# 2020–21 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Nick McDevitt, and played their home games at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as members of Conference USA.

## Previous season

The Blue Raiders finished the 2019–20 season 8–23, 4–14 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 1:00 p.m. | | vs. Akron Gulf Coast Showcase | Canceled | Canceled | Hertz Arena Estero, FL |
| November 26, 2020* 11:00 a.m. | | vs. Omaha Gulf Coast Showcase | L 59–60 | 0–1 | Hertz Arena (50) Estero, FL |
| November 27, 2020* 11:00 a.m. | | vs. East Tennessee State Gulf Coast Showcase | L 43–57 | 0–2 | Hertz Arena (50) Estero, FL |
| December 2, 2020* 6:30 p.m. | | Murray State | W 78–61 | 1–2 | Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN |
| December 7, 2020* 6:00 p.m. | | Chattanooga | L 70–80 | 1–3 | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN |
| December 12, 2020* 4:00 p.m. | | Covenant | W 76–57 | 2–3 | Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN |
| December 16, 2020* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Ole Miss | L 51–70 | 2–4 | Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN |
| December 19, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bellarmine | Canceled | Canceled | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| December 22, 2020* 6:00 p.m. | | Bellarmine | Canceled | Canceled | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN |
| CUSA regular season ||||||
| January 8, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at FIU | L 55–68 | 2–5 (0–1) | Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN |
| January 9, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at FIU | W 67–56 | 3–5 (1–1) | Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN |
| January 15, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | L 54–84 | 3–6 (1–2) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 16, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | L 59–64 | 3–7 (1–3) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS |
| January 23, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Kentucky | L 67–82 | 3–8 (1–4) | Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN |
| January 24, 2021 1:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Western Kentucky | L 52–68 | 3–9 (1–5) | Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN |
| January 28, 2021 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | UAB | L 59–70 | 3–10 (1–6) | Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN |
| January 31, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UAB | L 52–63 | 3–11 (1–7) | Bartow Arena (1,068) Birmingham, AL |
| February 5, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charlotte | W 66–65 | 4–11 (2–7) | Murphy Center (800) Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 6, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charlotte | W 73–60 | 5–11 (3–7) | Murphy Center (800) Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 12, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marshall | L 79–107 | 5–12 (3–8) | Cam Henderson Center (1,083) Huntington, WV |
| February 13, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marshall | L 85–96 | 5–13 (3–9) | Cam Henderson Center (1,136) Huntington, WV |
| February 20, 2021 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana Tech | Canceled | Canceled | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 21, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana Tech | Canceled | Canceled | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 26, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | L 61–67 | 5–14 (3–10) | Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA |
| February 27, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | L 60–73 | 5–15 (3–11) | Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA |
| March 4, 2021 5:00 p.m. | | at Florida Atlantic | L 50–80 | 5–16 (3–12) | FAU Arena (251) Boca Raton, FL |
| March 5, 2021 5:00 p.m. | | at Florida Atlantic | L 54–63 | 5–17 (3–13) | FAU Arena (402) Boca Raton, FL |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | (E6) | vs. (E7) FIU Preliminary Round | Cancelled | Cancelled | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| March 10, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | (E6) | vs. (W3) North Texas Second Round | L 56–76 | 5–18 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||