Middle Tennessee Women's Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Middle Tennessee Lady Raiders

Conference USA (28-4, 18-2)

 
 
Big Wins: 12/4 Louisville (67-49), 12/10 at Memphis (69-53)
Bad Losses: 11/7 at Mercer (75-76), 2/4 at UTSA (53-58)
Coach: Rick Insell
 
Probable Starters:
Courtney Whitson, Junior, Forward, 10.4 ppg, 7.9 rpg
Anastasiia Boldyreva, Sophomore, Center, 7.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.3 bpg
Jalynn Gregory, Sophomore, Guard, 13.7 ppg, 2.2 apg, 4.2 rpg
Savannah Wheeler, Junior, Guard, 15.1 ppg, 3.1 apg
Alexis Whittington, Senior, Guard, 6.0 ppg, 1.9 apg, 4.0 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Kseniya Malashka, Senior, Forward, 15.2 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.7 bpg
Courtney Blakely, Sophomore, Guard, 7.2 ppg, 2.6 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.5 (45th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 55.7 (21, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.5 (68, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 36.4 (24, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.8 (46, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.0 (134, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 78.4 (13, 1)
Rebound Margin: 3.1 (100, 5)
Assists Per Game: 13.1 (165, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.8 (6, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2022NITFirst Round win over Wofford
2022NITSecond Round win over Wake Forest
2022NITThird Round win over Vanderbilt
2022NITQuarterfinal win over Toledo
2022NITSemifinal loss to Seton Hall
2021NCAARound of 64 loss to Tennessee
2019NITFirst Round win over IUPUI
2019NITSecond Round loss to Ohio
2018NITFirst Round loss to Ball State
2016NCAARound of 64 loss to Florida State
2015NITFirst Round win over Ball State
2015NITSecond Round win over Arkansas State
2015NITThird Round win over Mississippi
2015NITQuarterfinal loss to Temple
2014NCAARound of 64 loss to Oregon State
2013NCAARound of 64 loss to Louisville
2012NCAARound of 64 loss to Vanderbilt
2011NCAARound of 64 loss Georgia
2010NCAARound of 64 loss to Mississippi State
2009NCAARound of 64 loss to Michigan State
2008NITFirst Round win over Western Carolina
2008NITSecond Round loss to Kentucky
2007NCAARound of 64 win over Gonzaga
2007NCAARound of 32 loss to Marist
 
*all team stats through 3/2