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

2024–25 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	14–6 (5–2 CUSA)
Head coach	Nick McDevitt (7th season)
Associate head coach	Wes Long
Assistant coaches	Logan Johnson Eric Wilson
Home arena	Murphy Center

2024–25 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Jacksonville State	7	–	2		.778			15	–	7		.682
Middle Tennessee	6	–	3		.667			15	–	7		.682
Liberty	5	–	4		.556			17	–	5		.773
Louisiana Tech	5	–	4		.556			16	–	6		.727
UTEP	5	–	4		.556			15	–	7		.682
Western Kentucky	5	–	4		.556			14	–	8		.636
Kennesaw State	5	–	4		.556			13	–	9		.591
New Mexico State	5	–	4		.556			12	–	10		.545
Sam Houston	1	–	8		.111			8	–	14		.364
FIU	1	–	8		.111			7	–	15		.318
† 2025 CUSA tournament winner As of February 1, 2025

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

See also

• 2024–25 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team

References

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.