2020–21 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

2020–21 Tennessee State Tigers basketball
2020–21 Tennessee State Tigers basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	4–19 (3–17 OVC)
Head coach	Brian Collins (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Ben Walker; Jerry Nichols; Russ Willemsen;
Home arena	Gentry Complex
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by third-year head coach Brian Collins, played their home games at the Gentry Complex in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

2020–21 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Belmont	18	–	2	.900	26	–	4	.867
Morehead State †	17	–	3	.850	23	–	8	.742
Eastern Kentucky	15	–	5	.750	22	–	7	.759
Jacksonville State	13	–	6	.684	18	–	9	.667
Austin Peay	10	–	10	.500	14	–	13	.519
Murray State	10	–	10	.500	13	–	13	.500
Southeast Missouri State	9	–	11	.450	11	–	16	.407
SIU Edwardsville	7	–	12	.368	9	–	17	.346
Eastern Illinois	6	–	14	.300	9	–	18	.333
UT Martin	6	–	14	.300	8	–	16	.333
Tennessee Tech	5	–	15	.250	5	–	22	.185
Tennessee State	3	–	17	.150	4	–	19	.174

† 2021 OVC tournament winner

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2019–20 season 18–15, 9–9 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Morehead State in the first round of the OVC tournament,^[1] before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Kentucky.^[2] They accepted an invitation to participate in the 2020 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament and were set to host a first-round game. However, the CIT was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

Roster

2020–21 Tennessee State Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Mark Freeman	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	The Skill Factory	Memphis, Tennessee
G	1	Marcus Fitzgerald Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Pearl-Cohn High School	Nashville, Tennessee
G	2	Carlos Marshall Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	SW Tennessee Community College	Memphis, Tennessee
G	3	Amorey Womack	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Webster Groves High School	St. Louis, Missouri
F	4	Shakem Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Navarro College	Youngstown, Ohio
G	10	Monty Johal	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Glendale High School	Springfield, Missouri
G	11	Shakwon Barrett	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Northwest Florida State College	Toronto, Ontario
F	12	Evan Joyner	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Piedmont Classical High School	Greensboro, North Carolina
F	13	Mason Green	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Mercer	Ellenwood, Georgia
F	15	Devonte Lanier	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Jr	Lawson State Community College	Huntsville, Alabama
G	20	Donnie Malone	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	SW Tennessee Community College	Memphis, Tennessee
F	22	Josh Linder	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Georgia State	Kathleen, Georgia
G	23	Ravel Moody	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Northeastern Oklahoma	Denver, Colorado
F	24	Yusuf Mohamed	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	North Idaho College	Seattle, Washington
G	34	Samone Nelson Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Central High School	Memphis, Tennessee

Head coach

Brian Collins (Belmont)

Assistant coach(es)

Ben Walker (Creighton)
Jerry Nichols (Arkansas State)
Russ Willemsen (Lee)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 24, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 26, 2020* 11:00 am	vs. Coppin State Marshall Memorial MTE	Cancelled due to COVID-19		Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
November 27, 2020* 5:00 pm	at Marshall Marshall Memorial MTE	Cancelled due to COVID-19		Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
December 8, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Belmont	L 64–79	0–1 (0–1)	Curb Event Center (250) Nashville, TN
December 12, 2020* 11:00 am, ESPN3	at IUPUI	L 66–69	0–2	Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN
December 18, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Belmont	L 63–88	0–3 (0–2)	Gentry Complex (224) Nashville, TN
December 19, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Crowley's Ridge	W 90–68	1–3	Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
December 22, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Chattanooga	L 63–66	1–4	Gentry Complex (147) Nashville, TN
December 30, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Austin Peay	L 59–68	1–5 (0–3)	Gentry Complex (230) Nashville, TN
January 2, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southeast Missouri State	L 79–83 ^2OT	1–6 (0–4)	Show Me Center (760) Cape Girardeau, MO
January 7, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+	UT Martin	W 74–62	2–6 (1–4)	Gentry Complex (338) Nashville, TN
January 14, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Jacksonville State	L 64–65	2–7 (1–5)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (635) Jacksonville, AL
January 16, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Tennessee Tech	L 71–74	2–8 (1–6)	Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
January 19, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Southeast Missouri State	L 59–63	2–9 (1–7)	Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
January 21, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+	SIU Edwardsville	L 65–67	2–10 (1–8)	Gentry Complex (279) Nashville, TN
January 23, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Illinois	W 65–54	3–10 (2–8)	Gentry Complex (338) Nashville, TN
January 28, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Murray State	L 53–73	3–11 (2–9)	CFSB Center (1,290) Murray, KY
January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Austin Peay	L 56–71	3–12 (2–10)	Dunn Center (703) Clarksville, TN
February 4, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at SIU Edwardsville	L 60–68	3–13 (2–11)	First Community Arena Edwardsville, IL
February 6, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Illinois	L 72–86	3–14 (2–12)	Lantz Arena (19) Charleston, IL
February 11, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+	Morehead State	L 66–79	3–15 (2–13)	Gentry Complex (183) Nashville, TN
February 13, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Kentucky	L 73–93	3–16 (2–14)	Gentry Complex (255) Nashville, TN
February 18, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+	Tennessee Tech	W 91–86	4–16 (3–14)	Gentry Complex (202) Nashville, TN
February 20, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Jacksonville State	L 76–77	4–17 (3–15)	Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
February 25, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Morehead State	L 60–74	4–18 (3–16)	Ellis Johnson Arena (665) Morehead, KY
February 27, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Kentucky	L 84–89	4–19 (3–17)	McBrayer Arena Richmond, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2020 OVC Men's Basketball Championship - First Round". Ohio Valley Conference. March 4, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
^ "Freshman Michael Moreno Fuels EKU's Second Half Comeback, Colonels Advance To OVC Tournament semifinals". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. March 5, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
^ "Men's Basketball Appearance in CIT Canceled Due to Public Health Concerns". Tennessee State University. March 12, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Tennessee State University. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Tennessee State Tigers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[1] "2020 OVC Men's Basketball Championship - First Round". Ohio Valley Conference. March 4, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[2] "Freshman Michael Moreno Fuels EKU's Second Half Comeback, Colonels Advance To OVC Tournament semifinals". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. March 5, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[3] "Men's Basketball Appearance in CIT Canceled Due to Public Health Concerns". Tennessee State University. March 12, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[4] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Tennessee State University. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[5] "2020-21 Tennessee State Tigers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

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