Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Blue Raiders host Milligan on Saturday
11/17/2023 10:26:00 AM | Men's Basketball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee men's basketball takes on Milligan on Saturday as part of a football-hoops doubleheader in the 'Boro. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. at the Murphy Center. Fans with a ticket to the Senior Day football game against UTEP at 1 p.m. will get free admission to the basketball game.
After entering the season as preseason favorites in the Conference USA coaches poll, the Blue Raiders are 2-1 after a 66-64 nail-biter of a loss to Western Carolina on Monday.Trailing by as many as 10 points in the second half, MTSU clawed back to tie the game in the final minute, but a pair of late free throws gave the Catamounts the edge.
Monday's game will be streamed on ESPN+. Classic Hits 93.3 and 95.1 FM will carry the radio broadcast, along with GoBlueRaiders.com and the Varsity Network App.
Game 2: Middle Tennessee (2-1, 0-0 CUSA) vs. Milligan (2-2, 2-2 Appalachian Athletic Conference)
» Monday, November 18 - 5:00 p.m.
» Murphy Center
» Murfreesboro, Tenn.
All-Time Against Milligan
» MTSU is 10-2 all-time against the Buffaloes.
» The Blue Raiders have not lost to Milligan in nearly 75 years, with the Buffs' last win in the series coming on December 15, 1948.
Blue Raider Notes
» The Blue Raiders tied with Liberty for the top spot in the CUSA Preseason Poll.
» MTSU over its last 34 home games has limited opponents to 59.6 points per game in regulation, having gone 31-3 in that stretch. Since the start of the 2021-22 season, the Blue Raiders allow 60.7 regulation ppg in neutral site games and 75.8 on the road.
» Camryn Weston and Elias King were selected to the Preseason All-CUSA team.
» The Blue Raiders added six newcomers to the roster to replace its six departing players. The average newcomer is 1.7 inches taller than the player he is replacing (6'8.0" vs. 6'6.3").
» Weston tore his ACL against Stephen F. Austin. He will miss the remainder of the 2023-24 season.
» MTSU's season-opening win was the 700th nonconference victory in program history.
» Jalen Jordan took the court Monday 971 days after the last college basketball game he had played, having missed the previous two seasons due to injury.
» At 1,344 active square feet, the Murphy Center's new scoreboards are the largest in Conference USA.
» Iowa transfer Josh Ogundele is MTSU's first European men's basketball player since Iiro Tenngren in 2001-02.
Scouting the Buffaloes
» Milligan, an NAIA school, comes into the game with a 2-2 record that does not include a 91-90 win over NCAA Division II Union (TN).
» Follie Bogan leads the Buffaloes in both scoring (23.5 ppg) and rebounding (8.5 rpg).
» Milligan has three players on its roster - Finn McClure, Pip Korent and Sam Gold - from New Zealand.
» Milligan assistant coach Alex Biggerstaff played for Nick McDevitt at UNC Asheville from 2012-14.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Men's Basketball on social media on Facebook //MTMensBasketball, Twitter (@MT_MBB) and Instagram (@mt_mbb).
After entering the season as preseason favorites in the Conference USA coaches poll, the Blue Raiders are 2-1 after a 66-64 nail-biter of a loss to Western Carolina on Monday.Trailing by as many as 10 points in the second half, MTSU clawed back to tie the game in the final minute, but a pair of late free throws gave the Catamounts the edge.
Monday's game will be streamed on ESPN+. Classic Hits 93.3 and 95.1 FM will carry the radio broadcast, along with GoBlueRaiders.com and the Varsity Network App.
Game 2: Middle Tennessee (2-1, 0-0 CUSA) vs. Milligan (2-2, 2-2 Appalachian Athletic Conference)
» Monday, November 18 - 5:00 p.m.
» Murphy Center
» Murfreesboro, Tenn.
All-Time Against Milligan
» MTSU is 10-2 all-time against the Buffaloes.
» The Blue Raiders have not lost to Milligan in nearly 75 years, with the Buffs' last win in the series coming on December 15, 1948.
Blue Raider Notes
» The Blue Raiders tied with Liberty for the top spot in the CUSA Preseason Poll.
» MTSU over its last 34 home games has limited opponents to 59.6 points per game in regulation, having gone 31-3 in that stretch. Since the start of the 2021-22 season, the Blue Raiders allow 60.7 regulation ppg in neutral site games and 75.8 on the road.
» Camryn Weston and Elias King were selected to the Preseason All-CUSA team.
» The Blue Raiders added six newcomers to the roster to replace its six departing players. The average newcomer is 1.7 inches taller than the player he is replacing (6'8.0" vs. 6'6.3").
» Weston tore his ACL against Stephen F. Austin. He will miss the remainder of the 2023-24 season.
» MTSU's season-opening win was the 700th nonconference victory in program history.
» Jalen Jordan took the court Monday 971 days after the last college basketball game he had played, having missed the previous two seasons due to injury.
» At 1,344 active square feet, the Murphy Center's new scoreboards are the largest in Conference USA.
» Iowa transfer Josh Ogundele is MTSU's first European men's basketball player since Iiro Tenngren in 2001-02.
Scouting the Buffaloes
» Milligan, an NAIA school, comes into the game with a 2-2 record that does not include a 91-90 win over NCAA Division II Union (TN).
» Follie Bogan leads the Buffaloes in both scoring (23.5 ppg) and rebounding (8.5 rpg).
» Milligan has three players on its roster - Finn McClure, Pip Korent and Sam Gold - from New Zealand.
» Milligan assistant coach Alex Biggerstaff played for Nick McDevitt at UNC Asheville from 2012-14.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Men's Basketball on social media on Facebook //MTMensBasketball, Twitter (@MT_MBB) and Instagram (@mt_mbb).
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