Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders basketball
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders basketball history
Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro, TN)
Charles M. Murphy Athletic Center
Conference USA (CUSA)
Current head coach: Nick McDevitt (2018-)
- Assoc. HC: Wes Long (2018-)
- Asst: Logan Johnson (2019-)
- Asst: Eric Wilson (2022-)
- Asst/DPD: Brett Carey (2023-)
- CPD: Reggie Upshaw (2023-)
- DBO: Robert Burlingham (2023-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 9 (1975, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2013, 2016, 2017)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 4-9
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 4 (1986, 1988, 2012, 2018)
- NIT Overall Record: 5-4
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2022)
- CBI Overall Record: 3-1
- CIT Appearances: 2 (2010, 2015)
- CIT Overall Record: 0-2
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 1 (1955)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 0-1
Conference Titles (SIAA, VSAC, Ohio Valley, Sun Belt, Conference USA):
- Conference USA Regular Season Championships: 4 (2014, 2017, 2018, 2022)
- Sun Belt Regular Season Championships: 3 (2010, 2012, 2013)
- Ohio Valley Regular Season Championships: 5 (1975, 1978, 1986, 1987, 1989)
- Conference USA Tournament Championships: 2 (2016, 2017)
- Ohio Valley Tournament Championships: 5 (1975, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1989)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- Conference USA Player of the Year: 3 (last = Nick King, 2018)
- Sun Belt Player of the Year: 1 (LaRon Dendy, 2012)
- Ohio Valley Player of the Year: 4 (last = Jerry Beck, 1982)
Middle Tennessee head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Nick McDevitt | 2018-Pres | 83-106 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kermit Davis | 2002-18 | 332-188 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Randy Wiel | 1996-2002 | 84-90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Farrar | 1991-96 | 61-73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Stewart | 1984-91 | 141-75 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Stan Simpson | 1979-84 | 71-66 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmy Earle | 1969-79 | 164-103 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Trickey | 1965-69 | 45-54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stokes | 1962-65 | 26-43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Diddle Jr. | 1956-62 | 56-80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles N. Greer | 1949-56 | 76-104 | 0 | 1^ | 0 |
| Charles Murphy | 1948-49 | 11-12 | – | – | – |
| E.K. Patty | 1946-48 | 24-20 | – | – | – |
| O.L. Freeman | 1945-46 | 4-0 | – | – | – |
| E.W. Midgett | 1939-42 | 25-35 | – | – | – |
| Johnny “Red’ Floyd | 1935-39 | 16-33 | – | – | – |
| E.M. Waller | 1933-35 | 7-13 | – | – | – |
| Frank Faulkinberry | 1926-33 | 48-42 | – | – | – |
| Guy Stephenson | 1924-26 | 15-11 | – | – | – |
| Alfred B. Miles | 1913-15, 22-24 | 27-6 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These tournament appearances came when the Middle Tennessee program was at the NAIA level; MTSU moved up to Division I prior to the 1958-59 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.
