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Tennessee State Men’s Basketball 2015-16 Tennessee State Men’s basketball Game Notes NCAA Tournament (D1): ‘93, ‘94 (D2): ‘63, ‘67, ‘70, ‘71, ‘72, ‘73, ‘74, ‘75 | CIT Appearances: ‘12, ‘13 | NAIA National Championships: ‘57, ‘58, ‘59 THE MATCHUP GAME INFORMATION TENNESSEE STATE vs UT MARTIN TENNESSEE STATE Tigers | 19-8 (10-4 OVC) Date ......................................... Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016 Head Coach: Dana Ford (2nd Season, Illinois State ‘06) Time ....................................................................6 p.m. 2015-16 LEADERS | PPG: DeShields (16.3); RPG: Martin (9.1); APG: DeShields (3.0) Location ........................ Martin, Tenn. | Skyhawk Arena Video Stream .................................OVC Digital Network TSU Radio ........................................102.1 FM The Light UT MARTIN Skyhawks | 17-12 (9-5 OVC) TSU All-Time Record vs. Opponent ....................... 32-24 Head Coach: Heath Schroyer (2nd Season, Armstrong Atlantic State ‘95) First Meeting ................................64-51, W, in 1966-67 2015-16 LEADERS | PPG: Howard (15.1); RPG: Edwards (7.5); APG: Howard (2.5) Last Meeting .................................69-52, L, in 2014-15 QUICK HITTERS STAT COMPARISON 2015-16 SCHEDULE } With 19 wins on the year, Tennessee State is one shy Overall: 19-8 | Ohio Valley Conference: 10-4 of tying the program’s Division I record of 20 wins in a Home: 10-2 | Away: 7-6 | Neutral: 2-0 11/7 CAL ST. EAST BAY (EXHIBITION) W, 66-61 season. 19-8 RECORD 17-12 11/13 at Loyola (MD) W, 86-71 73.5 PPG 72.9 11/16 at Ohio L, 75-67 } TSU is still in contention for the top overall seed in 68.1 OPP. PPG 70.7 11/18 FISK W, 72-50 the OVC Tournament, and UT Martin is currently tied 11/21 MIDDLE TENNESSEE L, 69-66 .456 FG % .441 atop the OVC West Division. 11/24 REINHARDT W, 77-61 .406 OPP. FG % .432 11/28 at Kennesaw St. (ESPN3) W, 56-49 .344 3-PT % .345 12/5 STETSON W, 74-54 } TSU has gone 32-24 in the all-time series versus UT .349 OPP. 3-PT % .332 12/12 vs. Grambling St. ^ W, 64-52 Martin, which won last year’s meeting in Nashville by a .693 FT % .720 12/14 at Stetson (ESPN3) W (2OT), 93-90 69-52 final score. 37.4 REBS/GAME 37.1 12/17 LIPSCOMB W, 89-86 12/19 vs. Alcorn St. # W, 81-76 +3.4 REBS +/- +2.8 } The Tigers are 9-6 away from home this season, while 12/22 at Illinois St. (ESPN3) L, 66-55 10.7 AST/GAME 12.3 UT Martin has gone 10-2 at home. 12/29 at Tennessee (SEC Network) L, 74-69 13.7 TO/GAME 12.6 1/2 at Southeast Missouri * W, 72-66 7.7 STL/GAME 5.9 1/6 at Eastern Illinois * W, 66-61 } TSU leads the nation with a 14-game improvement 3.7 BLK/GAME 1.9 1/9 SIU EDWARDSVILLE * W, 63-60 from last year’s win total. 1/14 AUSTIN PEAY * W, 66-52 TENNESSEE STATE PROBABLE STARTERS 1/16 MURRAY ST. * W, 73-71 1/24 at Belmont * L, 103-95 3 5 11 14 15 1/28 at Tennessee Tech * (ASN) L, 81-79 1/30 at Jacksonville St. * W, 78-53 2/4 EASTERN KENTUCKY * L, 97-81 2/6 MOREHEAD ST. * W, 77-76 2/10 TENNESSEE TECH * W, 85-55 2/13 at Eastern Kentucky * W, 79-78 2/18 at Morehead St. * L, 66-61 Xavier Richards Tahjere McCall Demontez Loman Darreon Reddick Keron DeShields 6-2 | 200 | Sr. | G 6-5 | 195 | R-Jr. | G 6-6 | 192 | Sr. | F 6-4 | 204 | So. | G 6-2 | 195 | R-Sr. | G 2/20 JACKSONVILLE ST. * W, 61-46 St. Thomas, USVI Philadelphia, Pa. South Port, N.C. Belleville, Ill. Baltimore, Md. 2/25 at UT Martin * 6 PM PPG 4.5 PPG 14.4 PPG 4.4 PPG 6.3 PPG 16.3 2/28 BELMONT * 2:30 PM RPG 3.0 RPG 5.2 RPG 5.5 RPG 1.8 RPG 3.6 3/2 OVC First Round & TBA APG 0.7 APG 3.0 APG 0.4 APG 1.4 APG 3.1 3/3 OVC Quarterfinals & TBA MINS 14.8 MINS 29.3 MINS 23.2 MINS 24.4 MINS 32.8 3/4 OVC Semifinals (ESPNU) & TBA CONNECT WITH TENNESSEE STATE ATHLETICS CONTACT INFORMATION 3/5 OVC Championship Game (ESPN 2) & 5 PM TWITTER SNAPCHAT MBB Contact: Gavin Nevill ALL TIMES CENTRAL STANDARD TIME @TSU_Tigers TSU_Tigers Athletic Media Relations Office HOME GAMES BOLD AND ALL CAPS INSTAGRAM PERISCOPE 3500 John Merritt Blvd. * OVC Game @TSUTigers @TSU_Tigers Nashville, TN 37209 ^ HBCU Legends Hardwood Classic in Chicago, Ill. FACEBOOK YOUTUBE Email: [email protected] # HBCU Heritage Hardwood Classic in Memphis, Tenn. /TSUTigers /TNStateTigers Phone: (629) 202-1091 & OVC Tournament at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville #BigBlueRising Cell: (610) 442-3431 TSUTigers.com Tennessee State Men’s Basketball QUICK FACTS TENNESSEE STATE NEWS AND NOTES TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY A WIN WOULD... } The Skyhawks held a 38-26 rebounding edge and shot Location ...........................................Nashville, Tenn. } Give TSU its 20th victory of the season, tying the pro- 52.2 percent from the field. Founded .......................................................... 