MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL GAME THIRTY-TWO 2018-19 SCHEDULE > THE MATCHUP > Overall: 11-20 w C-USA: 8-10 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (11-20, 8-10) Statistical Leaders H: 9-5 w A: 2-11 w N: 0-4 Head Coach: Nick McDevitt (UNC Asheville ‘01) Points: Green (18.3) NOVEMBER Record at MT: 11-20 (1st Season) Rebounds: Scurry (6.1) 6 Lees-McRae W, 91-69 Overall Record: 109-86 (6th Season) Assists: Sims (3.0) 9 Milligan W, 102-70 VS 12 at Belmont L, 73-92 UAB Blazers (18-13, 10-8) Statistical Leaders 16 Charleston Southern W, 76-73 21 vs. No. 4 Virginia L, 52-74 Head Coach: Rob Ehsan Points: Bryant (14.3) 22 vs. (RV) Butler L, 53-84 Record at UAB: 55-42 (3rd Season) Rebounds: Sullivan (6.8) 23 vs. Stanford L, 54-67 Overall Record: Same Assists: Bryant (4.0) DECEMBER 1 Lipscomb L, 74-84 MEDIA INFORMATION > 5 at Vanderbilt L, 51-79 Date: March 13, 2019 TV: ESPN+ 8 Murray State L, 42-64 Time: 6:30 PM CT Talent: Ron Thulin, Mike Peterson, Madi Morris 15 at Toledo L, 62-84 Location: Frisco, Texas Radio: Blue Raider Network (Game2/WGNS/TuneIn) 21 vs. Ole Miss L, 56-74 30 at Rhode Island L, 60-72 Arena: Ford Center at The Star Talent: Chip Walters (PxP), Kyle Turnham (Analyst) Series Record: UAB leads 10-9 Twitter: @MT_MBB, #BlueRaiders JANUARY 3 FIU * L, 76-83 BLUE RAIDER BREAKDOWN > 5 Florida Atlantic * L, 56-63 • The Blue Raiders own the best winning percentage (.769) in Confernce USA Championship history, having 10 at Southern Miss * L, 70-77 won 10 of 13 tournament games in five seasons in the league 12 at LA Tech * L, 56-73 • Middle Tennessee trails 10-9 in the all-time series against UAB, but is on a six-game winning streak 17 UTSA * W, 89-86 against the Blazers after a home-and-home sweep earlier this season 19 UTEP * W, 75-72 24 at Rice * L, 68-79 • Junior G Antonio Green was namded Conference USA Newcomer of the Year and All-C-USA Third Team as 26 at North Texas * L, 53-70 voted on by the league's coaches and media 30 UAB * W, 71-65 • MT's sharpshooter is currently on pace to finish the season with at least 107 3-pointers made, shattering Giddy Potts' single-season school record of 85 that Green surpassed with seven triples at Marshall FEBRUARY • The Tupelo native ranks in the Top 110 nationally in 3-point field goal attempts (293), free throw percent- 2 at UAB * W, 79-78 age (.874), minutes per game (35.2), points per game (18.3), 3-pointers made per game (3.35), 3-point 7 Charlotte * W, 71-53 field goal percentage (.355), total 3-pointers made (104), field goal attempts (504), field goals made (194) 9 Old Dominion * L, 50-55 and total points (568) 14 at WKU * L, 63-71 16 at Marshall * L, 93-98 • Before suffering a leg injury prior to facing Rice, sophomore PG Donovan Sims had been one of the na- 23 Charlotte * W, 86-67 tion's most improved scorers as he boasts boasts the seventh largest scoring average increase in the nation • Sims has upped his scoring output from 1.7 points per game in 2017-18 to 11.6 in 2018-19 and is aver- MARCH aging 15.1 points per game in league play 3 at Rice * L, 61-67 • The Blue Raiders boast the fourth highest rated non-conference strength of schedule in the nation with 6 at UTEP * W, 69-53 a league-high nine non-conference contests in quadrants 1 or 2, two more than any other team in C-USA 9 UTEP * W, 48-47 • Middle Tennessee entered the 2018-19 season in the bottom 10 nationally in returning minutes played, 13 vs. 5 UAB ! 