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TENNESSEE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL | #BIGBLUERISING MEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 TENNESSEE STATE GAME NOTES 2019-20 SCHEDULE } } THE MATCHUP } } Overall: 17-14 | OVC: 9-9 | Home: 11-3 | Away: 4-11 | Neutral: 2-0 NOV ALABAMA A&M W, 106-66 5 ESPN+ NOV at Chattanooga L, 59-57 9 SoCon Digital Network NOV LIPSCOMB W, 79-78 12 ESPN+ NOV FISK W, 99-65 18 ESPN+ NOV at Texas Tech L, 72-57 TENNESSEE STATE TIGERS VERSUS MOREHEAD STATE EAGLES 21 FSSW+ NOV at San Diego State L, 62-49 17-14, 9-9 OVC RECORD 13-18, 7-11 OVC 25 Mountain West Network Brian “Penny” Collins (2nd Season, Belmont ‘06) HEAD COACH Preston Spradlin (3rd Season, Alice Lloyd ‘09) NOV vs Cal Poly W, 82-72 28 GAME DETAILS } } NOV vs North Florida W, 81-73 THE BASICS: March 4, 2020 } Evansville, Ind. } Ford Center } 6:30 p.m. CT 29 DEC CHICAGO STATE W, 80-74 TV: ESPN+ | Bob Belvin (pxp) and Dave Loos (color) 6 ESPN+ RADIO: 102.1 The Ville | Greg Pogue (pxp) and Albert Dawson (color) on the call DEC at Little Rock L, 86-62 LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast 10 QUICK HITTERS } } DEC at Fordham W, 66-61 15 }The Tennessee State men’s basketball team heads the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana, for DEC at Indiana State L, 78-72 its first Ohio Valley Conference Tournament appearance under second-year head coach Brian 18 “Penny” Collins. DEC BLUE MOUNTAIN W, 86-71 21 ESPN+ }In round one of the OVC Tournament, No. 5 TSU will take on No. 8 seed Morehead State in the JAN EASTERN ILLINOIS* W, 84-79 2 ESPN+ first game of the week, March 4 at 6:30 p.m. The match is set to air on ESPN+. JAN SIU-EDWARDSVILLE* W, 79-74 4 ESPN+ }The Tigers are split 1-1 against the Eagles this season, each club garnering wins in their home JAN at UT Martin* L, 87-74 arenas. TSU defeated MSU, 64-48 in Nashville, while Morehead State beat TSU 66-63 on senior 9 ESPN+ night in Morehead. JAN at Southeast Missouri* W, 75-73 11 ESPN+ } JAN MOREHEAD STATE * W, 64-48 In neutral locations, TSU is 2-0 after winning the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational at the 16 ESPN+ beginning of the season and Morehead State is 0-0. JAN EASTERN KENTUCKY * L, 92-88 18 ESPN+ } After the win over JSU, this marks the first winning regular season under Coach Collins and JAN at Austin Peay * L, 99-74 the first since 2017-18 when Big Blue finished the regular season 15-14 before falling to EIU 23 ESPN+ in round one of the OVC Tournament. TSU’s 17 wins is the best since 2016-17 when the Tigers JAN at Murray State * L, 76-64 finished the season 17-13. 