2022–23 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

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.

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Morehead State144 .7782212 .647
Tennessee Tech117 .6111617 .485
UT Martin108 .5561914 .576
Tennessee State108 .5561814 .563
Southeast Missouri State108 .5561917 .528
SIU Edwardsville99 .5001914 .576
Southern Indiana*99 .5001617 .485
Lindenwood*612 .3331121 .344
Little Rock612 .3331021 .323
Eastern Illinois513 .278922 .290
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2023 OVC tournament winner

Previous season

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

2022–23 Tennessee State Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F0Zion Griffin6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)GSChicago, Illinois
G1Marcus Fitzgerald Jr.6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)SoNashville, Tennessee
F2Christian Brown6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg)JrHopkins, South Carolina
G3Ethan Riggs Abner6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg)SoMount Juliet, Tennessee
G4Jr. Clay6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg)GSChattanooga, Tennessee
G5Tajik Bartholomew6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
JrAustin, Texas
C10Adong Makuoi6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg)GSEdmonton, Alberta
G11Justin Williams6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)SoLos Angeles, California
G/F12Learic Davis6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)180 lb (82 kg)FrMilwaukee, Wisconsin
F13Zool Kueth6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)GSGallatin, Tennessee
G20Dedric Boyd6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)RS SrBrownsville, Tennessee
F23Emmanuel Dowuona6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg)RS JrMiami, Florida
G30Jalen Anglin6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)182 lb (83 kg)FrAtwood, Tennessee
F44David Acosta6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
JrSantiago, Dominican Republic
G55Knute Wood6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
FrKillen, 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

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
FiskW 85–75 1–0
Gentry Complex (8,967)
Nashville, TN
November 12, 2022*
11:00 am, ESPN+
South Carolina StateW 80–61 2–0
Gentry Complex (1,307)
Nashville, TN
November 14, 2022*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
Alabama A&MW 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 LouisL 63–80 4–3
Chaifetz Arena (5,025)
St. Louis, MO
December 3, 2022*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Austin PeayL 61–77 4–4
Dunn Center (1,736)
Clarksville, TN
December 6, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
BoyceW 103–49 5–4
Gentry Complex (257)
Nashville, TN
December 11, 2022*
2:30 pm, ESPN+
LipscombW 90–85 6–4
Gentry Complex (708)
Nashville, TN
December 14, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Charleston SouthernL 87–91 6–5
Gentry Complex (537)
Nashville, TN
December 17, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
BryanW 99–78 7–5
Gentry Complex (378)
Nashville, TN
December 20, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
BresciaW 98–83 8–5
Gentry Complex (427)
Nashville, TN
OVC regular season
December 29, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN+
Morehead StateL 75–83 8–6
(0–1)
Gentry Complex (437)
Nashville, TN
December 31, 2022
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Little RockW 94–69 9–6
(1–1)
Gentry Complex (590)
Nashville, TN
January 5, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPNEWS
at SIU EdwardsvilleL 72–81 9–7
(1–2)
First Community Arena (1,187)
Edwardsville, IL
January 7, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+
at LindenwoodW 60–57 10–7
(2–2)
Hyland Performance Arena (1,517)
St. Charles, MO
January 12, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+
UT MartinL 66–77 10–8
(2–3)
Gentry Complex (372)
Nashville, TN
January 14, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee TechL 63–71 10–9
(2–4)
Eblen Center (1,573)
Cookeville, TN
January 19, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern IllinoisW 78–74 11–9
(3–4)
Gentry Complex (6,331)
Nashville, TN
January 21, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+
at Little RockL 77–89 11–10
(3–5)
Jack Stephens Center (3,446)
Little Rock, AR
January 26, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southeast Missouri StateL 75–92 11–11
(3–6)
Show Me Center (1,857)
Cape Girardeau, MO
January 28, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+
LindenwoodW 83–66 12–11
(4–6)
Gentry Complex (1,256)
Nashville, TN
February 2, 2023
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Southern IndianaW 80–76 13–11
(5–6)
Screaming Eagles Arena (2,018)
Evansville, IN
February 4, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern IllinoisW 65–61 14–11
(6–6)
Lantz Arena (1,528)
Charleston, IL
February 9, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeast Missouri StateW 85–65 15–11
(7–6)
Gentry Complex (6,691)
Nashville, TN
February 11, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee TechW 67–53 16–11
(8–6)
Gentry Complex (4,347)
Nashville, TN
February 16, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Morehead StateL 64–74 16–12
(8–7)
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,468)
Morehead, KY
February 18, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+
SIU EdwardsvilleW 100–85 17–12
(9–7)
Gentry Complex (4,119)
Nashville, TN
February 23, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT MartinW 88–82 18–12
(10–7)
Skyhawk Arena (3,418)
Union City, TN
February 25, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Southern IndianaL 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]

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