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MEN’S BASKETBALL TENNESSEE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL | #BIGBLUERISING TENNESSEE STATE 2016-17 TIGERS NCAA Tournament (D1): ‘93, ‘94 (D2): ‘63, ‘67, ‘70, ‘71, ‘72, ‘73, ‘74, ‘75 | CIT Appearances: ‘12, ‘13, ‘16 | NAIA National Championships: ‘57, ‘58, ‘59 2016-17 SCHEDULE } } THE MATCHUP } } Overall: 8-2 | OVC : 0-0 | Home: 2-0 | Away: 4-2 | Neutral: 2-0 TENNESSEE STATE Tigers } } 8-2 }} NOVEMBER (6-1) Head Coach: Dana Ford (3rd Season, Illinois State ‘06) 3 FISK (EXHIBITION) W, 77-43 11 vs. UC Davis % W, 78-64 2016-17 LEADERS | PPG: Martin (12.6); RPG: Martin (10.2); APG: McCall (4.6) 12 vs. Northern Arizona % W, 69-65 13 at Santa Clara % TheW.TV W, 69-61 VS 19 at Middle Tennessee CUSA.TV W, 74-63 23 at Canisius ESPN3 W, 72-58 DUKE Blue Devils } } 10-1 26 REINHARDT OVC Digital Network W, 96-64 Head Coach: Mike Krzyzewski (37th Season, U.S. Military Academy ‘69) 29 at Vanderbilt SEC Network + L, 83-59 2016-17 LEADERS | PPG: Kennard (20.0); RPG: Jefferson (10.5); APG: Allen (3.8) }} DECEMBER (2-1) 3 at Lipscomb ESPN3 W, 72-71 QUICK HITTERS } } GAME INFORMATION } } 10 at NC State RSN L, 67-55 (OT) } Tennessee State makes its first ever trip to historic Cameron In- Date December 19, 2016 14 ALABAMA STATE OVC Digital Network W, 68-46 19 at Duke ESPN2 6 p.m. door Stadium for its first all-time meeting with Duke. Location Durham, N.C. 27 COVENANT OVC Digital Network 7 p.m. Venue Cameron Indoor Stadium 31 at Murray State* CBS Sports Network 11 a.m. } TSU is 8-2 through 10 games for the second year in a row. Time 7 p.m. ET (6 p.m. CT) TV ESPN2 }} JANUARY (0-0) } Duke, which is 10-1 on the season, has been idle since beating Talent Dave O’Brien (PxP) & Doris Burke (Analysis) 2 KENNESAW STATE OVC Digital Network 6 p.m. TSU Radio 102.1 FM The Light 5 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* OVC Digital Network 7:30 p.m. UNLV, 94-45, in Las Vegas on Dec. 10. Talent Greg Pogue (PxP) & Albert Dawson (Analysis) 7 UT MARTIN* OVC Digital Network 7:30 p.m. 12 at Eastern Kentucky* American Sports Network 6 p.m. } Duke is #5 in the AP Top 25 and #4 in the USA Today Coaches Poll Live Stats GoDuke.com 14 at Morehead State* OVC Digital Network 6:45 p.m. released on Dec. 12. The new polls will be released on game day. 19 TENNESSEE TECH* OVC Digital Network 7 p.m. PLAYER TO WATCH } } 21 JACKSONVILLE STATE* OVC Digital Network 7:30 p.m. 25 at SIU Edwardsville* OVC Digital Network 7 p.m. } Led by legendary Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski, Duke has won 28 BELMONT* OVC Digital Network 7:30 p.m. five NCAA National Championships, most recently in 2015. }} FEBRUARY (0-0) } Since joining Division I prior to the 1977-78 season, Tennes- 2 EASTERN ILLINOIS* CBS Sports Network 7 p.m. see State has gone 1-33 versus teams in the AP Top 25. TSU’s win 4 at Austin Peay* OVC Digital Network 6:30 p.m. 9 at Tennessee Tech* OVC Digital Network 6 p.m. came on Feb. 9, 2012 at #9 Murray State, 72-68. 11 at Jacksonville State* OVC Digital Network 4:30 p.m. 16 MOREHEAD STATE* ESPNU 8 p.m. } Tennessee State will be playing its ninth game away from 18 EASTERN KENTUCKY* OVC Digital Network 7:30 p.m. home and its sixth game outside of the Central Time Zone. 25 at Belmont* OVC Digital Network 5 p.m. }} MARCH (0-0) } TSU is 0-9 in games versus ACC opponents including an 1 OVC 1st Round OVC Digital Network TBA overtime loss at NC State this season on Dec. 10. The Tigers are #5 - TAHJERE McCALL } } 2 OVC Quarterfinals OVC Digital Network TBA also 0-5 versus Louisville and 0-1 versus Virginia Tech in games } 2016-17 Preseason All-OVC 3 OVC Semifinals ESPNU TBA played prior to Louisville and Virginia Tech joining the ACC. } 2015-16 OVC Defensive Player of the Year 4 OVC Championship ESPN2 7 p.m. } Leads the OVC and is top 15 nationally with 2.9 steals per game } Two double-doubles in 2016-17 ALL TIMES CENTRAL STANDARD TIME | % 50th annual Cable Car Classic } Last time out, TSU held Alabama State to 25.4 percent shooting in a HOME GAMES ALL CAPS | * OVC Game 68-46 home win on Dec. 14. The Tigers held ASU to 13 first-half points. TENNESSEE STATE PROBABLE STARTERS } } CONNECT WITH TSU ATHLETICS } } #BigBlueRising TWITTER SNAPCHAT 3 4 5 14 33 @TSU_Tigers TSU_Tigers INSTAGRAM PERISCOPE @TSUTigers @TSU_Tigers FACEBOOK YOUTUBE /TSUTigers /TNStateTigers