MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL GAME SEVEN 2020-21 SCHEDULE > THE MATCHUP > Overall: 2-4 w C-USA: 0-0 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-4, 0-0) Statistical Leaders H: 2-2 w A: 0-0 w N: 0-2 Head Coach: Nick McDevitt (UNC Asheville ‘01) Points: Shuler (11.7) NOVEMBER Record at MT: 21-48 (3rd Season) Rebounds: Millner-Criss (6.2) 25 vs. Akron (FloHoops) ^ Canceled Overall Record: 119-114 (8th Season) Assists: Shuler (2.8) 26 vs. Omaha (FloHoops) ^ L, 59-60 VS 27 vs. ETSU (FloHoops) ^ L, 43-57 FIU Panthers (7-3, 1-1) Statistical Leaders DECEMBER Head Coach: Jeremy Ballard Points: Daye (17.9) 2 Murray State W, 78-61 Record at FIU: 46-30 (3rd Season) Rebounds: Carrigan (7.3) 7 Chattanooga L, 70-80 Overall Record: 46-30 (3rd Season) Assists: Daye (6.2) 12 Covenant (GA) College W, 76-57 16 Ole Miss (CBSSN) L, 51-70 MEDIA INFORMATION > 19 at Bellarmine Canceled 21 Bellarmine Canceled Date: January 8, 2021 TV: ESPN+ Time: 6:00 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: MT leads 30-10 Twitter: @MT_MBB, #BlueRaiders 8 FIU (ESPN+) * 6:00 PM 9 FIU (ESPN+) * 4:00 PM BLUE RAIDER BREAKDOWN > 15 at Southern Miss * 7:00 PM 16 at Southern Miss * 4:00 PM • Middle Tennessee and FIU are meeting for the 41st and 42nd times this weekend, with the Blue 23 WKU (ESPN+) * 4:00 PM Raiders holding a 30-10 series lead and a 14-4 advantage in Murfreesboro 24 WKU (CBSSN) * 1:00 PM • The Raiders had won 15 of the last 17 in the series before dropping each of the last two, falling 83- 28 UAB (CBSSN) * 8:00 PM 76 in the last meeting at Murphy Center two seasons ago 31 at UAB (ESPN+) * 2:00 PM • The Panthers are MT's first opponent in the Conference USA's modified health and safety scheduling FEBRUARY model after last week's contests against Florida Atlantic were postponed 5 Charlotte (ESPN+) * 6:00 PM • The Blue Raiders are playing for the first time since Dec. 16 after positive COVID-19 tests within 6 Charlotte (ESPN+) * 4:00 PM the program on Dec. 18 and again on Dec. 30 12 at Marshall (ESPN+) * 5:00 PM 13 at Marshall (ESPN+) * 3:00 PM • Despite offensive struggles in many of their games this season, the Blue Raider defense has turned 19 LA Tech (ESPN+) * 6:00 PM a corner in 2020-21 as it ranks 5th in scoring defense (64.2), 2nd in 3-point field goal percentage 20 LA Tech (ESPN+) * 4:00 PM defense (.238) and 4th in steals (8.8) among Conference USA teams 26 at Old Dominion * 6:00 PM 27 at Old Dominion * 6:00 PM • Junior G Dontrell Shuler, in his first start at MT and facing older brother Devontae Shuler, caught fire in the second half last time out to tally a season- and game-high 19 points versus the Rebels MARCH • MT has seen 16 double-digit scoring performances from seven different players in six games 5 OPEN TBA this season, with six of those 16 coming from Blue Raiders who started the game on the sidelines 6 OPEN TBA 10 Conference USA Championship ! TBA • Sophomore F Tyler Millin was the most recent spark plug off the bench, matching career highs in 11 Conference USA Championship ! TBA points (12) and rebounds (8) in 27 minutes of action against Ole Miss 12 Conference USA Championship ! TBA 13 Conference USA Championship ! TBA PROJECTED STARTING FIVE > All times Central and subject to change JORDAN DAVIS JALEN JORDAN DONTRELL SHULER ^ - Gulf Coast Showcase - Hertz Arena (Estero, Fla.) * - Conference USA game 10.8 PPG 5.3 PPG 11.7 PPG ! - C-USA Championship - The Ford Center at The Star (Frisco, Texas) 4.8 RPG 2.3 RPG 2.3 RPG 1.7 APG 1.7 APG 2.8 APG ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS > 2.2 SPG 0.8 SPG 1.2 SPG Eric Beovich 35.4 FG% 40.0 FG% 37.3 