2024–25 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

2024–25 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
2024–25 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Conference USA
Record	22–12 (12–6 CUSA)
Head coach	Nick McDevitt (7th season);
Associate head coach	Wes Long
Assistant coaches	Logan Johnson; Eric Wilson;
Home arena	Murphy Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team were led by seventh-year head coach Nick McDevitt and played their home games at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as members of Conference USA (C-USA).

ConferenceConference USA

Record22–12 (12–6 CUSA)

Headcoach

Nick McDevitt (7th season)

Associate headcoachWes Long

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2024–25 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Liberty †	13	–	5	.722	28	–	7	.800
Jacksonville State	12	–	6	.667	23	–	13	.639
Middle Tennessee	12	–	6	.667	22	–	12	.647
Kennesaw State	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
New Mexico State	10	–	8	.556	17	–	15	.531
Louisiana Tech	9	–	9	.500	20	–	12	.625
Western Kentucky	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
UTEP	7	–	11	.389	18	–	15	.545
Sam Houston	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
FIU	3	–	15	.167	10	–	23	.303

† 2025 CUSA tournament winner

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Ty Mosley	1	G	6'5"	190	Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated
Elias King	10	F	6'8"	215	Senior	Atlanta, GA	Graduated
Jalen Jordan	14	G	6'2"	170	Senior	Conyers, GA	Graduated
Josh Ogundele	23	C	6'11"	300	Junior	London, England	Transferred to Tennessee State
Jared Coleman-Jones	31	F	6'10"	240	Junior	Hiram, GA	Transferred to San Diego State^[1]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Alec Oglesby	1	G	6'5"	187	GS senior	Gainesville, FL	Stetson
Jlynn Counter	2	G	6'3"	185	Senior	Oklahoma City, OK	IU Indy
Jarred Hall	5	F	6'8"		Sophomore	Lebanon, TN	Tulsa
Christian Fussell	7	F	6'10"	220	Senior	Decatur, GA	UT Martin
Essam Mostafa	44	C	6'9"	250	GS senior	Cairo, Egypt	TCU

