TENNESSEE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL | #BIGBLUERISING MEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 TENNESSEE STATE GAME NOTES 2019-20 SCHEDULE } } THE MATCHUP } } Overall: 7-5 | OVC: 0-0 | Home: 4-0 | Away: 1-5 | 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 BLUE MOUNTAIN 21 FSSW+ NOV at San Diego State L, 62-49 7-5, 0-0 OVC RECORD 8-2, 1-1 Southern States (NAIA) 25 Mountain West Network Brian “Penny” Collins (2nd Season, Belmont ‘06) HEAD COACH Jermael Bingham (8th Season, Blue Mountain ‘13) NOV vs Cal Poly W, 82-72 28 GAME DETAILS } } NOV vs North Florida W, 81-73 THE BASICS: Dec. 20, 2019 } Nashville, Tenn. } Gentry Center } 1 p.m. 29 TV: ESPN+ | CJ Eke on the call DEC CHICAGO STATE W, 80-74 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 AT A GLANCE } } DEC at Fordham W, 66-61 } 15 The Tennessee State men’s basketball program completes non-conference play at home in the Gentry Center DEC at Indiana State L, 78-72 against Blue Mountain. Tip is set for 1 p.m. 18 DEC BLUE MOUNTAIN 1 p.m. } Big Blue leads the Ohio Valley Conference in blocked shots per game, averaging 4.4. TSU ranks second in field 21 ESPN+ goal percentage shooting 327-of-688 (.475). Shakem Johnson has made 41-of-61 shots, ranking second in the JAN EASTERN ILLINOIS* 7:30 p.m. league in field goal percentage, .672. Mark Freeman has dished out 49 assists to place the freshman in fourth in 2 ESPN+ assists per game. The Tigers also rank second in rebounding defense (32.2) and rebounding margin (+6.8). JAN SIU-EDWARDSVILLE* 4 p.m. 4 ESPN+ JAN at UT Martin* 7:30 p.m. LAST TIME OUT }} 9 ESPN+ } Down 16 with eight minutes left in the second half, the Tennessee State men’s basketball team battled its way JAN at Southeast Missouri* 4 p.m. down to a four-point deficit before the Sycamores of Indiana State took two free-throws to end the night in the 11 ESPN+ Hulman Center, 78-72. JAN MOREHEAD STATE * 7:30 p.m. 16 ESPN+ }n just 19 minutes of play, senior Emmanuel Egbuta notched team-highs in scoring and rebounds, 15 points, 9 JAN EASTERN KENTUCKY * 4 p.m. 18 ESPN+ boards for TSU who now holds a 7-5 overall record with just one non-conference matchup left in the year. JAN at Austin Peay * 8 p.m. 23 ESPN+ }The 7-5 start for Big Blue marks the best non-conference run since the 2016-17 season when TSU went 9-3. JAN at Murray State * 7 p.m. 25 ESPN+ JAN at Jacksonville State * 7:30 p.m. TENNESSEE STATE PROBABLE STARTERS } } 30 ESPN+ FEB at Tennessee Tech* 7:30 p.m. 1 ESPN+ FEB AUSTIN PEAY * 7:30 p.m. 6 ESPN+ FEB MURRAY STATE* 7:30 p.m. 8 ESPN3 FEB at Belmont* 7 p.m. 13 ESPN+ FEB TENNESSEE TECH * 7:30 p.m. 15 ESPN+ FEB at EASTERN KENTUCKY * 7:30 p.m. 20 ESPN+ MARK #0 MICHAEL #1 WESLEY #4 BEN #34 SHAKEM #10 FEB at MOREHEAD STATE* 3 p.m. FREEMAN LITTLEJOHN HARRIS KONE’ JOHNSON 22 ESPN+ 5-10 | 160 | Fr. | G 5-10 | 160 | Sr. | G 6-9 | 200 | Gr. | G 6-9 | | R-Jr. | F 6-7 | 210 | Jr. | F FEB JACKSONVILLE STATE* 7:30 p.m. Memphis, Tenn. Muskegon, Mich. Jackson, Miss. San Francisco, Calif. Youngstown, Ohio 27 ESPN+ PPG 6.1 PPG 9.4 PPG 11.2 PPG 5.1 PPG 7.3 FEB BELMONT * 7:30 p.m. RPG 1.8 RPG 2.3 RPG 5.2 RPG 5.3 RPG 3.1 29 ESPN+ MAR Ohio Valley Conference Tournament ^ APG 4.1 APG 3.3 APG 1.4 APG 0.4 APG 0.5 4-7 ESPN+ / ESPNU / ESPN2 MINS 24.8 MINS 26.3 MINS 29.3 MINS 16.6 MINS 17.5 ALL GAMES CENTRAL STANDARD TIME | HOME GAMES ALL CAPS * OVC Regular Season Game | ^ Ford Center (Evansville, Ind.) CONNECT WITH TSU ATHLETICS } } MBB Contact: Ashley Fontenot @TSU_Tigers @TSUTigers 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 (6) 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. 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) #0 Mark Freeman Memphis, Tenn. 2019-20 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER } } #3 Amorey Womack St. Louis, Mo. # NAME POS. HT. WT. CL . HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) #12 Monty Johal Springfield, Mo. # 5 Jon Brown G 6-7 180 Jr. Miami, Fla. | Georgia Tech 11 Emmanuel Egbuta F 6-7 230 Sr. Bronx, N.Y. | Navarro College # Has Already Utilized a redshirt 0 Mark Freeman G 5-10 160 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. | The Skill Factory/Southwind HS 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 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 #22 Ravel Moody RUH-vel #34 Ben Koné KOH-nay 2 TENNESSEE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL | #BIGBLUERISING INSIDE THE MATCHUP } } AT A GLANCE } } BY THE NUMBERS } } ALL-TIME SERIES } } } This marks the first meeting between Tennessee State and Blue Mountain College. 7-5, 0-0 RECORD 8-2, 1-1 VS 74.2 PPG 78.4 TSU’S RECORD 70.5 OPP. PPG 69.7 ALL-TIME SERIES ...................................................................0-0 .475 FG % .446 SINCE COLLINS BEGAN IN ‘18-19 .........................................0-0 SERIES STREAK ................................................... FIRST MEETING .405 OPP. FG % .411 RECENT MEETINGS .337 3-PT % .338 DATE LOCATION W/L SCORE .323 OPP. 3-PT % .270 FIRST MEETING .630 FT % .699 38.9 REBS/GAME 39.1 +6.8 REBS +/- +1.8 14.7 AST/GAME 12.4 17.8 TO/GAME 18.0 5.6 STL/GAME 11.6 4.4 BLK/GAME 2.3 TENNESSEE STATE NEWS AND NOTES } } TAKE IT TO THE HOOP MEASURING UP }The Tigers rank 46th nationally and lead the OVC in field goal percentage, }Head Coach Collins finished his first season at the helm 9-21, giving him better shooting 47.5 percent from the floor (327-of-68). first-year record than six previous TSU men’s basketball coaches - Henry A. Kean }Shakem Johnson ranks second in the conference in field goal percentage, [9-10] (1944-49, 1950-51), Ron Abernathy [7-21] (1989-91), Frankie Allen [4-21] shooting .672 from the field (41-of-61), while Jy’lan Washington comes in at fifth (1991-00), Cy Alexander [7-21] (2003-08), John Cooper (9-21) [2009-12], and shooting .600 (33-of-55).