MTSU Basketball: 5 reasons Blue Raiders will be the Cinderella of the 2017 NCAA Tournament

By Taylor Sturm | Mar 14, 2017

Mar 11, 2017; Birmingham, AL, USA; Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders react after winning the Conference USA Tournament Championship against Marshall Thundering Herd at Legacy Arena. Blue Raiders defeated the Herd 82-73. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /

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Mar 10, 2017; Birmingham, AL, USA; Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders head coach Kermit Davis reacts during the Conference USA Tournament against UTEP Miners at Legacy Arena. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders defeated the UTEP Miners 82-56. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /

Coaching

Kermit Davis might be the most underrated coach in college basketball, which is why so many fan bases are shouting his name in the hope that he might leave MTSU for what they mistakenly perceive to be greener pastures.

Sorry LSU and Illinois’ fans, but the only way Davis leaves Murfreesboro is for a top-level college basketball program – or Mississippi State. However, Ben Howland definitely has many more years in Starkville, so Blue Raiders’ fans shouldn’t worry about losing their coach for now.

Davis will have this team fully prepared to face off with Minnesota and whoever else they might face in the Big Dance.

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