Both MTSU Basketball Squads Put Together Excellent Seasons

LaRon Dendy

Both the MTSU Blue Raider men’s and women’s basketball programs put together not just solid, but record breaking regular seasons.

The men finished with the most victories in program history, going 25-5 (14-2 in the Sun Belt Conference), and have earned the No. 1 seed for the upcoming Sun Belt Men’s Basketball Championship March 3–6 in Hot Springs, Ark.

The Blue Raiders earned a first-round bye and will face the winner of the matchup between Florida Atlantic and Arkansas State on Sunday, March 4, at 6 p.m. (airing on the Sun Belt Network, Comcast channel 27).

LaRon Dendy is leading the Blue Raiders’ charge averaging nearly 15 points and 7 rebounds per game.

Meanwhile, the women’s team completed Sun Belt Conference play without a loss this year, going 16-0 in conference, 24-5 overall.

Ebony Rowe has already entered the 1,000-point club in just her sophomore season, and will try and do her part to navigate the Raiders through the conference tournament, and beyond; they will also be in the No. 1 spot in the Sun Belt tournament held the first weekend of March.

Lady Raiders coach Rick Insell (left) and men's coach Kermit Davis

About the Author

Bracken, a 2003 graduate of MTSU’s journalism program, is the founder and publisher of the Murfreesboro Pulse. He lives in Murfreesboro with his wife, graphic artist and business partner, Sarah, and sons, Bracken Jr. and Beckett. Bracken enjoys playing the piano, sushi, football, chess, Tool, jogging, his backyard, hippie music, ice skating, Chopin, rasslin’, swimming, soup, tennis, sunshine, brunch, revolution and frying things. Connect with him on LinkedIn