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- game 8: TENNESSEE STATE • JAN. 7 • GENTRY CENTER 3-4 OVERALL • 1-2 OVC MBB SID CONTACT: Ryne Rickman Email: [email protected] Office Phone: (731) 881-7632 Cell Phone: (270) 703-2601 Website: www.UTMSports.com Facebook: /UTMSports 2020-21 MEN’S BASKETBALL Twitter: @UTMSports SCHEDULE SKYHAWKS BEGIN SWING THROUGH MUSIC CITY Date .......... Opponent ...................................... Time WITH ROAD MATCHUP AT TENNESSEE STATE Dec. 2 ........ EVANSVILLE ..................W 93-87 (2OT) Dec. 15 ....... BETHEL .....................................W 95-60 ALL-TIME SERIES Dec. 18 ........ at Southeast Missouri* .............W 69-67 Tennessee State leads 34-28 Last Meeting .............................. Jan. 9, 2020 Dec. 20 ....... WESTERN ILLINOIS .............. L 81-63 Game Result .................. @UTM 87, TSU 74 Dec. 22 ........ at Ole Miss .................................. L 90-43 Series Streak ..................................UTM W2 Dec. 30 ........ at Jacksonville State* ................. L 80-70 First Meeting ............................ Dec. 5, 1966 UTM vs. TSU in Nashville ................10-22 Jan. 2 ......... BELMONT* ............................... L 90-69 UT MARTIN TENNESSEE STATE Streak in Nashville ....................... TSU W2 Jan. 7 ......... at Tennessee State* .......................8 p.m. SKYHAWKS TIGERS Record: 3-4 Record: 1-6 Jan. 9 ......... at Belmont* ...................................4 p.m. Ohio Valley: 1-2 Ohio Valley: 0-4 PLAYER TO WATCH Jan. 11 ........ SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* ......6 p.m. Away: 1-2 Home: 1-3 #15 Cameron Holden Jan. 14 ........ AUSTIN PEAY* ...........................8 p.m. Last 5: 1-4 Last 5: 1-4 Junior Forward 2019-20: 9-20 2019-20: 18-15 Forsyth, Ga. Jan. 16 ........ MURRAY STATE* ......................4 p.m. Avg. PPG: 71.7 Avg. PPG: 69.1 Jan. 21 ........ at Eastern Kentucky* ...................7 p.m. The top scorer Def. PPG: 79.3 Def. PPG: 74.4 in the Ohio Valley Jan. 23 ........ at Morehead State* ......................3 p.m. Top Scorer Top Scorer Conference resides in Martin, Tennessee Jan. 28 ........ EASTERN ILLINOIS* ...............8 p.m. #15 Cameron Holden #0 Mark Freeman as Holden has 16.9 PPG 14.7 PPG Jan. 30 ........ SIUE* .............................................4 p.m. tossed in a league- Top REBOUNDER Top REBOUNDER high 21.0 points per Feb. 4 ......... JACKSONVILLE STATE* .........8 p.m. #15 Cameron Holden #4 Shakem Johnson outing in league Feb. 6 ......... TENNESSEE TECH* ..................4 p.m. 7.3 RPG 5.6 RPG play this season. His 9.3 rebounds per Top PASSER ToP PASSER Feb. 11 ........ at Austin Peay* ........................7:30 p.m. game against league Feb. 13 ........ at Murray State* ......................7:30 p.m. #33 Kenton Eskridge #0 Mark Freeman competition also ranks 4.0 APG 4.0 APG third. Feb. 18 ........ MOREHEAD STATE* ................8 p.m. INTERIM HEAD COACH HEAD COACH Holden has topped UT Martin in Feb. 20 ........ EASTERN KENTUCKY* ...........4 p.m. Montez Robinson Brian “Penny” Collins scoring in five of the Feb. 25 ........ at SIUE* .........................................5 p.m. North Georgia, 2002 Belmont, 2006 last six games. That includes double-doubles Feb. 27 ........ at Eastern Illinois* ........................4 p.m. First Season Third Season at Southeast Missouri (career-high 24 points, 10 Overall: 72-90 Overall: 28-42 rebounds) and at Jacksonville State (23 points, March 3-6 .... OVC Tournament$ .........................TBA career-best 11 rebounds). At UTM: 3-4 At TSU: Same HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS AND BOLD SETTING THE STAGE * Ohio Valley Conference Game The University of Tennessee at Martin will look to push its winning streak $ Ford Center - Evansville, Ind. to three games in the all-time series against Tennessee State when the in-state foes Times are listed in Central time square off for an Ohio Valley Conference men’s basketball showdown. The Skyhawks have won six of the last eight matchups against the Tigers All dates/opponents subject to change dating back to the 2013-14 seasons. Both losses have come in the Gentry Center, including a slim 68-67 setback in UT Martin’s last visit to Nashville on Jan. 31, 2019. Cameron Holden has taken over the OVC’s scoring lead in league play as the PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS junior forward is supplying 21.0 points per outing. Sophomore guard Eden Holt paces the OVC with a .933 free throw percentage and a 3.0 assist-to-turnover ratio TENNESSEE STATE UT MARTIN to help lead the Skyhawks in 2020-21. As a team, UT Martin tops the OVC with a #0 Mark Freeman #4 Jaron Williams 1.2 assist-to-turnover ratio (41 assists against 33 turnovers) when pitted against 14.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 4.0 apg 9.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.4 apg league competition. The Skyhawks are coming off a 90-69 setback against OVC leader Belmont #1 Marcus Fitzgerald, Jr. #5 Jonte Coleman on Saturday. In that game, UT Martin knocked down 25 free throws - which is tied 10.5 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.7 apg 3.