MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL GAME NINE 2020-21 SCHEDULE > THE MATCHUP > Overall: 3-5 w C-USA: 1-1 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-5, 1-1) Statistical Leaders H: 3-3 w A: 0-0 w N: 0-2 Head Coach: Nick McDevitt (UNC Asheville ‘01) Points: Shuler (11.7) NOVEMBER Record at MT: 22-49 (3rd Season) Rebounds: Millner-Criss (6.3) 25 vs. Akron (FloHoops) ^ Canceled Overall Record: 120-115 (8th Season) Assists: Shuler (2.8) 26 vs. Omaha (FloHoops) ^ L, 59-60 VS 27 vs. ETSU (FloHoops) ^ L, 43-57 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (5-6, 1-3) Statistical Leaders DECEMBER Head Coach: Jay Ladner Points: Stevenson (12.6) 2 Murray State W, 78-61 Record at USM: 14-28 (2nd Season) Rebounds: Stevenson (7.1) 7 Chattanooga L, 70-80 Overall Record: 90-116 (7th Season) Assists: Hardy (3.1) 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 15, 2021 TV: ESPN+ Time: 7:00 PM CT Talent: Lee Roberts (PxP), Larry Boyd (Analyst) JANUARY Location: Hattiesburg, Miss. Radio: Blue Raider Network (Game2/WGNS/TuneIn) 1 at Florida Atlantic * Postponed Arena: Reed-Green Coliseum Talent: Chip Walters (PxP), Kyle Turnham (Analyst) 2 at Florida Atlantic * Postponed Series Record: MT leads 11-3 Twitter: @MT_MBB, #BlueRaiders 8 FIU (ESPN+) * L, 55-68 9 FIU (ESPN+) * W, 67-56 BLUE RAIDER BREAKDOWN > 15 at Southern Miss (ESPN+) * 7:00 PM 16 at Southern Miss (ESPN+) * 4:00 PM • Middle Tennessee and Southern Miss are meeting for the 15th and 16th times this weekend, 23 WKU (ESPN+) * 4:00 PM with the Blue Raiders holding an 11-3 series lead and a 4-2 advantage in Hattiesburg 24 WKU (CBSSN) * 1:00 PM • The Raiders have won 10 of the last 12 in the series after sweeping all three meetings between the 28 UAB (CBSSN) * 8:00 PM two squads in the 2019-20 season 31 at UAB (ESPN+) * 2:00 PM • MT is coming off of its first league win of the season despite competing last weekend without FEBRUARY the services of starters Dontrell Shuler and Jared Coleman-Jones as well as reserves Jayce Johnson, 5 Charlotte (ESPN+) * 6:00 PM Christian Fussell and Marcus Mitchell 6 Charlotte (ESPN+) * 4:00 PM • Middle Tennessee's 9-man squad held FIU to two of its lowest three scoring outputs of the sea- 12 at Marshall (ESPN+) * 5:00 PM 13 at Marshall (ESPN+) * 3:00 PM son, allowing the Panthers to score just 68 and 56 on Friday and Saturday, respectively 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 3rd in scoring defense (63.6), 1st in 3-point field goal percentage 26 at Old Dominion * 6:00 PM 27 at Old Dominion * 6:00 PM defense (.232) and 4th in steals (8.3) among Conference USA teams • MT's 3-point field goal percentage defense (.232), a stat in which the Blue Raiders ranked 342nd MARCH out of 350 teams in the country during the 2019-20 season, currently ranks second nationally 5 OPEN TBA • MT has seen 20 double-digit scoring performances from seven different players in eight games 6 OPEN TBA 10 Conference USA Championship ! TBA this season, with six of those 20 coming from Blue Raiders who started the game on the sidelines 11 Conference USA Championship ! TBA 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 10.9 PPG 7.4 PPG 6.4 PPG ! - C-USA Championship - The Ford Center at The Star (Frisco, Texas) 4.4 RPG 3.0 RPG 2.4 RPG 1.8 APG 1.6 APG 1.8 APG ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS > 2.0 SPG 0.9 SPG 42.9 FG% Eric Beovich 36.9 FG% 38.8 FG% 35.7 3FG% 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 8.3 PPG 7.1 PPG 6.3 RPG 4.9 RPG Matt Posey 0.7 SPG 1. SPG Athletic Communications Assistant 1.0 BPG 0.5 BPG Middle Tennessee, 2017, 2019 41.5 FG% 43.4 