# 2024–25 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Nick McDevitt and played their home games at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as members of Conference USA (C-USA).

## Previous season

The Blue Raiders finished the 2023–24 season 14–19, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place. As an No. 7 seed in the C-USA tournament they defeated Louisiana Tech in quarterfinals before losing to Western Kentucky in the semifinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Ty Mosley | 1 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
| Elias King | 10 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Senior | Atlanta, GA | Graduated |
| Jalen Jordan | 14 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Senior | Conyers, GA | Graduated |
| Josh Ogundele | 23 | C | 6'11" | 300 | Junior | London, England | Transferred to Tennessee State |
| Jared Coleman-Jones | 31 | F | 6'10" | 240 | Junior | Hiram, GA | Transferred to San Diego State |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Alec Oglesby | 1 | G | 6'5" | 187 | GS Senior | Gainesville, FL | Stetson |
| Jlynn Counter | 2 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Oklahoma City, OK | IU Indy |
| Jarred Hall | 5 | F | 6'8" | | Sophomore | Lebanon, TN | Tulsa |
| Christian Fussell | 7 | F | 6'10" | 220 | Senior | Decatur, GA | UT Martin |
| Essam Mostafa | 44 | C | 6'9" | 250 | GS Senior | Cairo, Egypt | TCU |

### 2024 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2024.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Oglethorpe | W 97–51 | 1–0 | 20 – Porter | 10 – Mostafa | 7 – Weston | Murphy Center (7,501) Murfreesboro, TN |
| November 9, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian C-USA/WAC Alliance | W 79–56 | 2–0 | 24 – Porter | 7 – Mostafa | 3 – Counter | Moody Coliseum (1,434) Abilene, TX |
| November 13, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Evansville | W 80–63 | 3–0 | 18 – Mostafa | 10 – Mostafa | 3 – Mostafa | Murphy Center (3,509) Murfreesboro, TN |
| November 16, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Murray State | L 67–88 | 3–1 | 19 – Lands | 6 – Mostafa | 4 – Weston | Murphy Center (3,812) Murfreesboro, TN |
| November 21, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPNU | | vs. Ohio Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals | W 83–81 $^{OT}$ | 4–1 | 24 – Porter | 13 – Mostafa | 4 – Tied | HTC Center (704) Conway, SC |
| November 22, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. South Florida Myrtle Beach Invitational Semifinals | W 95–88 | 5–1 | 26 – Porter | 10 – Mostafa | 5 – Tied | HTC Center (1,428) Conway, SC |
| November 24, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN | | vs. Bradley Myrtle Beach Invitational Championship Game | L 69–80 | 5–2 | 15 – Loofe | 7 – Alston | 3 – Weston | HTC Center (712) Conway, SC |
| December 1, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at UAB | W 76–69 | 6–2 | 18 – Porter | 9 – Mostafa | 3 – Tied | Bartow Arena (3,257) Birmingham, AL |
| December 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rhodes | W 103–55 | 7–2 | 14 – Tied | 11 – Alston | 8 – Weston | Murphy Center (2,046) Murfreesboro, TN |
| December 7, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Belmont | L 79–82 | 7–3 | 22 – Counter | 11 – Mostafa | 5 – Counter | Curb Event Center (2,049) Nashville, TN |
| December 16, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | California Baptist C-USA/WAC Alliance | W 75–64 | 8–3 | 30 – Weston | 6 – Tied | 3 – Lands | Murphy Center (1,724) Murfreesboro, TN |
| December 19, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | W 67–65 | 9–3 | 14 – Porter | 10 – Mostafa | 3 – Counter | Murphy Center (3,432) Murfreesboro, TN |
| December 23, 2024* 6:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 1 Tennessee | L 64–82 | 9–4 | 24 – Weston | 7 – Alston | 2 – Counter | Thompson–Boling Arena (20,706) Knoxville, TN |
