The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States. The school's team currently competes in Conference USA and are currently led by seventh-year head coach Nick McDevitt. The Blue Raiders have appeared nine times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 2017. Middle Tennessee has six appearances in the NCAA round of 32 with upsets in 2016 over 2-seed Michigan State and 2017 upset over 5-seed Minnesota.
The Blue Raiders have appeared in the NCAA tournament nine times. Their combined record is 4âÂÂ9. The 2015âÂÂ16 season was most notable after MTSU became just the eighth #15 seed to win a game, winning against Michigan State.
The Blue Raiders have appeared in the NAIA Tournament one time. Their record is 0âÂÂ1.
The Blue Raiders have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) five times. Their combined record is 5âÂÂ5.
The Blue Raiders have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their combined record is 3âÂÂ1.
The Blue Raiders have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 0âÂÂ2.