MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Before Middle Tennessee takes on the best from Conference USA on the hardwood every season, the Blue Raiders have to make a nonconference schedule that's challenging, provides plenty of learning experiences and is attractive to fans.
With so many variables, the question of who, when and where to schedule can be quite complicated.
"We try to achieve several different objectives," head coach Nick McDevitt said. "We want to prepare our team for conference play by challenging them with both home and away games … and put together an attractive schedule for our fans, as well.