1912 gram’s Division I record for wins in a season. (TSU won 20 Enrollment ...................................................... 9,165 games in 1978-79, and again in 2011-12. LEADING THE NATION IN WIN IMPROVEMENT Nickname .......................................................Tigers } Give TSU 15 more wins than last season (5). } TSU has won 14 more games than last year’s win total Colors ....................................Reflex Blue and White National Affiliation .......................... NCAA Division I } Improve TSU’s all-time record versus UT Martin to 33-24. of five. Conference .................................... Ohio Valley (OVC) } Improve TSU to 10-6 away from home and 8-6 in true } The 14-game improvement in win total leads the nation. Athletic Website ................................ TSUTigers.com road games. TEAM ‘14-15 ‘15-16 WIN + University Website ................................TNState.edu } Keep TSU in contention for the top overall seed in the Tennessee State 5 19 + 14 President ........................... Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover OVC Tournament. Ball State 7 18 + 11 Athletics Director ...............................Teresa Phillips Arkansas Little Rock 13 24 + 11 LAST TIME OUT STAFF/INFORMATION } Marcus Roper scored a team-high 15 points to lead TSU Head Coach .............................................. Dana Ford IMPROVING ON THE ROAD Alma Mater ........................................ Illinois St., ‘06 to a 61-46 home win over Jacksonville State Feb. 20. } A win over UT Martin would improve TSU to 10-6 in Record At TSU/Season ............................. 24-34/2nd } Tennessee State put up one of its top defensive efforts games away from home and 8-6 in true road games. Overall Record/Seasons ................................... SAME of the season, holding Jacksonville State (8-21, 4-10 } During the 2014-15 season, the Tigers did not win a Assoc. Head Coach ....Randy Peele (Va. Wesleyan ‘80) OVC) to 25.0 percent shooting while finishing with a 49- game away from the Gentry Center, going 0-18 away Assist. Coach .........Rodney Hamilton (Georgia St. ‘98) 37 rebounding edge. from home and 0-17 in true road games. .....................................Pierre Jordan (Florida St. ‘11) } On the offensive end, Wayne Martin and Christian } The previous year in 2013-14, TSU went 2-15 away Director of Ops ............Janna Eichelberger (IUPUI ‘12) Griggs-Williams scored 10 points apiece, while Demon- from home and 2-13 in true road games. Video Coordinator .......... James White (Memphis ‘14) tez Loman led the Tigers on the glass with 11 boards. SPORTS INFORMATION SHUTDOWN DEFENSE Men’s Basketball Contact ........................Gavin Nevill ABOUT UT MARTIN } In their last six games, the Tigers have forced 106 turn- Email [email protected] } Carrying a 9-5 OVC record, UT Martin is currently tied overs (17.7 per game). Phone .................................................629-202-1091 atop the OVC West Division with Murray State. } In losses to EKU (Feb. 4) and Morehead St. (Feb. 18), Cell .....................................................610-442-3434 } The Skyhawks have won seven in a row and have not the Tigers forced a season-high 20 turnovers. lost since an 82-74 defeat at Eastern Illinois. } TSU had its best defensive game of the season in a win MEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY } Four UT Martin players are scoring in double figures in- over Jacksonville St. (Feb. 20), holding the Gamecocks to First Season .................................................1944-45 All-Time Record .........................................1127-827 cluding Preseason All-OVC selections Twymond Howard 25.0 percent shooting (15-for-60) and 46 points. OVC Regular Season Championships .... 2 (1993 & 1995) (15.1 ppg) and Alex Anderson (11.9 ppg). OVC Tournament Record ...... 12-23 (25 appearances) } A year ago, UT Martin made it all the way to the Col- IN THE NATION OVC Tournament Championships..... 2 (1993 & 1994) legeInsider.com Semifinals and finished the season with } The Tigers are holding opponents to 40.6 percent, D-1 NCAA Tournament Record ........ 0-2 (last in 1994) a 21-13 record. which ranks them 52nd in the nation. National Championships ...... 3 (NAIA - ‘57, ‘58 & ‘59) } TSU's rebounding margin of +3.4 is good for 74th in 20 Win Seasons .....................................................21 ALL-TIME SERIES VS. UT MARTIN Division I. 30 Win Seasons ...................................................... 3 } TSU holds a 32-24 lead versus UT Martin in the all-time } The team’s 7.7 steals per game are good for 37th. Undefeated Seasons .................................. 1 (1949) series, which dates back to the 1966-67 season. } Wayne Martin is 61st in the nation with 236 total re- 2014-15 RECORD } The Skyhawks have won two in a row in the series. bounds and is 45th in rebounds per game with 9.1.