MTSU Men’s Basketball Receives Invite To Cancun Challenge

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The Middle Tennessee State University men’s basketball team has accepted an invitation to the Cancun Challenge in November at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya. Eight teams will participate in this tournament and will be split into two separate divisions – the Mayan and the Riviera – with four teams each.

MTSU will be in the Mayan Division alongside Bucknell, Mercer, and Rider, while the Riviera Division features Buffalo, Illinois State, Saint Louis, and Stephen F. Austin.

“We’re really excited about the opportunity to compete in the Cancun Challenge,” says Head Coach Nick McDevitt. “The bracket for this year’s event boasts some strong competition and we expect it to be a great experience for our players and Blue Raider fans.”

The event opens in the U.S. with four cross-divisional games hosted by the teams in the Riviera Division. The Blue Raiders will open in Nacogdoches, Texas at Stephen F. Austin on Nov. 19 before traveling to the Yucatan Peninsula for the remainder of the event. MTSU will then move into bracket play within the Mayan Division as they face Rider on Nov. 23 and either Bucknell or Mercer on Nov. 24.

The Blue Raiders’ two contests in Cancun will be played at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya, where teams and their fans are within walking distance from their rooms to the games as well as restaurants and the poolside. Both games will be broadcast by FloHoops.

MTSU had a rough season in 2020 as they went 5-18 overall and 3-13 in the conference.

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