25 ESPN+ JAN at Jacksonville State * W, 72-62 TENNESSEE STATE PROBABLE STARTERS } } 30 ESPN+ FEB at Tennessee Tech* W (OT), 72-67 1 ESPN+ FEB AUSTIN PEAY * W, 70-68 6 ESPN+ FEB MURRAY STATE* L, 73-65 8 ESPN3 FEB at Belmont* L, 74-51 13 ESPN+ FEB TENNESSEE TECH * W, 70-75 15 ESPN+ FEB at EASTERN KENTUCKY * L, 83-62 20 ESPN+ MICHAEL #1 CARLOS #2 WESLEY #4 MARK #0 SHAKEM #10 FEB at MOREHEAD STATE* L, 66-63 LITTLEJOHN MARSHALL HARRIS FREEMAN JOHNSON 22 ESPN+ 5-10 | 160 | Sr. | G 6-6 | 210 | R-So. | G 6-9 | 200 | Gr. | G 5-10 | 160 | Fr. | G 6-7 | 210 | Jr. | F FEB JACKSONVILLE STATE* W, 65-55 Muskegon, Mich. Memphis, Tenn. Jackson, Miss. Memphis, Tenn. Youngstown, Ohio 27 ESPN+ PPG 11.1 PPG 11.8 PPG 11.7 PPG 6.4 PPG 9.1 FEB BELMONT * L, 72-65 RPG 2.4 RPG 4.3 RPG 6.2 RPG 2.9 RPG 5.1 29 ESPN+ MAR Ohio Valley Conference Tournament ^ 6:30 pm APG 3.4 APG 2.1 APG 1.2 APG 4.4 APG 0.7 4 ESPN+ MINS 30.8 MINS 29.0 MINS 31.0 MINS 27.9 MINS 22.4 ALL GAMES CENTRAL STANDARD TIME | HOME GAMES ALL CAPS * OVC Regular Season Game | ^ Ford Center (Evansville, Ind.) CONNECT WITH TSU ATHLETICS } } MBB Contact: Ashley Fontenot @TSU_Tigers @TSUTigers Email: [email protected] @TSUTigersMBB @TSUTigersMBB Cell: (615)586-8012 #BigBlueRising 1 TENNESSEE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL | #BIGBLUERISING 2019-20 NUMERICAL ROSTER } } 2019-20 ROSTER BY CLASS } } # NAME POS. HT. WT. CL . HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) GRADUATE (1) 0 Mark Freeman G 5-10 160 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. | The Skill Factory/Southwind HS #4 Wesley Harris Jackson, Miss. 1 Michael Littlejohn G 5-10 160 Sr. Muskegon, Mich. | Southwest Tennessee CC 2 Carlos Marshall Jr. G 6-6 210 R-So. Memphis, Tenn. | Southwest Tennessee CC SENIORS (3) 3 Amorey Womack G 6-1 185 Fr. Webster Groves, Mo. | Webster Groves HS #1 Michael Littlejohn Muskegon, Mich. #11 Emmanuel Egbuta Bronx, N.Y. 4 Wesley Harris G 6-8 200 Gr. Jackson, Miss. | West Virginia #22 Jy’lan Washington Smyrna, Tenn. # 5 Jon Brown G 6-7 180 Jr. Miami, Fla. | Georgia Tech 10 Shakem Johnson F 6-7 210 Jr. Youngstown, Ohio | Navarro College JUNIORS (7) 11 Emmanuel Egbuta F 6-7 230 Sr. Bronx, N.Y. | Navarro College #5 Jon Brown Miami, Fla. 12 Monty Johal G 6-3 185 R-Fr. Springfield, Mo. | Glendale HS #10 Shakem Johnson Youngstown, Ohio 13 Mason Green F 6-10 220 Jr. Ellenwood, Ga. | Georgia Highlands #13 Mason Green Ellenwood, Ga. 15 Samone Nelson Jr. F 6-5 200 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. | Central HS #15 Samone Nelson Jr. Memphis, Tenn. 20 Donnie Malone G 6-2 185 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. | Southwest Tennessee CC #20 Donnie Malone Memphis, Tenn. 22 Jy’lan Washington F 6-9 210 R-Sr. Smyrna, Tenn. | Louisiana Tech #23 Ravel Moody Denver, Colo. 23 Ravel Moody G 6-7 200 Jr. Denver, Co. | Northeastern Oklahoma #34 Ben Kone’ San Francisco, Calif. # 34 Ben Koné F 6-9 235 R-Jr. San Francisco, Calif. | Oregon State SOPHOMORES (1) #2 Carlos Marshall, Jr. Memphis, Tenn. # FRESHMEN (3) 2019-20 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER } } #0 Mark Freeman Memphis, Tenn. # NAME POS. HT. WT. CL . HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) #3 Amorey Womack St. Louis, Mo. 5 Jon Brown G 6-7 180 Jr. Miami, Fla. | Georgia Tech #12 Monty Johal Springfield, Mo. # 11 Emmanuel Egbuta F 6-7 230 Sr. Bronx, N.Y. | Navarro College 0 Mark Freeman G 5-10 160 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. | The Skill Factory/Southwind HS # Has Already Utilized a redshirt 13 Mason