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 > TENNESSEE'S FINEST > Location: Murfreesboro, Tenn. • Of the 12 NCAA Division I teams in the state of Tennessee, Middle Tennessee has had more success Founded: 1911 than almost any other since 2011-12 Enrollment: 21,720 • The Blue Raiders boast 201 total wins in the last nine-plus seasons, trailing only Belmont and President: Dr. Sidney McPhee Memphis in the Volunteer State Director of Athletics: Chris Massaro Nickname: Blue Raiders - 232 - 194 - 138 Colors: Royal Blue & White Affiliation: Division I - 207 - 166 - 129 Conference: C-USA Arena: Murphy Center Capacity: 11,520 (1,700 for 2020-21) - 201 - 162 - 128 Head Coach: Nick McDevitt Alma Mater: UNC Asheville, 2001 - 200 - 156 - 117 Record at MT (years): 22-49/.310 (3rd) Career Record (years): 120-115/.511 (8th) *through 1/13/21 Assistant Coach: Sean Dixon Alma Mater: Presbyterian, 2007 Assistant Coach: Wes Long Alma Mater: Clemson, 2004 Assistant Coach: Andre Morgan Alma Mater: North Georgia, 2010 Director of Operations: Logan Johnson LEAGUE LEADERS > Alma Mater: Coastal Carolina, 2010 • MT has 146 total wins since joining Conference USA in 2013-14, the fifth most among current C-USA Athletic Trainer: Reese Shivers members in that time frame Alma Mater: LSU, 2013 • In league play alone, the Raiders have collected 81 wins in that same span and are just five off the Strength Coach: Jovon Shaw pace set by Old Dominon Alma Mater: Eastern Illinois, 2017 Total Wins 2019-20 Overall Record: 8-23 1. LA Tech- 170 C-USA Record/Finish: 4-14/14th 2. ODU - 160 C-USA Tournament: N/A 3. WKU - 149 Quarterfinal: N/A 4. UAB - 147 Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 5. MT - 146 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/5 Newcomers: 9 C-USA Wins Season of basketball: 98th 1. ODU - 86 First season: 1913-14 2. LA Tech - 85 3. MT - 81 All-time record: 1,256-1,098 NCAA Appearances: 9/4-9 - 1975, 77, 82, 85, 87, 89, 4. UAB - 75 2013, 16, 17 5. Marshall - 66 NIT Appearances: 4/5-4 - 1986, 88, 2012, 18 *through 1/9/21 CIT Appearance: 2/0-2 - 2010, 15 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. / Charleston Southern 2 BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS > BLUE RAIDERS IN C-USA > EAST Category Stats Rank Scoring Offense ............................62.4 ........................14th Team C-USA Pct. Home Away Overall Pct. Home Away Neutral Scoring Defense ...........................63.6 ..........................3rd Old Dominion 3-1 .750 2-0 1-1 7-3 .700 5-0 2-3 0-0 FG % ..........................................38.1 % ......................14th FG % Defense .............................42.2 % ........................6th Marshall 1-1 .500 0-0 1-1 7-2 .778 4-1 3-1 0-0 3FG % ........................................29.6 % ......................14th WKU 2-2 .500 1-1 1-1 9-4 .692 5-1 2-2 2-1 3FG % Defense ...........................23.2 % .........................1st FT% ............................................70.9 % ........................7th FIU 2-2 .500 1-1 1-1 8-4 .667 6-2 2-2 0-0 Rebounds .....................................36.6 ..........................8th Charlotte 1-1 .500 1-1 0-0 5-5 .500 3-5 2-0 0-0 Rebound Margin ..........................+1.0 ........................10th Assists ...........................................9.9 .........................14th Middle Tennessee 1-1 .500 1-1 0-0 3-5 .375 3-3 0-0 0-2 Blocks ............................................3.0 ...........................9th Florida Atlantic 0-2 .000 0-0 0-2 5-6 .455 3-0 1-5 1-1 Steals ............................................8.3 ...........................4th WEST Turnover Margin ..........................