# 2013–14 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by 12th year head coach Kermit Davis, played their home games at the Murphy Center and were first year members of Conference USA. They 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.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Zane Gibson | Guard | 6–2 | 183 | Senior | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 1 | Neiko Hunter | Forward | 6–7 | 221 | Senior | Eutaw, Alabama |
| 3 | Joshua Phillips | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Freshman | Hendersonville, Tennessee |
| 5 | Tweety Knight | Guard | 6–1 | 190 | Senior | Rentz, Georgia |
| 10 | Jaqawn Raymond | Guard | 6–4 | 197 | RS Sophomore | Statesboro, Georgia |
| 11 | Tharone Chilton | Guard | 6–2 | 160 | Junior | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 12 | Shawn Jones | Forward | 6–8 | 236 | Senior | Hialeah, Florida |
| 13 | Blake Johnson | Guard | 5-10 | 160 | RS Freshman | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 15 | Ronald Ross | Guard | 6-3 | 215 | Junior | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 21 | Torin Walker | Center | 6–11 | 240 | Senior | Columbus, Georgia |
| 23 | Marcus Tarrance | Guard | 6–6 | 210 | Junior | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 24 | Kerry Hammonds II | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Senior | Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| 30 | Reggie Upshaw Jr. | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Freshman | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 32 | Gavin Gibson | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Sophomore | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 42 | Jacquez Rozier | Forward | 6–7 | 227 | Junior | Waynesboro, Georgia |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/04/2013* 7:00 pm | Truman State | W 78–66 | | Murphy Center (1,773) Murfreesboro, TN |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/10/2013* 4:00 pm | Southern Global Sports Challenge | W 78–75 | 1–0 | Murphy Center (3,307) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 11/13/2012* 7:00 pm | North Florida Global Sports Challenge | W 77–70 | 2–0 | Murphy Center (N/A) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 11/16/2013* 2:00 pm | Akron | W 80–73 | 3–0 | Murphy Center (4,288) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 11/18/2013* 7:00 pm | Arkansas–Little Rock Global Sports Challenge | W 76–59 | 4–0 | Murphy Center (N/A) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 11/21/2013* 6:30 pm, Sun | at No. 16 Florida Global Sports Challenge | L 59–79 | 4–1 | O'Connell Center (9,020) Gainesville, FL |
| 11/26/2013* 7:30 pm | at Murray State | W 80–62 | 5–1 | CFSB Center (3,347) Murray, KY |
| 11/30/2013* 12:00 pm, CSS | South Alabama | W 65–55 | 6–1 | Murphy Center (3,892) Murfreesboro, KY |
| 12/03/2013* 7:00 pm, WUXP | Belmont | L 58–70 | 6–2 | Murphy Center (7,307) Murfreesboro, KY |
| 12/09/2013* 7:00 pm | Fisk | W 115–65 | 7–2 | Murphy Center (3,028) Murfreesboro, KY |
| 12/14/2013* 4:00 pm, CSS | at Ole Miss | L 63–72 | 7–3 | Tad Smith Coliseum (6,186) Biloxi, MS |
| 12/17/2013* 7:00 pm | Tennessee Temple | W 102–52 | 8–3 | Murphy Center (3,091) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 12/21/2013* 1:00 pm, FSOH | at Cincinnati | L 48–69 | 8–4 | Fifth Third Arena (5,424) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/29/2013* 4:30 pm | vs. Maine Dr. Pepper Classic | L 85–89 $^{OT}$ | 8–5 | McKenzie Arena (3,248) Chattanooga, TN |
| 12/30/2013* 4:30 pm | vs. Grand Canyon Dr. Pepper Classic | W 79–56 | 9–5 | McKenzie Arena (2,921) Chattanooga, TN |
| 01/07/2014* 7:00 pm, WUXP | at Tennessee State | W 74–66 | 10–5 | Gentry Complex (413) Nashville, TN |
| 01/11/2014 5:00 pm, CSS | UAB | W 89–84 $^{OT}$ | 11–5 (1–0) | Murphy Center (4,605) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 01/16/2014 7:00 pm, WUXP | UTEP | L 54–63 | 11–6 (1–1) | Murphy Center (4,793) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 01/16/2014 7:00 pm | UTSA | W 80–58 | 12–6 (2–1) | Murphy Center (4,405) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 01/23/2014 8:00 pm, FS1 | at Tulsa | L 53–58 | 12–7 (2–2) | Reynolds Center (4,179) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/25/2014 7:00 pm | at North Texas | W 70–63 | 13–7 (3–2) | The Super Pit (4,429) Denton, TX |
| 01/30/2014 7:00 pm, WUXP | East Carolina | W 84–67 | 14–7 (4–2) | Murphy Center (4,411) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 02/01/2014 5:00 pm, WUXP | Old Dominion | W 64–48 | 15–7 (5–2) | Murphy Center (4,498) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 02/06/2014 6:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | W 67–63 | 16–7 (6–2) | FAU Arena (1,328) Boca Raton, FL |
| 02/08/2014 1:00 pm | at Florida International | W 70–68 | 17–7 (7–2) | U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,217) Miami, FL |
| 02/13/2014 7:00 pm, WUXP | Tulane | W 71–44 | 18–7 (8–2) | Murphy Center (4,098) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 02/15/2014 1:00 pm, CSS | Southern Miss | W 81–64 | 19–7 (9–2) | Murphy Center (5,102) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 02/20/2014 7:00 pm | at Charlotte | W 71–49 | 20–7 (10–2) | Halton Arena (4,108) Charlotte, NC |
| 02/22/2014 1:00 pm, CSS | at Marshall | W 56–53 | 21–7 (11–2) | Cam Henderson Center (5,092) Huntington, WV |
| 02/27/2014 6:30 pm | at Louisiana Tech | L 39–55 | 21–8 (11–3) | Thomas Assembly Center (5,349) Ruston, LA |
| 03/01/2014 5:30 pm | Rice | W 65–41 | 22–8 (12–3) | Murphy Center (6,307) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 03/06/2014 7:00 pm | at UAB | W 55–53 | 23–8 (13–3) | Bartow Arena (4,673) Birmingham, AL |
| Conference USA tournament |||||
| 03/13/2014 3:30 pm | vs. Old Dominion Quarterfinals | W 62–48 | 24–8 | Don Haskins Center (N/A) El Paso, TX |
| 03/14/2014 3:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. Tulsa Semifinals | L 69–76 | 24–9 | Don Haskins Center (5,611) El Paso, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||