2018–19 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

2018–19 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Belmont	16	–	2	.889	27	–	6	.818
Murray State†	16	–	2	.889	28	–	5	.848
Jacksonville State	15	–	3	.833	24	–	9	.727
Austin Peay	13	–	5	.722	22	–	11	.667
Morehead State	8	–	10	.444	13	–	20	.394
Eastern Illinois	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
UT Martin	6	–	12	.333	12	–	19	.387
SIU Edwardsville	6	–	12	.333	10	–	21	.323
Eastern Kentucky	6	–	12	.333	13	–	18	.419
Tennessee State	6	–	12	.333	9	–	21	.300
Southeast Missouri State	5	–	13	.278	10	–	21	.323
Tennessee Tech	4	–	14	.222	8	–	23	.258

† 2019 OVC tournament winner

The 2018–19 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represents Tennessee State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first-year head coach Brian Collins, play their home games at the Gentry Complex in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2017–18 season 15–15, 10–8 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the first round of the OVC Tournament to Eastern Illinois.

On March 21, 2018, head coach Dana Ford left Tennessee State for the head coaching job at Missouri State.^[1] He finished at Tennessee State with a four-year record of 57–65. On March 26, the school announced that former Illinois State assistant coach Brian Collins had been hired as head coach.^[2]

Roster

2018–19 Tennessee State Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Armani Chaney	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Chicago, Illinois
G	1	Michael Littlejohn	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Muskegon, Michigan
F	2	Emmanuel Egbuta	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Bronx, New York
G	3	Donte Fitzpatrick-Dorsey	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	RS Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
F	4	Damarri Moore	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Brooklyn, New York
G	5	David Morris	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	Erie, Pennsylvania
G	10	Tripp Davis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	Nashville, Tennessee
G	11	Kamar McKnight	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Toronto, Ontario
G	12	Monty Johal	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Springfield, Missouri
F	15	Demarcus Mitchell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	Memphis, Tennessee
F	20	Jy'lan Washington	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	Smyrna, Tennessee
G/F	22	Daniel Cummings	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
F	23	DaJion Henderson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	RS Jr	Los Angeles, California
F	30	Stokley Chaffee, Jr.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Oakland, California
G	34	Jalen Duke	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	RS Jr	Nashville, Tennessee

Head coach

Brian Collins (Belmont)

Assistant coach(es)

Ben Walker (Creighton)
Jerry Nichols (Arkansas State)
Russ Willemsen (Lee)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 27, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 10, 2018* 7:00 pm	Tennessee Wesleyan	Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2018* 3:00 pm	at Lipscomb	Allen Arena Nashville, TN
Nov 13, 2018* 7:00 pm	Little Rock	Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
Nov 15, 2018* 6:00 pm	Carver Ohio Valley Hardwood Showcase	Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
Nov 17, 2018* 7:00 pm	Fisk Ohio Valley Hardwood Showcase	Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
Nov 20, 2018* 9:00 pm	at Cal State Northridge	Matadome Northridge, CA
Nov 20, 2018* 6:00 pm	at Kentucky Ohio Valley Hardwood Showcase	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
Dec 1, 2018*	at Western Kentucky	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
Dec 9, 2018* 2:00 pm	at Coppin State	Physical Education Complex Baltimore, MD
Dec 15, 2018* 4:00 pm	North Carolina A&T	Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
Dec 18, 2018*	at Akron	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
Dec 22, 2018*	at Memphis	FedExForum Memphis, TN
Dec 29, 2018*	at Vanderbilt	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
Jan 3, 2019 7:30 pm	Tennessee Tech	Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
Jan 5, 2019 5:00 pm	Jacksonville State	Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
Jan 10, 2019 7:30 pm	Eastern Kentucky	Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
Jan 12, 2019 7:30 pm	Morehead State	Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
Jan 17, 2019 6:00 pm	at Tennessee Tech	Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
Jan 19, 2019 5:00 pm	at Belmont	Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
Jan 24, 2019	at Austin Peay	Dunn Center Clarksville, TN
Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm	at Murray State	CFSB Center Murray, KY
Jan 31, 2019 7:30 pm	UT Martin	Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
Feb 2, 2019 7:30 pm	Southeast Missouri State	Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
Feb 7, 2019	at Morehead State	Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
Feb 9, 2019	at Eastern Kentucky	McBrayer Arena Richmond, KY
Feb 14, 2019 7:30 pm	Belmont	Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
Feb 16, 2019	at Jacksonville State	Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
Feb 21, 2019 7:30 pm	SIU Edwardsville	Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
Feb 23, 2019 7:30 pm	Eastern Illinois	Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
Feb 28, 2019	at Southeast Missouri State	Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO
Mar 2, 2019	at UT Martin	Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
Mar 6, 2019– Mar 9, 2019	vs.	Ford Center Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ Goodman, Jeff; Borzello, Jeff (March 21, 2018). "Missouri State hiring Dana Ford of Tennessee State". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
^ "Brian 'Penny' Collins hired as Tennessee State basketball coach". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
^ "Men's Basketball schedule". tsutigers.com. Retrieved September 27, 2018.

[1] Goodman, Jeff; Borzello, Jeff (March 21, 2018). "Missouri State hiring Dana Ford of Tennessee State". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 21, 2018.

[2] "Brian 'Penny' Collins hired as Tennessee State basketball coach". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2018-03-26.

[tsutigers-3] "Men's Basketball schedule". tsutigers.com. Retrieved September 27, 2018.

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