TENNESSEE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL | #BIGBLUERISING MEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 TENNESSEE STATE GAME NOTES 2019-20 SCHEDULE } } THE MATCHUP } } Overall: 13-9 | OVC: 5-4 | Home: 8-1 | Away: 3-8 | 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 TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES 21 FSSW+ NOV at San Diego State L, 62-49 13-9, 5-4 OVC RECORD 5-17, 2-7 OVC 25 Mountain West Network Brian “Penny” Collins (2nd Season, Belmont ‘06) HEAD COACH John Pelphrey (1st Season, Kentucky ‘92) NOV vs Cal Poly W, 82-72 28 GAME DETAILS } } NOV vs North Florida W, 81-73 THE BASICS: Feb. 1, 2020 } Cookeville, Tenn. } Eblen Center } 7:30 p.m. 29 DEC CHICAGO STATE W, 80-74 TV: ESPN+ 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 returns to action Saturday, Feb. 1 in the Eblen DEC at Indiana State L, 78-72 Center to take on Tennessee Tech in Cookeville. Tip is set for 7:30 p.m. on ESPN+. 18 }The Tigers are 13-9 after garnering its second Ohio Valley Conference road win at Jacksonville DEC BLUE MOUNTAIN W, 86-71 21 ESPN+ State, Thursday evening in the Pete Mathews Coliseum, 72-62. JAN EASTERN ILLINOIS* W, 84-79 2 ESPN+ }The Tigers lead the Ohio Valley Conference in offensive rebound percentage, grabbing JAN SIU-EDWARDSVILLE* W, 79-74 33.9 percent of the offensive boards over the course of its 21 games. Big Blue ranks second 4 ESPN+ JAN at UT Martin* L, 87-74 in field goal percentage, shooting 576-of-1203 (47.9 percent) from the floor thanks to four 9 ESPN+ Tigers ranking in the top 30 scorers in the conference. The only other school with four athletes JAN at Southeast Missouri* W, 75-73 breaking the top-30 list is Murray State. 11 ESPN+ JAN MOREHEAD STATE * W, 64-48 16 ESPN+ }TSU is also third in three-point field-goal percentage, averaging 36.1 percent from the JAN EASTERN KENTUCKY * L, 92-88 distance and second in rebounding margin, grabbing 5.9 more boards than its opponents. 18 ESPN+ JAN at Austin Peay * L, 99-74 23 ESPN+ }The Tigers split the series against Tennessee Tech, falling in the OVC home opener to the JAN at Murray State * L, 76-64 Golden Eagles, 66-64, then defeating TTU in the Eblen Center 79-62 later that month. 25 ESPN+ JAN at Jacksonville State * W, 72-62 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+ MICHAEL #1 CARLOS #2 WESLEY #4 JY’LAN #22 SHAKEM #10 FEB at MOREHEAD STATE* 3 p.m. LITTLEJOHN MARSHALL JR. HARRIS WASHINGTON JOHNSON 22 ESPN+ 5-10 | 160 | Sr. | G 6-6 | 210 | R-So. | G 6-9 | 210 | R-So. | G 6-9 | 200 | R-Sr. | G/F 6-7 | 210 | Jr. | F FEB JACKSONVILLE STATE* 7:30 p.m. Muskegon, Mich. Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn. Smyrna, Tenn. Youngstown, Ohio 27 ESPN+ PPG 11.4 PPG 12.4 PPG 11.3 PPG 10.2 PPG 10.0 FEB BELMONT * 7:30 p.m. RPG 2.2 RPG 4.5 RPG 5.8 RPG 5.1 RPG 4.9 29 ESPN+ MAR Ohio Valley Conference Tournament ^ APG 3.3 APG 2.3 APG 1.3 APG 1.1 APG 0.7 4-7 ESPN+ / ESPNU / ESPN2 MINS 30.4 MINS 28.4 MINS 29.3 MINS 22.2 MINS 21.8 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 } } } TSU is 33-35 in the all-time series against TTU. When taking on the Golden Eagles at home, TSU is split at an even VS 16-17 in the all-time series, losing the last three matchups 13-9, 5-4 RECORD 5-17, 2-7 in the Gentry Center, two in overtime. 75.0 PPG 65.0 TSU’S RECORD } The Tigers and Tennessee Tech met once in the 1994 OVC 73.0 OPP. PPG 73.8 ALL-TIME SERIES .............................................................. .33-35 .479 FG % .417 SINCE COLLINS BEGAN IN ‘18-19 .........................................1-1 Tournament Semifinals. TSU defeated the Golden Eagles SERIES STREAK ............................................................... TSU 1W .420 OPP. FG % .467 91-74. That year, TSU would move on to win the conference RECENT MEETINGS championship and make its second-straight appearance in .354 3-PT % .337 DATE LOCATION W/L SCORE the NCAA Tournament. .339 OPP. 3-PT % .362 1/29/2015 H W 64-56 .650 FT % .668 2/12/2015 A L 52-71 38.4 REBS/GAME 34.9 1/28/2016 A L 79-81 +6.6 REBS +/- -0.1 2/10/2016 H W 85-55 14.0 AST/GAME 13.5 1/19/2017 H L (OT) 74-80 2/9/2017 A W 72-59 16.6 TO/GAME 16.1 1/6/2018 H L (OT) 81-87 5.4 STL/GAME 6.4 2/22/2018 A L 64-69 4.1 BLK/GAME 3.2 1/3/2019 H L 66-64 1/17/2019 A W 79-62 TENNESSEE STATE NEWS AND NOTES } } LAST SEASON VS.