TENNESSEE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL | #BIGBLUERISING MEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 TENNESSEE STATE GAME NOTES 2019-20 SCHEDULE } } THE MATCHUP } } Overall: 15-10 | OVC: 7-5 | Home: 9-2 | 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 BELMONT BRUINS 21 FSSW+ NOV at San Diego State L, 62-49 15-10, 7-5 OVC RECORD 18-7, 9-3 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. 13, 2020 } Nashville, Tenn. } Curb Event Center } 7 p.m. 29 DEC CHICAGO STATE W, 80-74 TV: ESPN+ | Kevin Ingram (play-by-play), Greg Sage (color), Emily Proud (sideline) 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 heads to crosstown rival Belmont for a Thursday night DEC at Indiana State L, 78-72 matchup set to tip on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. 18 DEC BLUE MOUNTAIN W, 86-71 }The Tigers under Brian “Penny” Collins are 0-2 against Belmont after dropping both matchups last 21 ESPN+ season. In the Gentry Center, the Bruins fell 77-66 after the loss in the Curb Event Center earlier that JAN EASTERN ILLINOIS* W, 84-79 2 ESPN+ season 92-74. JAN SIU-EDWARDSVILLE* W, 79-74 4 ESPN+ }The Tigers rank second in the Ohio Valley Conference in field goal percentage (.480), three-point field JAN at UT Martin* L, 87-74 goal percentage (.358), rebounding offense (38.5), rebounding defense (32.5). Murray State leads in 9 ESPN+ scoring defense (65.0), field goal percentage (.482), field goal percentage defense (.401), three-point JAN at Southeast Missouri* W, 75-73 field goal percentage (.366), and rebounding defense (30.1). 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 distance and JAN EASTERN KENTUCKY * L, 92-88 second in rebounding margin, grabbing 5.9 more boards than its opponents. 18 ESPN+ JAN at Austin Peay * L, 99-74 23 ESPN+ JAN at Murray State * L, 76-64 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* 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 10.8 PPG 12.6 PPG 11.1 PPG 10.7 PPG 9.4 FEB BELMONT * 7:30 p.m. RPG 2.2 RPG 4.5 RPG 5.9 RPG 5.2 RPG 5.0 29 ESPN+ MAR Ohio Valley Conference Tournament ^ APG 3.3 APG 2.3 APG 1.3 APG 1.2 APG 0.7 4-7 ESPN+ / ESPNU / ESPN2 MINS 29.8 MINS 29.1 MINS 30.4 MINS 22.8 MINS 22.2 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 34th meeting between the Tigers and Bruins. VS }Belmont is on a three-game winning streak after going 15-10, 7-5 RECORD 18-7, 9-3 2-0 over TSU last season. 74.3 PPG 80.6 TSU’S RECORD ALL-TIME SERIES .............................................................. .13-20 }When taking on BU at home, TSU is 7-10 after its 77-66 72.6 OPP. PPG 68.7 SINCE COLLINS BEGAN IN ‘18-19 .........................................0-2 loss in Gentry Feb. 14, 2019. .477 FG % .474 SERIES STREAK .................................................................TSU 3L }The Tigers have gone into overtime just once against the .413 OPP. FG % .413 RECENT MEETINGS crosstown rival. The Tigers took it 65-63 at home, Dec. 13, .356 3-PT % .355 DATE LOCATION W/L SCORE 1980. .332 OPP. 3-PT % .319 2/28/2016 H W 87-72 .657 FT % .718 1/28/2017 H L 76-93 38.2 REBS/GAME 38.3 2/25/2017 A L 63-68 2/8/2018 H W 64-56 +5.7 REBS +/- +1.2 2/24/2018 A L 59-84 14.0 AST/GAME 18.7 1/19/2019 A L 92-74 16.8 TO/GAME 12.4 2/14/2019 H L 77-66 5.3 STL/GAME 7.3 4.5 BLK/GAME 3.2 TENNESSEE STATE NEWS AND NOTES } } LAST TIME VS. MURRAY STATE RECAP in the OVC in 3-pt FGM. [7-21] (1989-91), Frankie Allen [4-21] (1991-00), }Former Tiger Donte Fitzpatrick-Dorsey (DFD) led the } The Tigers are averaging 21 attempts from three- Cy Alexander [7-21] (2003-08), John Cooper (9-21) Tigers with 19 points, eight rebounds and two steals point range per game through 25 games and are [2009-12], and Dana Ford [5-25] (2014-18).