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Nick McDevitt was announced as the 20th head coach of the Middle Tennessee men’s basketball program on March 24, 2018.
Heading into his sixth season in Murfreesboro, McDevitt is fifth in Blue Raider history with 46 home wins and 39 conference wins. His 156 games coached and .667 home winning percentage rank sixth all-time entering the 2023-24 season.
MTSU finished the 2022-23 season 19-14, picking up a win over then-No. 25 and eventual Final Four participant Florida Atlantic at the Murphy Center on Feb. 16. The 2022-23 Blue Raiders also extended their home winning streak to 20 games before falling to Chattanooga on December 15, a streak that wound up as the fourth-longest home win streak in program history.
The '22-23 campaign ended in a three-point loss to Florida Atlantic in the Conference USA semifinals that came down to the final seconds. The Blue Raiders were the last team to defeat the Owls before the NCAA semifinal round.
The 2021-22 Conference USA Coach of the Year, McDevitt led MTSU to a 26-11 record, the Cancun Challenge Maya Division championship, the C-USA East Division title and a runner-up finish in the 2022 CBI. The Blue Raiders also reached the semifinals of the C-USA Tournament, falling in triple overtime to eventual champion UAB.
The Marshall, N.C., native came to Murfreesboro after a five-year stint as the head coach at UNC Asheville where he led the Bulldogs to a 98-66 overall record which includes three consecutive 20-win campaigns in the last three seasons.
McDevitt’s Bulldogs made three consecutive postseason appearances, starting with a trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2016 before making the 2017 CollegeInsider.com Tournament and the 2018 National Invitation Tournament.
The Bulldogs went 21-13 his final season in Asheville to lock up the regular season title in the Big South Conference after winning a share of the regular season title with a 23-10 record the season before. The Bulldogs’ remarkable 2017 season earned McDevitt Big South Conference and NABC District 3 Coach of the Year Honors.
McDevitt was also a 2017 finalist for the Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award. Named after the late Skip Prosser, who passed suddenly in 2007 while the head coach at Wake Forest, the award is presented annually to those who not only achieve success on the basketball court but who also display moral integrity off of it as well.
In 2016, McDevitt guided UNC Asheville through the Big South Tournament to earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament, his first as a head coach. His postseason history didn’t start in 2016, however.
McDevitt’s run at UNC Asheville first began in 1997 when the guard signed to play for the Bulldogs. Following the end of his playing career in 2001, former head coach Eddie Biedenbach immediately appointed McDevitt to his staff as an assistant coach.
After 10 years as an assistant under Biedenbach, McDevitt was elevated to associate head coach prior to the 2011-12 season and took over the head job in 2013 upon Biedenbach’s resignation.
In 17 seasons on the Bulldog staff McDevitt led his squads to seven postseason trips, including four NCAA Tournaments that featured a pair of wins in play-in games in 2003 and 2011. The Bulldogs have won seven regular season titles in their history, six of which McDevitt has been a part of as either a player or coach.
The Blue Raiders’ head man earned his bachelor’s degree in history from UNC Asheville in 2001. He was twice named to the Big South Conference All-Academic team and was a member of the Dean’s List four different times at UNC Asheville. He was also a member of the Big South Presidential Honor Roll three times and served on the NABC Student Basketball Council his junior and senior years.
McDevitt resides in Murfreesboro with his wife, Lauren, and their two children, Cooper and Kathryn.
Logan Johnson was promoted to Assistant Coach in 2022 after three seasons as Director of Basketball Operations for Blue Raider hoops.
Johnson spent the 2018-19 season as the Director of Player Development at Campbell University, helping the Camels to a share of the Big South regular season championship and an appearance in the Big South Tournament championship game.
While he was a new face in Murfreesboro he is a familiar one for McDevitt, having spent the four seasons prior to his lone season at Campbell as an assistant coach for the Blue Raiders’ head man at UNC Asheville.
His four years under McDevitt in Asheville saw the Bulldogs win 81 games and three conference championships with three consecutive 20-win seasons in his final three years.
McDevitt first hired Johnson following a three-year stint at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas, where he served as the top assistant and recruiting coordinator. Ouachita won the 2013 Great American Conference Tournament in his second season on staff.
Johnson spent the 2010-11 season as a graduate assistant at the University of Tennessee and was involved with many aspects of the program including skill development, scouting, and film breakdown.
Prior to his coaching career, Johnson was a four-year starter for at Coastal Carolina and helped the Chanticleers to the 2010 Big South Championship. He was Big South All-Tournament Team selection in 2010 and was twice named to the Big South Academic All-Conference Team.
Johnson was also named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court in 2010 and named to the CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District First Team in 2010.
A Knoxville, Tenn., native, Johnson earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from Coastal Carolina in 2010 and completed his master’s degree in sport management from Old Dominion in 2015.
Johnson’s brother, Blake, is a fellow member of the college athletics world who currently serves as the Assistant Athletic Director for Development at the University of Tennessee.
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Eric Wilson joined the Blue Raiders prior to the 2022-23 season. He spent the 2021-22 season as assistant coach at Presbyterian after serving as an assistant coach at the College of Charleston for two years. In his lone season in Clinton, S.C., Wilson helped coach three Blue Hose players to All-Big South honors.
Prior to joining the College of Charleston coaching staff, Wilson spent four seasons at North Carolina Central University where he helped head coach LeVelle Moton lead the Eagles to three-consecutive Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference titles and NCAA Tournament appearances in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
During the 2016-17 season, the Eagles put together one of the best seasons in school history with a 25–9 overall record and a 13-3 mark in conference play. NCCU captured its third MEAC Regular-Season Championship and second MEAC Tournament Championship within a four-year span to make its second-ever NCAA Tournament appearance as an NCAA Division I member school.
