2025–26 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

2025–26 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
2025–26 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	17–15 (11–9 CUSA)
Head coach	Nick McDevitt (8th season);
Associate head coach	Wes Long
Assistant coaches	Logan Johnson; Eric Wilson; Adell Harris; Joshua Bone;
Home arena	Murphy Center

2025–26 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Liberty	17	–	3	.850	26	–	8	.765
Sam Houston	13	–	7	.650	22	–	12	.647
Western Kentucky	11	–	9	.550	18	–	14	.563
Louisiana Tech	11	–	9	.550	20	–	14	.588
Middle Tennessee	11	–	9	.550	17	–	15	.531
Kennesaw State †	10	–	10	.500	21	–	14	.600
Jacksonville State	10	–	10	.500	15	–	17	.469
FIU	8	–	12	.400	15	–	17	.469
Missouri State	8	–	12	.400	16	–	18	.471
New Mexico State	8	–	12	.400	16	–	16	.500
UTEP	7	–	13	.350	11	–	20	.355
Delaware	6	–	14	.300	10	–	21	.323

† 2026 CUSA tournament winner

The 2025–26 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by eighth-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 2024–25 season 22–12, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the C-USA tournament they defeated Louisiana Tech in quarterfinals before losing to Jacksonville State in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Dayton region. The Blue Raiders lost to Chattanooga in the first round.^[1]

Roster

2025–26 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Alec Oglesby	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Lawrenceville, GA
G	1	Marcus Whitlock Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Monticello, GA
G	2	Jahvin Carter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Alcoa, TN
C	3	Luka Jovanovic	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Belgrade, Serbia
F	5	Jarred Hall	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Lebanon, TN
G	7	Charvez Ambrose	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Memphis, TN
G	8	Jax Howard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Shelbyville, TN
F	10	Torey Alston	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Durham, NC
G	11	Tre Green	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Baltimore, MD
C	12	Brandon Oloumou	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Nassau, Bahamas
F	13	Chris Loofe	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Leander, TX
G	20	Savon Wykle	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Smyrna, TN
G	22	Kamari Lands	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Indianapolis, IN
G	23	James Dent Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	GS	Springfield, IL
G	55	Sean Smith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Louisville, KY

Head coach

Nick McDevitt (UNC Asheville)

Assistant coach(es)

Wes Long (Clemson)
Logan Johnson (Coastal Carolina)
Eric Wilson (Western Carolina)
Adell Harris (Wake Forest)
Joshua Bone (Tennessee)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Weekly Awards:^[2]

CUSA Player of the Week:
- Torey Alston (2: W3, 7)
- Alec Ogelsby (1: W9)