FG% Assistant Director of Athletic Communications #0 | R-JR | G | 6-3 | 195 #14 | R-JR | G | 6-3 | 160 #33 | JR | G | 6-2 | 180 Mississippi State, 2015 O: (615) 904-8115 w C: (850) 723-8134 DEANDRE DISHMAN JARED COLEMAN-JONES [email protected] w @EricBtheSID 7.0 PPG 4.0 PPG 4.5 RPG 3.3 RPG Matt Posey 1.3 SPG 2.0 ORPG Athletic Communications Assistant 0.5 BPG 29.2 FG% Middle Tennessee, 2017, 2019 41.5 FG% 66.7 FT% O: (615) 904-8209 w C: (931) 993-9179 [email protected] w @matthewposey #2 | R-JR | F | 6-6 | 235 #23 | SO | F | 6-10 | 240 /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 200 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 - 230 - 192 - 137 Colors: Royal Blue & White Affiliation: Division I - 207 - 164 - 128 Conference: C-USA Arena: Murphy Center Capacity: 11,520 (1,700 for 2020-21) - 200 - 160 - 128 Head Coach: Nick McDevitt Alma Mater: UNC Asheville, 2001 - 200 - 156 - 117 Record at MT (years): 21-48/.304 (3rd) Career Record (years): 119-114/.511 (8th) *through 1/5/21 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 145 total wins since joining Conference USA in 2013-14, the third most among current C-USA Athletic Trainer: Reese Shivers members behind ODU and LA Tech Alma Mater: LSU, 2013 • In league play alone, the Raiders have collected 80 wins in that same span and are just three off the Strength Coach: Jovon Shaw pace set by ODU and LA Tech Alma Mater: Eastern Illinois, 2017 Total Wins 2019-20 Overall Record: 8-23 1. LA Tech- 169 C-USA Record/Finish: 4-14/14th 2. ODU - 158 C-USA Tournament: N/A 3. WKU - 148 Quarterfinal: N/A 4. MT - 145 Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 UAB - 145 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/5 Newcomers: 9 C-USA Wins Season of basketball: 98th 1. ODU - 84 First season: 1913-14 LA Tech - 84 3. MT - 80 All-time record: 1,255-1,097 NCAA Appearances: 9/4-9 - 1975, 77, 82, 85, 87, 89, 4. UAB - 73 2013, 16, 17 5. Marshall - 66 NIT Appearances: 4/5-4 - 1986, 88, 2012, 18 *through 1/5/21 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 ............................62.8 ........................14th Team C-USA Pct. Home Away Overall Pct. Home Away Neutral Scoring Defense ...........................64.2 ..........................5th Marshall 1-1 .500 0-0 1-1 7-2 .778 4-1 3-1 0-0 FG % ..........................................37.2 % ......................14th FG % Defense .............................41.8 % ........................6th WKU 1-1 .500 0-0 1-1 8-3 .727 4-0 2-2 2-1 3FG % ........................................29.9 % ......................11th FIU 1-1 .500 1-1 0-0 7-3 .700 6-2 1-1 0-0 3FG % Defense ...........................23.8 % .......................2nd FT% ............................................71.4 % ........................6th Old Dominion 1-1 .500 0-0 1-1 5-3 .625 3-0 2-3 0-0 Rebounds .....................................36.8 ........................10th Charlotte 1-1 .500 1-1 0-0 5-4 .556 3-4 2-0 0-0 Rebound Margin ..........................+0.5 ........................11th Assists ..........................................10.2 ........................13th Florida Atlantic 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 5-4 .556 3-0 1-3 1-1 Blocks ............................................2.8 ...........................9th Middle Tennessee 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 2-4 .333 2-2 0-0 0-2 Steals ............................................8.8 ...........................4th WEST Turnover Margin ...........................+0.5 ........................12th Assist/Turnover Ratio ...................0.58 ........................14th Team C-USA Pct.