Blue Raider Stats

Middle Tennessee basketball and CUSA analysis and commentary. No university, program, athletic department, or CUSA affiliation.

[Middle Tennessee Men's Basketball @MT_MBB]

calling all students 🗣️

we’re hiring student managers for the upcoming 2026-27 season! email [email protected] if interested

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We really missed out on a better tournament in 2026 by not having Auburn and Indiana in the field. NCAA stepping in to right that egregious wrong

[Pete Thamel @PeteThamel]

Sources: The NCAA has initiated the final steps to expand the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments to 76 teams. The expansion is on track to be formalized in the upcoming weeks, with mid-May as the target. The 76-team tournaments begin next year. https://t.co/2ZGUjZR0uJ

[Vanderbilt Men's Basketball @VandyMBB]

Vanderbilt basketball is on the rise 📈

Please consider donating to our student-athletes

🔗 in bio

#GivingDay / #VU4Life

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I thought maybe this was some new advanced analytics abbreviation for college basketball when I saw this on my “For You” timeline 😂

[Samantha Smith @SamanthaTaghoy]

“MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+”

The Canadian government just dropped this absolute monstrosity (and no, it isn’t satire).

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Big shakeup on the MT staff. Looks like from his insta account that he’s joining Casey Alexander’s staff at Kansas State in some capacity

[Blue Raider Podcast presented by Golds Gym TN @BlueRaiderPod]

Per IG, MBB Associate Head Coach Wes Long is no longer a part of the program.

“I am personally forever grateful for the opportunity to have worked alongside the many good men on our staff, and the high-caliber men & women inside MTSU Athletics.”

Long spent 8 seasons in Murfreesboro and held the Associate HC title since 2022.

[The Towel Rack @TheTowelRackWKU]

Then he needs to learn how the real world works. He can sit out a year or he can learn how to live life grateful at his second school. Humility would be a good lesson to learn instead of instant gratification and “You do you, sweetheart” soft mentality. Man up. Life is tough.

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Liberty was not hit hard last year by the portal, but this is a big blow looking ahead to 2026-27

[Dylan @BigBlueDylan]

Liberty SG Brett Decker Jr will be entering the transfer portal, a source tells me.

At 6’3 190lb, Brett was one of the best shooters in the entire country. Has added much more to his game off the dribble as well. From Elizabethtown KY, don’t be surprised to see a ton of high majors involved.

Hearing Kentucky, and Louisville may have early interest here.

• 16.9p.
• 2.6r.
• 1.1a.
• 50/47/85.
• 242/395 FG’s are 3P. (114 3PM)

#BBN #KentuckyBasketball

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I agree with Sam. I’m fine with an intense coach and obviously Hurley gets results from his teams, but you can’t have a guy acting like this and pay no price for it

[Sam Dekker @dekker]

I have no bias here.

This is a tech 10/10 times. For multiple reasons… it would have lost the game for his team and he would have tried to fight the officials like he did nothing wrong. I just don’t understand it at all.

Also, referees need to grow a spine in instances like this.

[Shayne Pickering @shaynep_media]

BREAKING: Guard transfer Quinn Barnett commits to Middle Tennessee

He comes after spending two seasons at the Division II level for Walsh University

As a sophomore this year, he averaged 14.6 points, 4 rebounds and 2.3 assists

He shot 53% overall and 41% from deep

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Raiders add for 2026-27. From IMG in Florida

[Landyn Colyer @Landyncolyer]

God’s plan, that dream was put into your heart for a reason. Don’t let anything stop you from living your dream. Use this as a sign to achieve your dreams. #runyourownrace

[Blue Raider Stats @BlueRaiderStats]

Pretty good hire for FIU IMO

[FIU Men's Basketball @FIUHoops]

The Coach @JCantens era is officially under way in the 305 🔥

[Blue Raider Stats @BlueRaiderStats]

If you are the college basketball czar for a year, what would you do as your three highest priorities? You have all power, only your opinion counts.

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I wish good things for Alston and Loofe. I used to look daily at portal maneuvers a couple years ago, but at this point I’m more of the mind that says “let me know when we have a roster finalized and I’ll see what it looks like”.

[Blue Raider Stats @BlueRaiderStats]

By this standard, I guess Houston should also can Kelvin Sampson and Purdue should dump Matt Painter

[FanDuel @FanDuel]

Mark Few has ZERO National Championships in 27 seasons at Gonzaga 😳

Is it time to move on? 🤔

[Kevin Sweeney @CBB_Central]

Todd Golden made an interesting point to me on the lack of upsets: Elite teams have gone from slanting towards skill + playing 5-out to going all-in on dominating at the rim. It’s a higher-floor brand of basketball and the hardest style for MMs to match:

https://t.co/ysR8UvkDSQ

[Blue Raider Stats @BlueRaiderStats]

Congratulations to Kennesaw on a fine season

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Buckle up Zags. A CUSA champion is going to pack a punch

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Come on Owls. Show the CUSA grit

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I will have no problem continuing to hate them

[Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein]

Sources: Belmont will hire Duke's Evan Bradds as its next head coach.

[Jared Hastings @jhastings79]

@BlueRaiderStats @TheHilton_MT My son was born at halftime.
They came to take my wife back for the c-section at the exact moment Izzo called the timeout.
A nurse gave me updates throughout.
We wheeled my wife back to the room and I walked back in just in time to see Reggie’s dunk.
Pretty good day.