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.