2021–22 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

2021–22 Tennessee State Tigers basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record14–18 (8–10 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Walker
  • Jerry Nichols
  • Russ Willemsen
Home arenaGentry Complex
Seasons
2021–22 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Murray State † 18 – 0   1.000 31 – 3   .912
Belmont 15 – 3   .833 25 – 8   .758
Morehead State 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676
Southeast Missouri State 8 – 9   .471 14 – 18   .438
Tennessee State 8 – 10   .444 14 – 18   .438
Austin Peay 8 – 10   .444 12 – 17   .414
Tennessee Tech 7 – 10   .412 11 – 21   .344
SIU Edwardsville 5 – 13   .278 11 – 21   .344
UT Martin 4 – 14   .222 8 – 22   .267
Eastern Illinois 3 – 15   .167 5 – 26   .161
† 2022 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth-year head coach Brian Collins, played their home games at the Gentry Complex in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2020–21 season 4–19, 3–17 in OVC play to finish in last place. Since only the top 8 teams qualify for the OVC tournament, they failed to qualify.[1]

Roster

2021–22 Tennessee State Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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 Fr Nashville, Tennessee
G 2 Carlos Marshall Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 RS Jr Memphis, Tennessee
G 3 Tajik Bartholomew 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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 So Austin, Texas
F 4 Christian Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 So Hopkins, South Carolina
G 5 Ethan Riggs Abner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
G 10 Monty Johal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 RS So Springfield, Missouri
F 11 Kassim Nicholson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 GS Jackson, Mississippi
F 12 Evan Joyner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Fr Greensboro, North Carolina
F 14 Shakem Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Youngstown, Ohio
G 20 Dedric Boyd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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 RS Jr Brownsville, Tennessee
G 21 Kenny Cooper 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 GS Nashville, Tennessee
F 23 Emmanuel Dowuona 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
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 RS So Miami, Florida
F 24 Jalen Dupree 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 GS Cordova, Tennessee
F 44 David Acosta 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
—
 So Santiago, Dominican Republic
F 55 Drew Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Fr Chattanooga, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 6, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2021*
2:30 pm 		Trevecca Nazarene W 76–55  –
 Gentry Complex (4,102)
Nashville, TN
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm 		vs. Alabama A&M L 73–82  0–1
 Von Braun Center (2,561)
Huntsville, AL
November 13, 2021*
4:00 pm 		vs. Norfolk State
Gateway HBCU Invitational 		L 59–66  0–2
 Gateway Center Arena (350)
College Park, GA
November 16, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Fisk W 111–56  1–2
 Gentry Complex (1,574)
Nashville, TN
November 21, 2021*
2:00 pm 		at South Dakota L 66–83  1–3
 Sanford Coyote Sports Center (847)
Vermillion, SD
November 23, 2021*
8:00 pm, BTN 		at Nebraska L 73–79  1–4
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,236)
Lincoln, NE
November 28, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern L 80–82  1–5
 Gentry Complex (1,452)
Nashville, TN
December 1, 2021*
7:00 pm 		at Georgia State Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues at Georgia State[2] GSU Sports Arena 
Atlanta, GA
December 4, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Chicago State L 49–59  1–6
 Jones Convocation Center (597)
Chicago, IL
December 10, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		IUPUI W 70–44  2–6
 Gentry Complex (334)
Nashville, TN
December 12, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lipscomb W 73–65  3–6
 Allen Arena (1,983)
Nashville, TN
December 16, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Charleston Southern W 78–75  4–6
 Buccaneer Field House (414)
North Charleston, SC
December 18, 2021*
1:00 pm 		at South Carolina State L 88–90 OT 4–7
 SHM Memorial Center (152)
Orangeburg, SC
December 21, 2021*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Campbellsville–Harrodsburg W 108–66  5–7
 Gentry Complex (175)
Nashville, TN
OVC regular season
January 6, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPNews 		UT Martin L 78–94  5–8
(0–1) 		Gentry Complex (300)
Nashville, TN
January 8, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southeast Missouri State W 95–84  6–8
(1–1) 		Gentry Complex (269)
Nashville, TN
January 13, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Murray State L 44–67  6–9
(1–2) 		CFSB Center (3,313)
Murray, KY
January 15, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Morehead State L 64–71  6–10
(1–3) 		Gentry Complex (231)
Nashville, TN
January 17, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tennessee Tech
Rescheduled from December 30 		W 80–64  7–10
(2–3) 		Gentry Complex (271)
Nashville, TN
January 20, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southeast Missouri State L 63–85  7–11
(2–4) 		Show Me Center (640)
Cape Girardeau, MO
January 22, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Austin Peay W 65–61  8–11
(3–4) 		Gentry Complex (297)
Nashville, TN
January 24, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Morehead State
Rescheduled from January 1 		L 54–67  8–12
(3–5) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (1,388)
Morehead, KY
January 27, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at SIU Edwardsville W 75–70  9–12
(4–5) 		First Community Arena (1,273)
Edwardsville, IL
January 29, 2022
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Illinois L 57–62  9–13
(4–6) 		Lantz Arena (1,513)
Charleston, IL
February 3, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Belmont L 61–88  9–14
(4–7) 		Gentry Complex (2,001)
Nashville, TN
February 5, 2022
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Martin W 69–61  10–14
(5–7) 		Skyhawk Arena (1,716)
Martin, TN
February 10, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 23 Murray State L 62–73  10–15
(5–8) 		Gentry Complex (4,567)
Nashville, TN
February 12, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Austin Peay L 52–54  10–16
(5–9) 		Dunn Center (1,419)
Clarksville, TN
February 17, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		SIU Edwardsville W 81–65  11–16
(6–9) 		Gentry Complex (3,000)
Nashville, TN
February 19, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Illinois W 63–49  12–16
(7–9) 		Gentry Complex (1,036)
Nashville, TN
February 24, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tennessee Tech W 92–56  13–16
(8–9) 		Eblen Center (1,896)
Cookeville, TN
February 26, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Belmont L 67–87  13–17
(8–10) 		Curb Event Center (3,578)
Nashville, TN
Ohio Valley tournament
March 2, 2022
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (8) SIU Edwardsville
First Round 		W 77–62  14–17
 Ford Center (0)
Evansville, IN
March 3, 2022
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) Southeast Missouri State
Quarterfinals 		L 55–79  14–18
 Ford Center (0)
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Field Set for 2021 OVC Men's Basketball Championship Presented by Kentucky Wild". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Wednesday's Men's Basketball Game with Tennessee State Cancelled". Georgia State University. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Tennessee State University. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Tennessee State Tigers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 6, 2022.