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Oglethorpe	W 97–51	1–0	20 – Porter	10 – Mostafa	7 – Weston	Murphy Center (7,501) Murfreesboro, TN
November 9, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Abilene Christian C-USA/WAC Alliance	W 79–56	2–0	24 – Porter	7 – Mostafa	3 – Counter	Moody Coliseum (1,434) Abilene, TX
November 13, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Evansville	W 80–63	3–0	18 – Mostafa	10 – Mostafa	3 – Mostafa	Murphy Center (3,509) Murfreesboro, TN
November 16, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Murray State	L 67–88	3–1	19 – Lands	6 – Mostafa	4 – Weston	Murphy Center (3,812) Murfreesboro, TN
November 21, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPNU		vs. Ohio Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals	W 83–81 ^OT	4–1	24 – Porter	13 – Mostafa	4 – Tied	HTC Center (704) Conway, SC
November 22, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. South Florida Myrtle Beach Invitational Semifinals	W 95–88	5–1	26 – Porter	10 – Mostafa	5 – Tied	HTC Center (1,428) Conway, SC
November 24, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN		vs. Bradley Myrtle Beach Invitational Championship Game	L 69–80	5–2	15 – Loofe	7 – Alston	3 – Weston	HTC Center (712) Conway, SC
December 1, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2		at UAB	W 76–69	6–2	18 – Porter	9 – Mostafa	3 – Tied	Bartow Arena (3,257) Birmingham, AL
December 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Rhodes	W 103–55	7–2	14 – Tied	11 – Alston	8 – Weston	Murphy Center (2,046) Murfreesboro, TN
December 7, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Belmont	L 79–82	7–3	22 – Counter	11 – Mostafa	5 – Counter	Curb Event Center (2,049) Nashville, TN
December 16, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		California Baptist C-USA/WAC Alliance	W 75–64	8–3	30 – Weston	6 – Tied	3 – Lands	Murphy Center (1,724) Murfreesboro, TN
December 19, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Lipscomb	W 67–65	9–3	14 – Porter	10 – Mostafa	3 – Counter	Murphy Center (3,432) Murfreesboro, TN
December 23, 2024* 6:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 1 Tennessee	L 64–82	9–4	24 – Weston	7 – Alston	2 – Counter	Thompson–Boling Arena (20,706) Knoxville, TN
Conference USA regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at FIU	W 73–69	10–4 (1–0)	17 – Counter	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (560) Miami, FL
January 4, 2025 5:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Liberty	L 63–73	10–5 (1–1)	16 – Weston	16 – Mostafa	4 – Counter	Liberty Arena (2,690) Lynchburg, VA
January 9, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Kennesaw State	W 84–79	11–5 (2–1)	27 – Porter	9 – Tied	6 – Counter	Murphy Center (2,051) Murfreesboro, TN
January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville State	W 81–64	12–5 (3–1)	29 – Porter	9 – Mostafa	9 – Counter	Murphy Center (2,237) Murfreesboro, TN
January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Western Kentucky	W 71–57	13–5 (4–1)	15 – Porter	18 – Mostafa	4 – Weston	Murphy Center (6,512) Murfreesboro, TN
January 23, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Sam Houston	W 77–75	14–5 (5–1)	28 – Porter	9 – Mostafa	6 – Counter	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (987) Huntsville, TN
January 25, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPNU		at Louisiana Tech	L 69–75	14–6 (5–2)	16 – Weston	6 – Loofe	5 – Counter	Thomas Assembly Center (2,414) Ruston, LA
January 30, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		New Mexico State	L 57–61	14–7 (5–3)	19 – Weston	9 – Loofe	3 – Porter	Murphy Center (3,307) Murfreesboro, TN
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		UTEP	W 71–68	15–7 (6–3)	21 – Counter	11 – Mostafa	14 – Weston	Murphy Center (4,012) Murfreesboro, TN
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	L 63–77	15–8 (6–4)	17 – Porter	13 – Alston	3 – Tied	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,943) Jacksonville, AL
February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kennesaw State	W 76–75	16–8 (7–4)	22 – Porter	11 – Counter	8 – Counter	Convocation Center (1,858) Kennesaw, GA
February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Western Kentucky	W 87–77	17–8 (8–4)	21 – Mostafa	16 – Mostafa	7 – Weston	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,647) Bowling Green, KY
February 20, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		Louisiana Tech	L 74–85	17–9 (8–5)	16 – Porter	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	Murphy Center (3,505) Murfreesboro, TN
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sam Houston	W 74–70	18–9 (9–5)	17 – Green	8 – Mostafa	6 – Counter	Murphy Center (4,413) Murfreesboro, TN
February 27, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Mexico State	W 71–66	19–9 (10–5)	30 – Weston	7 – Mostafa	5 – Counter	Pan American Center (5,253) Las Cruces, NM
March 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UTEP	W 76–75 ^OT	20–9 (11–5)	16 – Mostafa	16 – Mostafa	4 – Tied	Don Haskins Center (5,854) El Paso, TX
March 6, 2025 6:30 p.m., CBSSN		Liberty	L 81–86	20–10 (11–6)	30 – Mostafa	20 – Mostafa	3 – Weston	Murphy Center (4,858) Murfreesboro, TN
March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		FIU	W 78–56	21–10 (12–6)	15 – Weston	8 – Tied	5 – Counter	Murphy Center (4,018) Murfreesboro, TN
Conference USA tournament
March 13, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	vs. (6) Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals	W 77–75 ^2OT	22–10	20 – Porter	8 – Alston	5 – Counter	Von Braun Center (3,108) Huntsville, AL
March 14, 2025 2:00 p.m., CBSSN	(3)	vs. (2) Jacksonville State Semifinals	L 68–70	22–11	18 – Counter	8 – Counter	4 – Counter	Von Braun Center (2,506) Huntsville, AL
NIT
March 18, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(4)	Chattanooga First round	L 103–109 ^3OT	22–12	31 – Weston	16 – Mostafa	5 – Tied	Murphy Center (3,505) Murfreesboro, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

2024–25 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

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