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2022–23 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

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2022–23 Tennessee State Tigers basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record18–14 (10–8 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jerry Nichols
  • Russ Willemsen
  • Josh Bone
Home arenaGentry Complex
Seasons
2022–23 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Morehead State 14 4   .778 22 12   .647
Tennessee Tech 11 7   .611 16 17   .485
UT Martin 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Tennessee State 10 8   .556 18 14   .563
Southeast Missouri State 10 8   .556 19 17   .528
SIU Edwardsville 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Southern Indiana* 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
Lindenwood* 6 12   .333 11 21   .344
Little Rock 6 12   .333 10 21   .323
Eastern Illinois 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2023 OVC tournament winner

The 2022–23 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fifth-year head coach Brian Collins, played their home games at the Gentry Complex in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 10–8 in OVC play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the OVC tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Southeast Missouri State.

Previous season

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The Tigers finished the 2021–22 season 14–18, 8–10 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated SIU Edwardsville in the first round of the OVC tournament,[1] before falling to Southeast Missouri State in the quarterfinals.[2]

Roster

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2022–23 Tennessee State Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Zion Griffin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Chicago, Illinois
G 1 Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Nashville, Tennessee
F 2 Christian Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Hopkins, South Carolina
G 3 Ethan Riggs Abner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Mount Juliet, Tennessee
G 4 Jr. Clay 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS Chattanooga, Tennessee
G 5 Tajik Bartholomew 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Austin, Texas
C 10 Adong Makuoi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Edmonton, Alberta
G 11 Justin Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Los Angeles, California
G/F 12 Learic Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 13 Zool Kueth 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Gallatin, Tennessee
G 20 Dedric Boyd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Brownsville, Tennessee
F 23 Emmanuel Dowuona 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Miami, Florida
G 30 Jalen Anglin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Atwood, Tennessee
F 44 David Acosta 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Jr Santiago, Dominican Republic
G 55 Knute Wood 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Killen, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 11, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
Fisk W 85–75  1–0
Gentry Complex (8,967)
Nashville, TN
November 12, 2022*
11:00 am, ESPN+
South Carolina State W 80–61  2–0
Gentry Complex (1,307)
Nashville, TN
November 14, 2022*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
Alabama A&M W 87–76  3–0
Gentry Complex (5,619)
Nashville, TN
November 17, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Illinois
SoCal Challenge campus-site game
L 44–57  3–1
Banterra Center (3,780)
Carbondale, IL
November 21, 2022*
2:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Cal State Northridge
SoCal Challenge Sand Division semifinals
W 74–73  4–1
The Pavilion at JSerra (321)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 23, 2022*
4:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. High Point
SoCal Challenge Sand Division championship
L 72–77  4–2
The Pavilion at JSerra (300)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 30, 2022*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Louis L 63–80  4–3
Chaifetz Arena (5,025)
St. Louis, MO
December 3, 2022*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Austin Peay L 61–77  4–4
Dunn Center (1,736)
Clarksville, TN
December 6, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Boyce W 103–49  5–4
Gentry Complex (257)
Nashville, TN
December 11, 2022*
2:30 pm, ESPN+
Lipscomb W 90–85  6–4
Gentry Complex (708)
Nashville, TN
December 14, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Charleston Southern L 87–91  6–5
Gentry Complex (537)
Nashville, TN
December 17, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Bryan W 99–78  7–5
Gentry Complex (378)
Nashville, TN
December 20, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Brescia W 98–83  8–5
Gentry Complex (427)
Nashville, TN
OVC regular season
December 29, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN+
Morehead State L 75–83  8–6
(0–1)
Gentry Complex (437)
Nashville, TN
December 31, 2022
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Little Rock W 94–69  9–6
(1–1)
Gentry Complex (590)
Nashville, TN
January 5, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPNEWS
at SIU Edwardsville L 72–81  9–7
(1–2)
First Community Arena (1,187)
Edwardsville, IL
January 7, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+
at Lindenwood W 60–57  10–7
(2–2)
Hyland Performance Arena (1,517)
St. Charles, MO
January 12, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+
UT Martin L 66–77  10–8
(2–3)
Gentry Complex (372)
Nashville, TN
January 14, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee Tech L 63–71  10–9
(2–4)
Eblen Center (1,573)
Cookeville, TN
January 19, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Illinois W 78–74  11–9
(3–4)
Gentry Complex (6,331)
Nashville, TN
January 21, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+
at Little Rock L 77–89  11–10
(3–5)
Jack Stephens Center (3,446)
Little Rock, AR
January 26, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southeast Missouri State L 75–92  11–11
(3–6)
Show Me Center (1,857)
Cape Girardeau, MO
January 28, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Lindenwood W 83–66  12–11
(4–6)
Gentry Complex (1,256)
Nashville, TN
February 2, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Indiana W 80–76  13–11
(5–6)
Screaming Eagles Arena (2,018)
Evansville, IN
February 4, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Illinois W 65–61  14–11
(6–6)
Lantz Arena (1,528)
Charleston, IL
February 9, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State W 85–65  15–11
(7–6)
Gentry Complex (6,691)
Nashville, TN
February 11, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee Tech W 67–53  16–11
(8–6)
Gentry Complex (4,347)
Nashville, TN
February 16, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Morehead State L 64–74  16–12
(8–7)
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,468)
Morehead, KY
February 18, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+
SIU Edwardsville W 100–85  17–12
(9–7)
Gentry Complex (4,119)
Nashville, TN
February 23, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Martin W 88–82  18–12
(10–7)
Skyhawk Arena (3,418)
Union City, TN
February 25, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Southern Indiana L 81–93  18–13
(10–8)
Gentry Complex (5,139)
Nashville, TN
Ohio Valley tournament
March 2, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) Southeast Missouri State
Quarterfinals
L 83–91  18–14
Ford Center (968)
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Advances to OVC Quarterfinal". Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 OVC Men's Basketball Championship - Quarterfinals". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Tennessee State Tigers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 11, 2022.