6:30 PM returning starts and returning points (see pg. 4) All times Central and subject to change $ - Birmingham Jam (Birmingham, Ala.) PROJECTED STARTING FIVE > ^ - Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii) * - Conference USA game ! - C-USA Championship - The Ford Center at The Star (Frisco, Texas) JUNIOR FARQUHAR JAYCE JOHNSON ANTONIO GREEN % - National Invitational Tournament 3.5 PPG 6.6 PPG 18.3 PPG 2.4 RPG 4.9 RPG 4.0 RPG ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS > 1.8 APG 2.0 APG 38.5 FG% 0.9 SPG 0.9 SPG 35.5 3FG% Eric Beovich 34.4 FG% 35.8 FG% 87.4 FT% Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Mississippi State, 2015 #3 | SO | G | 6-1 | 165 #10 | FR | G | 6-5 | 205 #55 | JR | G | 6-2 | 180 O: (615) 904-8115 w C: (850) 723-8134 KARL GAMBLE REGGIE SCURRY [email protected] w @EricB424 7.3 PPG 11.6 PPG Harrison Huntley 6.1 RPG 6.1 RPG Athletic Communications Assistant 2.5 ORPG 3.0 ORPG Charleston Southern, 2018 41.1 FG% 55.8 FG% O: (615) 904-2378 w C: (919) 802-0238 34.9 3FG% 67.2 FT% [email protected] w @hhuntley17 #25 | SR | F | 6-9 | 225 #22 | JR | F | 6-6 | 230 /MTSUMBB @MT_MBB @MT_MBB @MT_ATHLETICS 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 Founded: 1911 see, Middle Tennessee has had more success than almost in the country in recent years, holding a 101-20 record in Enrollment: 21,630 any other since 2011-12 with 190 total wins in the last the Murphy Center since 2011-12, which includes a per- President: Dr. Sidney McPhee seven-plus seasons fect 16-0 record in 2012-13 Director of Athletics: Chris Massaro 1. Belmont - 193 2011-12: 15-2 Nickname: Blue Raiders 2. Middle Tennessee - 190 2012-13: 16-0 2013-14: 14-2 Colors: Royal Blue & White 3. Memphis - 179 4. Tennessee - 164 2014-15: 12-4 Affiliation: Division I 5. ETSU - 161 2015-16: 10-3 Conference: C-USA 6. Vanderbilt - 136 2016-17: 13-2 Arena: Murphy Center 7. Lipscomb - 134 2017-18: 12-2 Capacity: 11,520 8. Chattanooga - 131 2018-19: 9-5 Head Coach: Nick McDevitt 9. Tennessee Tech - 117 Alma Mater: UNC Asheville, 2001 10. Tennessee State - 109 Record at MT (years): 11-20/.355 (1st) 11. Austin Peay - 108 Career Record (years): 109-86/.559 (7th) 12. UT Martin - 103 Assistant Coach: Sean Dixon *through 3/10/19 Alma Mater: Presbyterian, 2007 Assistant Coach: Wes Long POWER 5 SUCCESS > Alma Mater: Clemson, 2004 • Middle Tennessee has posted a 12-16 record against Assistant Coach: Andre Morgan Power 5 teams since the beginning of the 2011-12 sea- Alma Mater: North Georgia, 2010 son, notching the 12 wins against seven different teams Director of Operations: Kerry Hammonds II KEEPING PACE > w Since the beginning of the 2015-16 season the Blue Alma Mater: Middle Tennessee, 2014 • MT has 135 total wins since joining Conference USA in Raiders boast a 7-3 record against the SEC and Big Ten, Athletic Trainer: Reese Shivers 2013-14, the second most among current C-USA mem- including a pair of NCAA Tournament wins Alma Mater: LSU, 2013 bers behind only LA Tech, while its 76 league wins in that Strength Coach: Zach Willis span pace the league Alma Mater: Middle Tennessee, 2012 Total Wins C-USA Wins 2017-18 Overall Record: 25-8 1. LA Tech - 138 1. MT - 76 C-USA Record/Finish: 16-2/first 2. MT- 135 2. ODU - 74 C-USA Tournament: No. 1 seed ODU - 135 3. LA Tech - 70 Quarterfinal: (9) USM 71, (1) MT 68 (OT) 4. UAB - 119 4. WKU - 66 Starters Returning/Lost: 0/5 5. WKU - 115 5. UAB - 64 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/10 *through 3/10/19 Newcomers: 7 Season of basketball: 96th First season: 1913-14 All-time record: 1,242-1,065 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 24 Darnell Butler Jr. G Jr. 0 Anthony Crump G 6-8 195 Fr. Inkster, Mich. / Plymouth HS 0 Anthony Crump G Fr. 1 Junior Farquhar G 6-2 200 Fr. Mono, Ontario / Orangeville Prep 2 DeAndre Dishman F So. 2 DeAndre Dishman F 6-6 220 So. Lexington, Ky. / Eastern Kentucky 1 Junior Farquhar G Fr. 3 Donovan Sims G 6-1 165 So. Murfreesboro, Tenn. / Blackman HS 25 Karl Gamble F Sr. 4 James Hawthorne F 6-7 210 Sr. Prentiss, Miss. / Southwest Mississippi CC 55 Antonio Green G Jr. 10 Jayce Johnson G 6-5 205 Fr. Buffalo, N.Y. / Canisius HS 4 James Hawthorne F Sr. 11 Lawrence Mosley G 6-2 200 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. / Dyersburg State CC 10 Jayce Johnson G Fr. 14 Chase Miller G 6-0 180 Jr. Dallas, Texas / Shelton HS 23 C.J. Jones G So. 15 TJ Massenburg F 6-8 225 Fr. Snellville, Ga. / Shiloh HS 35 KJ Lewis G Fr. 22 Reggie Scurry F 6-6 230 Jr. Augusta, Ga. / Missouri State 15 TJ Massenburg F Fr. 23 C.J. Jones G 6-5 170 So. Birmingham, Ala. / Arkansas 14 Chase Miller G Jr. 24 Darnell Butler Jr. G 6-4 215 Jr.