Blue Raiders set to host Bethune-Cookman on Friday night

Friday, November 12

Murfreesboro, TN

6:00 PM

Middle Tennessee

Bethune-Cookman

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11/11/2021 3:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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By: Alex Morgan, MT Athletics

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Coming off a 39-point win over Brescia University (Ky.) Tuesday night, Middle Tennessee men's basketball is set to host Bethune-Cookman (0-1) on Friday at 6 p.m. CT in the Murphy Center.

Friday night's contest can be seen on CUSA.tv, fans are encouraged to tune into the radio broadcast on WGNS 1450 AM/100.5 FM; The Game 2 94.9FM/95.1 FM. This will be the second game since March 17, 2020, with no COVID-related attendance restrictions. Masks are recommended but not required at the Murphy Center.

MT was led by Josh Jefferson's 16 points and four steals in only 18 minutes of action in the season-opener. Three other Blue Raiders scored in double figures - Isaiah Turner (13), Eli Lawrence (12), and Christian Fussell (10) - en route to the second largest season opener victory under Nick McDevitt.

Newcomers to the Middle Tennessee roster accounted for 50 of the 98 points scored Tuesday night, as Jefferson (16), Turner (13), Justin Bufford (6), Teafale Lenard Jr. (6), Camryn Weston (6) and Jaellan White (3) all proved valuable pieces early in the season.

Game 2: Middle Tennessee (1-0, 0-0 C-USA) vs. Bethune-Cookman (0-1, 0-0 SWAC)
» Friday, November 12, 2021 – 6:00 p.m. CT
» Murphy Center – Murfreesboro, Tenn.

About the Blue Raiders
» MT looks to go 2-0 to begin their season for the third time under Nick McDevitt.
» MT scored 47 points off turnovers in the win over NAIA member Brescia, tying the most points scored off turnovers under Coach McDevitt. The Blue Raiders also scored 47 points off turnovers in a win against Maryville College (W, 119-61) in the 2019-2020 season opener.
» Donovan Sims is 10th all-time in career steals at MT with 113. The Murfreesboro native needs 23 assists, 12 3-pointers made, 15 games played and 357 minutes from the top 10 in those respective categories. He is also 249 points from joining the 1,000-point club. An average of 8.2 points per game in all 31 games would get him to that mark in the regular season.
» The Blue Raiders welcome six newcomers to the roster for 2021-22 season: graduate transfer Josh Jefferson, JuCo transfers Justin Bufford, Isaiah Turner and Camryn Weston, true freshman Teafale Lenard Jr. and walk-on Jaellan White.

All Time vs. Bethune-Cookman
» Friday's game is the first-ever matchup between MT and Bethune-Cookman

Scouting the Wildcats
» Bethune-Cookman men's basketball Athletic Director/Head Coach Reggie Theus is in his first season with the program. Theus is a former NBA All-Star who scored over 19,000 points and 6,000 assists in the league, with coaching stints across the NBA and the NCAA.
» The Wildcats are set to play their second game in over 600 days due to the pandemic. In their return to the court, they suffered a 75-54 loss to USF on Tuesday night in Tampa, Fla.
» Sophomore Joe French is BCU's leading returning scorer from the 2019-2020 season, averaging 8.5 points over 30 games two years ago.
» Four Wildcats found themselves in double digits in their season opener loss to USF.

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