TENNESSEE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL | #BIGBLUERISING MEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 TENNESSEE STATE GAME NOTES 2019-20 SCHEDULE } } THE MATCHUP } } Overall: 5-3 | OVC: 0-0 | Home: 3-0 | Away: 0-3 | 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 CHICAGO STATE COUGARS 21 FSSW+ NOV at San Diego State L, 62-49 5-3, 0-0 OVC RECORD 4-6, 0-0 WAC 25 Mountain West Network Brian “Penny” Collins (2nd Season, Belmont ‘06) HEAD COACH Lance Irvin (2nd Season, Idaho ‘92) NOV vs Cal Poly W, 82-72 28 GAME DETAILS } } NOV vs North Florida W, 81-73 THE BASICS: Dec. 6, 2019 } Nashville, Tenn. } Gentry Center } 12 p.m. 29 DEC CHICAGO STATE 12 p.m. TV: ESPN+ | CJ Eke on the call 6 ESPN+ DEC at Little Rock 6:30 p.m. RADIO: 102.1 The Ville | Greg Pogue (pxp) and Albert Dawson (color analyst) on the call 10 LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast DEC at Fordham 1 p.m. 15 AT A GLANCE } } DEC at Indiana State 6 p.m. }The Tennessee State men’s basketball team returns home to the Gentry Center to take on Chicago State, Friday, Dec. 6. Tip-off 18 is set for 12 p.m. DEC BLUE MOUNTAIN 1 p.m. } Jy’lan Washington leads the conference in free throw percentage shooting 94.7 from the charity stripe. Shakem Johnson was 21 ESPN+ knocked out of the top spot and is now ranked second .750. The team, however, leads the league in field goal percentages, JAN EASTERN ILLINOIS* 7:30 p.m. shooting .494 from the floor and field goal percentage defense. The Tigers also lead in blocked shots, averaging 4.8. 2 ESPN+ JAN SIU-EDWARDSVILLE* 4 p.m. LAST TIME OUT}} 4 ESPN+ } Tennessee State ended its last eleven-day road swing with Champion behind its name as the men’s basketball team defeated JAN at UT Martin* 7:30 p.m. North Florida 81-73 in the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational title game Friday afternoon in the Orleans Arena. 9 ESPN+ JAN at Southeast Missouri* 4 p.m. }Carlos Marshall Jr. and Wesley Harris, two Tigers who hadn’t produced for the Tigers since its game at Texas Tech, combined for 26 points, 13 a-piece against the Ospreys. Marshall went 3-of-6 from three-point distance, while Harris dropped each of his 11 ESPN+ five free throws and went 4-of-5 from the floor, adding a team-high eight rebounds. JAN MOREHEAD STATE * 7:30 p.m. 16 ESPN+ } The Tigers outworked UNF 38-30 in the first period, holding the Ospreys to just 38 percent (10-of-26) shooting. However, JAN EASTERN KENTUCKY * 4 p.m. guard Ivan Gandia-Rosa returned from the break to knock down an impressive 19 points, 12 from three-point distance to keep 18 ESPN+ North Florida in the running. Hefty shooting by Garrett Sams and Carter Hendricksen contributed to UNF’s comeback. JAN at Austin Peay * 8 p.m. } As many games have, the afternoon ended on the charity stripe, Mark Freeman and Jon Brown free throws lifting the Tigers 23 ESPN+ to its 81-73 victory and Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational Championship. 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+ 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 | 200 | Gr. | G 6-9 | | R-Sr. | G 6-7 | 210 | Jr. | F FEB JACKSONVILLE STATE* 7:30 p.m. Muskegon, Mich. Memphis, Tenn. Jackson, Miss. Smyrna, Tenn. Youngstown, Ohio 27 ESPN+ PPG 11.4 PPG 11.0 PPG 9.5 PPG 10.0 PPG 7.3 FEB BELMONT * 7:30 p.m. RPG 2.3 RPG 4.4 RPG 5.3 RPG 5.6 RPG 2.6 29 ESPN+ MAR Ohio Valley Conference Tournament ^ APG 3.1 APG 2.4 APG 1.6 APG 0.9 APG 0.6 4-7 ESPN+ / ESPNU / ESPN2 MINS 26.0 MINS 25.0 MINS 28.8 MINS 23.1 MINS 15.6 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 } } } The series is split 1-1 with the Cougars. }Chicago State and Tennessee State have not seen each 5-3, 0-0 RECORD 4-6, 0-0 VS other in competition since 1990. The Cougars defeated TSU, 76.2 PPG 70.0 TSU’S RECORD 63-61, in Gentry in front of a crowd of 4,200. 68.4 OPP. PPG 82.4 ALL-TIME SERIES ...................................................................1-1 }Big Blue returned the favor, clinching a win in Chicago .494 FG % .440 SINCE COLLINS BEGAN IN ‘18-19 .........................................0-0 SERIES STREAK ............................................................... TSU 1W .391 OPP. FG % .456 93-83 just 10 months later. RECENT MEETINGS .362 3-PT % .335 DATE LOCATION W/L SCORE .296 OPP. 3-PT % .362 2/5/90 H L 63-61 .677 FT % .704 12/23/90 A W 93-83 37.9 REBS/GAME 32.0 +6.8 REBS +/- -4.1 15.5 AST/GAME 12.1 18.1 TO/GAME 17.9 5.3 STL/GAME 7.0 4.8 BLK/GAME 3.0 TENNESSEE STATE NEWS AND NOTES } } TAKE IT TO THE HOOP MEASURING UP }The Tigers rank 41 and lead the OVC in field goal percentage, shooting 49.4 }Head Coach Collins finished his first season at the helm 9-21, giving him better percent from the floor (228-of-462).