# 2019–20 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by second-year head coach Nick McDevitt, played their home games at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 8–23, 4–14 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA tournament.

## Previous season

The Blue Raiders finished the 2018–19 season 11–21 overall, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for ninth place. In the C-USA tournament, they were defeated in the first round by UAB.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||||
| November 5, 2019* 11:00 am | Maryville College | W 119–61 | 1–0 | 30 – Green | 13 – Milner | 5 – Crump | Murphy Center (8,055) Murfreesboro, TN |
| November 9, 2019* 3:00 pm | at Lipscomb | W 73–70 | 2–0 | 23 – Jones | 6 – Tied | 7 – Green | Allen Arena (2,834) Nashville, TN |
| November 13, 2019* 6:30 pm | Mars Hill | W 96–82 | 3–0 | 31 – Green | 10 – Lawrence | 6 – Johnson | Murphy Center (3,125) Murfreesboro, TN |
| November 18, 2019* 7:00 pm | at Coastal Carolina Myrtle Beach Invitational non bracket game | L 72–93 | 3–1 | 21 – Jones | 8 – Lawrence | 8 – Sims | HTC Center (1,187) Conway, SC |
| November 21, 2019* 10:30 am, ESPN2 | vs. No. 17 Villanova Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinals | L 69–98 | 3–2 | 18 – Sims | 6 – Lawrence | 4 – Green | HTC Center Conway, SC |
| November 22, 2019* 11:00 am, ESPNU | vs. Tulane Myrtle Beach Invitational consolation 2nd round | L 74–86 | 3–3 | 20 – Jones | 7 – Green | 9 – Sims | HTC Center Conway, SC |
| November 24, 2019* 7:30 pm | vs. Ohio Myrtle Beach Invitational 7th place game | L 63–75 | 3–4 | 13 – Tied | 8 – Johnson | 4 – Johnson | HTC Center (1,977) Conway, SC |
| November 30, 2019* 8:30 pm | Belmont | L 59–71 | 3–5 | 15 – Johnson | 8 – Jackson | 3 – Johnson | Murphy Center (3,806) Murfreesboro, TN |
| December 3, 2019* 6:30 pm | Columbia International | W 86–38 | 4–5 | 22 – Green | 9 – Crump | 4 – Tied | Murphy Center (2,913) Murfreesboro, TN |
| December 7, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Murray State | L 52–85 | 4–6 | 15 – Jones | 6 – Tied | 4 – Green | CFSB Center (4,807) Murray, KY |
| December 14, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN | at Ole Miss | L 64–82 | 4–7 | 23 – Jones | 8 – Jackson | 7 – Sims | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,734) Oxford, MS |
| December 21, 2019* 2:00 pm | St. Bonaventure | L 65–66 | 4–8 | 26 – Jones | 7 – Scurry | 6 – Johnson | Murphy Center (2,982) Murfreesboro, TN |
| December 29, 2019* 3:30 pm | Rhode Island | L 62–89 | 4–9 | 22 – Sims | 8 – Millin | 3 – Sims | Murphy Center (2,806) Murfreesboro, TN |
| C-USA regular season ||||||||
| January 2, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Old Dominion | L 60–70 | 4–10 (0–1) | 19 – Lawrence | 7 – Jackson | 7 – Sims | Chartway Arena (5,541) Norfolk, VA |
| January 4, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Charlotte | L 62–68 | 4–11 (0–2) | 20 – Sims | 6 – Tied | 5 – Sims | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,538) Charlotte, NC |
| January 9, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Marshall | L 75–79 | 4–12 (0–3) | 21 – Jones | 13 – Scurry | 5 – Green | Murphy Center (2,703) Murfreesboro, TN |
| January 11, 2020 5:00 pm, CBSSN | Western Kentucky | L 53–69 | 4–13 (0–4) | 15 – Scurry | 9 – Johnson | 2 – Sims | Murphy Center (3,167) Murfreesboro, TN |
| January 16, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Florida Atlantic | L 94–97 $^{OT}$ | 4–14 (0–5) | 24 – Sims | 10 – Millner | 2 – Tied | RoofClaim.com Arena (2,002) Boca Raton, FL |
| January 18, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at FIU | L 69–83 | 4–15 (0–6) | 24 – Jones | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (2,179) Miami, FL |
| January 23, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | Louisiana Tech | L 73–80 | 4–16 (0–7) | 16 – Tied | 6 – Scurry | 3 – Green | Murphy Center (3,047) Murfreesboro, TN |
| January 25, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | Southern Miss | W 65–63 | 5–16 (1–7) | 17 – Jones | 8 – Johnson | 2 – Tied | Murphy Center (3,523) Murfreesboro, TN |
| January 30, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UTEP | L 66–67 | 5–17 (1–8) | 19 – Millner | 8 – Tied | 5 – Sims | Don Haskins Center (4,471) El Paso, TX |
| February 1, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UTSA | W 83–80 | 6–17 (2–8) | 27 – Tied | 8 – Jackson | 4 – Green | Convocation Center (1,389) San Antonio, TX |
| February 6, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | North Texas | L 70–75 | 6–18 (2–9) | 18 – Green | 9 – Johnson | 3 – Johnson | Murphy Center (3,209) Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 8, 2020 5:00 pm | Rice | L 83–91 | 6–19 (2–10) | 24 – Jones | 12 – Millner | 4 – Sims | Murphy Center (3,912) Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 12, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UAB | L 72–83 | 6–20 (2–11) | 26 – Green | 7 – Scurry | 3 – Sims | Bartow Arena (2,461) Birmingham, AL |
| February 15, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | UAB | L 66–79 | 6–21 (2–12) | 14 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 4 – Johnson | Murphy Center (3,964) Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 22, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Southern Miss | W 61–53 | 7–21 (3–12) | 18 – Jones | 8 – Johnson | 4 – Johnson | Reed Green Coliseum (3,203) Hattiesburg, MS |
| March 1, 2020 2:00 pm, CUSA.tv | at Rice | L 66–77 | 7–22 (3–13) | 13 – Scurry | 6 – Jackson | 5 – Jones | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,677) Houston, TX |
| March 4, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | UTEP | L 56–60 | 7–23 (3–14) | 22 – Jones | 8 – Johnson | 4 – Johnson | Murphy Center (2,022) Murfreesboro, TN |
| March 7, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | Southern Miss | W 65–62 $^{OT}$ | 8–23 (4–14) | 16 – Green | 8 – Johnson | 3 – Tied | Murphy Center (2,555) Murfreesboro, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||||
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