Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Blue Raiders look to move to 2-0 against Stephen F Austin
11/8/2023 11:35:00 AM | Men's Basketball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee men's basketball is back in the Glass House on Thursday night with a home game against Stephen F. Austin. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Murphy Center.
After entering the season as preseason favorites in the Conference USA coaches poll, the Blue Raiders are coming off a 74-57 home victory over Northern Kentucky on Monday. Camryn Weston and Elias King led MTSU with 14 points apiece, aided by 13 from Justin Bufford and 10 off the bench from Jacob Johnson.
Monday's game will be streamed on ESPN+. WGNS, 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 (1-0, 0-0 CUSA) vs. Stephen F Austin (1-0, 0-0 WAC)
» Thursday, November 6 - 7:00 p.m.
» Murphy Center
» Murfreesboro, Tenn.
All-Time Against Stephen F. Austin
» The all-time series between the two teams is tied at 1-1.
» This is the third time in the last three seasons the Blue Raiders and Lumberjacks have met on the hardwood and the third different location. The teams squared off in Nacogdoches, Texas, in 2021 and in Laval, Quebec, in 2022.
Blue Raider Notes
» The Blue Raiders tied with Liberty for the top spot in the CUSA Preseason Poll.
» MTSU over its last 32 home games has limited opponents to 59.6 points per game in regulation, having gone 30-2 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 is 314 points away from becoming the 36th Blue Raider to score 1,000 career points, a mark he has eclipsed in each of his first two seasons at MTSU. If he reaches that milestone this year, he would be the 18th player to do so in three years or less.
» 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-born men's basketball player since Iiro Tenngren in 2001-02.
Scouting the Lumberjacks
» SFA opened its season with a 96-68 win over North American University on Monday.
» Four Lumberjacks scored in double digits Monday, led by Kihmari Wilson's 13 points.
» The Lumberjacks were picked second in the WAC Preseason Poll.
» Sadaidriene Hall was named to the Preseason All-WAC squad and was Second Team All-WAC in 2022-23.
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 coming off a 74-57 home victory over Northern Kentucky on Monday. Camryn Weston and Elias King led MTSU with 14 points apiece, aided by 13 from Justin Bufford and 10 off the bench from Jacob Johnson.
Monday's game will be streamed on ESPN+. WGNS, 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 (1-0, 0-0 CUSA) vs. Stephen F Austin (1-0, 0-0 WAC)
» Thursday, November 6 - 7:00 p.m.
» Murphy Center
» Murfreesboro, Tenn.
All-Time Against Stephen F. Austin
» The all-time series between the two teams is tied at 1-1.
» This is the third time in the last three seasons the Blue Raiders and Lumberjacks have met on the hardwood and the third different location. The teams squared off in Nacogdoches, Texas, in 2021 and in Laval, Quebec, in 2022.
Blue Raider Notes
» The Blue Raiders tied with Liberty for the top spot in the CUSA Preseason Poll.
» MTSU over its last 32 home games has limited opponents to 59.6 points per game in regulation, having gone 30-2 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 is 314 points away from becoming the 36th Blue Raider to score 1,000 career points, a mark he has eclipsed in each of his first two seasons at MTSU. If he reaches that milestone this year, he would be the 18th player to do so in three years or less.
» 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-born men's basketball player since Iiro Tenngren in 2001-02.
Scouting the Lumberjacks
» SFA opened its season with a 96-68 win over North American University on Monday.
» Four Lumberjacks scored in double digits Monday, led by Kihmari Wilson's 13 points.
» The Lumberjacks were picked second in the WAC Preseason Poll.
» Sadaidriene Hall was named to the Preseason All-WAC squad and was Second Team All-WAC in 2022-23.
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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