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2023–24 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

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2023–24 Tennessee State Tigers basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record18–15 (10–8 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeremy Lewis
  • Russ Willemsen
  • Joshua Bone Jr.
Home arenaGentry Complex
Seasons
2023–24 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Little Rock 14 4   .778 21 13   .618
UT Martin 14 4   .778 21 11   .656
Morehead State 14 4   .778 26 9   .743
Western Illinois 13 5   .722 21 12   .636
Tennessee State 10 8   .556 18 15   .545
SIU Edwardsville 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Eastern Illinois 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
Southern Indiana* 5 13   .278 8 24   .250
Tennessee Tech 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Southeast Missouri State 4 14   .222 9 22   .290
Lindenwood* 3 15   .167 9 22   .290
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2024 OVC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by sixth-year head coach Brian Collins, played their home games at the Gentry Complex located in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

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The Tigers finished the 2022–23 season 18–14, 10–8 in OVC play, to finish in a three-way tie for third place.[1] As the No. 4 seed in the OVC tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Southeast Missouri State.[2]

Roster

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2023–24 Tennessee State Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jaylen Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr East Magnet HS Nashville, TN
G 1 Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Pearl-Cohn HS Nashville, TN
G 2 Christian Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Georgia Hopkins, SC
G 3 Riggs Abner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Green Hill HS Mt. Juliet, TN
G 4 John Gamble III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Charlotte HS Port Charlotte, FL
G 5 E.J. Bellinger 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Belmont St. Peters, MO
G 10 Kinyon Hodges 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Eastern Illinois Cape Girardeau, MO
G 11 Justin Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr West LA College Los Angeles, CA
G 12 Denim Dawson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) RS So Nebraska San Bernardino, CA
F 13 Michael Shanks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Belmont Bentonville, AR
G 20 Jai Howard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Chatt State Birmingham, AL
F 23 Emmanuel Dowuona 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) GS Purdue Miami, FL
F 24 Elijah Jointer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Mount Carmel HS Chicago, IL
F 33 Jason Jitoboh 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 300 lb (136 kg) Sr Florida Abuja, Nigeria
F 44 David Acosta 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 247 lb (112 kg) GS Cloud County CC Santiago, Dominican Republic
G 55 Knute Wood 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) RS Fr Brooks HS Killen, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jeremy Lewis (Cumberland)
  • Joshua Bone Jr. (Tennessee)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 28, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Fisk W 76–61  1–0
Gentry Complex (4,569)
Nashville, TN
November 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kentucky State W 83–58  2–0
Gentry Complex (1,453)
Nashville, TN
November 15, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland W 75–65  3–0
Chiles Center (923)
Portland, OR
November 17, 2023*
8:00 p.m., P12N
at Oregon
Emerald Coast Classic campus site game
L 67–92  3–1
Matthew Knight Arena (5,279)
Eugene, OR
November 20, 2023*
7:00 am, ESPN+
Midway W 87–70  4–1
Gentry Complex (917)
Nashville, TN
November 24, 2023*
11:00 am, FloHoops
vs. Mercer
Emerald Coast Classic semifinals
L 59–60  4–2
Raider Arena (100)
Niceville, FL
November 25, 2023*
10:00 am, FloHoops
vs. Southeastern Louisiana
Emerald Coast Classic third-place game
W 91–77  5–2
Raider Arena (150)
Niceville, FL
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Alabama A&M L 83–85 OT 5–3
Alabama A&M Events Center (3,647)
Huntsville, AL
December 2, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Austin Peay W 69–65  6–3
Gentry Complex (4,564)
Nashville, TN
December 10, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Lipscomb L 71–78  6–4
Allen Arena (1,961)
Nashville, TN
December 13, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Liberty L 52–74  6–5
Liberty Arena (2,311)
Lynchburg, VA
December 16, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Boyce W 117–59  7–5
Gentry Complex (239)
Nashville, TN
December 19, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Indiana State L 69–90  7–6
Hulman Center (4,291)
Terre Haute, IN
OVC regular season
December 28, 2023
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
UT Martin L 75–91  7–7
(0–1)
Gentry Complex (564)
Nashville, TN
December 30, 2023
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Little Rock W 90–82  8–7
(1–1)
Gentry Complex (493)
Nashville, TN
January 4, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Indiana L 67–69  8–8
(1–2)
Screaming Eagles Arena (1,258)
Evansville, IN
January 6, 2024
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Morehead State L 68–78  8–9
(1–3)
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,581)
Morehead, KY
January 13, 2024
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Lindenwood W 75–60  9–9
(2–3)
Gentry Complex (379)
Nashville, TN
January 18, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Tennessee Tech W 85–53  10–9
(3–3)
Gentry Complex (2,571)
Nashville, TN
January 20, 2024
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Western Illinois W 58–57  11–9
(4–3)
Western Hall (1,046)
Macomb, IL
January 27, 2024
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Eastern Illinois W 64–60  12–9
(5–3)
Groniger Arena (1,533)
Charleston, IL
February 1, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Morehead State L 49–68  12–10
(5–4)
Gentry Complex (1,178)
Nashville, TN
February 3, 2024
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Indiana W 79–74  13–10
(6–4)
Gentry Complex (784)
Nashville, TN
February 8, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Lindenwood W 65–55  14–10
(7–4)
Hyland Performance Arena (2,002)
St. Charles, MO
February 10, 2024
3:45 p.m., ESPN+
at Southeast Missouri State W 77–74  15–10
(8–4)
Show Me Center (1,134)
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 13, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Tennessee Tech L 50–70  15–11
(8–5)
Eblen Center (1,141)
Cookeville, TN
February 17, 2024
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Western Illinois L 61–68  15–12
(8–6)
Gentry Complex (1,479)
Nashville, TN
February 22, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern Illinois W 78–73  16–12
(9–6)
Gentry Complex (1,072)
Nashville, TN
February 24, 2024
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
SIU Edwardsville W 76–71  17–12
(10–6)
Gentry Complex (1,037)
Nashville, TN
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Little Rock L 60–85  17–13
(10–7)
Jack Stephens Center (3,367)
Little Rock, AR
March 2, 2024
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
at UT Martin L 87–96  17–14
(10–8)
Skyhawk Arena (2,453)
Martin, TN
OVC tournament
March 6, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
(5) vs. (8) Southern Indiana
First round
W 78–64  18–14
Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
March 7, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
(5) vs. (4) Western Illinois
Quarterfinals
L 59–61  18–15
Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Falls 91-83 to Southeast Missouri State in OVC Quarterfinals". Tennessee State University. March 2, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Tennessee State University. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Tennessee State Tigers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 28, 2023.