2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
CIT, First round
Conference Conference USA
2014–15 record 19–17 (9–9 C-USA)
Head coach Kermit Davis (13th year)
Assistant coach Greg Grensing
Assistant coach Win Case
Assistant coach Ronnie Hamilton
Home arena Murphy Center
2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech 15 3   .833     27 9   .750
Old Dominion 13 5   .722     27 8   .771
UTEP 13 5   .722     22 11   .667
WKU 12 6   .667     20 12   .625
UAB 12 6   .667     20 16   .556
Middle Tennessee 9 9   .500     19 17   .528
FIU 8 10   .444     16 17   .485
UTSA 8 10   .444     14 16   .467
North Texas 8 10   .444     14 17   .452
Rice 8 10   .444     12 20   .375
Charlotte 7 11   .389     14 18   .438
Marshall 7 11   .389     11 21   .344
Southern Miss* 4 14   .222     9 20   .310
Florida Atlantic 2 16   .111     9 20   .310
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban
2015 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by 13th year head coach Kermit Davis, played their home games at the Murphy Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 19–17, 9–9 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the championship game of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to UAB. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Kent State.

Previous Season

The Blue Raiders finished the season 24–9, 13–3 in C-USA play to finish in a four way tie for the C-USA regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to Tulsa. Despite their 24 wins and conference title, they did not participate in a post season tournament.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Zane Gibson 0 G 6'2" 183 Senior Chattanooga, TN Graduated
Neiko Hunter 1 F 6'7" 221 Senior Eutaw, AL Graduated
Tweety Knight 5 G 6'1" 190 Senior Rentz, GA Graduated
Tharone Chilton 11 G 6'2" 160 Junior Tulsa, OK Transferred to Oklahoma City
Shawn Jones 12 F 6'8" 236 Senior Hialeah, FL Graduated
Blake Johnson 13 G 5'10" 160 RS Freshman Memphis, TN Left the team
Ronald Ross 15 G 6'3" 215 Junior Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Minnesota State–Mankato
Torin Walker 21 C 6'11" 240 Senior Columbus, GA Graduated
Kerry Hammonds II 24 G/F 6'5" 210 Senior Murfreesboro, TN Graduated

Recruiting class of 2014

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
JaQuel Richmond
PG
Greensboro, NC Wesleyan Christian Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) May 19, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Ed Simpson
SG
Ocean Springs, MS Saint Martin High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 16, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jacob Ivory
PG
Jackson, MS Murrah High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sep 6, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Giddy Potts
SG
Athens, AL Athens High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Mar 6, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Brendan Boyle
PG
Montverde, FL Montverde Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) May 13, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Darnell Harris 0 F 6'8" 220 Junior Milwaukee, WI Junior college transfer from Northwest Florida State College
DeVante Jones 1 G 5'10" 165 Junior Chicago, IL Junior college transfer from Southwest Tennessee Community College
Perrin Buford 2 G 6'7" 205 Junior Decatur, AL Junior college transfer from Southwest Tennessee Community College
Xavier Habersham 4 F 6'6" 200 Junior Dublin, GA Junior college transfer from Hill College

Roster

2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F 0 Harris, DarnellDarnell Harris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Hamilton
Northwest Florida State
Milwaukee, WI
G 1 Jones, DeVanteDeVante Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Orr Academy
Southwest Tennessee State
Chicago, IL
G/F 2 Buford, PerrinPerrin Buford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Hillcrest
Southwest Tennessee State
Decatur, AL
F 3 Phillips, JoshuaJoshua Phillips 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Pope John Paul II Hendersonville, TN
F 4 Haberham, XavierXavier Haberham 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr East Laurens
Hill College
Dublin, GA
G 5 Ivory, JacobJacob Ivory 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr East Murrah Jackson, MS
G 10 Raymond, JaquawnJaquawn Raymond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Statesboro
North Carolina State
Statesboro, GA
G 11 Simpson, Jr., EdwardEdward Simpson, Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. Martin Ocean Springs, MS
G 14 Rogan, AndrewAndrew Rogan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Blackman Murfreesboro, TN
G 15 Richmond, JaQuelJaQuel Richmond 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Wesleyan Christian Academy Greensboro, NC
G 20 Potts, GiddyGiddy Potts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Athens Athens, AL
G 23 Tarrance, MarcusMarcus Tarrance 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Kingsbury
Eastern Oklahoma State College
Memphis, TN
F 30 Upshaw, Jr., ReggieReggie Upshaw, Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) So Baylor School Chattanooga, TN
G 32 Gibson, GavinGavin Gibson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Baylor School Chattanooga, TN
F 42 Rozier, JacquezJacquez Rozier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Burke County Waynesboro, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/10/2014*
7:30 PM
Martin Methodist L 67–76 
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
Regular season

11/14/2014*
7:00 PM
Ohio Valley W 77–60  1–0
Murphy Center (3,381)
Murfreesboro, TN

11/18/2014*
7:00 PM
Murray State L 49–68  1–1
Murphy Center (4,024)
Murfreesboro, TN

