MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL GAME FOURTEEN 2018-19 SCHEDULE > THE MATCHUP > Overall: 3-10 w C-USA: 0-0 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-10) Statistical Leaders H: 3-2 w A: 0-4 w N: 0-4 Head Coach: Nick McDevitt (UNC Asheville ‘01) Points: Green (18.9) NOVEMBER Record at MT: 3-10 (1st Season) Rebounds: Gamble (6.7) 6 Lees-McRae W, 91-69 Overall Record: 101-76 (6th Season) Assists: Sims (2.3) 9 Milligan W, 102-70 VS 12 at Belmont L, 73-92 FIU Panthers (9-4) Statistical Leaders 16 Charleston Southern W, 76-73 21 vs. No. 4 Virginia L, 52-74 Head Coach: Jeremy Ballard Points: Beard Jr. (20.0) 22 vs. (RV) Butler L, 53-84 Record at FIU: 9-4 (1st Season) Rebounds: Osaghae (8.2) 23 vs. Stanford L, 67-54 Overall Record: Same Assists: Beard Jr. (6.5) DECEMBER 1 Lipscomb L, 74-84 MEDIA INFORMATION > 5 at Vanderbilt L, 51-79 Date: January 3, 2019 TV: ESPN+ 8 Murray State L, 42-64 15 at Toledo L, 62-84 Time: 6:30 PM CT Talent: Jake Rose (PxP), Alex Myers (Analyst) 21 vs. Ole Miss L, 56-74 Location: Murfreesboro, Tenn. Radio: Blue Raider Network (Game2/WGNS/TuneIn) 30 at Rhode Island L, 72-60 Arena: Murphy Center (11,520) Talent: Chip Walters (PxP), Kyle Turnham (Analyst) JANUARY Series Record: MT leads 30-8 Twitter: @MT_MBB, #BlueRaiders 3 FIU * 6:30 PM 5 Florida Atlantic * 5:00 PM BLUE RAIDER BREAKDOWN > 10 at Southern Miss * 7:00 PM • Middle Tennessee leads FIU 30-8 in the all-time series, 14-3 inside Murphy Center and 7-1 since the 12 at LA Tech * 4:00 PM 17 UTSA * 6:30 PM programs became Conference USA members in the 2013-14 season while the Blue Raiders have won five 19 UTEP * 5:00 PM in a row and 15 of the last 17 24 at Rice * 7:00 PM • The Blue Raiders enter Conference USA play boasting the second-highest rated strength of schedule in 26 at North Texas * 5:00 PM the nation with a league-high nine contests that rank in quadrants 1 or 2 30 UAB * 6:30 PM • Junior guard Antonio Green ranks fifth in Conference USA in free throw percentage at 86.5 percent while FEBRUARY senior James Hawthorne is shooting a team-best 88 percent from the charity stripe but has not attempted 2 at UAB * 7:00 PM 7 Charlotte * 6:30 PM enough free throws to qualify 9 Old Dominion * 5:00 PM • Green joined the 1,000 career point club (823 points at UTRGV) Dec. 8 against Murray State and ranks first 14 at WKU * 7:00 PM in C-USA in field goals made (88) and third in total points (246) 16 at Marshall * 1:00 PM 23 Bonus Play - TBA * TBA • The Tupelo native als ranks fourth in the league in 3-pointers made (38) and ranks in the Top 75 nation- 28 Bonus Play - TBA * TBA ally in 3-point field goal attempts (104), points per game (18.9), 3-pointers made per game (2.92), total MARCH 3-pointers made (38), field goal attempts (212), field goals made (88) and total points (246) 3 Bonus Play - TBA * TBA • Middle Tennessee entered the 2018-19 season in the bottom 10 nationally in returning minutes played, 6 Bonus Play - TBA * TBA returning starts and returning points (see pg. 4) 9 Bonus Play - TBA * TBA 13-16 Conference USA Championship TBA All times Central and subject to change PROJECTED STARTING FIVE > $ - Birmingham Jam (Birmingham, Ala.) ^ - Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii) * - Conference USA game DONOVAN SIMS JAYCE JOHNSON ANTONIO GREEN ! - C-USA Championship - The Ford Center at The Star (Frisco, Texas) 7.5 PPG 7.9 PPG 18.9 PPG % - National Invitational Tournament 3.4 RPG 4.8 RPG 4.0 RPG ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS > 2.3 APG 1.7 APG 41.5 FG% 1.4 SPG 1.1 SPG 36.5 3FG% Eric Beovich 44.0 FG% 38.0 FG% 86.5 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 8.1 PPG 9.1 PPG Harrison Huntley 6.7 RPG 5.5 RPG Athletic Communications Assistant 2.8 ORPG 2.2 ORPG Charleston Southern, 2018 38.8 FG% 0.7 BPG O: (615) 904-2378 w C: (919) 802-0238 38.1 3FG% 51.9 FG% [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 Ten- • Middle Tennessee has been one of the best home teams Founded: 1911 nessee, Middle Tennessee has had more success than in the country in recent years, holding a 95-17 record in Enrollment: 21,630 any other since 2011-12 with 182 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. Middle Tennessee - 182 2011-12: 15-2 Nickname: Blue Raiders 2. Belmont - 176 2012-13: 16-0 3. Memphis - 167 2013-14: 14-2 Colors: Royal Blue & White 4. ETSU - 148 2014-15: 12-4 Affiliation: Division I 5. Tennessee - 147 2015-16: 10-3 Conference: C-USA 6. Vanderbilt - 136 2016-17: 13-2 Arena: Murphy Center 7. Chattanooga - 125 2017-18: 12-2 Capacity: 11,520 8. Lipscomb - 118 2018-19: 3-2 Head Coach: Nick McDevitt 9. Tennessee Tech - 113 Alma Mater: UNC Asheville, 2001 10. Tennessee State - 103 Record at MT (years): 3-10/.231 (1st) 11. UT Martin - 96 Career Record (years): 101-76/.571 (7th) 12. Austin Peay - 94 *through 1/1/19 Assistant Coach: Sean Dixon 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 127 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 68 league wins in that Strength Coach: Zach Willis span paces the league Alma Mater: Middle Tennessee, 2012 Total Wins C-USA Wins 2017-18 Overall Record: 25-8 1. LA Tech - 130 1. MT - 68 C-USA Record/Finish: 16-2/first 2. MT - 127 t2. LA Tech - 62 C-USA Tournament: No. 1 seed 3. ODU - 122 t2. ODU - 61 Quarterfinal: (9) USM 71, (1) MT 68 (OT) 4. UAB - 109 4. WKU - 55 Starters Returning/Lost: 0/5 5. WKU - 104 5. UAB - 54 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/10 *through 1/1/19 Newcomers: 7 Season of basketball: 96th First season: 1913-14 All-time record: 1,234-1,055 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. Lafeyette, Ind. / Seminole State (OK) College 11 Lawrence Mosley G Sr. 25 Karl Gamble F 6-9 225 Jr. Columbia, S.C. / A.C. Flora HS 22 Reggie Scurry F Jr. 35 KJ Lewis G 5-11 175 Fr. Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands / Montverde Academy 3 Donovan Sims G So. 55 Antonio Green G 6-2 180 Jr. Tupelo, Miss. / UTRGV 2 BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS > BLUE RAIDERS IN C-USA > Team C-USA Pct. Home Away Overall Pct.