2023–24 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

2023–24 Tennessee State Tigers basketball
2023–24 Tennessee State Tigers basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	5–3 (0–0 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
UT Martin	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Morehead State	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
SIU Edwardsville	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Tennessee State	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Lindenwood*	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Little Rock	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Eastern Illinois	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
Tennessee Tech	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
Western Illinois	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
Southern Indiana*	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250
Southeast Missouri State	0	–	0	–	1	–	5	.167
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2024 OVC tournament winner As of November 30, 2023 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			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
December 10, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lipscomb			Allen Arena Nashville, TN
December 13, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Liberty			Liberty Arena Lynchburg, VA
December 16, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Boyce			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
December 19, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Indiana State			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
OVC regular season
December 28, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+	UT Martin			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
December 30, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Little Rock			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
January 4, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Indiana			Screaming Eagles Arena Evansville, IN
January 6, 2024 2:30 pm, ESPN+	at Morehead State			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
January 13, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Lindenwood			Gentry Complex 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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