2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by 13th-year head coach Kermit Davis, played their home games at the Murphy Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the 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.

Previous season The Blue Raiders 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.

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Zane Gibson 0 G 6'2" 183 Senior Chattanooga, TN Graduated Neiko Hunter 1 F 6'7" 221 Senior Eutaw, AL Graduated Tweety Knight 5 G 6'1" 190 Senior Rentz, GA Graduated Tharone Chilton 11 G 6'2" 160 Junior Tulsa, OK Transferred to Oklahoma City Shawn Jones 12 F 6'8" 236 Senior Hialeah, FL Graduated Blake Johnson 13 G 5'10" 160 RS freshman Memphis, TN Left the team Ronald Ross 15 G 6'3" 215 Junior Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Minnesota State–Mankato Torin Walker 21 C 6'11" 240 Senior Columbus, GA Graduated Kerry Hammonds II 24 G/F 6'5" 210 Senior Murfreesboro, TN Graduated

Recruiting class of 2014

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Darnell Harris 0 F 6'8" 220 Junior Milwaukee, WI Junior college transfer from Northwest Florida State College DeVante Jones 1 G 5'10" 165 Junior Chicago, IL Junior college transfer from Southwest Tennessee Community College Perrin Buford 2 G 6'7" 205 Junior Decatur, AL Junior college transfer from Southwest Tennessee Community College Xavier Habersham 4 F 6'6" 200 Junior Dublin, GA Junior college transfer from Hill College

Roster

Schedule

!colspan=9 style="background:#00407A; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition

!colspan=9 style="background:#00407A; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season

!colspan=9 style="background:#00407A; color:#FFFFFF;"| Conference USA tournament

!colspan=9 style="background:#00407A; color:#FFFFFF;"| CIT

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