2015–16 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee MT Logomark.svg 150 Conference USA C-USA 25–10 13–5 Kermit Davis 14th Greg Grensing Win Case Ronnie Hamilton Murphy Center C-USA tournament championsGreat Alaska Shootout champions NCAA tournament Second Round The 2015–16 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by 14th-year head coach Kermit Davis, played their home games at the Murphy Center and were members of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 25–10, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They defeated Charlotte, Marshall, and Old Dominion to be champions of the C-USA tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a #15 seed, in the first round they upset #2 seed and #2 nationally ranked Michigan State to become the eighth #15 seed to win an NCAA Tournament game. In the second round they lost to Syracuse. Previous season The Blue Raiders finished the 2014–15 season 19–17, 9–9 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the championship game of the C-USA tournament, where they lost to UAB. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Kent State. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes DeVante Jones 1 G 5'10" 160 Junior Chicago, IL Dismissed from the team Andrew Rogan 14 G 6'3" 170 Freshman Murfreesboro, TN Walk-on; didn't return JaQuel Richmond 15 G 6'1" 180 Freshman Greensboro, NC Transferred to UNC Wilmington Marcus Tarrance 23 G 6'6" 210 Senior Memphis, TN Graduated Gavin Gibson 32 G 6'4" 200 Junior Chattanooga, TN Walk-on; didn't return Jacquez Rozier 42 F 6'7" 220 Senior Waynesboro, GA Graduated Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Aldonis Foote 15 F 6'5" 215 Junior Peoria, IL Junior college, transferred from Trinity Valley Community College JaCorey Williams 22 F 6'8" 218 Senior Birmingham, AL Transferred from Arkansas. Under NCAA transfer rules, he had to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Had one year of remaining eligibility. Quavius Copeland 24 G 6'0" 175 Sophomore Greenville, SC Junior college, transferred from Gulf Coast State College Note: Justin Coleman, a junior who transferred from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, was going to be enrolled at the start of the fall of 2015. Later, he was dismissed from the team due to violations of team rules. Recruiting class of 2015 no no 2015 Karl Gamble PF Columbia, SC A. C. Flora High School 6 8 205 May 19, 2014 0 0 NR Joan Duran PF Chattanooga, TN Hamilton Heights Christian Academy 6 6 205 01/27/2015 0 0 NR 2015 2015 Middle Tennessee Basketball Commits 2015 Middle Tennessee Basketball Commits 2015 Middle Tennessee Basketball Commits July 27, 2015 yes Note: Jalen Perry, a 2015 high school graduate from Louisville, Kentucky, was going to be enrolled in the fall of 2015. Later, he was dismissed from the team due to violations of team rules. Roster 2015 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders y yDarnell Harris 0 F 6 8 231 SR Milwaukee, WI HamiltonNorthwest Florida State Perrin Buford 2 G/F 6 6 220 SR Decatur, AL HillcrestSouthwest Tennessee State Joshua Phillips 3 F 6 8 230 JR Hendersonville, TN Pope John Paul II Xavier Haberham 4 F 6 6 205 JR y Dublin, GA East LaurensHill College Jacob Ivory 5 G 5 9 168 SO Jackson, MS East Murrah Jaquawn Raymond 10 G 6 4 200 SR y Statesboro, GA StatesboroNorth Carolina State Edward Simpson, Jr. 11 G 6 2 195 SO Ocean Springs, MS St. Martin Aldonis Foote 15 G 6 6 210 JR Peoria, IL Trinity Valley CC Giddy Potts 20 G 6 2 220 SO Athens, AL Athens JaCorey Williams y 22 F 6 8 218 SR Birmingham, AL Arkansas yes I Quavius Copeland 24 G 6 0 175 SO Greenville, SC SouthsideGulf Coast State College Karl Gamble 25 F 6 9 220 FR Columbia, SC A.C. Flora Reggie Upshaw Jr. y 30 F 6 7 232 JR Chattanooga, TN Baylor School Kermit Davis (Purdue) Greg Grensing (Texas State) Win Case (Oklahoma City) Ronnie Hamilton (UNC Pembroke) http://www.goblueraiders.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball Schedule http://www.goblueraiders.