http://www.goblueraiders.com/section.cfm/sport/mensbasketball/feed/rss&ei=UTF-8 en-us Copyright (c) 2008 GoBlueRaiders.com All rights reserved. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:26:00 GMT 10 142 18 http://www.goblueraiders.com/section.cfm/sport/mensbasketball/feed/rss&ei=UTF-8 http://www.goblueraiders.com/images/css.gif false http://www.goblueraiders.com/content.cfm/id/31571 http://www.goblueraiders.com/content.cfm/id/31571 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:26:00 GMT MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Patience paid off for Middle Tennessee head men's basketball coach Kermit Davis when junior college standout Montarrio Haddock signed a letter of intent with the Blue Raiders this week.]]> http://www.goblueraiders.com/content.cfm/id/31376 http://www.goblueraiders.com/content.cfm/id/31376 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:52:00 GMT MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Kermit Davis had two items atop his wish list during the recent recruiting period and the veteran Middle Tennessee men's basketball coach was able to achieve both when the NCAA late signing period began Wednesday. Davis announced the signing of guard Eric Allen and post Josh Jones to national letters of intent Wednesday, filling a pair of needs.]]> http://www.goblueraiders.com/content.cfm/id/31237 http://www.goblueraiders.com/content.cfm/id/31237 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Middle Tennessee men's basketball coach Kermit Davis has been named the Sun Belt Coach of the Year by collegeinsider.com after leading the Blue Raiders to a school-record for conference wins and taking his team to league's tournament title game last month. The Blue Raiders won 11 of their last 14 and captured 14 wins against Sun Belt Conference teams - the most league wins ever for a Middle Tennessee team in a single-season.]]> http://www.goblueraiders.com/content.cfm/id/31207 http://www.goblueraiders.com/content.cfm/id/31207 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:15:00 GMT MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Middle Tennessee forward Desmond (Boogie) Yates has been awarded the All-American Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year Award by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Yates, who was nominated by Blue Raider men's basketball strength coach Jason Spray, was a first-team All-Sun Belt selection as a sophomore in 2007-08 and led the Blue Raiders in scoring with 16 points per game.]]> http://www.goblueraiders.com/content.cfm/id/30631 http://www.goblueraiders.com/content.cfm/id/30631 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:48:00 GMT MOBILE, Ala. - A memorable run in the second-half of the season saw the Middle Tennessee men's basketball team land in the Sun Belt Conference Championship game, but a strong second-half run by Western Kentucky denied the Blue Raiders a tournament title as the Hilltoppers captured a 67-57 win in front of 5,234 at the Mitchell Center here Tuesday night. Middle Tennessee won 10 of its last 13 to reach the title game for the second time under sixth-year Head Coach Kermit Davis but the Blue Raiders finally ran out of gas against an experienced Western Kentucky team.]]>