MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL GAME TWENTY-FIVE 2019-20 SCHEDULE > THE MATCHUP > Overall: 6-18 w C-USA: 2-9 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (6-18, 2-9) Statistical Leaders H: 4-7 w A: 2-8 w N: 0-3 Head Coach: Nick McDevitt (UNC Asheville ‘01) Points: Jones (16.1) NOVEMBER Record at MT: 17-39 (2nd Season) Rebounds: Scurry (5.2) 5 Maryville (TN) W, 119-61 Overall Record: 115-105 (7th Season) Assists: Sims (3.5) 9 at Lipscomb W, 73-70 VS 13 Mars Hill W, 96-82 Rice Owls (11-13, 3-8) Statistical Leaders 18 at Coastal Carolina L, 72-93 21 vs. No. 17/15 Villanova ^ L, 69-98 Head Coach: Scott Pera Points: Murphy (13.4) 22 vs. Tulane ^ L, 74-86 Record at Rice: 31-56 (3rd Season) Rebounds: Peterson (6.3) 24 vs. Ohio ^ L, 63-75 Overall Record: Same Assists: Peterson (3.3) 30 Belmont L, 59-71 MEDIA INFORMATION > DECEMBER 3 Columbia International W, 86-38 Date: February 8, 2020 TV: C-USA TV 7 at Murray State L, 52-85 Time: 5:00 PM CT Talent: N/A 14 at Ole Miss L, 64-82 Location: Murfreesboro, Tenn. Radio: Blue Raider Network (Game2/WGNS/TuneIn) 21 St. Bonaventure L, 65-66 Arena: Murphy Center (11,520) Talent: Chip Walters (PxP), Kyle Turnham (Analyst) 29 Rhode Island L, 62-89 Series Record: MT leads 6-4 Twitter: @MT_MBB, #BlueRaiders JANUARY BLUE RAIDER BREAKDOWN > 2 at Old Dominion * L, 60-70 • Middle Tennessee is 4-0 all time when hosting Rice in Murphy Center, but lost both meetings against the 4 at Charlotte * L, 62-68 9 Marshall * L, 75-79 Owls in Houston a season ago 11 WKU * L, 53-69 • After taking on a daunting non-conference schedule with a short-handed squad, MT returned to full strength 16 at Florida Atlantic * L, 94-97 (OT) for the start of C-USA play with senior F Reggie Scurry and junior F Jo'Vontae Millner back in the rotation 18 at FIU * L, 69-83 • Millner suffered a concussion in the final minutes of a 10-rebound performance at FAU, but returned at UTEP 23 LA Tech * L, 73-80 with a career-high 19 points on 3 of 6 makes from 3-point range with seven boards, two assists and a steal 25 Southern Miss * W, 65-63 • Junior G C.J. Jones continues to lead the Blue Raiders in scoring (16.1), 3-point percentage (.392) and free throw 30 at UTEP * L, 66-67 percentage (.873), and is second on the team in blocks (13) • Among active D-I players, senior G Antonio Green currently ranks second nationally in career 3-pointers FEBRUARY made (330) and 35th nationally in career points (1,699) 1 at UTSA * W, 83-80 • Green has made 160 of his 33 career trifectas at Middle Tennessee, good for seventh most in the program 6 North Texas * L, 70-75 record book, and is just 76 points shy of all-time Blue Raider scoring leader Desmond "Boogie" Yates (1,775), 8 Rice * 5:00 PM although only 876 of his 1,699 points have come in blue and white 12 at UAB * 7:00 PM 15 UAB * 2:00 PM • Despite MT's free throw struggles as a team (.670), Jones and Green rank among the Top 6 free throw shoot- 22 C-USA Bonus Play * TBA ers in league this season at 87.3 percent and 85.7 percent, respectively 27 C-USA Bonus Play * TBA • Freshman G Eli Lawrence erupted at UTSA to the tune of a career-high 27 points on 7 of 9 shooting from three while adding six rebounds, the best performance by a Blue Raider freshman since Giddy Potts tallied MARCH 28 points and five boards with eight trifectas against Marshall in Feb. 2015 1 C-USA Bonus Play * TBA • In his do-it-all role for MT, sophomore G Jayce Johnson is just two rebounds shy of the team high on the year 4 C-USA Bonus Play * TBA while his 47 offensive rebounds lead the team and are the 10th most in C-USA 7 C-USA Bonus Play * TBA 11-14 C-USA Championship ! TBA PROJECTED STARTING FIVE > All times Central and subject to change DONOVAN SIMS C.J. JONES JAYCE JOHNSON ^ - Myrtle Beach Invitational (Conway, S.C.) * - Conference USA game 9.0 PPG 16.1 PPG 9.0 PPG ! - C-USA Championship - The Ford Center at The Star (Frisco, Texas) 3.0 RPG 3.0 RPG 5.0 RPG 3.5 APG 43.4 FG% 1.9 APG ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS > 35.6 FG% 39.2 3FG% 1.0 SPG Eric Beovich 33.0 3FG% 87.3 FT% 45.7 FG% Assistant Director of Athletic Communications #3 | JR | G | 6-1 | 160 #23 | JR | G | 6-5 | 175 #13 | SO | G | 6-5 | 210 