Prior to NCCU, Wilson spent six years on the coaching staff of his alma mater, Western Carolina. From 2009 to 2010, he was Director of Basketball Operations for the program, before being elevated to Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator in 2010.
A former four-year point guard and defensive specialist for the Catamounts from 2004 to 2008, he played in 109 career games with 56 starts and averaged 4.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Wilson graduated in 2008 from Western Carolina University's College of Business.
Following his graduation from WCU, he accepted his first coaching position in August of 2008 as an assistant coach (and later interim head coach) at NAIA member Truett McConnell University in Cleveland, Ga. There, Wilson helped lead the Bears to a 20-win season and the conference semifinals. Three players from that squad were named to the Georgia All-State Team.
Wilson and his wife, Kate, are the proud parents of Asher James and Ezekiel "Zeke" Kai.

Joshua Bone enters his first year as an Assistant Coach at Middle Tennessee in the 2025-26 season, bringing nearly a decade of coaching experience and a strong background as both a player and developer of talent.
Bone spent seven seasons prior to arriving in Murfreesboro at Tennessee State, where he joined the staff in 2018 as the Video Coordinator. He was promoted to Director of Basketball Operations for three seasons (2019-22) before serving as an Assistant Coach from 2022-25. During his time at TSU, Bone led the defense, recruited nationally, developed All-Conference players and played a key role in helping the Tigers secure three consecutive winning seasons, a feat accomplished by only two other coaches in program history.
In addition to his college coaching experience, Bone has coached at the high school and AAU levels. He spent two seasons on staff at Antioch High School (TN) and founded BFG Elite, a Nashville-based AAU program that developed several players who went on to compete at the collegiate level.
As a player, Bone enjoyed success at every stage. At Brentwood Academy, he was a four-year varsity starter, leading the program to four consecutive state championships, the first team in Tennessee history to achieve the feat, while earning recognition as the state’s top-ranked guard. His team was ranked as high as No. 9 nationally.
Bone began his collegiate career at Southern Illinois University, where he contributed to a 29-7 season in 2007 that included a Missouri Valley Conference championship, an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance and a No. 14 national ranking in the AP poll. In his second season, he averaged 10 points and three assists per game, leading the team in three-point shooting. He later transferred to Tennessee, playing under Bruce Pearl and helping the Volunteers reach two NCAA Tournaments, including the program’s first-ever Elite Eight appearance in 2010. Bone became a critical part of their success by becoming one of the best defenders in the country.
Following his college career, Bone played professionally for three seasons, including one in Germany where he earned league MVP honors after averaging 30 points, six assists and five rebounds per game while leading his team to a championship.
Bone graduated from the University of Tennessee in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. He and his wife, Lutece, are the proud parents of two daughters, Jersey and Jayce, and a son, Joshua III.
In her role, Harris works closely with McDevitt and his staff to execute the program's NIL vision, design systems that maximize MTSU's resources and brand and deliver financial education to help student-athletes establish a strong economic foundation for their future.
As a primary liaison for NIL matters, Harris will also support communication between the coaching staff, administration and the student-athletes – ensuring alignment around NIL strategy, player well-being and overall program vision. Additionally, she oversees all aspects of program operations and logistics.
Prior to joining Middle Tennessee, Harris served as Chief of Staff for the Vanderbilt men's basketball program for five seasons. In that capacity, she became the first female Chief of Staff in men's college basketball – a trailblazing milestone that has created new pathways for women in men's collegiate sports.
While at Vanderbilt, Harris partnered with head coach Jerry Stackhouse to provide strategic counsel, drive program goals and support key initiatives. Harris supported all facets of program operations, including internal and external communications, student-athlete welfare and academic success. Harris created and implemented Vanderbilt Basketball's "Academic Excellence Plan", resulting in significant academic achievements, earning increased SEC Academic Honor Roll selections, back-to-back SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards and multiple College Sport Communicators Academic All-District honorees.
Harris also spearheaded name, image and likeness strategies, leveraging her expertise to enhance branding, marketing and fundraising efforts. She was instrumental in the foundational launch and growth of the Anchor Impact Collective.
Harris oversaw alumni relations – strengthening Vanderbilt Basketball's alumni presence by creating new events like the #ProsPlayHere alumni celebration, an annual event that attracted former and current NBA players Festus Ezeli, Charles Davis, Aaron Nesmith, Luke Kornet and Darius Garland.
She helped the Commodores reach a pair of NIT appearances, as well as a 22-win season in 2022-23. The 2022-23 squad placed fourth in the SEC, the program's best finish in 13 season while Stackhouse garnered SEC Coach of the Year honors in the process.
Prior to Vanderbilt, Harris spent 19 years in women's college basketball, including head coaching tenures at UNC Wilmington (2012-17) and Tusculum University (2009-12). At UNCW, Harris was one of the nation's youngest NCAA Division I head coaches at age 31, amassing more than 100 career wins as a head coach and graduating every senior who played for her. During her time at Tusculum, she led the program to unprecedented success – earning one regular-season South Atlantic Conference title, two tournament championships and reaching the school's first-ever NCAA Division II Elite Eight.
A published author, motivational speaker and career coach, Harris wrote the Amazon bestseller Refuse to Lose – 7 Steps to Make Adversity Your Advantage.
A native of High Point, N.C., Harris played four seasons at Wake Forest University from 1998-2002, appearing in 106 career games. As a team co-captain in her senior season, she averaged 4.6 points per game and led the Demon Deacons with 108 assists during her final season. Harris earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Wake Forest in 2002.