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2017–18 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

2017–18 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball

Conference USA
25–8 (16–2 C-USA)
Kermit Davis (16th season)
Greg Grensing
Win Case
Ronnie Hamilton
Murphy Center

The 2017–18 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by 16th-year head coach Kermit Davis, played their home games at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 25–8 overall, 16–2 in C-USA play to win the regular season championship. In the C-USA tournament, they were defeated in the quarterfinals by Southern Miss in overtime. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the Blue Raiders received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Vermont in the first round before losing to Louisville in the second round.

The season marked the first time in the program's history that the Blue Raiders were ranked in the AP Top 25 during the season, coming in at No. 24 on the week of February 19.

Head coach Kermit Davis left the school on March 19, 2018 to accept the head coaching job at Ole Miss. He finished at Middle Tennessee with a 16-year record of 332–188. On March 24, the Blue Raiders named UNC Asheville head coach Nick McDevitt as the team's new head coach.

The Blue Raiders finished the 2016–17 season 27–4, 17–1 in C-USA play to win the regular season championship. In the C-USA tournament, they defeated UTSA, UTEP, and Marshall to win the 2017 C-USA Tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 12 seed in the South region, they defeated 5-seeded Minnesota in the first round before losing in the second round to 4-seeded Butler. The team also had several winning streaks during the season winning 8 games in a row in non-conference schedule, 10 games in a row to start conference play and a new school record, then 11 games in a row from mid-conference play all the way through winning the conference tournament and into the NCAA tournament before losing to Butler. The team finished the season with a 31–5, 17–1 record setting new school and conference records for wins in a season and in conference play and had another NCAA tournament upset for the second straight year.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Xavier Habersham	4	F	6'6"	208	RS Senior	Dublin, GA	Graduated
JaCorey Williams	22	F	6'8"	220	RS Senior	Birmingham, AL	Graduated
Quavius Copeland	24	G	6'1"	178	Junior	Greenville, SC	Transferred to North Carolina A&T
Reggie Upshaw Jr.	30	F	6'8"	228	Senior	Chattanooga, TN	Graduated
Stephen Strachan	31	G	6'2"	200	RS Junior	Nassau, Bahamas	Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Aldonis Foote	45	G/F	6'5"	213	Senior	Peoria, IL	Graduated

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
James Hawthorne	4	F	6'7"	205	Junior	Prentiss, MS	Junior college transferred from Southwest Mississippi Community College.
David Simmons	21	G	6'3"	209	Junior	Henderson, KY	Junior college transferred from Tallahassee Community College.
Antonio Green		G	6'2"	165	Junior	Tupelo, MS	Transferred from Texas–Rio Grande Valley. Under NCAA transfer rules, Green will have to sit out in the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of eligibility left.

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
T.J. Massenburg PF	Snellville, GA	Shiloh High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A	Oct 2, 2016
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Therren Shelton-Szmidt SG	Mississauga, ON	Shiloh High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Oct 9, 2016
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

