2021–22 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

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2021–22 Tennessee State Tigers basketball
Tennessee State Tigers wordmark.svg
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
2021–22 record14–18 (8–10 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Walker
  • Jerry Nichols
  • Russ Willemsen
Home arenaGentry Complex
Seasons
← 2020–21
2022–23 →
 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

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)
—
 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)
—
 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)
—
 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)
—
 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.
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