The 2020–21 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Nick McDevitt, and played their home games at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as members of Conference USA (C-USA).

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Blue Raiders finished the season 5–18, 3–13 in C-USA play, to finish in sixth place in East Division. In the first round of the C-USA tournament, the Blue Raiders advanced to the second round when FIU was forced to withdraw due to positive COVID-19 tests. In the second round, they lost to North Texas.

Previous season The Blue Raiders finished the 2019–20 season 8–23, 4–14 in C-USA play, to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA tournament.

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=12 style=|Non-conference regular season

!colspan=12 style=|CUSA regular season

!colspan=9 style=| Conference USA tournament

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See also 2020–21 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team

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