TENNESSEE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL | #BIGBLUERISING MEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 TENNESSEE STATE GAME NOTES 2019-20 SCHEDULE } } THE MATCHUP } } Overall: 17-13 | OVC: 9-8 | Home: 10-2 | 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 BELMONT BRUINS 21 FSSW+ NOV at San Diego State L, 62-49 17-13, 9-8 OVC RECORD 23-7, 14-3 OVC 25 Mountain West Network Brian “Penny” Collins (2nd Season, Belmont ‘06) HEAD COACH Casey Alexander (1st Season, Belmont ‘95) NOV vs Cal Poly W, 82-72 28 GAME DETAILS } } NOV vs North Florida W, 81-73 THE BASICS: Feb. 29, 2020 } Nashville, Tenn. } Gentry Center } 7:30 p.m. CT 29 DEC CHICAGO STATE W, 80-74 TV: ESPN+ | CJ Eke 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 home for its final regular-season home DEC at Indiana State L, 78-72 game of the 2019-20 season, Saturday, Feb. 29 against crosstown rival Belmont. Tip on ESPN+ 18 is set for 7:30 p.m. Big Blue will honor its seniors Michael Littlejohn, Emmanuel Egbuta, Jy’lan DEC BLUE MOUNTAIN W, 86-71 Washington and Wesley Harris with a senior night presentation. 21 ESPN+ JAN EASTERN ILLINOIS* W, 84-79 2 ESPN+ }The Tigers under Brian “Penny” Collins are 0-3 against Belmont. In year one, the Bruins swept JAN SIU-EDWARDSVILLE* W, 79-74 the two-game series versus TSU, defeating the Tigers at home, 77-66, and at BU, 92-74. 4 ESPN+ JAN at UT Martin* L, 87-74 }Earlier this season, Belmont defeated the Tigers in the Curb, 74-51. 9 ESPN+ JAN at Southeast Missouri* W, 75-73 }Belmont is set to finish top two in the league, while Big Blue has clinched the No. 5 seed. 11 ESPN+ JAN MOREHEAD STATE * W, 64-48 16 ESPN+ } TSU is 11-2 at home, while BU is 10-5 on the road. The record for wins in the Gentry Center is JAN EASTERN KENTUCKY * L, 92-88 11. If the Tigers beat Belmont, TSU breaks the all-time record. 18 ESPN+ JAN at Austin Peay * L, 99-74 } After the win over JSU, this marks the first winning regular season under Coach Collins and 23 ESPN+ the first since 2017-18 when Big Blue finished the regular season 15-14 before falling to EIU in JAN at Murray State * L, 76-64 the OVC Tournament. TSU’s 17 wins is the best since 2016-17. 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 | 210 | R-So. | G 5-10 | 160 | Fr. | G 6-7 | 210 | Jr. | F FEB JACKSONVILLE STATE* W, 65-55 Muskegon, Mich. Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn. Youngstown, Ohio 27 ESPN+ PPG 10.9 PPG 11.8 PPG 11.5 PPG 6.4 PPG 8.9 FEB BELMONT * 7:30 p.m. RPG 2.3 RPG 4.3 RPG 6.1 RPG 2.9 RPG 5.0 29 ESPN+ MAR Ohio Valley Conference Tournament ^ APG 3.4 APG 2.1 APG 1.3 APG 4.4 APG 0.7 4-7 ESPN+ / ESPNU / ESPN2 MINS 30.6 MINS 28.6 MINS 30.9 MINS 27.6 MINS 22.0 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. 15 Samone Nelson Jr. F 6-5 200 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. | Central HS #20 Donnie Malone Memphis, Tenn. 20 Donnie Malone G 6-2 185 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. | Southwest Tennessee CC #23 Ravel Moody Denver, Colo. 22 Jy’lan Washington F 6-9 210 R-Sr. Smyrna, Tenn. | Louisiana Tech #34 Ben Kone’ San Francisco, Calif. # 23 Ravel Moody G 6-7 200 Jr. Denver, Co. | Northeastern Oklahoma 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 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 INSIDE THE MATCHUP } } AT A GLANCE } } BY THE NUMBERS } } ALL-TIME SERIES } } }This marks the 35th meeting between the Tigers and Bruins. VS 17-13, 9-8 RECORD 23-7, 14-3 }Belmont is on a four-game winning 72.3 PPG 80.6 TSU’S RECORD ALL-TIME SERIES .............................................................. .13-21 71.6 OPP. PPG 68.4 streak after going 2-0 over TSU last season SINCE COLLINS BEGAN IN ‘18-19 .........................................0-3 and defeating TSU in the Curb Event Center .473 FG % .479 SERIES STREAK .................................................................TSU 4L .414 OPP. FG % .416 RECENT MEETINGS earlier this season. .357 3-PT % .360 DATE LOCATION W/L SCORE }When taking on BU at home, TSU is 7-10 .318 OPP. 3-PT % .331 2/28/2016 H W 87-72 after its 77-66 loss in Gentry Feb. 14, 2019. .651 FT % .707 1/28/2017 H L 76-93 37.8 REBS/GAME 37.5 2/25/2017 A L 63-68 2/8/2018 H W 64-56 }The Tigers have gone into overtime just +5.2 REBS +/- +0.8 2/24/2018 A L 59-84 once against the crosstown rival. The Tigers 14.1 AST/GAME 18.7 1/19/2019 A L 92-74 took it 65-63 at home, Dec. 13, 1980. 17.1 TO/GAME 12.0 2/14/2019 H L 77-66 5.2 STL/GAME 7.7 2/13/20 A L 74-51 4.2 BLK/GAME 3.2 TENNESSEE STATE NEWS AND NOTES } } LAST TIME VS.