2021–22 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

2021–22 Tennessee State Tigers basketball
2021–22 Tennessee State Tigers basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	14–18 (8–10 OVC)
Head coach	Brian Collins (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Ben Walker; Jerry Nichols; Russ Willemsen;
Home arena	Gentry Complex
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth-year head coach Brian Collins, played their home games at the Gentry Complex in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

2021–22 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 20 Murray State †	18	–	0	1.000	31	–	3	.912
Belmont	15	–	3	.833	25	–	8	.758
Morehead State	13	–	5	.722	23	–	11	.676
Southeast Missouri State	8	–	9	.471	14	–	18	.438
Tennessee State	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
Austin Peay	8	–	10	.444	12	–	17	.414
Tennessee Tech	7	–	10	.412	11	–	21	.344
SIU Edwardsville	5	–	13	.278	11	–	21	.344
UT Martin	4	–	14	.222	8	–	22	.267
Eastern Illinois	3	–	15	.167	5	–	26	.161

† 2022 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2020–21 season 4–19, 3–17 in OVC play to finish in last place. Since only the top 8 teams qualify for the OVC tournament, they failed to qualify.^[1]

Roster

2021–22 Tennessee State Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	Marcus Fitzgerald Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Nashville, Tennessee
G	2	Carlos Marshall Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	RS Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
G	3	Tajik Bartholomew	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Austin, Texas
F	4	Christian Brown	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So	Hopkins, South Carolina
G	5	Ethan Riggs Abner	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
G	10	Monty Johal	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	RS So	Springfield, Missouri
F	11	Kassim Nicholson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	GS	Jackson, Mississippi
F	12	Evan Joyner	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Greensboro, North Carolina
F	14	Shakem Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Youngstown, Ohio
G	20	Dedric Boyd	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	RS Jr	Brownsville, Tennessee
G	21	Kenny Cooper	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	GS	Nashville, Tennessee
F	23	Emmanuel Dowuona	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	RS So	Miami, Florida
F	24	Jalen Dupree	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	GS	Cordova, Tennessee
F	44	David Acosta	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	So	Santiago, Dominican Republic
F	55	Drew Williams	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Chattanooga, 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 6, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2021* 2:30 pm		Trevecca Nazarene	W 76–55	–	Gentry Complex (4,102) Nashville, TN
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm		vs. Alabama A&M	L 73–82	0–1	Von Braun Center (2,561) Huntsville, AL
November 13, 2021* 4:00 pm		vs. Norfolk State Gateway HBCU Invitational	L 59–66	0–2	Gateway Center Arena (350) College Park, GA
November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Fisk	W 111–56	1–2	Gentry Complex (1,574) Nashville, TN
November 21, 2021* 2:00 pm		at South Dakota	L 66–83	1–3	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (847) Vermillion, SD
November 23, 2021* 8:00 pm, BTN		at Nebraska	L 73–79	1–4	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,236) Lincoln, NE
November 28, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern	L 80–82	1–5	Gentry Complex (1,452) Nashville, TN
December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm		at Georgia State	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues at Georgia State^[2]		GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
December 4, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Chicago State	L 49–59	1–6	Jones Convocation Center (597) Chicago, IL
December 10, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		IUPUI	W 70–44	2–6	Gentry Complex (334) Nashville, TN
December 12, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lipscomb	W 73–65	3–6	Allen Arena (1,983) Nashville, TN
December 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	W 78–75	4–6	Buccaneer Field House (414) North Charleston, SC
December 18, 2021* 1:00 pm		at South Carolina State	L 88–90 ^OT	4–7	SHM Memorial Center (152) Orangeburg, SC
December 21, 2021* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Campbellsville–Harrodsburg	W 108–66	5–7	Gentry Complex (175) Nashville, TN
OVC regular season
January 6, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPNews		UT Martin	L 78–94	5–8 (0–1)	Gentry Complex (300) Nashville, TN
January 8, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Southeast Missouri State	W 95–84	6–8 (1–1)	Gentry Complex (269) Nashville, TN
January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Murray State	L 44–67	6–9 (1–2)	CFSB Center (3,313) Murray, KY
January 15, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Morehead State	L 64–71	6–10 (1–3)	Gentry Complex (231) Nashville, TN
January 17, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee Tech Rescheduled from December 30	W 80–64	7–10 (2–3)	Gentry Complex (271) Nashville, TN
January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southeast Missouri State	L 63–85	7–11 (2–4)	Show Me Center (640) Cape Girardeau, MO
January 22, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Austin Peay	W 65–61	8–11 (3–4)	Gentry Complex (297) Nashville, TN
January 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Morehead State Rescheduled from January 1	L 54–67	8–12 (3–5)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,388) Morehead, KY
January 27, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at SIU Edwardsville	W 75–70	9–12 (4–5)	First Community Arena (1,273) Edwardsville, IL
January 29, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Illinois	L 57–62	9–13 (4–6)	Lantz Arena (1,513) Charleston, IL
February 3, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Belmont	L 61–88	9–14 (4–7)	Gentry Complex (2,001) Nashville, TN
February 5, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at UT Martin	W 69–61	10–14 (5–7)	Skyhawk Arena (1,716) Martin, TN
February 10, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+		No. 23 Murray State	L 62–73	10–15 (5–8)	Gentry Complex (4,567) Nashville, TN
February 12, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Austin Peay	L 52–54	10–16 (5–9)	Dunn Center (1,419) Clarksville, TN
February 17, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+		SIU Edwardsville	W 81–65	11–16 (6–9)	Gentry Complex (3,000) Nashville, TN
February 19, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Illinois	W 63–49	12–16 (7–9)	Gentry Complex (1,036) Nashville, TN
February 24, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee Tech	W 92–56	13–16 (8–9)	Eblen Center (1,896) Cookeville, TN
February 26, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Belmont	L 67–87	13–17 (8–10)	Curb Event Center (3,578) Nashville, TN
Ohio Valley tournament
March 2, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (8) SIU Edwardsville First Round	W 77–62	14–17	Ford Center (0) Evansville, IN
March 3, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (4) Southeast Missouri State Quarterfinals	L 55–79	14–18	Ford Center (0) Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Field Set for 2021 OVC Men's Basketball Championship Presented by Kentucky Wild". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
^ "Wednesday's Men's Basketball Game with Tennessee State Cancelled". Georgia State University. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Tennessee State University. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
^ "2021-22 Tennessee State Tigers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 6, 2022.

[1] "Field Set for 2021 OVC Men's Basketball Championship Presented by Kentucky Wild". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2022.

[2] "Wednesday's Men's Basketball Game with Tennessee State Cancelled". Georgia State University. Retrieved January 6, 2022.

[3] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Tennessee State University. Retrieved January 6, 2022.

[4] "2021-22 Tennessee State Tigers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 6, 2022.

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