player of Year LaRon Dendy the Year Bruce Massey C-USA Player of the Year C-USA Tournament MVP 2017 - JaCorey Williams 2017 - Giddy Potts 2014 - Shawn Jones 2016 - Reggie Upshaw C-USA Newcomer of the Year C-USA All-Tournament Team 2017 - JaCorey Williams 2017 – Giddy Potts 2017 - Reggie Upshaw First Team All-Conference USA 2017 - JaCorey Williams 2017 - JaCorey Williams 2016 - Perrin Buford 2014 - Shawn Jones 2016 - Reggie Upshaw 2015 - Perrin Buford Second Team All-Conference USA 2015 - DJ Jones 2017 - Reggie Upshaw 2014 - Neiko Hunter Third Team All-Conference USA 2017 - Giddy Potts 2016 - Giddy Potts 2016 - Reggie Upshaw C-USA All-Defensive Team 2017 - Reggie Upshaw 2014 - Tweety Knight C-USA All-Freshmen Team 2017 - Tyrik Dixon 2015 - Giddy Potts MT 81, Minnesota 72 March 16, 2017 NCAA Tournament – Milwaukee, WI MT 71, Vanderbilt 48 December 8, 2016 Murphy Center – Murfreesboro, TN MT 77, Ole Miss 62 November 30, 2016 NIT Round of 16 – Knoxville, TN MT 90, Michigan State 81 March 18, 2016 NCAA Tournament – St. Louis, MO MT 88, Auburn 81 (OT) December 12, 2015 Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN MT 56, Vanderbilt 52 December 21, 2012 Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN MT 65, Ole Miss 62 December 8, 2012 Murphy Center – Murfreesboro, TN MT 71, Tennessee 64 March 19, 2012 NIT Round of 16 – Knoxville, TN MT 68, Ole Miss 56 December 21, 2011 DeSoto Civic Center – Southaven, MS MT 86, UCLA 66 November 15, 2011 Maui Invitational Opener – Los Angeles, CA Middle Tennessee consistently schedules top-notch non-conference opponents. In the last 11 Years The 2017-18 schedule MIDDLE TENNESSEE will feature: has played these QUALITY OPPONENTS BELMONT AKRON GEORGIA STATE FGCU ALABAMA MICHIGAN STATE VANDERBILT IOWA SYRACUSE OLE MISS XAVIER UNC WILMINGTON AUBURN PURDUE MINNESOTA BELMONT BUTLER VCU VILLANOVA LOUISVILLE MEMPHIS OLE MISS TENNESSEE UCLA VANDERBILT SAINT MARY’S CINCINNATI FLORIDA AUBURN SOUTH DAKOTA ST The Blue Raiders played 24 television games in 2016-17 The Murphy Center underwent $11-million worth of renovations in 2014. The significant renovations include new arena lighting, a new roof, a new HVAC system, updated bathrooms and updated concessions. Middle Tennessee vs. Auburn Bridgestone Arena December 2016 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 2 Memphis December 15, 2007 Bridgestone Arena Largest Crowd in Sun Belt History 18,071 One of the biggest changes in college athletics over the past few years has been the attitude toward strength and conditioning. Performing in the weight room has become just as important as on- the-court competition, and Middle Tennessee has one of the very best staffs in the nation committed to making student-athletes the best they can be. It all happens in the Blue Raiders' 10,000-plus square foot weight room facility located adjacent to the Murphy Center and is designed for use by all Middle Tennessee student-athletes. It is a strength training area that rivals any in the country. The weight room has been described by many people as better than any in the immediate area, including those at SEC and Conference USA schools. • Since the 2008-09 season, Middle Tennessee has had one of the top three APR scores among current Conference USA members every season. • MT has posted APR scores in the top 10% in the country the last five years in a row. • The team has posted an average GPA of 3.2 over the last three years. • 90% of the team has posted a GPA of 3.0 or better over the past three years. Coach Davis and his Blue Raider Program have successfully helped the last 52 student-athletes who have exhausted their eligibility graduate from Middle Tennessee State University. Class of 2014 JaQawn Raymond and family on Senior Day Middle Tennessee’s basketball program has become community-minded under Kermit Davis. The following are some of the non-profit organizations in which the Blue Raiders have been involved during the past five years: NABC Reading Program “Special Olympics” “Special Kids” Oakland Middle School Mentoring Program Boys and Girls Club of Rutherford County Student-athlete Advisory Board Rutherford County Schools Reading Program Boy Scouts of America Rutherford County Youth Basketball Leagues Habitat for Humanity Raiders’ Choice Award for community service • MTSU is Tennessee’s largest undergraduate university • Approximately 50,000 alums live within 100 miles of campus. • MTSU has been the #1 choice of mid-state valedictorians and salutatorians since 1995 • Middle Tennessee has 209 permanent buildings and a campus of over 500 acres. Student-athletes benefit from state-of-the-art facilities and a full-time faculty in which 81 percent of members hold terminal degrees. • MTSU offers a safe, friendly environment and a diverse student body (55 percent female, 34 percent minority, and students from 75 countries) Population: 120,954 Metropolitan Area Population: 1,757,912 Nashville Population: 659,042 K.C. Anuna – Nigeria Tim Blue – France Perrin Buford – Italy Raymond Cintron – Spain Michael Cuffee – Germany LaRon Dendy – France Darnell Harris – Belgium Jani Hiltunen – Finland Neiko Hunter – Italy Jason Jones – Bolivia Shawn Jones – Israel Marcos Knight – Germany Bruce Massey – NBA D-League Steve Thomas – Venezuela James Washington – Sweden Blue Raiders JaCorey Williams and Reggie Upshaw received invites to the 2017 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, a showcase for college seniors Williams led the tournament in scoring with 20.3 points per game, helping his team advance to the tournament finals Upshaw averaged 14.3 points and 8.3 rebounds while boasting a 2.5 assist-to-turnover ratio • Middle Tennessee won a share of the Conference USA regular season championship title in the program’s first year in the league. • The Blue Raiders are 78-13 in the Murphy Center in the last six seasons. The Raiders have won double-digit games at home for 10 straight years. • MT earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2017, marking the team’s fifth postseason tournament in the last six years. • Giddy Potts was the C-USA Tournament MVP while Reggie Upshaw and JaCorey Williams joined him on the All-Tournament Team. • Williams was also named the C-USA Player and Newcomer of the Year while four different Raiders earned postseason accolades. • Coach Davis finished the 2017-18 season with 307 wins at Middle Tennessee, nearly twice as many as any other coach in Blue Raider history. • MT posted a 31-5 record and 17-1 league mark in 2016-17, setting a program record for total wins and C-USA record for league wins. Graduate with four year degree Win the C-USA regular season title Win the C-USA Tournament and go to the NCAA Tournament .