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

2025–26 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record5–4 (0–0 CUSA)
Head coach
Associate head coachWes Long
Assistant coaches
  • Logan Johnson
  • Eric Wilson
  • Adell Harris
  • Joshua Bone
Home arenaMurphy Center
2025–26 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Middle Tennessee 1 0   1.000 6 4   .600
Liberty 0 0   7 3   .700
Sam Houston 0 0   7 3   .700
Western Kentucky 0 0   7 3   .700
New Mexico State 0 0   6 3   .667
Louisiana Tech 0 0   6 4   .600
FIU 0 0   5 4   .556
Missouri State 0 0   5 5   .500
Jacksonville State 0 0   4 6   .400
Delaware 0 0   4 7   .364
UTEP 0 0   3 6   .333
Kennesaw State 0 1   .000 8 3   .727
† 2026 CUSA tournament winner
As of December 17, 2025

The 2025–26 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represents Middle Tennessee State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by eighth-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 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

2025–26 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
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
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
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 17, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Kennesaw State       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
December 21, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cumberland       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
December 29, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Houston       Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
January 2, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana Tech       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
January 4, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Sam Houston       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
January 8, 2026
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
at UTEP       Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
January 10, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at New Mexico State       Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
January 14, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana Tech       Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
January 17, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Missouri State       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
January 24, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Jacksonville State       Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, AL
January 29, 2026
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
Liberty       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
January 31, 2026
3:00 p.m., CBSSN
Western Kentucky       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
February 4, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
FIU       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
February 7, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Delaware       Bob Carpenter Center 
Newark, DE
February 12, 2026
5:30 p.m., CBSSN
at Kennesaw State       Convocation Center 
Kennesaw, GA
February 14, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Western Kentucky       E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
February 18, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Sam Houston       Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
February 21, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Delaware       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
February 26, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
UTEP       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
February 28, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
New Mexico State       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
March 5, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at FIU       Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
March 7, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Missouri State       Great Southern Bank Arena 
Springfield, MO
Conference USA tournament
March 10–14, 2026
TBA
vs.        Propst Arena 
Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Cecil. "How MTSU men's basketball ended season with triple-overtime loss to Chattanooga in NIT". The Daily News Journal. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  2. ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  3. ^ "Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2025.