Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
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Josh McDermott
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Assistant coach Josh McDermott enters his first season as part of Jimmy Borendame’s staff with the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders.
He spent the 2023 and 2024 season as an assistant coach at Belmont University. In 2022, he graduated with a masters in Sport Administration.
During the 2025 season, McDermott helped the Blue Raiders achieve a Conference USA title and a berth into the NCAA tournament. Marking McDermott's second conference title as assistant coach and first with Middle Tennessee. He coached and help the pairing of Karim Al-Amin and Ondrej Horak to a national ranking of No. 40 during the 2025 season. For the 2025 season, six players received 1st Team All-Conferrence honors and four players received 2nd Team All-Conference honors.
McDermott served as the interim head coach for the Bruins during the spring season of 2024.
In 2024, McDermott helped the Bruins win the Horizon League regular season. He helped Alfred Wallin in receiving Horizon League Player of the Year. Three players received 1st Team all-conference honors last season for the Bruins. Assisted Alfred Wallin in reaching the final round of Qualifying at the ITA All Americans.
During the 2023 season, he helped lead Belmont to a 21-6 record and Belmont’s first ever national ranking at 74. The Bruins won the Horizon League regular season and Horizon League conference championship to go undefeated in conference play, while also making the first round of NCAA Tournament. Later that year, two players received 1st Team All-Conference honors and 2 players received 2nd team All-Conference. He helped coach the pairing of Marko Ilic and Riccardo Trione to a national doubles ranking of 72.
As a player, McDermott played 3 seasons at Ferris State University, graduating in 2022. He was named to the GLIAC All-Conference Team two years in a row. He studied Professional Tennis Management with a minor in international business earning cum laude.
He spent the 2023 and 2024 season as an assistant coach at Belmont University. In 2022, he graduated with a masters in Sport Administration.
During the 2025 season, McDermott helped the Blue Raiders achieve a Conference USA title and a berth into the NCAA tournament. Marking McDermott's second conference title as assistant coach and first with Middle Tennessee. He coached and help the pairing of Karim Al-Amin and Ondrej Horak to a national ranking of No. 40 during the 2025 season. For the 2025 season, six players received 1st Team All-Conferrence honors and four players received 2nd Team All-Conference honors.
McDermott served as the interim head coach for the Bruins during the spring season of 2024.
In 2024, McDermott helped the Bruins win the Horizon League regular season. He helped Alfred Wallin in receiving Horizon League Player of the Year. Three players received 1st Team all-conference honors last season for the Bruins. Assisted Alfred Wallin in reaching the final round of Qualifying at the ITA All Americans.
During the 2023 season, he helped lead Belmont to a 21-6 record and Belmont’s first ever national ranking at 74. The Bruins won the Horizon League regular season and Horizon League conference championship to go undefeated in conference play, while also making the first round of NCAA Tournament. Later that year, two players received 1st Team All-Conference honors and 2 players received 2nd team All-Conference. He helped coach the pairing of Marko Ilic and Riccardo Trione to a national doubles ranking of 72.
As a player, McDermott played 3 seasons at Ferris State University, graduating in 2022. He was named to the GLIAC All-Conference Team two years in a row. He studied Professional Tennis Management with a minor in international business earning cum laude.
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