Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Men's Basketball
- Title:
- Coordinator of Player Development
- Email:
- reggie.upshaw@mtsu.edu
A Blue Raider from 2013-17, Reggie Upshaw returned to Murfreesboro after a seven-year professional career in 2023 to serve as the Coordinator of Player Development.
Upshaw was instrumental in the development of CUSA All-Freshman Team forward Torey Alston in his second year on the staff, creating individualized skill development sessions for players and offering in-game adjustments and strategy through assisting with defensive opponent scouts. He helped coach the team to its 16th 20-win season in 2024-25, earning a 22-12 record and a seeded bid to the National Invitation Tournament.
Under his leadership, Elias King and Camryn Weston were named to the 2023-24 CUSA Preseason Team. Upshaw also aided in the development of 2024 Second Team All-CUSA honoree Jestin Porter, Third Team All-CUSA forward Jared Coleman-Jones, Honorable Mention All-CUSA guard King and CUSA All-Freshman Team forward Chris Loofe in his first season as a member of McDevitt’s coaching staff.
He finished his Blue Raider playing career in the top five on MTSU’s all-time lists in points scored (fifth – 1,571), rebounds (fourth – 910), field goals made (fifth – 598), steals (fourth – 151), blocks (fifth – 110), games played (tied for first – 140), starts (second – 115) and minutes played (second - 3,956). He led MTSU to 99 wins and a 52-18 Conference USA mark.
Upshaw was a member of the Blue Raider teams that defeated Michigan State in the 2016 NCAA Tournament and Minnesota in the 2017 tournament, leading MTSU in scoring in each win. His dunk with 40 seconds remaining put the exclamation mark on the 2016 victory over the Spartans.
MTSU won the 2016 and 2017 CUSA Championships and the 2017 CUSA regular season title with Upshaw leading the way. He was named the CUSA Tournament MVP in 2016, averaging 17.7 points and 8.0 rebounds per game while adding a total of eight assists, four blocks and five steals across the three games.
Prior to returning to Murfreesboro, Upshaw’s professional playing career had taken him to Germany, Spain, Italy, Israel, Ukraine, New Zealand and Belgium, as well as summer leagues and training camps with the Los Angeles Clippers and Milwaukee Bucks. In the 2022-23 season, he averaged 10.4 points and 4.9 rebounds in 27 games for Telenet Giants Antwerp in Belgium. His highest scoring output came in 2017-18, when he averaged 14.4 points per game on 48.3 percent shooting for Tigers Tubingen in Germany.
