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• Most wins in school history (28)
• Ranked in top-ten nationally with 55 wins in
the past two seasons
• Nation’s longest winning streak (17) games at
end of regular season
• Received votes in USA Today Poll for eight
straight weeks, ranked as high as #26
• Undefeated at home with a record of
16-0, one of three teams in the country
to finish 16-0 or better
• Record of 4-2 versus SEC opponents
during 2011-12 & 2012-2013 seasons
• Sun Belt’s winningest road team with
55 conference road wins over eleven
years under head coach Kermit Davis
• Led Sun Belt with 56 conference wins
over the last four seasons
• 2011-12 Sun Belt Player of the Year:
• LaRon Dendy
• 2012-13 Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year:
• Bruce Massey Jr.
• Six All-Sun Belt Selections in 2011-12 &
2012-13
Attendance On the Rise
•Middle Tennessee has doubled its
average home attendance under Kermit
Davis, realizing a 200 percent increase in
the process
•After ranking 10th in the Sun Belt in
average home attendance prior to the
2002-2003 season, the Blue Raiders have
the Sun Belt’s second-highest home
average in Davis’ 11 seasons
•Established new single-game attendance
record of 11,807 at The Murphy Center
on February 26, 2004.
In The Last 10 Years
MIDDLE TENNESSEE
Has Played These QUALITY
OPPONENTS
AKRON
ALABAMA
IOWA
XAVIER
PURDUE
BELMONT
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH
VILLANOVA
LOUISVILLE
MEMPHIS
OLE MISS
TENNESSEE
UCLA
VANDERBILT
The 2013-14
Schedule will be
highlighted with
these opponents
Florida
Ole Miss
LaSalle
Akron
Georgia Tech
Murray State
The Blue Raiders always compete against top-notch
competition.
• Conference championship airs on
ESPN
• During the 2011-12 season, 65 C-
USA men’s basketball games
were featured across C-USA three
TV platforms
• CBS College Sports Network
includes live video online and is
available on cable, Dish Network
and DirecTV
One of the biggest changes in college athletics over the past few years has
been the attitude toward strength and conditioning. Performing in the
weight room has become just as important as on-the-court competition,
and Middle Tennessee has one of the very best staffs in the nation
committed to making student-athletes the best they can be.
It all happens in the Blue Raiders' 10,000-plus square foot weight room
facility located adjacent to the Murphy Center and is designed for use by
all Middle Tennessee student-athletes. It is a strength training area that
rivals any in the country. The weight room has been described by many
people as better than any in the immediate area, including those at SEC
and Conference USA schools.
Forbes: Ranks Middle Tennessee State University in Best
Colleges and Universities in America!!!
• # 1 Public Institution in Tennessee.
• The only Public University in Tennessee rated in Forbes Top 100.
• # 47 in the Forbes “Best Buy” Schools.
• # 57 out of 600 Public Universities in the Nation
• MTSU was in the company of other top 100 institutions such as
the University of North Carolina, University of Florida, The
Citadel, UCLA, University of Texas, as well as the United States
Air Force Academy.
“Being ranked among the top 100 public institutions in the
United States is an honor that has resulted from the hard
work and commitment of our outstanding students,
faculty, staff and alumni.”
~ MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee
• During the 2011-12 Season, Men’s Basketball achieved
an APR score of 983 (Out of 1000), putting them
among the top 10% of all schools in the United States.
• The team has posted APR scores in the top 10% in the
country the last 4 years in a row.
• The has team posted an average GPA of 2.75 the last
three years.
• 15 Blue Raiders posted a GPA of 3.0 or better over the
past two years.
Coach Davis and his Blue Raider Program have
successfully helped the last 29 student-athletes
who have exhausted their eligibility, graduate
from Middle Tennessee State University.
• MTSU is Tennessee’s largest undergraduate university
• Approximately 50,000 alums live within 100 miles of campus.
• From 1995-2013, MTSU has been the #1 choice of mid-state valedictorians and salutatorians
• Middle Tennessee has 155 permanent buildings and a campus of about 500 acres. Student-athletes benefit from state-of-the-art facilities and a full-time faculty in which 79 percent of members hold terminal degrees.
• MTSU offers a safe, friendly environment and a diverse student body (54 percent female, 12 percent minority, and students from 70 countries)
• Student Union: $65 million
• Science: $146 million
• Education: $30 million
• Student Services and two parking
garages: $39 million
• Total: $280 million of new and on-going
renovations
Middle Tennessee vs. Georgia Tech
Bridgestone Arena
December 2013
Middle Tennessee’s basketball program has become community-
minded under Kermit Davis. The following are some of the non-profit
organizations in which the Blue Raiders have been involved during
the past five years:
NABC Reading Program
“Special Olympics”
“Special Kids”
Oakland Middle School Mentoring Program
Boys and Girls Club of Rutherford County
Student-athlete Advisory Board
Rutherford County Schools Reading Program
Boy Scouts of America
Rutherford County Youth Basketball Leagues
Habitat for Humanity
Raiders’ Choice Award for
community service
LaRon Dendy – Turkey
Raymond Cintron – Puerto Rico
James Washington – Germany
Mike Dean - CBL
Tommy Gunn - France
Steve Thomas – Venezuela
Michael Cuffee - Qatar
John Humphrey - China
Tim Blue - Holland
Marcus Morrison - Indonesia
Calvin O’Neil – Iceland
Montarrio Haddock - Cyprus
Win the C-USA Tourney and Go
to the NCAA Tourney
Win the C-USA regular season
title
Graduate