College recruiting information (2018)
Junior Farquhar PG	Orangeville, ON	Orangeville Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 18, 2018
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Anthony Crump PG	Canton, MI	Plymouth High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 8, 2018
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Jayce Johnson SG	Buffalo, NY	Canisius High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jul 27, 2018
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Nov 2, 2017*7:30 pm		Arkansas Fort Smith	W 85–55		25 – Potts	6 – King	5 – Johnson	Murphy Center (2,634)Murfreesboro, TN
Nov 10, 2017*11:00 am		Trevecca Nazarene	W 104–52	1–0	17 – King	6 – King	3 – 3 tied	Murphy Center (8,227)Murfreesboro, TN
Nov 13, 2017*7:00 pm		at Murray State	W 72–67	2–0	31 – King	8 – Potts	3 – Tied	CFSB Center (3,854)Murray, KY
Nov 16, 2017*6:30 pm, Stadium		Belmont	L 63–69	2–1	21 – King	8 – Walters	6 – Potts	Murphy Center (5,366)Murfreesboro, TN
Nov 18, 2017*3:00 pm		at Tennessee State	W 75–65	3–1	20 – King	7 – Walters	5 – Dixon	Gentry Complex (1,850)Nashville, TN
Nov 21, 2017*6:30 pm, Stadium		Florida Gulf Coast	W 85–72	4–1	25 – King	10 – Dixon	6 – Dixon	Murphy Center (5,017)Murfreesboro, TN
Dec 2, 2017*6:00 pm		at Florida Gulf Coast	W 81–76	5–1	32 – King	11 – King	4 – King	Alico Arena (4,633)Fort Myers, FL
Dec 6, 2017*7:00 pm		at Vanderbilt	W 66–63	6–1	23 – King	6 – Tied	5 – Potts	Memorial Gymnasium (8,739)Nashville, TN
Dec 9, 2017*5:00 pm, Stadium		Ole Miss	W 77–58	7–1	25 – King	6 – King	9 – Dixon	Murphy Center (8,806)Murfreesboro, TN
Dec 16, 2017*5:00 pm, SECN		vs. Auburn BHM JAM	L 70–76	7–2	19 – Potts	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	Legacy Arena (7,209)Birmingham, AL
Dec 22, 2017*4:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Princeton Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals	W 69–67	8–2	18 – King	5 – 3 tied	4 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center (7,669)Honolulu, HI
Dec 23, 2017*3:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. USC Diamond Head Classic semifinals	L 84–89	8–3	28 – King	11 – King	4 – Dixon	Stan Sheriff Center (5,811)Honolulu, HI
Dec 25, 2017*7:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. No. 15 Miami (FL) Diamond Head Classic 3rd place game	L 81–84	8–4	28 – King	8 – King	4 – Johnson	Stan Sheriff Center (6,062)Honolulu, HI
Dec 30, 20174:00 pm, Stadium		at UAB	W 63–60	9–4(1–0)	30 – King	8 – King	6 – Simmons	Bartow Arena (4,143)Birmingham, AL
Jan 4, 20186:00 pm		at FIU	W 71–66 OT	10–4(2–0)	25 – Potts	10 – King	3 – Simpson	FIU Arena (468)Miami, FL
Jan 6, 20184:00 pm		at Florida Atlantic	W 61–57	11–4(3–0)	16 – King	11 – King	2 – Dixon	FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
Jan 11, 20188:00 pm, CBSSN		Louisiana Tech	W 72–57	12–4(4–0)	22 – King	10 – King	5 – Dixon	Murphy Center (4,418)Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 13, 20185:00 pm, ESPN3		Southern Miss	W 69–49	13–4(5–0)	19 – Walters	10 – King	4 – Simmons	Murphy Center (4,871)Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 18, 20187:00 pm, beIN		at Marshall	L 63–73	13–5(5–1)	15 – Tied	9 – King	3 – Simmons	Cam Henderson Center (5,320)Huntington, WV
Jan 20, 20186:00 pm, Stadium		at Western Kentucky	W 66–62	14–5(6–1)	28 – King	9 – King	3 – King	E.A. Diddle Arena (7,759)Bowling Green, KY
Jan 25, 20186:30 pm, Stadium		UTSA	W 75–51	15–5(7–1)	22 – King	14 – Walters	3 – Tied	Murphy Center (5,010)Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 27, 20186:00 pm, Stadium		UTEP	W 81–50	16–5(8–1)	17 – Walters	12 – Walters	5 – Dixon	Murphy Center (5,227)Murfreesboro, TN
Feb 1, 20187:00 pm, Stadium		at Old Dominion	W 66–59	17–5(9–1)	18 – Johnson	11 – King	4 – Johnson	Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,297)Norfolk, VA
Feb 3, 20186:00 pm		at Charlotte	W 78–73	18–5(10–1)	24 – King	12 – King	3 – King	Dale F. Halton Arena (4,078)Charlotte, NC
Feb 8, 20186:30 pm, Stadium		Rice	W 94–75	19–5(11–1)	22 – Potts	7 – Potts	8 – Dixon	Murphy Center (5,602)Murfreesboro, TN
Feb 10, 20185:00 pm		North Texas	W 79–73	20–5(12–1)	32 – King	11 – King	7 – Johnson	Murphy Center (6,209)Murfreesboro, TN
Feb 15, 20187:00 pm		at Southern Miss	W 72–63	21–5(13–1)	20 – King	11 – King	4 – Tied	Reed Green Coliseum (2,062)Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 17, 20186:00 pm, Stadium		at Louisiana Tech	W 87–70	22–5(14–1)	25 – King	11 – Walters	4 – Sims	Thomas Assembly Center (4,847)Ruston, LA
Feb 24, 20186:00 pm, Stadium	No. 24	UAB	W 79–54	23–5(15–1)	22 – King	6 – Tied	4 – Sims	Murphy Center (9,717)Murfreesboro, TN
Mar 1, 20187:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 24	Western Kentucky	W 82–64	24–5(16–1)	18 – Tied	11 – Walters	6 – Sims	Murphy Center (11,307)Murfreesboro, TN
Mar 3, 20186:00 pm, Stadium	No. 24	Marshall	L 67–76	24–6(16–2)	20 – Walters	9 – King	4 – Dixon	Murphy Center (10,050)Murfreesboro, TN
Mar 8, 20186:00 pm, Stadium	(1)	vs. (9) Southern Miss Quarterfinals	L 68–71 OT	24–7	17 – King	9 – King	4 – Potts	The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
Mar 13, 2018*7:00 pm, ESPNU	(3)	(6) Vermont First Round – Baylor Bracket	W 91–64	25–7	25 – Potts	12 – King	4 – King	Murphy Center (5,010)Murfreesboro, TN
Mar 18, 2018*5:30 pm, ESPN2	(3)	at (2) Louisville Second Round – Baylor Bracket	L 68–84	25–8	24 – King	6 – King	3 – Potts	KFC Yum! Center (13,050)Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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