2025–26 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

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The 2025–26 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by eighth-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
Record17–15 (11–9 CUSA)
Headcoach
Associate headcoachWes Long
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2025–26 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record17–15 (11–9 CUSA)
Head coach
Associate head coachWes Long
Assistant coaches
  • Logan Johnson
  • Eric Wilson
  • Adell Harris
  • Joshua Bone
Home arenaMurphy Center
Seasons
2026–27 
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2025–26 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Liberty173 .850268  .765
Sam Houston137 .6502212  .647
Western Kentucky119 .5501814  .563
Louisiana Tech119 .5502014  .588
Middle Tennessee119 .5501715  .531
Kennesaw State1010 .5002114  .600
Jacksonville State1010 .5001517  .469
FIU812 .4001517  .469
Missouri State812 .4001618  .471
New Mexico State812 .4001616  .500
UTEP713 .3501120  .355
Delaware614 .3001021  .323
2026 CUSA tournament winner
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Previous season

The Blue Raiders finished the 2024–25 season 22–12, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the C-USA tournament they defeated Louisiana Tech in quarterfinals before losing to Jacksonville State in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Dayton region. The Blue Raiders lost to Chattanooga in the first round.[1]

Roster

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2025–26 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Alec Oglesby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) GS Lawrenceville, GA
G 1 Marcus Whitlock Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS So Monticello, GA
G 2 Jahvin Carter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Alcoa, TN
C 3 Luka Jovanovic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) Fr Belgrade, Serbia
F 5 Jarred Hall 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr Lebanon, TN
G 7 Charvez Ambrose 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Memphis, TN
G 8 Jax Howard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Shelbyville, TN
F 10 Torey Alston 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS So Durham, NC
G 11 Tre Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Baltimore, MD
C 12 Brandon Oloumou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Nassau, Bahamas
F 13 Chris Loofe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) Jr Leander, TX
G 20 Savon Wykle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) GS Smyrna, TN
G 22 Kamari Lands 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Indianapolis, IN
G 23 James Dent Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)170 lb (77 kg) GS Springfield, IL
G 55 Sean Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) GS Louisville, KY
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Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Weekly Awards:[2]

  • CUSA Player of the Week:
    • Torey Alston (2: W3, 7)
    • Alec Ogelsby (1: W9)