Green F 6-10 220 Jr. Ellenwood, Ga. | Georgia Highlands 4 Wesley Harris G 6-8 200 Gr. Jackson, Miss. | West Virginia 12 Monty Johal G 6-3 185 R-Fr. Springfield, Mo. | Glendale HS 10 Shakem Johnson F 6-7 210 Jr. Youngstown, Ohio | Navarro College 34 Ben Koné F 6-9 235 R-Jr. San Francisco, Calif. | Oregon State 1 Michael Littlejohn G 5-10 160 Sr. Muskegon, Mich. | Southwest Tennessee CC 20 Donnie Malone G 6-2 185 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. | Southwest Tennessee CC 2 Carlos Marshall Jr. G 6-6 210 R-So. Memphis, Tenn. | Southwest Tennessee CC 23 Ravel Moody G 6-7 200 Jr. Denver, Co. | Northeastern Oklahoma 15 Samone Nelson Jr. F 6-5 200 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. | Central HS 22 Jy’lan Washington F 6-9 210 R-Sr. Smyrna, Tenn. | Louisiana Tech 3 Amorey Womack G 6-1 185 Fr. Webster Groves, Mo. | Webster Groves HS 2018-19 STAFF } } PRONUNCIATION GUIDE } } Head Coach: Brian “Penny” Collins (1st Season, Belmont ‘06) ## NAME PRONUNCIATION Assistant Coaches: Ben Walker (1st Season, Creighton ‘01) #3 Amorey Womack uh-MOR-ee Jerry Nichols (1st Season, Arkansas State ‘06) #10 Shakem Johnson shuh-kim Russ Willemsen (1st Season, Lee [Tenn.] ‘04) #11 Emmanuel Egbuta egg-BOO-duh Director of Operations: Josh Bone (1st Season, Tennessee ‘11) #12 Monty Johal JOE-hall Senior Advisor: Ricky Collins (1st Season, UT Martin ‘78) #20 Jy’lan Washington JAY-Lin Video Coordinator: Asa Duvall (1st Season, Lipscomb, ‘16) #22 Ravel Moody RUH-vel #34 Ben Koné KOH-nay 2 TSU IN THE OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE VERSUS RANKED OPPONENTS OHIO VALLEYTENNESSEE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE | #BIGBLUERISING OVC TOURNAMENT BREAKDOWN } ALL-TIME OVC TOURNAMENT RECORD } VS. OPPONENTS } BY SEEDING 12-26 vs. Austin Peay 0-7 #1 SEED- 2 Times (2-1) vs. Belmont 0-1 #2 SEED - 3 Times (5-2) } BY ROUND vs. Eastern Kentucky 0-3 #3 SEED - NEVER First Round 4-19 vs. Murray State 3-8 #4 SEED - 2 Times (1-2) Quarterfinals 1-1 vs. Morehead State 4-2 #5 SEED - 1 Time (0-1) Semifinals 5-3 vs. Tennessee Tech 2-0 #6 SEED - 7 Times (2-7) Championship Game 2-3 vs. Middle Tennessee 2-1 #7 SEED - 8 Times (2-8) vs. Samford 0-1 #8 SEED - 5 Times (0-5) } FAVORITE VS. UNDERDOG vs. Southeast Missouri 0-1 When TSU is the better seed, TSU is 7-4 vs. Eastern Illinois 1-1 When TSU’s opponent is the better seed, TSU is 5-22 vs. UT Martin 0-1 YEAR-BY-YEAR FINISHES 1987-88 } OVC Regular Season: 6th } Tournament Seed: 6 1998-99 } OVC Regular Season: T-3rd } Tournament Seed: 6 2011-12 } OVC Regular Season: 2nd } Tournament Seed: 2 } First Round - Racer Arena (Murray, Ky.) } First Round - Murphy Center (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) } Semifinals - Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, Tenn.) } L, 78-81, vs. #3 Austin Peay } L, 68-75, at #3 Middle Tennessee } W, 59-52, vs. #3 Morehead State } Championship - Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, Tenn.) 1988-89 } OVC Regular Season: 7th } Tournament Seed: 7 1999-00 } OVC Regular Season: 8th } Tournament Seed: 8 } L, 52-54, vs.