By GREG MENGELT MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Josh Jefferson and the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders moved into a first-place tie atop the Conference USA standings with a 63-48 home victory Thursday. Jefferson, a former New Albany star, went 4 for 9 from the field and made three of his five 3-point attempts in the victory. The […]

By GREG MENGELT BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Josh Jefferson had perhaps his best all-around game of the season, but it wasn’t enough in Middle Tennessee’s 97-75 loss to UAB at Bartow Arena in Birmingham. A New Albany graduate and Blue Raider senior, Jefferson led his team in scoring, rebounds and assists in Saturday’s loss, which dropped […]

By GREG MENGELT BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Middle Tennessee senior Josh Jefferson had arguably the best game of his college career Saturday and helped the Blue Raiders win 93-85 at Western Kentucky on Saturday. Jefferson, a former New Albany standout, was 8 for 11 from the field, 7 for 9 from behind the 3-points line […]

By GREG MENGELT HUNTINGTON, W. Va. — Josh Jefferson had an off-night shooting but his Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders picked up an 81-79 victory at Marshall on Thursday. Jefferson, a senior and former New Albany star, was just 2 for 8 from the field and 1 for 5 from behind the 3-point arc. He finished […]

By GREG MENGELT MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Former New Albany star Josh Jefferson had a bit off an off night shooting, but it didn’t matter. His Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders outscored Southern Mississippi 44-27 in the second half of Saturday’s 74-60 victory at the Murphy Center. Jefferson, a senior and Middle Tennessee’s leading scorer at 13.1 […]

By GREG MENGELT MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Josh Jefferson and the Middle Tennessee Raiders held Florida International to 13 of 57 shooting (22.8 percent) and cruised to a low-scoring 50-39 victory on Saturday at the Murphy Center. Jefferson, a former New Albany star, finished with 12 points, four rebounds, two blocked shots and a steal as […]