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.2 apg for the most against a Division I opponent since Feb. 20, 2014 (a span of 205 games). The Skyhawks placed four scorers in double figures (Holden, Holt, Jaron Williams, #4 Shakem Johnson #15 Cameron Holden Ajani Kennedy) for the third time this season. 8.0 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.4 apg 16.9 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 0.9 apg Tennessee State enters the contest on a string of bad luck as three of the Tigers’ losses have been by four points or less. That includes an 83-79 double #10 Monty Johal #33 Kenton Eskridge overtime setback on Saturday at Southeast Missouri and a 66-63 home loss to a nine-win Chattanooga squad on Dec. 22. 6.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.9 apg 4.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 4.0 apg On Saturday, Tennessee State opened up its biggest lead of the night (nine points) with less than two minutes to go in regulation before facing an unrelenting #22 Josh Linder #44 Hannes Polla comeback. The Tigers held Southeast Missouri to just 35.8 percent shooting for the 7.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 0.4 apg 4.6 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 0.0 apg game but were outscored by a 40-22 margin at the charity stripe. 1 game 8: TENNESSEE STATE • JAN. 7 • GENTRY CENTER 3-4 OVERALL • 1-2 OVC ROSTER Front Row (L to R): Eden Holt, Kenton Eskridge, Trey Fort, Eman Sertovic, Parker Stewart (no longer with team), Jaron Williams, Jonte Coleman, Vinnie Viana, Malik Mooving (no longer with team). Back Row (L to R): Dante Gonzales, Jeremiah Harris, Zavon Godwin, La-Quiem Walker, Hannes Polla, Eric Rustin, Ajani Kennedy, K’suan Casey (no longer with team), Anthony Thomas, Cameron Holden. No. ......Name ..................................Pos. ........Ht. .........Wt. ...... Class ........Hometown (Previous School) 00 ........Eden Holt ..............................G .......... 5-10 ......... 175 ......... So. ...........Houston, Texas (Williston State College) 2 .........Anthony Thomas .................G ........... 6-7 .......... 175 ..........Fr.............Silver Spring, Md. (Olympus Preparatory Academy) 3 .........Eman Sertovic .......................G ........... 6-5 .......... 195 ......... So. ...........Bosanska Krupa, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bella Vista Prep) 4 .........Jaron Williams ...................... F ............ 6-6 .......... 210 .......... Jr. ............Rock Hill, SC (College of Central Florida) 5 .........Jonte Coleman ......................G ........... 6-4 .......... 195 .......... Jr. ............Champaign, Ill. (Kankakee CC) 10 ........Eric Rustin .............................C ........... 7-1 .......... 185 ......... So. ...........Richmond, Va. (Tennessee Prep Academy) 11 ........Jeremiah Harris .................... F ............ 6-4 .......... 205 .......... Jr. ............Bessemer, Ala. (Gadsden State CC) 12 ........Ajani Kennedy ...................... F ............ 6-9 .......... 225 ........ R-Jr. ..........Moreno Valley, Calif. (UC Riverside) 13 ........Zavon Godwin ..................... F ............ 6-6 .......... 215 .......... Jr. ............Detroit, Mich. (Schoolcraft College) 15 ........Cameron Holden ................. F ............ 6-5 .......... 200 .......... Jr. ............Forsyth, Ga. (Gulf Coast State College) 21 ........Dante Gonzales ....................G ........... 6-4 .......... 170 ....... R-So. .........Gilbert, Ariz. (Mesa CC) 22 ........La-Quiem Walker ................. F ............ 6-9 .......... 240 .......... Jr. ............Jersey City, NJ (Kaskaskia College) 23 ........Vinnie Viana .........................G ........... 6-1 .......... 170 .......... Jr. ............Atlanta, Ga. (Albany Technical College) 24 ........Trey Fort ................................G ........... 6-4 .......... 195 ..........Fr.............Jackson, Miss. (DME Sports Academy) 33 ........Kenton Eskridge ..................G ........... 6-1 .......... 195 .......... Jr. ............Atlanta, Ga. (Ranger College) 44 ........Hannes Polla .........................C .......... 6-11 ......... 270 ..........Sr. ............Lahti, Finland (Oklahoma) Interim Head Coach: Montez Robinson (North Georgia, 2002), First Season at UTM, Sixth Overall Assistant Coach: DeAndre Walker (Fairmont State, 2004), Seventh Season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Assistant Coach: Zach Carpenter (Lee University, 2006), Fourth Season 3...........E-mon Sir-toe-vich Assistant Coach: Jackson Hayzlett (Bowling Green State, 2014), Second Season 4...........Jur-ron Williams 5...........Jon-tay Coleman Director of Basketball Operations: Dillion Sneed (ETSU, 2006), First Season 12..........Uh-jon-ny Kennedy Video Coordinator: Ross Fleming (Howard, 2020), First Season 13..........Zay-von Godwin Player Development: Deonte Johnson (UT