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TENNESSEE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL | #BIGBLUERISING MEN’S BASKETBALL 2018-19 TENNESSEE STATE GAME NOTES 2018-19 SCHEDULE } } THE MATCHUP } } Overall: 5-14 | OVC: 2- 3 | Home: 3-5 | Away: 2-9 | Neutral: 0-0 OCT TENNESSEE WESLEYAN (EXHIBITION) W 31 107-72 NOV at Lipscomb L 10 ESPN+ 86-79 NOV LITTLE ROCK L 13 ESPN+ 83-67 NOV CARVER COLLEGE W 15 ESPN+ 92-57 NOV FISK W TENNESSEE STATE TIGERS VERSUS MURRAY STATE RACERS 17 113-64 NOV at Cal State Northridge L 5-14, 2-5 OVC RECORD 15-3, 6-1 OVC 20 CSUN Sports Network 80-77 Brian “Penny” Collins (1st Season, Belmont ‘06) HEAD COACH Matt McMahon (4th Season, Appalachian State ‘00) NOV at Kentucky L 23 SEC Network 77-62 GAME DETAILS } } DEC at Western Kentucky L THE BASICS: Jan. 26, 2019 } Murray, Ky. } CFSB Center } 7 p.m. 1 ESPN+ 88-74 DEC at Coppin State W VIDEO: ESPN+ | Neal Bradley (play-by-play), Kenny Roth (analyst) on the call 9 CSU Sports Network 64-55 DEC NORTH CAROLINA A&T L TSU RADIO: 102.1 The Ville } Greg Pogue (play-by-play) and Albert Dawson (analyst) on the call 15 ESPN+ 78-76 LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast.com DEC at Akron L 18 ESPN+ 82-60 DEC at Memphis L AT A GLANCE } } 22 ESPN3 99-44 } The Tennessee State men’s basketball team closes out its four-game road swing at conference-leader Murray State. The game versus DEC at Vanderbilt L 29 SEC Network+ 95-76 the Racers is set to tip in the CFSB Center, Saturday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. JAN TENNESSEE TECH * L 3 ESPN+ 66-64 } The Tigers fell to Austin Peay Thursday evening in Clarksville, 89-74. TSU is now 2-5 in league play, 5-14 overall. JAN JACKSONVILLE STATE * L 5 ESPN+ 69-62 JAN EASTERN KENTUCKY * W } TSU is now ranked tenth in the conference. Murray State is tied for first with Austin Peay and Jacksonville State with an OVC record of 6-1. 10 ESPN+ 82-81 JAN MOREHEAD STATE * L 12 ESPN+ 74-61 } The Racers lead the all-time series against TSU, 54-17. Big Blue is on a two-game losing streak. In Murray, the Tigers are 6-30.. JAN at Tennessee Tech * W 17 ESPNU 79-62 JAN at Belmont * L } Murray State suffered its first conference loss on Thursday, dropping 79-66 to the Belmont Bruins. The loss broke the Racers’ seven-game 19 ESPN+ 92-74 win streak and run of 17 consecutive wins over OVC teams. Murray leads the conference in six stat categories: scoring defense, free throw JAN at Austin Peay * L percentage, field goal percentage, 3-point field goal percentage defense, rebounding defense and blocked shots. 24 ESPN+ 89-74 JAN at Murray State * 7 p.m. 26 ESPN+ JAN UT MARTIN * 7:30 p.m. TENNESSEE STATE PROBABLE STARTERS } } 31 ESPN+ FEB SOUTHEAST MISSOURI * 7:30 p.m. 2 ESPN+ FEB at Morehead State * 6:35 p.m. 7 ESPN+ FEB at Eastern Kentucky * 6 p.m. 9 ESPN+ FEB BELMONT * 7 p.m. 14 ESPN+ FEB at Jacksonville State * 7 p.m. 16 ESPN+ FEB SIUE * 7:30 p.m. 21 ESPN+ ARMANI #0 DAVE #5 TRIPP #10 EMMANUEL #2 STOKLEY #30 FEB EASTERN ILLINOIS * 7:30 p.m. CHANEY MORRIS DAVIS EGBUTA CHAFFEE, JR. 23 ESPN+ 5-10 | 165 | R-Sr. | G/F 6-1 | 180 | R-Fr. | G 6-4 | 205 | R-Jr. | G 6-7 | 230 | Jr. | F 6-8 | 215 | Sr. | F FEB at Southeast Missouri * 7:45 p.m. Chicago, Ill. Erie, Pa. Nashville, Tenn. Bronx, N.Y. Oakland, Calif. 