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Austin Peay	L 55–66	–	12 – Alston	10 – Alston	5 – Smith	F&M Bank Arena (1,177) Clarksville, TN
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 5, 2025* 10:30 a.m., ESPN+		Milligan	W 100–51	1–0	21 – Lands	12 – Loofe	8 – Carter	Murphy Center (7,813) Murfreesboro, TN
November 8, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Webster	W 109–56	2–0	14 – Tied	6 – Tied	5 – Smith	Murphy Center (2,503) Murfreesboro, TN
November 12, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Evansville	W 77–72	3–0	23 – Lands	6 – Tied	3 – Lands	Ford Center (4,123) Evansville, IN
November 19, 2025* 5:30 p.m., BTN		at No. 7 Michigan	L 61–86	3–1	18 – Carter	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	Crisler Center (11,188) Ann Arbor, MI
November 23, 2025* 6:30 p.m., FloCollege		vs. Murray State Cayman Islands Classic	W 90–87	4–1	26 – Alston	16 – Alston	4 – Tied	John Gray Gymnasium (555) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 24, 2025* 4:00 p.m., FloCollege		vs. George Washington Cayman Islands Classic	L 79–92	4–2	17 – Alston	7 – Alston	4 – Carter	John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 25, 2025* 4:00 p.m., FloCollege		vs. McNeese Cayman Islands Classic	L 62–72	4–3	18 – Lands	9 – Alston	4 – Smith	John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
December 1, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		UAB	W 76–61	5–3	19 – Alston	8 – Tied	4 – Tied	Murphy Center (3,323) Murfreesboro, TN
December 7, 2025* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		Belmont	L 62–83	5–4	14 – Alston	10 – Loofe	5 – Smith	Murphy Center (3,168) Murfreesboro, TN
December 21, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cumberland	W 74–58	7–4	20 – Carter	10 – Alston	4 – Smith	Murphy Center (2,511) Murfreesboro, TN
December 29, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 8 Houston	L 60–69	7–5	18 – Lands	12 – Alston	4 – Tied	Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX
Conference USA Regular Season
December 17, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Kennesaw State	W 68–67	6–4 (1–0)	24 – Lands	9 – Tied	4 – Smith	Murphy Center (2,812) Murfreesboro, TN
January 2, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	W 88–51	8–5 (2–0)	25 – Oglesby	10 – Jovanovic	6 – Smith	Murphy Center (3,127) Murfreesboro, TN
January 4, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sam Houston	W 68–67	9–5 (3–0)	16 – Carter	10 – Loofe	4 – Carter	Murphy Center (3,212) Murfreesboro, TN
January 8, 2026 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		at UTEP	L 80–83	9–6 (3–1)	16 – Tied	7 – Loofe	7 – Carter	Don Haskins Center (4,368) El Paso, TX
January 10, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at New Mexico State	W 59–55	10–6 (4–1)	16 – Alston	8 – Loofe	5 – Cater	Pan American Center (2,852) Las Cruces, NM
January 14, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	L 58–59	10–7 (4–2)	13 – Lands	9 – Alston	5 – Tied	Thomas Assembly Center (2,082) Ruston, LA
January 17, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Missouri State	W 90–87 ^2OT	11–7 (5–2)	22 – Alston	10 – Loofe	5 – Carter	Murphy Center (4,482) Murfreesboro, TN
January 24, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	L 58–75	11–8 (5–3)	15 – Lands	5 – Tied	6 – Carter	Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
January 29, 2026 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		Liberty	L 65–81	11–9 (5–4)	20 – Alston	12 – Alston	3 – Smith	Murphy Center (3,922) Murfreesboro, TN
January 31, 2026 3:00 p.m., CBSSN		Western Kentucky	L 60–65	11–10 (5–5)	25 – Lands	11 – Alston	4 – Tied	Murphy Center (4,127) Murfreesboro, TN
February 4, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		FIU	L 84–88 ^OT	11–11 (5–6)	25 – Whitlock Jr.	8 – Alston	8 – Carter	Murphy Center (3,512) Murfreesboro, TN
February 7, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Delaware	L 88–89	11–12 (5–7)	21 – Tied	8 – Loofe	5 – Carter	Bob Carpenter Center (2,460) Newark, DE
February 12, 2026 5:30 p.m., CBSSN		at Kennesaw State	W 90–87	12–12 (6–7)	22 – Smith	6 – Alston	7 – Lands	Convocation Center (1,676) Kennesaw, GA
February 14, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Western Kentucky	L 80–82	12–13 (6–8)	20 – Lands	5 – Tied	7 – Smith	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,023) Bowling Green, KY
February 18, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Sam Houston	L 70–78	12–14 (6–9)	16 – Alston	7 – Loofe	6 – Tied	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,202) Huntsville, TX
February 21, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Delaware	W 78–66	13–14 (7–9)	18 – Smith	13 – Loofe	4 – Smith	Murphy Center (4,150) Murfreesboro, TN
February 26, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		UTEP	W 77–67	14–14 (8–9)	22 – Lands	13 – Loofe	3 – Oglesby	Murphy Center (3,452) Murfreesboro, TN
February 28, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Mexico State	W 86–85 ^OT	15–14 (9–9)	27 – Carter	12 – Loofe	7 – Carter	Murphy Center (3,121) Murfreesboro, TN
March 5, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at FIU	W 73–67	16–14 (10–9)	25 – Green	8 – Alston	4 – Alston	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,735) Miami, FL
March 7, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Missouri State	W 75–63	17–14 (11–9)	17 – Alston	10 – Alston	5 – Lands	Great Southern Bank Arena (2,578) Springfield, MO
Conference USA tournament
March 12, 2026 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	(5)	vs. (4) Louisiana Tech Quarterfinal	L 69–80	17–15	20 – Green	7 – Alston	4 – Smith	Propst Arena (3,029) Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ Joyce, Cecil. "How MTSU men's basketball ended season with triple-overtime loss to Chattanooga in NIT". The Daily News Journal. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
^ "MBB: February 23 Players of the Week". conferenceusa.com. February 23, 2026. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
^ "Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[1] Joyce, Cecil. "How MTSU men's basketball ended season with triple-overtime loss to Chattanooga in NIT". The Daily News Journal. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[2] "MBB: February 23 Players of the Week". conferenceusa.com. February 23, 2026. Retrieved March 1, 2026.

[3] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[4] "Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

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