2023–24 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

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

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)
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 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

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

  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.