Montarrio Haddock News

The Middle Tennessee mena s basketball team will play three games over the next six days beginning with Belmont on Tuesday night.

The UAB men's basketball team will continue its six-game homestand when it takes on Middle Tennessee on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at Bartow Arena.

MTSU basketball's recent woes have stemmed from a backwards view of its own offense.

The MTSU men's basketball team came up with a timely second-half spurt and late free-throw shooting to stave off Lamar's rally in a 74-66 win on Thursday night at Murphy Center.

Anthony Miles scored a game-high 19 while Charlie Harper posted his second career double-double but it wasn't quite enough as Lamar fell to Middle Tennessee, 74-68 at the Murphy Center Thursday night.

" Middle Tennessee never gave up on Tuesday night against Marshall with a chance to force overtime in the final seconds but fell 63-60. Two free throws by junior James Washington made it a one possession game, 63-60, and then the Blue Raiders got the ball back on a Marshall turnover on the inbounds pass.

When MTSU senior standout Desmond 'Boogie' Yates recently injured his knee, plenty of Blue Raiders basketball fans did some quick math.

Steven Coleman scored 21 points, including 14 in the second half, to lead Ohio past Middle Tennessee 81-68 on Sunday.

Like a new pair of Chuck Taylor sneakers, MTSU must break in its new lineup on the run.

South Carolina's public television station is featuring the famed Doolittle Raiders who bombed Tokyo in 1942.

James Washington scored 24 points to lead Middle Tennessee to a 93-73 win over King College in the Blue Raiders' season opener on Friday night.

At the beginning of last season, the Blue Raiders were picked as the team to beat in the Sun Belt Conference.

Middle Tennesseea s newcomers shined in its exhibition game against North Alabama on Monday night as it took a 99-60 win.

MTSU men's basketball fans found out a few things about this season's squad in a 99-60 exhibition win over North Alabama Monday night.

MTSU basketball standout Desmond "Boogie" Yates will miss at least the first month of the season with a knee injury.

So, what are your expectations? Is it postseason or bust? Let's see: There are 13 Sun Belt Conference teams and one bid to the NCAA tournament - barring something outlandish - so what should be expected of the MTSU men's basketball team this season? When you look at 13 teams and just one bid, that's quite a tall order.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: Middle Tennessee State coach Kermit Davis is excited about all seven of his newcomers, including 6-8 freshman J. T. Sulton, whom Davis describes as "our most athletic newcomer." Davis is counting on two junior college transfers in the backcourt, Rod Emanuel and James Washington .

The Blue Raiders should be one of the top rebounding teams in the Sun Belt with the return of center Theryn Hudson and forwards Montarrio Haddock and Desmond Yates .

MTSU's backcourt is under new management. The Blue Raider men's basketball team held its first official practice of the full-time preseason Friday night, and newcomer point guard James Washington did what he has been doing for the last few months - lead.

The MT men's and women's basketball teams are officially getting set to begin their seasons.