TENNESSEE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL | #BIGBLUERISING MEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 TENNESSEE STATE GAME NOTES 2019-20 SCHEDULE } } THE MATCHUP } } Overall: 18-14 | 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 EASTERN KENTUCKY COLONELS 21 FSSW+ NOV at San Diego State L, 62-49 18-14, 9-9 OVC RECORD 15-16, 12-6 OVC 25 Mountain West Network Brian “Penny” Collins (2nd Season, Belmont ‘06) HEAD COACH A.W. Hamilton (2nd Season, Marshall ‘05) NOV vs Cal Poly W, 82-72 28 GAME DETAILS } } NOV vs North Florida W, 81-73 THE BASICS: March 5, 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 won its first Ohio Valley Conference tournament game DEC at Indiana State L, 78-72 since 2013 Wednesday evening over No. 8 seed Morehead State in the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. 18 The win marks the first OVC tournament win under head coach Brian “Penny” Collins. DEC BLUE MOUNTAIN W, 86-71 21 ESPN+ }In the quarterfinals of the OVC Tournament, No. 5 TSU will take on No. 4 seed Eastern Kentucky, March JAN EASTERN ILLINOIS* W, 84-79 2 ESPN+ 5 at 6:30 p.m. The match is set to air on ESPN+. JAN SIU-EDWARDSVILLE* W, 79-74 4 ESPN+ }The Colonels defeated the Tigers twice in the regular season. The last time TSU took on an opponent in JAN at UT Martin* L, 87-74 the postseason that swept the Tigers in the regular season, was in 2012-13, when Morehead State went 9 ESPN+ 2-0 over TSU. That year, TSU defeated MSU to move on to the quarterfinals. JAN at Southeast Missouri* W, 75-73 11 ESPN+ } In neutral locations, TSU is 3-0 after winning the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational at the JAN MOREHEAD STATE * W, 64-48 16 ESPN+ beginning of the season and Eastern Kentucky is 0-2. JAN EASTERN KENTUCKY * L, 92-88 18 ESPN+ } After the win over JSU, this marks the first winning regular season under Coach Collins and the first JAN at Austin Peay * L, 99-74 since 2017-18 when Big Blue finished the regular season 15-14 before falling to EIU in round one of the 23 ESPN+ OVC Tournament. TSU’s 18 wins is the best since 2015-16 when the Tigers finished the season 20-11. JAN at Murray State * L, 76-64 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 10.8 PPG 11.8 PPG 11.8 PPG 6.5 PPG 9.1 FEB BELMONT * L, 72-65 RPG 2.3 RPG 4.4 RPG 6.3 RPG 2.8 RPG 5.1 29 ESPN+ MAR OVC Tournament vs Morehead State W(OT), 74-67 APG 3.4 APG 2.1 APG 1.2 APG 4.3 APG 0.7 4 ESPN+ MINS 30.4 MINS 29.3 MINS 31.4 MINS 28.2 MINS 22.6 MAR OVC Tournament vs Eastern Kentucky 6:30 pm 5 ESPN+ CONNECT WITH TSU ATHLETICS } } @TSU_Tigers ALL GAMES CENTRAL STANDARD TIME | HOME GAMES ALL CAPS MBB Contact: Ashley Fontenot @TSUTigers * OVC Regular Season Game | ^ Ford Center (Evansville, Ind.) 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 TENNESSEE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL | #BIGBLUERISING 3 TENNESSEE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL | #BIGBLUERISING INSIDE THE MATCHUP } } AT A GLANCE } } BY THE NUMBERS } } ALL-TIME SERIES } } }This marks the 3rd meeting in the OVC Tournament between the TSU and EKU. VS 18-14, 9-9 RECORD 15-16, 12-6 }TSU is 0-3 when taking on Eastern 72.1 PPG 76.0 TSU’S RECORD ALL-TIME SERIES ............................................................... 30-38 71.5 OPP. PPG 76.8 Kentucky in the tourney. SINCE COLLINS BEGAN IN ‘18-19 .........................................1-3 }The last time the teams met at the .472 FG % .418 SERIES STREAK .................................................................TSU 2L .415 OPP. FG % .458 RECENT MEETINGS tournament, EKU defeated the Tigers, 74- .356 3-PT % .324 DATE LOCATION W/L SCORE 68 in the first round in 2005. .356 OPP. 3-PT % .326 2/15/20 A L 83-62 }TSU is 1-1 when making it to the .660 FT % .732 1/18/20 H L 92-88 37.6 REBS/GAME 33.4 2/9/19 A L 75-65 1/10/19 H W 82-81 quarterfinals. +4.9 REBS +/- -7.2 2/17/18 H L 72-59 13.8 AST/GAME 12.3 2/3/18 A W 73-60 17.1 TO/GAME 14.0 2/18/17 H W 68-66 5.3 STL/GAME 9.2 1/12/17 A W 63-49 4.2 BLK/GAME 2.1 TENNESSEE STATE NEWS AND NOTES } } LAST TIME VS.