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=177&path=mbball 2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule 2014-15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2014 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 1; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition 11/12/2015 6:30 pm yes Faulkner Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 2,512 84–63 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 1; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season 11/17/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Murray State CFSB Center Murray, KY 3,070 ASN 65–76 0–1 11/21/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Tennessee State Gentry Complex Nashville, TN 1,500 69–66 1–1 11/26/2015 8:30 pm yes yes Alaska Anchorage Alaska Airlines Center Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout Quarterfinals 2,478 CBSSN 75–72 2–1 11/27/2015 11:00 pm yes yes UNC Asheville Alaska Airlines Center Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout semifinals 2,822 CBSSN 63–61 3–1 11/28/2015 11:30 pm yes yes Toledo Alaska Airlines Center Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout championship 3,132 CBSSN 78–70 4–1 12/02/2015 8:00 pm yes VCU Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 8,882 FSN 56–62 4–2 12/05/2015 5:00 pm yes South Alabama Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 4,106 ASN 68–55 5–2 12/12/2015 12:00 pm yes yes Auburn Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN 7,322 MT10 88–81 6–2 12/17/2015 6:00 pm yes Belmont Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 5,555 ASN 83–62 7–2 12/22/2015 6:00 pm yes yes Georgia State GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA 1,819 62–64 7–3 12/27/2015 4:30 pm yes yes South Dakota State Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD 3,200 FSN 61–65 7–4 12/30/2015 6:00 pm yes Trevecca Nazarene Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 3,122 82–67 8–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 1; color:#FFFFFF;"| Conference USA regular season 01/03/2016 2:00 pm yes UAB Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL 4,279 ASN 67–78 8–5 0–1 01/07/2016 6:00 pm UTEP Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 4,105 ASN 78–72 9–5 1–1 01/09/2016 3:00 pm UTSA Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 4,632 ASN 79–71 10–5 2–1 01/14/2016 6:00 pm yes Charlotte Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC 3,914 73–72 11–5 3–1 01/16/2016 3:00 pm yes Old Dominion Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA 7,067 FSN 64–61 12–5 4–1 01/21/2016 6:30 pm North Texas Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 3,826 86–64 13–5 5–1 01/23/2016 5:00 pm Rice Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 4,104 87–73 14–5 6–1 01/28/2016 6:00 pm yes Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 5,724 66–82 14–6 6–2 01/30/2016 7:00 pm yes WKU E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 5,259 FCS 66–64 15–6 7–2 02/04/2016 6:30 pm Florida Atlantic Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 5,411 MT10 85–73 16–6 8–2 02/06/2016 6:00 pm FIU Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 5,298 67–66 17–6 9–2 02/11/2016 8:00 pm yes Louisiana Tech Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 5,011 ASN 63–73 17–7 9–3 02/13/2016 7:00 pm yes Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS 2,917 76–54 18–7 10–3 02/21/2016 5:00 pm UAB Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 7,822 CBSSN 67–77 18–8 10–4 02/25/2016 6:00 pm WKU Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 4,333 ASN 72–78 18–9 10–5 02/27/2016 5:00 pm Marshall Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 4,051 83–74 19–9 11–5 03/03/2016 6:00 pm yes Florida Atlantic FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL 1,040 76–59 20–9 12–5 03/05/2016 5:00 pm yes FIU FIU Arena Miami, FL 2,422 ASN 61–58 21–9 13–5 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 1; color:#FFFFFF;"| Conference USA tournament 03/10/2016 6:00 pm yes 2 Charlotte 7 Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL Quarterfinals 9,797 ASN 79–61 22–9 03/11/2016 5:30 pm yes 2 Marshall 6 Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL Semifinals 6,176 CBSSN 99–90 23–9 03/12/2016 1:30 pm yes 2 Old Dominion 5 Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL Championship 5,519 FS1 55–53 24–9 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 1; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA tournament 03/18/2016 1:45 pm yes yes 15 MW Michigan State 2 2 MW Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO First Round 14,250 CBS 90–81 25–9 03/20/2016 5:10 pm yes yes 15 MW Syracuse 10 MW Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO Second Round 15,169 TNT 50–75 25–10 AP Poll Central Time MW Midwest Region References Category:Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball seasons Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders