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
Conference	Conference USA
Record	0–0 (0–0 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 →

2024–25 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
FIU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Jacksonville State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kennesaw State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Liberty	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
New Mexico State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Sam Houston	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTEP	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Western Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 CUSA tournament winner

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 is led by seventh-year head coach Nick McDevitt and play their home games at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as members of Conference USA (C-USA).

Previous season

The Blue Raiders finished the 2023–24 season 14–19, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place. As an No. 7 seed in the C-USA tournament they defeated Louisiana Tech in quarterfinals before losing to Western Kentucky in the semifinals.

Offseason

Departures

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]

Incoming transfers

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

2024 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2024.

Roster

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Isiah Lightsy (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Siegel Chattanooga State	Murfreesboro, TN
G	1	Alec Oglesby	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	The Rock School (FL) Stetson	Gainesville, FL
G	2	Jlynn Counter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Feltrim Academy (FL) IU Indy	Oklahoma City, OK
G	3	Jestin Porter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Cypress Ridge HS Tyler JC	Houston, TX
G	4	Justin Bufford	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Montgomery Catholic Shelton State CC	Selma, AL
F	5	Jarred Hall	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Lebanon HS Tulsa	Lebanon, TN
F	7	Christian Fussell	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Greenforest Christian Academy UT Martin	Decatur, GA
F	10	Torey Alston	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Winston Salem Christian School	Winston-Salem, NC
G	11	Tre Green	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Glenelg Country School	Baltimore, MD
F	13	Chris Loofe	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Link Year Prep (MO)	Leander, TX
G	15	Jacob Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	Champlin Park LIU	Minneapolis, MN
G	24	Camryn Weston	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Sr	Westover HS Southeastern CC	Albany, GA
C	44	Essam Mostafa	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	GS	Long Island Lutheran HS TCU	Cairo, Egypt
G	55	Jack Jubenville (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	Middle Tennessee Christian	Murfreesboro, TN

Head coach

Nick McDevitt (UNC Asheville)

Assistant coach(es)

Wes Long (Clemson)
Logan Johnson (Coastal Carolina)
Eric Wilson (Western Carolina)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	Oglethorpe	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
November 9, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Abilene Christian C-USA/WAC Alliance	Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX
November 13, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Evansville	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
November 16, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Murray State	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
November 21, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	vs. Ohio Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals	HTC Center Conway, SC
November 22, 2024* 10:30 a.m./2:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	vs. South Florida/Portland Myrtle Beach Invitational	HTC Center Conway, SC
November 24, 2024* TBA, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	vs. Bradley/Princeton/Texas State/Wright State Myrtle Beach Invitational	HTC Center Conway, SC
December 1, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2	at UAB	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
December 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Rhodes	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
December 7, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Belmont	Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
December 16, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	California Baptist C-USA/WAC Alliance	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
December 19, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Lipscomb	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
December 23, 2024* 6:00 p.m., SECN	at Tennessee	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Conference USA regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at FIU	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
January 4, 2025 5:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Liberty	Liberty Arena Lynchburg, VA
January 9, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Kennesaw State	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Jacksonville State	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Western Kentucky	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
January 23, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Sam Houston	Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TN
January 25, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPNU	at Louisiana Tech	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
January 30, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	New Mexico State	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	UTEP	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Jacksonville State	Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kennesaw State	Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Western Kentucky	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
February 20, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	Louisiana Tech	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Sam Houston	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
February 27, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at New Mexico State	Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
March 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UTEP	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
March 6, 2025 6:30 p.m., CBSSN	Liberty	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	FIU	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Conference USA tournament
March 11–15, 2025 TBA	vs.	Von Braun Center Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[2]

References

^ Zeigler, Mark (April 25, 2024). "SDSU gets commitment from 6-foot-10 grad transfer with guard skills in a post player's body". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Middle Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

[1] Zeigler, Mark (April 25, 2024). "SDSU gets commitment from 6-foot-10 grad transfer with guard skills in a post player's body". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

[2] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Middle Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

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Schedule and results

See also

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