2016–17 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

2016–17 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball

Conference	Conference USA
2016–17 record	4–1 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Kermit Davis (15th year)
Assistant coach	Greg Grensing
Assistant coach	Win Case
Assistant coach	Ronnie Hamilton
Home arena	Murphy Center

2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marshall	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Rice	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
WKU	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
UAB	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
UTEP	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
FIU	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
North Texas	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
UTSA	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200


† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner As of November 18, 2016;

The 2016–17 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represents Middle Tennessee State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by 15th year head coach Kermit Davis, play their home games at the Murphy Center and are members of Conference USA (C-USA).

Previous Season

The Blue Raiders finished the season 25–10, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They defeated Charlotte, Marshall, and Old Dominion to be champions of the C-USA Tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a #15 seed, in the first round they upset #2 seed and #2 nationally ranked Michigan State to become the eighth #15 seed to win a NCAA Tournament game. In the second round the lost to Syracuse.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Darnell Harris	0	F	6'8"	231	Senior	Milwaukee, WI	Graduated
Perrin Buford	2	G/F	6'6"	220	Senior	Decatur, AL	Gradauted
Joshua Phillips	3	F	6'8"	230	Junior	Hendersonville, TN	Left the team due to personal reasons
Jacob Ivory	5	G	5'9"	168	Sophomore	Jackson, MS	Left the team due to personal reasons
Jaquawn Raymond	10	G	6'4"	200	RS Senior	Statesboro, GA	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Antwain Johnson	2	G	6'1"	185	Sophomore	Malone, FL	Junior college transferred from Chipola College.
Calvin Davis	10	G	6'1"	190	Junior	Charlotte, NC	Junior college transferred from Cape Fear CC.

Recruiting class of 2016

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Davion Thomas #51 PF	Columbus, GA	Northside High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jan 11, 2016
Davion Thomas #51 PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Tyrik Dixon SG	Bentonville, AR	Southwest Christian Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 9, 2016
Tyrik Dixon SG	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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 3, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Dixon, TyrikTyrik Dixon	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Southwest Christian Academy	Bentonville, AR
3.5 !F	1	Walters, BrandonBrandon Walters	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	262 lb (119 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Howard Walters State CC	Chattanooga, TN
1.5 !G	2	Johnson, AntwainAntwain Johnson	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Malone	Greenwood, FL
3.5 !F	4	Habersham, XavierXavier Habersham	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	East Laurens Hill College	Dublin, GA
1.5 !G	11	Simpson, Jr., EdwardEdward Simpson, Jr.	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Martin	Ocean Springs, MS
1.5 !G	14	Miller, ChaseChase Miller (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Shelton	Dallas, TX
1.5 !G	20	Potts, GiddyGiddy Potts	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Athens	Athens, AL
3.5 !F	22	Williams, JacoreyJacorey Williams	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Central Park Christian Arkansas	Birmingham, AL
1.5 !G	24	Copeland, QuaviusQuavius Copeland	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2.0 !So	Southside Gulf Coast State College	Greenville, SC
3.5 !F	25	Gamble, KarlKarl Gamble	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	2.0 !So	A.C. Flora	Columbia, SC
3.5 !F	30	Upshaw, Jr., ReggieReggie Upshaw, Jr.	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Baylor School	Chattanooga, TN
1.5 !G	31	Strachan, StephenStephen Strachan (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	The Potter's House Christian Academy Moberly Area CC	Nassau, Bahamas
3.5 !F	35	Thomas, DavionDavion Thomas	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Northside	Columbus, GA
2.5 !G/F	45	Foote, AldonisAldonis Foote	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Peoria Trinity Valley CC	Peoria, IL

Head coach

Kermit Davis (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Greg Grensing (Texas State)
Win Case (Oklahoma City)
Ronnie Hamilton (UNC Pembroke)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/03/2016* 7:30 PM	North Alabama	W 96–65	–	Murphy Center (1,830) Murfreesboro, TN
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 11:00 AM	Milligan College	W 102–64	1–0	Murphy Center (6,020) Murfreesboro, TN
11/15/2016* 6:30 PM	Murray State	W 87–81	2–0	Murphy Center (4,507) Murfreesboro, TN
11/19/2016* 6:30 PM	Tennessee State	L 63–74	2–1	Murphy Center (4,830) Murfreesboro, TN
11/22/2016* 6:30 PM	Toledo	W 80–70	3–1	Murphy Center (3,984) Murfreesboro, TN
11/25/2016* 7:30 PM	vs. UNC Wilmington Challenge in Music City	W 68–63	4–1	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,200) Nashville, TN
11/26/2016* 7:30 PM	vs. Toledo Challenge in Music City			Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN
11/27/2016* 5:30 PM	vs. Evansville Challenge in Music City			Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN
11/30/2016* 7:00 PM	at Ole Miss			The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
12/03/2016*	at South Alabama			Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
12/08/2016* 6:30 PM, CBSSN	Vanderbilt			Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
12/14/2016* 7:00 PM	at Belmont			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
12/17/2016* 6:00 PM, ASN	at VCU			Siegel Center Richmond, VA
12/21/2016* 6:30 PM	Georgia State			Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Conference USA regular season
01/01/2017 3:00 PM, CI	UAB			Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
01/05/2017 7:00 PM, beIN	at Rice			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
01/07/2017 2:00 PM	at North Texas			The Super Pit Denton, TX
01/12/2017 7:00 PM, beIN	Marshall			Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
01/14/2017 7:00 PM, ASN	WKU			Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
01/19/2017 6:00 PM	at FIU			FIU Arena Miami, FL
01/21/2017 6:00 PM	at Florida Atlantic			FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
01/26/2017 6:30 PM, ESPN3	Southern Miss			Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
01/28/2017 5:00 PM, ESPN3	Louisiana Tech			Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
02/02/2017 7:00 PM	at UTSA			Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
02/04/2017 8:00 PM, ASN	at UTEP			Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
02/09/2017 7:00 PM, beIN	Old Dominion			Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
02/11/2017 5:00 PM, CI	Charlotte			Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
02/16/2017 8:00 PM, CBSSN	at WKU			E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
02/18/2017 5:00 PM, ASN	at Marshall			Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
02/26/2017 12:00 PM, CBSSN	at UAB			Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
03/02/2017 6:30 PM, ESPN3	FIU			Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
03/04/2017 5:00 PM, ESPN3	Florida Atlantic			Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Conference USA Tournament
03/08–11/2017	vs.			Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ http://www.goblueraiders.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball

Venues	Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (1950–1972) Murphy Center (1972–present)

People	Head coaches

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