Murfreesboro, Tenn.- Just over a week into the NCAA basketball season, Middle Tennessee has been one of the top defensive teams in the country, forcing turnovers and keeping points off the board with the best of them. What has allowed the Blue Raiders to do this has been both the length of its lineup and of its players themselves, and the energy those players bring to the floor.
One player who contributes in those areas is Eli Lawrence, a left-handed guard out of Atlanta, Georgia. The lanky sophomore is 6-foot-5 with a wingspan catered towards helping him become an elite defender and shot blocker.