28 ESPN+ PPG 8.8 PPG 4.8 PPG 7.8 PPG 6.5 PPG 6.2 MAR at UT Martin * 3:30 p.m. RPG 2.4 RPG 1.4 RPG 2.7 RPG 5.1 RPG 6.4 2 ESPN+ MAR Ohio Valley Conference Tournament ^ APG 3.0 APG 0.9 APG 1.3 APG 0.2 APG 1.0 6-9 ESPN+ / ESPNU / ESPN2 MINS 26.3 MINS 15.0 MINS 21.1 MINS 19.1 MINS 21.8 ALL GAMES CENTRAL STANDARD TIME | HOME GAMES ALL CAPS * OVC Regular Season Game | ^ Ford Center (Evansville, Ind.) CONNECT WITH TSU ATHLETICS } } @TSU_Tigers @TSUTigers MBB Contact: Ashley Fontenot @TSU_Tigers Email: [email protected] @TSUTigersMBB @TSUTigersMBB Cell: (615)586-8012 /TSUTigers /TNStateTigers #BigBlueRising 1 TENNESSEE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL | #BIGBLUERISING 2018-19 NUMERICAL ROSTER } } 2018-19 ROSTER BY CLASS } } # NAME POS. HT. WT. CL . HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) SENIORS (3) 0 Armani Chaney G 5-10 165 Sr. Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita HS) #0 Armani Chaney Chicago, Ill. 1 Michael Littlejohn G 5-10 160 Jr. Muskegon, Mich. (Southwest Tennessee CC) #30 Stokley Chaffee Jr. Oakland, Calif. 2 Emmanuel Egbuta F 6-7 230 Jr. Bronx, N.Y. (Navarro College) #20 Jy’lan Washington Smyrna, Tenn. * 3 Donte Fitzpatrick-Dorsey G 6-4 191 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Ole Miss) 4 Damarri Moore F 6-8 190 Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Southwest Tennessee CC) JUNIORS (8) 5 Dave Morris G 6-1 180 R-Fr. Erie, Pa. (Strong Vincent HS) #1 Michael Littlejohn Muskegon, Mich. 10 Tripp Davis G 6-3 180 R-Jr. Nashville, Tenn. (Lighthouse Christian HS) #2 Emmanuel Egbuta Bronx, N.Y. 11 Kamar McKnight G 6-4 205 R-Jr. Toronto, Ontario (Georgia Highlands College) #3 Donte Fitzpatrick-Dorsey Memphis, Tenn. # 12 Monty Johal G 6-3 185 Fr. Springfield, Mo. (Glendale HS) #4 Damarri Moore Brooklyn, N.Y. 15 Demarcus Mitchell F 6-7 220 R-Fr. Memphis, Tenn. (Germantown HS) #10 Tripp Davis Nashville, Tenn. # *20 Jy’lan Washington F 6-9 195 Sr. Smyrna, Tenn. (Louisiana Tech) #11 Kamar McKnight Toronto, Ontario # 22 Daniel Cummings G/F 6-5 225 R-So. Toronto, Ontario (Orangeville Prep) #23 DaJion Henderson Los Angeles, Calif. # 23 DaJion Henderson F 6-7 275 R-Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. (EC-College Compton Center) #34 Jalen Duke Nashville, Tenn. # 30 Stokley Chaffee Jr. F 6-8 215 Sr. Oakland, Calif. (Las Positas College) 34 Jalen Duke G/F 6-5 213 R-Jr. Nashville, Tenn. (Martin Luther King HS) SOPHOMORES (1) #22 Daniel Cummings Toronto, Ontario # * Sitting out the 2018-19 season per NCAA Transfer Rules FRESHMEN (3) #5 Dave Morris Erie, Pa. # #12 Monty Johal Springfield, Mo. 2018-19 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER } } #15 Demarcus Mitchell Memphis, Tenn. # # NAME POS. HT. WT. CL . HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 30 Stokley Chaffee Jr. F 6-8 215 Sr. Oakland, Calif. (Las Positas College) * Sitting out the 2018-19 season per NCAA Transfer Rules 0 Armani Chaney G 5-10 165 Sr. Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita HS) # Has Already Utilized a redshirt 22 Daniel Cummings G/F 6-5 225 R-So. Toronto, Ont. (Orangeville Prep) 10 Tripp Davis G 6-3 180 R-Jr. Nashville, Tenn. (Lighthouse Christian HS) 34 Jalen Duke G/F 6-5 213 R-Jr. Nashville, Tenn. (Martin Luther King HS) 2 Emmanuel Egbuta F 6-7 230 Jr. Bronx, N.Y. (Navarro College) 3 Donte Fitzpatrick-Dorsey G 6-4 191 R-Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Ole Miss) 23 DaJion Henderson F 6-7 275 R-Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. (EC-College Compton Center) 12 Monty Johal G 6-3 185 Fr. Springfield, Mo. (Glendale HS) 1 Michael Littlejohn G 5-10 160 Jr. Muskegon, Mich. (Southwest Tennessee CC) 11 Kamar McKnight G 6-4 205 R-Jr. Toronto, Ont. (Georgia Highlands College) 15 Demarcus Mitchell F 6-7 220 R-Fr. Memphis, Tenn. (Germantown HS) 4 Damarri Moore F 6-8 190 Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Southwest Tennessee CC) 5 Dave Morris G 6-1 180 R-Fr. Erie, Pa. (Strong Vincent HS) *20 Jy’lan Washington F 6-9 195 Sr. Smyrna, Tenn. (Louisiana Tech) * Sitting out the 2018-19 season per NCAA Transfer Rules 2018-19 STAFF } } PRONUNCIATION GUIDE } } Head Coach: Brian “Penny” Collins (1st Season, Belmont ‘06) ## NAME PRONUNCIATION Assistant Coaches: Ben Walker (1st Season, Creighton ‘01) #2 ..............Emmanuel Egbuta ....................egg-BOO-duh Jerry Nichols (1st Season, Arkansas State ‘06) #4 ..............Damarri Moore .........................da-MAR-ee #11 ............Kamar McKnight ......................ka-MAR Russ Willemsen (1st Season, Lee [Tenn.] ‘04) #12 ............Monty Johal .............................JOE-hall Director of Operations: Matt Richardson (1st Season, Tennessee ‘14) #20 ............Jy’lan Washington ....................JAY-Lin Video Coordinator: Josh Bone (1st Season, Tennessee ‘11) #23 ............DaJion Henderson ....................DAY-jon #30 ............Stokley Chaffee Jr. ....................STOKE-Lee CHAY-fee 2 TENNESSEE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL | #BIGBLUERISING INSIDE THE MATCHUP } } AT A GLANCE } } BY THE NUMBERS } } ALL-TIME SERIES } } } When taking on the Racers in Murray, the Tigers are 6-30 in the all-time series. 5-13, 2-4 RECORD 13-6, 5-1 VS } TSU is 1-3 in the last four seasons versus Murray State, 72.5 PPG 83.0 TSU’S RECORD with just one win at home. 77.6 OPP. PPG 66.7 ALL-TIME SERIES ............................................................... 17-54 } Four games between the foes have gone into overtime, .425 FG % .495 SINCE COLLINS BEGAN IN ‘18-19 .........................................0-0 SERIES STREAK .................................................................TSU 2L three in Murray. TSU’s record in OT games versus the Racers .478 OPP. FG % .407 is 1-3. .335 3-PT % .360 RECENT MEETINGS .376 OPP. 3-PT % .274 } The teams have met six times in the first round of the DATE LOCATION W/L SCORE .668 FT % .733 1/17/2015 A L 72-91 OVC Tourney, all games in Murray, and all games won by 34.8 REBS/GAME 38.3 1/16/2016 H W 73-71 Murray.