JORDAN REED KEN’DARRIUS HAMILTON TAHJERE McCALL DARREON REDDICK WAYNE MARTIN MBB Contact: Gavin Nevill 6-4 | 210 | R-Sr. | G 6-9 | 275 | Jr. | F/C 6-5 | 195 | R-Sr. | G 6-4 | 195 | Jr. | G 6-7 | 237 | R-Sr. | F Athletic Media Relations Office Philadelphia, Pa. Montgomery, Ala. Philadelphia, Pa. Belleville, Ill. Brooklyn, N.Y. 3500 John Merritt Blvd. PPG 10.4 PPG 8.7 PPG 12.1 PPG 8.6 PPG 12.6 Nashville, TN 37209 RPG 7.9 RPG 3.3 RPG 5.6 RPG 2.2 RPG 10.2 Email: [email protected] APG 1.3 APG 0.4 APG 4.6 APG 1.1 APG 0.3 Phone: (629) 202-1091 MINS 29.6 MINS 20.3 MINS 29.4 MINS 27.3 MINS 29.4 Cell: (610) 442-3431 1 TENNESSEE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL | #BIGBLUERISING INSIDE THE MATCHUP } } AT A GLANCE } } BY THE NUMBERS } } ALL-TIME SERIES } } } Tennessee State and Duke will be matching up for the first time. 8-2 RECORD 10-1 VS } TSU has gone 0-9 in games versus ACC opponents. 71.2 PPG 86.3 } Against teams that currently make up the ACC, TSU is 64.2 OPP. PPG 62.5 TSU’S RECORD 0-15, including five games versus Louisville and one ver- .437 FG % .502 ALL-TIME SERIES ...................................................................0-0 .377 OPP. FG % .390 SINCE FORD BEGAN IN ‘14-15 ..............................................0-0 sus Virginia Tech before joining the ACC. .373 3-PT % .368 SERIES STREAK ..................................................................... N/A } This is TSU’s second trip to the state of North Carolina .320 OPP. 3-PT % .286 FIRST MEETING .............................................................12/19/16 LAST MEETING ...................................................................... N/A this season. The Tigers took NC State to overtime before .644 FT % .749 falling, 67-55, on Dec. 10. 40.3 REBS/GAME 39.9 ALL-TIME MEETINGS + 5.4 REBS +/- + 8.0 DATE LOCATION W/L SCORE 10.9 AST/GAME 14.5 12/19/16 DURHAM, N.C. FIRST MEETING 15.7 TO/GAME 11.6 6.9 STL/GAME 6.8 4.4 BLK/GAME 5.0 TENNESSEE STATE NEWS AND NOTES } } TSU VERSUS RANKED OPPONENTS ABOUT TENNESSEE STATE MILESTONE WATCH * TSU is 1-33 versus teams in the AP Top 25 } After going 5-26 in Head Coach Dana Ford’s first season in 2014-15, the Tigers posted } Jordan Reed reached 1,000 career points for his Division I career on Nov. 23 versus since joining D-I prior to the 1977-78 season one of the biggest turnarounds in NCAA history to improve to 20-11 a year ago. Reinhardt. } TSU is 8-2 in 2016-17 and is 28-13 over the last two seasons. } Reed scored 931 in three seasons at Binghamton. DATE OPPONENT W/L } Redshirt senior guard Tahjere McCall is 95 points away from scoring 1,000 in his 12/12/81 at #3 Louisville L, 83-58 ABOUT DUKE D-1 career. 11/25/83 at #5 Memphis L, 88-60 } One of the most successful programs in NCAA history, Duke enters Monday with a } McCall (905 points) has 575 points for TSU after 330 points for Niagara in two 12/28/84 vs. #1 Georgetown L, 77-64 10-1 record, most recently defeating UNLV, 94-45, in Las Vegas on Dec. 10. seasons. 1/9/85 at #6 Memphis L, 90-57 } Legendary Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski boasts a talented lineup including AP 11/29/85 at #14 Memphis L, 107-61 Preseason All-American and ACC Preseason Player of the Year Grayson Allen, who is NO SUBSTITUTION FOR EXPERIENCE 11/24/89 at #24 Memphis L, 99-74 averaging 17.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. } TSU’s starting lineup features three fifth-year seniors in Tahjere McCall (12.1 ppg), 12/17/90 at #8 Ohio State L, 103-66 } Duke, which has won five national championships, has early season wins over Wayne Martin (12.6 ppg) and Jordan Reed (10.4 ppg). 11/25/91 at #11 Oklahoma St. L, 89-58 Michigan State, Florida and Penn State, among others. } The average age of McCall, Martin and Reed is 22 years and 6 months. 3/18/93 vs. #6 Seton Hall L, 81-59 } Duke holds a 853-157 (.845) record at Cameron Indoor Stadium, including a 495- 12/1/93 at #23 Cincinnati L, 79-70 62 (.889) record under Krzyzewski. CLUTCH 12/8/93 at #9 UCLA L, 80-66 } Tahjere McCall nailed the game-winning jumper with 8.4 seconds left in TSU’s 3/18/94 vs. #7 Kentucky L, 83-70 TSU HEAD COACH DANA FORD ON FACING DUKE 72-71 victory over Lipscomb on Dec. 3, 2016. It was McCall’s second game-winning 11/27/95 at #13 Missouri L, 89-75 } “I think they are the best team in America.

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