2023–24 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

American college basketball season

2023–24 Tennessee State Tigers basketball

Conference| Ohio Valley Conference
Record| 12–9 (5–3 OVC)
Head coach|

* Brian Collins (6th season)

Assistant coaches|

* Jeremy Lewis
* Russ Willemsen
* Joshua Bone Jr.

Home arena| Gentry Complex

Seasons

<- 2022–23

2024–25 ->

2023–24 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
Morehead State | 7 | - | 1 |  | .875 |  |  | 16 | - | 5  |  | .762
Western Illinois | 6 | - | 2 |  | .750 |  |  | 13 | - | 8  |  | .619
SIU Edwardsville | 5 | - | 3 |  | .625 |  |  | 12 | - | 9  |  | .571
Tennessee State | 5 | - | 3 |  | .625 |  |  | 12 | - | 9  |  | .571
UT Martin | 5 | - | 3 |  | .625 |  |  | 12 | - | 9  |  | .571
Little Rock | 5 | - | 3 |  | .625 |  |  | 11 | - | 10  |  | .524
Eastern Illinois | 4 | - | 4 |  | .500 |  |  | 10 | - | 11  |  | .476
Tennessee Tech | 2 | - | 6 |  | .250 |  |  | 7 | - | 14  |  | .333
Southern Indiana* | 2 | - | 6 |  | .250 |  |  | 5 | - | 16  |  | .238
Lindenwood* | 2 | - | 7 |  | .222 |  |  | 8 | - | 14  |  | .364
Southeast Missouri State | 2 | - | 7 |  | .222 |  |  | 7 | - | 15  |  | .318
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2024 OVC tournament winner
As of January 30, 2024

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[edit]

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[edit]

2023–24 Tennessee State Tigers men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
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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)

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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Roster
Last update: November 28, 2023

## Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
city, state

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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 | W 69–65 | 6–3
| Gentry Complex (4,564)
Nashville, TN
December 10, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | at Lipscomb | L 71–78 | 6–4
| Allen Arena (1,961)
Nashville, TN
December 13, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | at Liberty | L 52–74 | 6–5
| Liberty Arena (2,311)
Lynchburg, VA
December 16, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | Boyce | W 117–59 | 7–5
| Gentry Complex (239)
Nashville, TN
December 19, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ |  | at Indiana State | L 69–90 | 7–6
| Hulman Center (4,291)
Terre Haute, IN
OVC regular season
December 28, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+ |  | UT Martin | L 75–91 | 7–7
(0–1)  | Gentry Complex (564)
Nashville, TN
December 30, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+ |  | Little Rock | W 90–82 | 8–7
(1–1)  | Gentry Complex (493)
Nashville, TN
January 4, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+ |  | at Southern Indiana | L 67–69 | 8–8
(1–2)  | Screaming Eagles Arena (1,258)
Evansville, IN
January 6, 2024
2:30 pm, ESPN+ |  | at Morehead State | L 68–78 | 8–9
(1–3)  | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,581)
Morehead, KY
January 13, 2024
3:30 pm, ESPN+ |  | Lindenwood | W 75–60 | 9–9
(2–3)  | Gentry Complex (379)
Nashville, TN
January 18, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+ |  | Tennessee Tech | W 85–53 | 10–9
(3–3)  | Gentry Complex (2,571)
Nashville, TN
January 20, 2024
3:30 pm, ESPN+ |  | at Western Illinois | W 58–57 | 11–9
(4–3)  | Western Hall (1,046)
Macomb, IL
January 27, 2024
3:30 pm, ESPN+ |  | at Eastern Illinois | W 64–60 | 12–9
(5–3)  | Groniger Arena (1,533)
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[edit]

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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