TENNESSEE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL | #BIGBLUERISING MEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 TENNESSEE STATE GAME NOTES 2019-20 SCHEDULE } } THE MATCHUP } } Overall: 14-9 | OVC: 6-4 | Home: 8-1 | Away: 4-8 | 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 AUSTIN PEAY GOVERNORS 21 FSSW+ NOV at San Diego State L, 62-49 14-9, 6-4 OVC RECORD 16-7, 10-0 OVC 25 Mountain West Network Brian “Penny” Collins (2nd Season, Belmont ‘06) HEAD COACH Matt Figger (4th Season, EKU ‘95) NOV vs Cal Poly W, 82-72 28 GAME DETAILS } } NOV vs North Florida W, 81-73 THE BASICS: Feb. 6, 2020 } Nashville, Tenn. } Eblen Center } 7:30 p.m. 29 DEC CHICAGO STATE W, 80-74 TV: ESPN+ | Bob Belvin (pxp) and Connor Onion (color) on the call 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 the Gentry Center after a four-game DEC at Indiana State L, 78-72 road swing to take on Austin Peay Thursday, Feb. 6 with tip on ESPN3 set for 7:30 p.m. 18 }The Tigers are 14-9 after garnering its third Ohio Valley Conference road win at Tennessee DEC BLUE MOUNTAIN W, 86-71 21 ESPN+ Tech, Saturday evening in the Eblen Center in overtime, 72-67. 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 are 0-1 against Austin Peay this season, falling to the Govs just 13 days ago in JAN at Murray State * L, 76-64 Clarksville, 99-74. 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 * 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 10.9 PPG 12.5 PPG 11.3 PPG 10.2 PPG 9.8 FEB BELMONT * 7:30 p.m. RPG 2.2 RPG 4.6 RPG 6.0 RPG 5.1 RPG 4.9 29 ESPN+ MAR Ohio Valley Conference Tournament ^ APG 3.3 APG 2.3 APG 1.4 APG 1.2 APG 0.7 4-7 ESPN+ / ESPNU / ESPN2 MINS 29.7 MINS 28.9 MINS 29.8 MINS 22.6 MINS 22.1 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 78th meeting between Tennessee State and Austin Peay. VS } TSU is 3-4 in the last four meetings with just one win in 14-9, 6-4 RECORD 5-17, 2-7 the Winfield Dunn Center. 74.9 PPG 78.3 TSU’S RECORD ALL-TIME SERIES .............................................................. .29-48 }Six games between the foes have gone into overtime - 72.8 OPP. PPG 71.8 SINCE COLLINS BEGAN IN ‘18-19 .........................................0-2 four in Clarksville, once during the first round of the OVC .478 FG % .472 SERIES STREAK .................................................................TSU 2L tournament in 2007. .414 OPP. FG % .471 RECENT MEETINGS }TSU is 2-4 in overtime games versus Austin Peay. .355 3-PT % .359 DATE LOCATION W/L SCORE } Brian “Penny” Collins is 0-2 against the Govs. .332 OPP. 3-PT % .378 1/15/2015 A L 68-69 } Austin Peay’s largest scoring margin versus the Tigers .653 FT % .735 1/14/2016 H W 66-52 in Clarksville occurred Feb. 12, 2007. The Govs defeated 38.6 REBS/GAME 34.6 3/3/2016 N L 72-74 2/4/2017 A W 70-66 TSU 89-44 (45 points). TSU beat the Govs by 19 (88-69) in +6.3 REBS +/- +2.0 1/18/2018 H W 70-56 a leap year, Feb. 29, 1984, marking the largest lead away 14.0 AST/GAME 13.9 1/24/2019 A L 89-74 from home Big Blue has recorded 16.8 TO/GAME 13.0 1/23/2020 A L 99-74 5.5 STL/GAME 7.1 4.3 BLK/GAME 3.1 TENNESSEE STATE NEWS AND NOTES } } LAST SEASON VS.