2023–24 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

2023–24 Tennessee State Tigers basketball
2023–24 Tennessee State Tigers basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	9–9 (2–3 OVC)
Head coach	Brian Collins (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Jeremy Lewis; Russ Willemsen; Joshua Bone Jr.;
Home arena	Gentry Complex

2023–24 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Western Illinois	5	–	0	1.000	12	–	6	.667
Morehead State	4	–	1	.800	13	–	5	.722
SIU Edwardsville	3	–	2	.600	10	–	8	.556
UT Martin	3	–	2	.600	10	–	8	.556
Tennessee State	2	–	3	.400	9	–	9	.500
Eastern Illinois	2	–	3	.400	8	–	10	.444
Little Rock	2	–	3	.400	8	–	10	.444
Southern Indiana*	2	–	3	.400	5	–	13	.278
Tennessee Tech	2	–	3	.400	7	–	11	.389
Lindenwood*	1	–	3	.250	7	–	10	.412
Southeast Missouri State	1	–	4	.200	6	–	12	.333
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2024 OVC tournament winner As of January 13, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

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

Previous season

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

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

Brian Collins (Belmont)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeremy Lewis (Cumberland)
Russ Willemsen (Lee)
Joshua Bone Jr. (Tennessee)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 28, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+	Fisk	W 76–61	1–0	Gentry Complex (4,569) Nashville, TN
November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Kentucky State	W 83–58	2–0	Gentry Complex (1,453) Nashville, TN
November 15, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Portland	W 75–65	3–0	Chiles Center (923) Portland, OR
November 17, 2023* 8:00 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, ESPN+	Austin Peay	W 69–65	6–3	Gentry Complex (4,564) Nashville, TN
December 10, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lipscomb	L 71–78	6–4	Allen Arena (1,961) Nashville, TN
December 13, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Liberty	L 52–74	6–5	Liberty Arena (2,311) Lynchburg, VA
December 16, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Boyce	W 117–59	7–5	Gentry Complex (239) Nashville, TN
December 19, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Indiana State	L 69–90	7–6	Hulman Center (4,291) Terre Haute, IN
OVC regular season
December 28, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+	UT Martin	L 75–91	7–7 (0–1)	Gentry Complex (564) Nashville, TN
December 30, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Little Rock	W 90–82	8–7 (1–1)	Gentry Complex (493) Nashville, TN
January 4, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Indiana	L 67–69	8–8 (1–2)	Screaming Eagles Arena (1,258) Evansville, IN
January 6, 2024 2:30 pm, ESPN+	at Morehead State	L 68–78	8–9 (1–3)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,581) Morehead, KY
January 13, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Lindenwood	W 75–60	9–9 (2–3)	Gentry Complex (379) Nashville, TN
January 18, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	Tennessee Tech			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
January 20, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Western Illinois			Western Hall Macomb, IL
January 27, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Illinois			Groniger Arena Charleston, IL
February 1, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	Morehead State			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
February 3, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Southern Indiana			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
February 8, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Lindenwood			Hyland Performance Arena St. Charles, MO
February 10, 2024 3:45 pm, ESPN+	at Southeast Missouri State			Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO
February 13, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Tennessee Tech			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
February 17, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Western Illinois			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
February 22, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Illinois			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
February 24, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	SIU Edwardsville			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Little Rock			Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
March 2, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at UT Martin			Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN
OVC tournament
March 6–9, 2024	vs.			Ford Center Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

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

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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. 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.

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