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Austin Peay L 55–66 
 12  Alston  10  Alston  5  Smith  F&M Bank Arena (1,177)
Clarksville, TN
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 5, 2025*
10:30 a.m., ESPN+
Milligan W 100–51  1–0
 21  Lands  12  Loofe  8  Carter  Murphy Center (7,813)
Murfreesboro, TN
November 8, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Webster W 109–56  2–0
 14  Tied  6  Tied  5  Smith  Murphy Center (2,503)
Murfreesboro, TN
November 12, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Evansville W 77–72  3–0
 23  Lands  6  Tied  3  Lands  Ford Center (4,123)
Evansville, IN
November 19, 2025*
5:30 p.m., BTN
at No. 7 Michigan L 61–86  3–1
 18  Carter  6  Tied  2  Tied  Crisler Center (11,188)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 23, 2025*
6:30 p.m., FloCollege
vs. Murray State
Cayman Islands Classic
W 90–87  4–1
 26  Alston  16  Alston  4  Tied  John Gray Gymnasium (555)
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 24, 2025*
4:00 p.m., FloCollege
vs. George Washington
Cayman Islands Classic
L 79–92  4–2
 17  Alston  7  Alston  4  Carter  John Gray Gymnasium 
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 25, 2025*
4:00 p.m., FloCollege
vs. McNeese
Cayman Islands Classic
L 62–72  4–3
 18  Lands  9  Alston  4  Smith  John Gray Gymnasium 
George Town, Cayman Islands
December 1, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
UAB W 76–61  5–3
 19  Alston  8  Tied  4  Tied  Murphy Center (3,323)
Murfreesboro, TN
December 7, 2025*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Belmont L 62–83  5–4
 14  Alston  10  Loofe  5  Smith  Murphy Center (3,168)
Murfreesboro, TN
December 21, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cumberland W 74–58  7–4
 20  Carter  10  Alston  4  Smith  Murphy Center (2,511)
Murfreesboro, TN
December 29, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 8 Houston L 60–69  7–5
 18  Lands  12  Alston  4  Tied  Fertitta Center (7,035)
Houston, TX
Conference USA Regular Season
December 17, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Kennesaw State W 68–67  6–4
(1–0)
 24  Lands  9  Tied  4  Smith  Murphy Center (2,812)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 2, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana Tech W 88–51  8–5
(2–0)
 25  Oglesby  10  Jovanovic  6  Smith  Murphy Center (3,127)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 4, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Sam Houston W 68–67  9–5
(3–0)
 16  Carter  10  Loofe  4  Carter  Murphy Center (3,212)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 8, 2026
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
at UTEP L 80–83  9–6
(3–1)
 16  Tied  7  Loofe  7  Carter  Don Haskins Center (4,368)
El Paso, TX
January 10, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at New Mexico State W 59–55  10–6
(4–1)
 16  Alston  8  Loofe  5  Cater  Pan American Center (2,852)
Las Cruces, NM
January 14, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana Tech L 58–59  10–7
(4–2)
 13  Lands  9  Alston  5  Tied  Thomas Assembly Center (2,082)
Ruston, LA
January 17, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Missouri State W 90–87 2OT 11–7
(5–2)
 22  Alston  10  Loofe  5  Carter  Murphy Center (4,482)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 24, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Jacksonville State L 58–75  11–8
(5–3)
 15  Lands  5  Tied  6  Carter  Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, AL
January 29, 2026
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
Liberty L 65–81  11–9
(5–4)
 20  Alston  12  Alston  3  Smith  Murphy Center (3,922)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 31, 2026
3:00 p.m., CBSSN
Western Kentucky L 60–65  11–10
(5–5)
 25  Lands  11  Alston  4  Tied  Murphy Center (4,127)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 4, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
FIU L 84–88 OT 11–11
(5–6)
 25  Whitlock Jr.  8  Alston  8  Carter  Murphy Center (3,512)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 7, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Delaware L 88–89  11–12
(5–7)
 21  Tied  8  Loofe  5  Carter  Bob Carpenter Center (2,460)
Newark, DE
February 12, 2026
5:30 p.m., CBSSN
at Kennesaw State W 90–87  12–12
(6–7)
 22  Smith  6  Alston  7  Lands  Convocation Center (1,676)
Kennesaw, GA
February 14, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Western Kentucky L 80–82  12–13
(6–8)
 20  Lands  5  Tied  7  Smith  E. A. Diddle Arena (4,023)
Bowling Green, KY
February 18, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Sam Houston L 70–78  12–14
(6–9)
 16  Alston  7  Loofe  6  Tied  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,202)
Huntsville, TX
February 21, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Delaware W 78–66  13–14
(7–9)
 18  Smith  13  Loofe  4  Smith  Murphy Center (4,150)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 26, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
UTEP W 77–67  14–14
(8–9)
 22  Lands  13  Loofe  3  Oglesby  Murphy Center (3,452)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 28, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
New Mexico State W 86–85 OT 15–14
(9–9)
 27  Carter  12  Loofe  7  Carter  Murphy Center (3,121)
Murfreesboro, TN
March 5, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at FIU W 73–67  16–14
(10–9)
 25  Green  8  Alston  4  Alston  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,735)
Miami, FL
March 7, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Missouri State W 75–63  17–14
(11–9)
 17  Alston  10  Alston  5  Lands  Great Southern Bank Arena (2,578)
Springfield, MO
Conference USA tournament
March 12, 2026
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
(5) vs. (4) Louisiana Tech
Quarterfinal
L 69–80  17–15
 20  Green  7  Alston  4  Smith  Propst Arena (3,029)
Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.
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