The Blue Raiders men’s and women’s basketball teams are still competing in March with hopes of winning their 1st ever post season tournaments in program history.
The men’s team have advanced to the championship of the College Basketball Invitational (CBI). They have won all 3 of their games in Daytona Beach by an average of 17 points. The Blue Raiders took down California Baptist, Boston University and Abilene Christian. UNC Wilmington is their opponent in the final round of the tournament. Game time is 4 PM on Wednesday, March 23rd on ESPN 2.
BIG TIME @Eliasking15 💪#MT pic.twitter.com/0raLBQmf0s
— MT Basketball (@MT_MBB) March 23, 2022
The Lady Raiders have made their way to the 3rd round of the WNIT. They took down Wofford and Wake Forrest and will now face in state foe Vanderbilt on Thursday, March 24th at 6:30 PM at Murphy Center. If they win this game they will play the winner of the Marquette and Toledo game.
“𝗪𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹.”
The @WomensNIT means something to @CoachInsell and the #LadyRaiders. 😤 pic.twitter.com/J6D9lkz6RX
— MT Women’s Basketball (@MT_WBB) March 22, 2022
Despite disappointing losses in their conference tournaments MTSU is one of the few teams left in the nation with both men’s and women’s teams still playing basketball in March.