| Conference USA regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at FIU | W 73–69 | 10–4 (1–0) | 17 – Counter | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (560) Miami, FL |
| January 4, 2025 5:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Liberty | L 63–73 | 10–5 (1–1) | 16 – Weston | 16 – Mostafa | 4 – Counter | Liberty Arena (2,690) Lynchburg, VA |
| January 9, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kennesaw State | W 84–79 | 11–5 (2–1) | 27 – Porter | 9 – Tied | 6 – Counter | Murphy Center (2,051) Murfreesboro, TN |
| January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Jacksonville State | W 81–64 | 12–5 (3–1) | 29 – Porter | 9 – Mostafa | 9 – Counter | Murphy Center (2,237) Murfreesboro, TN |
| January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Kentucky | W 71–57 | 13–5 (4–1) | 15 – Porter | 18 – Mostafa | 4 – Weston | Murphy Center (6,512) Murfreesboro, TN |
| January 23, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Sam Houston | W 77–75 | 14–5 (5–1) | 28 – Porter | 9 – Mostafa | 6 – Counter | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (987) Huntsville, TN |
| January 25, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPNU | | at Louisiana Tech | L 69–75 | 14–6 (5–2) | 16 – Weston | 6 – Loofe | 5 – Counter | Thomas Assembly Center (2,414) Ruston, LA |
| January 30, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Mexico State | L 57–61 | 14–7 (5–3) | 19 – Weston | 9 – Loofe | 3 – Porter | Murphy Center (3,307) Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UTEP | W 71–68 | 15–7 (6–3) | 21 – Counter | 11 – Mostafa | 14 – Weston | Murphy Center (4,012) Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville State | L 63–77 | 15–8 (6–4) | 17 – Porter | 13 – Alston | 3 – Tied | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,943) Jacksonville, AL |
| February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kennesaw State | W 76–75 | 16–8 (7–4) | 22 – Porter | 11 – Counter | 8 – Counter | Convocation Center (1,858) Kennesaw, GA |
| February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Western Kentucky | W 87–77 | 17–8 (8–4) | 21 – Mostafa | 16 – Mostafa | 7 – Weston | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,647) Bowling Green, KY |
| February 20, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Louisiana Tech | L 74–85 | 17–9 (8–5) | 16 – Porter | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Murphy Center (3,505) Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Sam Houston | W 74–70 | 18–9 (9–5) | 17 – Green | 8 – Mostafa | 6 – Counter | Murphy Center (4,413) Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 27, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Mexico State | W 71–66 | 19–9 (10–5) | 30 – Weston | 7 – Mostafa | 5 – Counter | Pan American Center (5,253) Las Cruces, NM |
| March 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UTEP | W 76–75 $^{OT}$ | 20–9 (11–5) | 16 – Mostafa | 16 – Mostafa | 4 – Tied | Don Haskins Center (5,854) El Paso, TX |
| March 6, 2025 6:30 p.m., CBSSN | | Liberty | L 81–86 | 20–10 (11–6) | 30 – Mostafa | 20 – Mostafa | 3 – Weston | Murphy Center (4,858) Murfreesboro, TN |
| March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | FIU | W 78–56 | 21–10 (12–6) | 15 – Weston | 8 – Tied | 5 – Counter | Murphy Center (4,018) Murfreesboro, TN |
| Conference USA tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals | W 77–75 $^{2OT}$ | 22–10 | 20 – Porter | 8 – Alston | 5 – Counter | Von Braun Center (3,108) Huntsville, AL |
| March 14, 2025 2:00 p.m., CBSSN | (3) | vs. (2) Jacksonville State Semifinals | L 68–70 | 22–11 | 18 – Counter | 8 – Counter | 4 – Counter | Von Braun Center (2,506) Huntsville, AL |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 18, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | Chattanooga First round | L 103–109 $^{3OT}$ | 22–12 | 31 – Weston | 16 – Mostafa | 5 – Tied | Murphy Center (3,505) Murfreesboro, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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