11/22/2014*
3:30 PM
Southern
Emerald Coast Classic First Round
W 66–48  2–1
Murphy Center (4,092)
Murfreesboro, TN

11/25/2014*
7:00 PM
Northern Arizona
Emerald Coast Classic Second Round
W 65–53  3–1
Murphy Center (3,806)
Murfreesboro, TN

11/28/2014*
5:00 PM
vs. Cincinnati
Emerald Coast Classic Third Round
L 51–69  3–2
The Arena at NWFSC (1,200)
Niceville, FL

11/29/2014*
5:00 PM
vs. No. 23 Creighton
Emerald Coast Classic 3rd place game
L 47–57  3–3
The Arena at NWFSC (1,215)
Niceville, FL

12/02/2014*
7:00 PM, ASN
at Belmont L 59–63  3–4
Curb Event Center (1,608)
Nashville, TN

12/06/2014*
1:05 PM
at South Alabama W 68–67 OT 4–4
Mitchell Center (1,326)
Mobile, AL

12/13/2014*
6:00 PM
at Akron W 62–61  5–4
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,714)
Akron, OH

12/16/2014*
8:00 PM, ESPNU
at Oklahoma State L 44–68  5–5
Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,217)
Stillwater, OK

12/19/2014*
7:00 PM, ASN
Chattanooga W 68–58  6–5
Murphy Center (4,017)
Murfreesboro, TN

12/21/2014*
2:00 PM, ASN
Tennessee State W 65–47  7–5
Murphy Center (3,672)
Murfreesboro, TN

12/29/2014*
8:00 PM, SECN
at Auburn L 48–64  7–6
Auburn Arena (6,752)
Auburn, AL

01/04/2015
2:00 PM
UAB L 49–54  7–7 (0–1)
Murphy Center (3,605)
Murfreesboro, TN

01/08/2015
7:00 PM
FIU W 65–52  8–7 (1–1)
Murphy Center (2,587)
Murfreesboro, TN

01/10/2015
7:00 PM
Florida Atlantic W 82–58  9–7 (2–1)
Murphy Center (2,774)
Murfreesboro, TN

01/15/2015
7:00 PM
at Southern Miss W 62–61  10–7 (3–1)
Reed Green Coliseum (3,191)
Hattiesburg, MS

01/17/2015
3:00 PM, FSN
at Louisiana Tech L 68–75  10–8 (3–2)
Thomas Assembly Center (6,214)
Ruston, LA

01/22/2015
7:00 PM, ASN
Old Dominion W 68–58 OT 11–8 (4–2)
Murphy Center (4,887)
Murfreesboro, TN

01/24/2015
5:00 PM
Charlotte W 72–69  12–8 (5–2)
Murphy Center (4,839)
Murfreesboro, TN

01/29/2015
7:00 PM, ASN
at UTSA L 58–69  12–9 (5–3)
Convocation Center (1,005)
San Antonio, TX

01/31/2015
8:00 PM
at UTEP L 70–83  12–10 (5–4)
Don Haskins Center (8,281)
El Paso, TX

02/05/2015
7:00 PM
Southern Miss W 61–51  13–10 (6–4)
Murphy Center (4,012)
Murfreesboro, TN

02/07/2015
7:00 PM, ASN
Louisiana Tech L 62–73  13–11 (6–5)
Murphy Center (4,986)
Murfreesboro, TN

02/12/2015
7:00 PM
at Rice L 68–71 2OT 13–12 (6–6)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,341)
Houston, TX

02/14/2015
7:00 PM, ASN
at North Texas L 56–57  13–13 (6–7)
The Super Pit (1,946)
Denton, TX

02/19/2015
4:00 PM
Marshall W 90–51  14–13 (7–7)
Murphy Center (5,101)
Murfreesboro, TN

02/22/2015
12:00 PM, FSN
WKU W 68–66  15–13 (8–7)
Murphy Center (5,227)
Murfreesboro, TN

02/28/2015
2:00 PM, ASN
at UAB L 95–100 3OT 15–14 (8–8)
Bartow Arena (4,761)
Birmingham, AL

03/05/2015
7:30 PM
at FIU L 54–59  15–15 (8–9)
FIU Arena (1,041)
Miami, FL

03/07/2015
6:00 PM
at Florida Atlantic W 77–54  16–15 (9–9)
FAU Arena (1,021)
Boca Raton, FL
Conference USA Tournament

03/11/2015
2:30 PM, ASN
vs. Charlotte
First round
W 63–60  17–15
Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (4,661)
Birmingham, AL

03/12/2015
2:30 PM, ASN
vs. Old Dominion
Quarterfinals
W 59–52  18–15
Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (4,339)
Birmingham, AL

03/13/2015
3:00 PM, CBSSN
vs. UTEP
Semifinals
W 53–50  19–15
Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (6,429)
Birmingham, AL

03/14/2015
2:30 PM, FS1
vs. UAB
Championship Game
L 60–73  19–16
Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (8,279)
Birmingham, AL
CIT

03/18/2015*
6:00 PM
Kent State
First round
L 56–68  19–17
Murphy Center (2,782)
Murfreesboro, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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