2016–17 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

The 2016–17 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represents Tennessee State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by third year head coach Dana Ford, play their home games at the Gentry Complex and are members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

They finished the 2015–16 season 20–11, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in a three way tie for second place in the East Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the OVC Tournament to Austin Peay. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Ball State.

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Armani Chaney	Guard	5–10	162	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois
2	Chris Bolden	Guard	6–3	215	RS–Senior	Tifton, Georgia
3	Jordan Reed	Guard	6–4	210	RS–Senior	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4	Ken'Darrius Hamilton	Forward/Center	6–9	275	Junior	Montgomery, Alabama
5	Tahjere McCall	Guard	6–5	195	RS–Senior	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10	Thomas Davis	Guard	6–2	165	RS–Freshman	Nashville, Tennessee
13	Samson Oyediran	Forward	6–7	220	RS–Sophomore	London, England
14	Darreon Raddick	Guard	6–4	195	Junior	Belleville, Illinois
15	Xavier Williams	Forward	6–9	220	RS–Junior	Fairfield, Alabama
21	Christian Mekowulu	Forward	6–9	230	RS–Sophomore	Lagos, Nigeria
23	A'Torey Everett	Guard	6–4	190	Sophomore	Dallas, Texas
30	Khalil Spencer	Guard	6–4	230	RS–Freshman	Memphis, Tennessee
33	Wayne Martin	Forward	6–7	237	RS–Senior	Brooklyn, New York
34	Jalen Duke	Forward	6–5	213	RS–Freshman	Nashville, Tennessee

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/11/2016*	vs. UC Davis Cable Car Classic	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
11/12/2016*	vs. Northern Arizona Cable Car Classic	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
11/12/2016*	at Santa Clara Cable Car Classic	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
11/19/2016*	at Middle Tennessee	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
11/23/2016*	at Canisius	Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
11/26/2016*	Reinhardt	Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
11/29/2016*	at Vanderbilt	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
12/03/2016*	at Lipscomb	Allen Arena Nashville, TN
12/10/2016*	at NC State	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
12/14/2016*	Alabama State	Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
12/19/2016* 5:00 PM, ESPN2	at Duke	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
12/27/2016*	Covenant	Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
12/31/2016	at Murray State	CFSB Center Murray, KY
01/02/2017*	Kennesaw State	Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
01/05/2017	Southeast Missouri State	Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
01/07/2017	UT Martin	Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
01/12/2017	at Morehead State	Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
03/01/2017– 03/04/2017		Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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