MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Blue Raider sophomore guard Therren Shelton-Szmidt announced Thursday that he is withdrawing from Middle Tennessee State University and leaving the men's basketball program effective immediately due to his personal commitment to his religion.
"I feel like I haven't been completely devoted to my God," Shelton-Szmidt said. "In my heart, I've been divided and double-minded, and as every student-athlete knows, this is pretty much a full-time job and takes a lot of our time and energy. This is something I haven't had peace with during my career. It has nothing to do with Middle Tennessee men's basketball as they have been nothing but good to me.