Английская Википедия:2016–17 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

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The 2016–17 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by 15th-year head coach Kermit Davis, played their home games at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 31–5, 17–1 in C-USA play to win the regular season championship. In the C-USA tournament, they defeated UTSA, UTEP, and Marshall to win the C-USA Tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 12 seed in the South region, they defeated Minnesota in the first round before losing in the second round to Butler.

Previous season

The Blue Raiders finished the 2015–16 season 25–10, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They defeated Charlotte, Marshall, and Old Dominion to win the C-USA tournament. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 15 seed in the Tournament, they upset No. 2 seed and No. 2-ranked Michigan State in the first round to become only the eighth No. 15 seed to win an NCAA Tournament game. In the Second Round they lost to eventual Final Four participant, Syracuse.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Darnell Harris	0	F	6'8"	231	Senior	Milwaukee, WI	Graduated
Perrin Buford	2	G/F	6'6"	220	Senior	Decatur, AL	Graduated
Joshua Phillips	3	F	6'8"	230	Junior	Hendersonville, TN	Left the team due to personal reasons
Jacob Ivory	5	G	5'9"	168	Sophomore	Jackson, MS	Left the team due to personal reasons
Jaquawn Raymond	10	G	6'4"	200	RS Senior	Statesboro, GA	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Antwain Johnson	2	G	6'1"	185	Sophomore	Malone, FL	Junior college transferred from Chipola College.
Calvin Davis	10	G	6'1"	190	Junior	Charlotte, NC	Junior college transferred from Cape Fear CC.

Preseason

The Blue Raiders were picked to finish in second place in the preseason Conference USA poll. Giddy Potts and Reggie Upshaw Jr. were selected to the preseason All-Conference USA team.

Schedule and results

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Rankings

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