Mississippi State, 2015 O: (615) 904-8115 w C: (850) 723-8134 REGGIE SCURRY TYSON JACKSON [email protected] w @EricBtheSID 8.3 PPG 5.4 PPG 5.2 RPG 5.0 RPG Matt Posey 1.0 APG 0.8 BPG Athletic Communications Assistant 0.8 BPG 47.2 FG% Middle Tennessee, 2017, 2019 62.1 FG% 62.5 FT% O: (615) 904-8209 w C: (931) 993-9179 [email protected] w @matthewposey #22 | SR | F | 6-6 | 240 #4 | FR | F | 6-9 | 245 /MTMensBasketball @MT_MBB @MT_MBB QUICK FACTS > TENNESSEE’S FINEST > MURPHY MADNESS > Location: Murfreesboro, Tenn. • Of the 12 NCAA Division I teams in the state of Tennes- • Middle Tennessee has been one of the best home teams see, Middle Tennessee has had more success than almost in the country in recent years, holding a 105-27 record in Founded: 1911 any other since 2011-12 with 196 total wins in the last the Murphy Center since 2011-12, which includes a per- Enrollment: 21,630 eight-plus seasons fect 16-0 record in 2012-13 President: Dr. Sidney McPhee Director of Athletics: Chris Massaro 1. Belmont - 212 7. Vanderbilt - 150 2011-12: 15-2 2016-17: 13-2 Nickname: Blue Raiders 2. Memphis - 198 8. Lipscomb - 147 2012-13: 16-0 2017-18: 12-2 Colors: Royal Blue & White 3. Middle Tennessee - 196 9. Austin Peay - 126 2013-14: 14-2 2018-19: 9-5 Affiliation: Division I 4. ETSU - 182 10. Tennessee State - 124 2014-15: 12-4 2019-20: 4-7 2015-16: 10-3 Conference: C-USA 5. Tennessee - 181 11. Tennessee Tech - 123 6. Chattanooga - 150 12. UT Martin - 113 Arena: Murphy Center • Since joining C-USA in 2013-14, the Blue Raiders have Capacity: 11,520 *through 2/6/20 been the league's second best team inside their home Head Coach: Nick McDevitt arena with a 45-12 league record over six seasons Alma Mater: UNC Asheville, 2001 Team Record Winning % Record at MT (years): 17-39/.304 (2nd) 1. LA Tech 51-7 .879 Career Record (years): 115-105/.523 (7th) > 2. MT 45-13 .776 Assistant Coach: Sean Dixon KEEPING PACE 3. ODU 44-15 .746 Alma Mater: Presbyterian, 2007 • MT has 141 total wins since joining Conference USA in 4. UAB 40-18 .690 2013-14, the third most among current C-USA members 5. Marshall 37-22 .627 Assistant Coach: Wes Long behind Old Dominion and LA Tech, while its 78 league Alma Mater: Clemson, 2004 wins in that span are just two off the pace set by ODU *through 2/6/20 Assistant Coach: Andre Morgan Alma Mater: North Georgia, 2010 Total Wins C-USA Wins • The Blue Raider Men's Basketball team reached a mile- Director of Operations: Logan Johnson 1. LA Tech- 156 1. ODU - 79 stone number on Nov. 13, beating Mars Hill 96-82 to give Alma Mater: Coastal Carolina, 2010 2. ODU - 149 2. MT - 78 Middle Tennessee 500 men's hoops wins inside Murphy Athletic Trainer: Reese Shivers 3. MT - 141 3. LA Tech - 78 Center, placing them among the winningest teams in Alma Mater: LSU, 2013 4. UAB - 135 4. UAB - 69 C-USA inside their current building 5. WKU - 135 5. Marshall - 61 Strength Coach: Zach Willis School Arena (Year Opened) Wins Alma Mater: Middle Tennessee, 2012 *through 2/6/20 WKU Diddle Arena (1963) 618 2018-19 Overall Record: 11-21 UTEP Don Haskins Center (1977) 567 > C-USA Record/Finish: 8-10/T-11th POWER 5 SUCCESS Rice Tudor Fieldhouse (1950) 503 C-USA Tournament: No. 12 seed • MT has posted 12 wins against Power 5 teams since the MT Murphy Center (1972) 502 Quarterfinal: (5) UAB 70, (12) MT 61 beginning of the 2011-12 season, including multiple vic- USM Reed Green Coliseum (1965) 485 tories against Ole Miss (4) and Vanderbilt (3) Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 *through 2/2/20 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/8 • Since the beginning of the 2015-16 season the Blue Raiders boast a 7-4 record against the SEC and Big Ten, Newcomers: 9 including a pair of NCAA Tournament wins Season of basketball: 97th First season: 1913-14 All-time record: 1,250-1,086 NCAA Appearances: 9/4-9 - 1975, 77, 82, 85, 87, 89, 2013, 16, 17 NIT Appearances: 4/5-4 - 1986, 88, 2012, 18 CIT Appearance: 2/0-2 - 2010, 15 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER > NUMERICAL ROSTER > No. Name Pos. Cl. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 20 Brian Coffey II G Jr. 0 Anthony Crump G 6-8 200 R-Fr. Inkster, Mich. / Plymouth HS 0 Anthony Crump G R-Fr.