By GREG MENGELT MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Josh Jefferson scored 5 points and Middle Tennessee beat in-state rival UT Martin 73-61 Wednesday for their fourth win in a row. Jefferson, who helped lead New Albany to the 2016 state championship, also had 5 rebounds as the Blue Raiders won for the seventh time in eight games. […]

By GREG MENGELT MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Josh Jefferson scored 9 points — the most among Middle Tennessee starters — as Middle Tennessee blasted Bryant College 96-48 at the Murphy Center. Jefferson, the former New Albany star, went 4 for 8 from the field and connected on one 3-pointer in the win. He also finished with […]

By GREG MENGELT CANCUN, Mexico — Josh Jefferson scored a team-high 13 points and his Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders blew by Mercer, 82-58 Wednesday in the final round of the Cancun Challenge at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya. Middle Tennessee went 2-1 on its trip to Mexico. Jefferson, a New Albany graduate, was one […]

By GREG MENGELT CANCUN, Mexico — Josh Jefferson had a season-low 2 points Tuesday in Mexico, but it didn’t matter. Jefferson and his Middle Tennessee teammates won for the fourth time in five games, 60-54 over Rider in the Cancun Challenge at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya, Jefferson, who helped lead New Albany to […]

By GREG MENGELT NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS — Josh Jefferson went 14-for-14 from the free throw line and had a game-high 23 points, but his Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders suffered their first loss of the season, 87-74, at Stephen F. Austin’s William R. Johnson Arena on Friday evening. Jefferson — a former New Albany star — went […]

By GREG MENGELT MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — It’s been a hot start for Josh Jefferson and his Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. On Tuesday, the New Albany graduate scored five points in his team’s 76-65 win over a Winthrop team expected to be an NCAA Tournament team — and a potential Cinderella — in March. Jefferson led […]