List of Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball head coaches

Last updated June 12, 2025

The following is a list of Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball head coaches. There have been 20 head coaches of the Blue Raiders in their 100-season history.^[1]

Middle Tennessee's current head coach is Nick McDevitt. He was hired as the Blue Raiders' head coach in March 2018,^[2] replacing Kermit Davis, who left to become the head coach at Ole Miss.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1913–1924^[a]	Alfred B. Miles	4	27–6	.818
2	1924–1926	Guy Stephenson	2	15–11	.577
3	1926–1933	Frank Faulkinberry	7	48–42	.533
4	1933–1935	E. M. Waller	2	7–13	.350
5	1935–1939	Johnny Floyd	4	17–33	.340
6	1939–1942	Elwin W. Midgett	3	25–35	.417
7	1945–1946	O. L. Freeman	1	4–2	.667
8	1946–1948	E. K. Patty	2	24–20	.545
9	1948–1949	Charles M. Murphy	1	11–12	.478
10	1949–1956	Charles Greer	7	76–103	.425
11	1956–1962	Ed Diddle Jr.	6	56–80	.412
12	1962–1965	Bill Stokes	3	26–42	.382
13	1965–1969	Ken Trickey	4	45–54	.455
14	1969–1979	Jimmy Earle	10	164–103	.614
15	1979–1984	Stan Simpson	5	71–66	.518
16	1984–1991	Bruce Stewart	7	141–76	.650
17	1991–1996	David Farrar	5	61–73	.455
18	1996–2002	Randy Wiel	6	84–90	.483
19	2002–2018	Kermit Davis	16	332–188	.638
20	2018–present	Nick McDevitt	5	69–87	.442
Totals		20 coaches	100 seasons	1,303–1,136	.534
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source^[1]

↑ Middle Tennessee did not field a team from 1915 until 1922 due to World War I.

References

1 2 "Blue Raiders 2022-23 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Middle Tennessee Athletics. p. 101. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
↑ Bacharach, Erik (March 24, 2018). "Nick McDevitt hired as Middle Tennessee basketball coach" . The Daily News Journal . Retrieved March 20, 2023.
↑ Morales, Antonio (March 15, 2018). "What to know, what was said about Ole Miss' hire of Kermit Davis" . The Clarion-Ledger . Retrieved March 20, 2023.

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[NoTeamWWI-4] Middle Tennessee did not field a team from 1915 until 1922 due to World War I.

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "Blue Raiders 2022-23 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Middle Tennessee Athletics. p. 101. Retrieved March 20, 2023.

[2] Bacharach, Erik (March 24, 2018). "Nick McDevitt hired as Middle Tennessee basketball coach" . The Daily News Journal . Retrieved March 20, 2023.

[3] Morales, Antonio (March 15, 2018). "What to know, what was said about Ole Miss' hire of Kermit Davis" . The Clarion-Ledger . Retrieved March 20, 2023.

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