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

2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban
	† 2015 C-USA Tournament winner ;

2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
CIT, First round
Conference	Conference USA
2014–15 record	19–17 (9–9 C-USA)
Head coach	Kermit Davis (13th season);
Assistant coaches	Greg Grensing; Win Case; Ronnie Hamilton;
Home arena	Murphy Center
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

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[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
JaQuel Richmond PG	Greensboro, NC	Wesleyan Christian Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 19, 2014
JaQuel Richmond PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Ed Simpson SG	Ocean Springs, MS	Saint Martin High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 16, 2013
Ed Simpson SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jacob Ivory PG	Jackson, MS	Murrah High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sep 6, 2013
Jacob Ivory PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Giddy Potts SG	Athens, AL	Athens High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Mar 6, 2014
Giddy Potts SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Brendan Boyle PG	Montverde, FL	Montverde Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	May 13, 2014
Brendan Boyle PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 3, 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[]

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Darnell Harris	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Hamilton Northwest Florida State	Milwaukee, WI
G	1	DeVante Jones	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Orr Academy Southwest Tennessee State	Chicago, IL
G/F	2	Perrin Buford	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Jr	Hillcrest Southwest Tennessee State	Decatur, AL
F	3	Joshua Phillips	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Pope John Paul II	Hendersonville, TN
F	4	Xavier Haberham	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	East Laurens Hill College	Dublin, GA
G	5	Jacob Ivory	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	East Murrah	Jackson, MS
G	10	Jaquawn Raymond	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Statesboro North Carolina State	Statesboro, GA
G	11	Edward Simpson, Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	St. Martin	Ocean Springs, MS
G	14	Andrew Rogan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Blackman	Murfreesboro, TN
G	15	JaQuel Richmond	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Wesleyan Christian Academy	Greensboro, NC
G	20	Giddy Potts	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Athens	Athens, AL
G	23	Marcus Tarrance	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Kingsbury Eastern Oklahoma State College	Memphis, TN
F	30	Reggie Upshaw Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	So	Baylor School	Chattanooga, TN
G	32	Gavin Gibson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Baylor School	Chattanooga, TN
F	42	Jacquez Rozier	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Burke County	Waynesboro, GA

Head coach

Kermit Davis (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Greg Grensing (Texas State)
Win Case (Oklahoma City)
Ronnie Hamilton (UNC Pembroke)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[]

