| Year: | 2018–19 |
| Team: | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Record: | 11–21 |
| Conf Record: | 8–10 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Sean Dixon |
| Asst Coach2: | Wes Long |
| Asst Coach3: | Andre Morgan |
The 2018–19 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by 1st-year head coach Nick McDevitt, played their home games at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as members of Conference USA.
The Blue Raiders finished the 2017–18 season 25–8 overall, 16–2 in C-USA play to win the regular season championship. In the C-USA tournament, they were defeated in the quarterfinals by Southern Miss in overtime. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the Blue Raiders received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Vermont in the first round before losing to Louisville in the second round.
The season marked the first time in the program's history that the Blue Raiders were ranked in the AP Top 25 during the season, coming in at No. 24 on the week of February 19.[1]
Head coach Kermit Davis left the school on March 19, 2018 to accept the head coaching job at Ole Miss.[2] [3] He finished at Middle Tennessee with a 16-year record of 332–188. On March 24, the Blue Raiders named UNC Asheville head coach Nick McDevitt as the team's new head coach.[4]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrik Dixon | 0 | G | 6'1" | 184 | Sophomore | Transferred to Missouri State | ||
| Brandon Walters | 1 | F | 6'10" | 250 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Antwain Johnson | 2 | G | 6'2" | 197 | Junior | Dismissed from the team; transferred to Buffalo | ||
| 5 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| Will Slatten | 10 | G | 6'4" | 166 | RS Freshman | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons | ||
| Edward Simpson Jr. | 11 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Therren Shelton-Szmidt | 12 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Freshman | Left the team due to his religion | ||
| Giddy Potts | 20 | G | 6'2" | 217 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| David Simmons | 21 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Junior | Graduate transferred to Southern Indiana | ||
| Davion Thomas | 35 | F | 6'9" | 215 | RS Freshman | Dismissed from the team |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Dishman | 2 | F | 6'6" | 215 | Junior | Transferred from Eastern Kentucky. Under NCAA transfer rules, Dishman will have to sit out in the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of eligibility left. | ||
| Reggie Scurry | 22 | F | 6'5" | 213 | Senior | Transferred from Missouri State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Scurry will have to sit out in the 2018–19 season. Will have one year of eligibility left. | ||
| C. J. Jones | 23 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Junior | Transferred from Arkansas. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jones will have to sit out in the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of eligibility left. |
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