2025–26 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| Record | 5–4 (0–0 CUSA) |
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| Associate head coach | Wes Long |
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| Home arena | Murphy Center |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| 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 | |||||||||
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ "Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2025.