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Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/10/2014* 7:30 pm	Martin Methodist	L 67–76		Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Regular season
11/14/2014* 7:00 pm	Ohio Valley	W 77–60	1–0	Murphy Center (3,381) Murfreesboro, TN
11/18/2014* 7:00 pm	Murray State	L 49–68	1–1	Murphy Center (4,024) Murfreesboro, TN
11/22/2014* 3:30 pm	Southern Emerald Coast Classic First Round	W 66–48	2–1	Murphy Center (4,092) Murfreesboro, TN
11/25/2014* 7:00 pm	Northern Arizona Emerald Coast Classic Second Round	W 65–53	3–1	Murphy Center (3,806) Murfreesboro, TN
11/28/2014* 5:00 pm	vs. Cincinnati Emerald Coast Classic Third Round	L 51–69	3–2	The Arena at NWFSC (1,200) Niceville, FL
11/29/2014* 5:00 pm	vs. No. 23 Creighton Emerald Coast Classic 3rd place game	L 47–57	3–3	The Arena at NWFSC (1,215) Niceville, FL
12/02/2014* 7:00 pm, ASN	at Belmont	L 59–63	3–4	Curb Event Center (1,608) Nashville, TN
12/06/2014* 1:05 pm	at South Alabama	W 68–67 ^OT	4–4	Mitchell Center (1,326) Mobile, AL
12/13/2014* 6:00 pm	at Akron	W 62–61	5–4	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,714) Akron, OH
12/16/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	at Oklahoma State	L 44–68	5–5	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,217) Stillwater, OK
12/19/2014* 7:00 pm, ASN	Chattanooga	W 68–58	6–5	Murphy Center (4,017) Murfreesboro, TN
12/21/2014* 2:00 pm, ASN	Tennessee State	W 65–47	7–5	Murphy Center (3,672) Murfreesboro, TN
12/29/2014* 8:00 pm, SECN	at Auburn	L 48–64	7–6	Auburn Arena (6,752) Auburn, AL
01/04/2015 2:00 pm	UAB	L 49–54	7–7 (0–1)	Murphy Center (3,605) Murfreesboro, TN
01/08/2015 7:00 pm	FIU	W 65–52	8–7 (1–1)	Murphy Center (2,587) Murfreesboro, TN
01/10/2015 7:00 pm	Florida Atlantic	W 82–58	9–7 (2–1)	Murphy Center (2,774) Murfreesboro, TN
01/15/2015 7:00 pm	at Southern Miss	W 62–61	10–7 (3–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (3,191) Hattiesburg, MS
01/17/2015 3:00 pm, FSN	at Louisiana Tech	L 68–75	10–8 (3–2)	Thomas Assembly Center (6,214) Ruston, LA
01/22/2015 7:00 pm, ASN	Old Dominion	W 68–58 ^OT	11–8 (4–2)	Murphy Center (4,887) Murfreesboro, TN
01/24/2015 5:00 pm	Charlotte	W 72–69	12–8 (5–2)	Murphy Center (4,839) Murfreesboro, TN
01/29/2015 7:00 pm, ASN	at UTSA	L 58–69	12–9 (5–3)	Convocation Center (1,005) San Antonio, TX
01/31/2015 8:00 pm	at UTEP	L 70–83	12–10 (5–4)	Don Haskins Center (8,281) El Paso, TX
02/05/2015 7:00 pm	Southern Miss	W 61–51	13–10 (6–4)	Murphy Center (4,012) Murfreesboro, TN
02/07/2015 7:00 pm, ASN	Louisiana Tech	L 62–73	13–11 (6–5)	Murphy Center (4,986) Murfreesboro, TN
02/12/2015 7:00 pm	at Rice	L 68–71 ^2OT	13–12 (6–6)	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,341) Houston, TX
02/14/2015 7:00 pm, ASN	at North Texas	L 56–57	13–13 (6–7)	The Super Pit (1,946) Denton, TX
02/19/2015 4:00 pm	Marshall	W 90–51	14–13 (7–7)	Murphy Center (5,101) Murfreesboro, TN
02/22/2015 12:00 pm, FSN	WKU	W 68–66	15��13 (8–7)	Murphy Center (5,227) Murfreesboro, TN
02/28/2015 2:00 pm, ASN	at UAB	L 95–100 ^3OT	15–14 (8–8)	Bartow Arena (4,761) Birmingham, AL
03/05/2015 7:30 pm	at FIU	L 54–59	15–15 (8–9)	FIU Arena (1,041) Miami, FL
03/07/2015 6:00 pm	at Florida Atlantic	W 77–54	16–15 (9–9)	FAU Arena (1,021) Boca Raton, FL
Conference USA Tournament
03/11/2015 2:30 pm, ASN	vs. Charlotte First round	W 63–60	17–15	BJCC (4,661) Birmingham, AL
03/12/2015 2:30 pm, ASN	vs. Old Dominion Quarterfinals	W 59–52	18–15	BJCC (4,339) Birmingham, AL
03/13/2015 3:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. UTEP Semifinals	W 53–50	19–15	BJCC (6,429) Birmingham, AL
03/14/2015 2:30 pm, FS1	vs. UAB Championship Game	L 60–73	19–16	BJCC (8,279) Birmingham, AL
CIT
03/18/2015* 6:00 pm	Kent State First round	L 56–68	19–17	Murphy Center (2,782) Murfreesboro, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References[]

^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".

[1] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".

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2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Louisiana Tech	15	–	3	.833	27	–	9	.750
Old Dominion	13	–	5	.722	27	–	8	.771
UTEP	13	–	5	.722	22	–	11	.667
WKU	12	–	6	.667	20	–	12	.625
UAB †	12	–	6	.667	20	–	16	.556
Middle Tennessee	9	–	9	.500	19	–	17	.528
FIU	8	–	10	.444	16	–	17	.485
UTSA	8	–	10	.444	14	–	16	.467
North Texas	8	–	10	.444	14	–	17	.452
Rice	8	–	10	.444	12	–	20	.375
Charlotte	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Marshall	7	–	11	.389	11	–	21	.344
Southern Miss*	4	–	14	.222	9	–	20	.310
Florida Atlantic	2	–	16	.111	9	–	20	.310
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban

† 2015 C-USA Tournament winner