TENNESSEE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL | #BIGBLUERISING MEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 TENNESSEE STATE GAME NOTES 2019-20 SCHEDULE } } THE MATCHUP } } Overall: 1-1 | OVC: 0-0 | Home: 1-0 | Away: 0-1 | Neutral: 0-0 NOV ALABAMA A&M W, 106-66 5 ESPN+ NOV at Chattanooga L, 59-57 9 SoCon Digital Network NOV LIPSCOMB 7:00 p.m. 12 ESPN+ NOV FISK 7:30 p.m. 18 ESPN+ NOV at Texas Tech 7 p.m. TENNESSEE STATE TIGERS VERSUS LIPSCOMB BISONS 21 NOV at San Diego State 9 p.m. 1-1, 0-0 OVC RECORD 1-1, 0-0 ASUN 25 Brian “Penny” Collins (2nd Season, Belmont ‘06) HEAD COACH Lennie Acuff (Shorter, ‘88), 1st season NOV vs Cal Poly 9 a.m. 28 GAME DETAILS } } NOV vs LIU/North Florida 11:30 a.m./3:30 p.m. THE BASICS: Nov. 12, 2019 } Nashville, Tenn. } Gentry Center } 7 p.m. 29 DEC CHICAGO STATE 12 p.m. VIDEO: 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) on the call 10 LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast DEC at Fordham 1 p.m. 15 DEC at Indiana State 6 p.m. AT A GLANCE } } 18 } The Tennessee State men’s basketball team returns to the Gentry Center for a Tuesday night matchup with the DEC BLUE MOUNTAIN 1 p.m. Lipscomb Bisons. Tip is set for 7 p.m. 21 ESPN+ JAN EASTERN ILLINOIS* 7:30 p.m. } The Tigers opened its season in front of 5,600 fans at Gentry Center after averaging 950 in home attendance last 2 ESPN+ season. JAN SIU-EDWARDSVILLE* 4 p.m. 4 ESPN+ } A 13-point lead in the first half was overtaken by efficient second-period Chattanooga shooting as the Tennessee JAN at UT Martin* 7:30 p.m. State men’s basketball team dropped its first road contest to the Mocs Saturday evening in McKenzie Arena. The 9 ESPN+ Tigers outplayed the home team during the first half, shooting 46 percent from the field, pulling down 22 rebounds JAN at Southeast Missouri* 4 p.m. and dishing out four assists, TSU’s lead at the half was thanks to TSU sharing the ball, and playing hard defense. 11 ESPN+ } Chattanooga returned from the half, down 29-25. David Jean-Baptiste, the Mocs’ leading scorer proved why JAN MOREHEAD STATE * 7:30 p.m. he earned the title, putting up eight points in the second period alone, including a three with 31 seconds on the 16 ESPN+ clock that would prove detrimental to the Tigers’ chance of its first road win. JAN EASTERN KENTUCKY * 4 p.m. 18 ESPN+ } Carlos Marshall Jr. was fouled while pulling up for a three-point shot with one second left in the game. No JAN at Austin Peay * 8 p.m. shot and a three-point deficit caused the TSU bench to call a timeout to craft a game plan. Marshall made the first 23 ESPN+ free-throw, bounced the second off the backboard in hopes of TSU rebounding and laying it in to tie, however the JAN at Murray State * 7 p.m. Mocs grabbed the rebound to end the night. 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 5.5 PPG 19.0 PPG 10.0 PPG 11.5 PPG 9.0 FEB BELMONT * 7:30 p.m. RPG 3.5 RPG 3.0 RPG 5.0 RPG 4.5 RPG 3.5 29 ESPN+ MAR Ohio Valley Conference Tournament ^ APG 4.0 APG 2.0 APG 2.0 APG 0.5 APG 1.0 4-7 ESPN+ / ESPNU / ESPN2 MINS 16.0 MINS 28.0 MINS 26.5 MINS 21.0 MINS 20.0 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. 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) #2 ..............Emmanuel Egbuta ....................egg-BOO-duh Jerry Nichols (1st Season, Arkansas State ‘06) #4 ..............Damarri Moore .........................da-MAR-ee #11 ............Kamar McKnight ......................ka-MAR Russ Willemsen (1st Season, Lee [Tenn.] ‘04) #12 ............Monty Johal .............................JOE-hall Director of Operations: Josh Bone (1st Season, Tennessee ‘11) #20 ............Jy’lan Washington ....................JAY-Lin Senior Advisor: Ricky Collins ( #23 ............DaJion Henderson ....................DAY-jon #30 ............Stokley Chaffee Jr. ....................STOKE-Lee CHAY-fee 2 TENNESSEE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL | #BIGBLUERISING INSIDE THE MATCHUP } } AT A GLANCE } } BY THE NUMBERS } } ALL-TIME SERIES } } } This marks the 10th matchup between the Tigers and the Bisons. 1-1, 0-0 RECORD 1-1, 0-0 VS }Last season, TSU played on the LU court, falling to the 81.5 PPG 87.0 TSU’S RECORD future NIT runner-up, 86-79. 62.5 OPP. PPG 64.0 ALL-TIME SERIES ...................................................................3-6 }Big Blue is on a two-game losing streak versus Lipscomb. .555 FG % .468 SINCE COLLINS BEGAN IN ‘18-19 .........................................0-1 SERIES STREAK .................................................................TSU 2L .357 OPP. FG % .351 }The last time Tennessee State defeated Lipscomb was in RECENT MEETINGS Allen Arena in Dec. 2016, 72-71. .429 3-PT % .300 DATE LOCATION W/L SCORE .318 OPP. 3-PT % .367 }Brian Collins is 1-0 against the Bisons, but 0-0 against 12/4/2014 A L 77-68 .476 FT % .744 12/17/2015 H W 89-86 Acuff. 39.5 REBS/GAME 47.5 12/3/2016 A W 72-71 +2.5 REBS +/- +14.0 12/2/2017 H L(OT) 95-86 17.0. AST/GAME 15.0 11/10/2018 A L 86-79 16.0 TO/GAME 14.5 4.0 STL/GAME 5.0 6.0 BLK/GAME 6.0 TENNESSEE STATE NEWS AND NOTES } } “DESERVE TO WIN” pointers so far this season.