2016–17 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

2016–17 Tennessee State Tigers men's basketball

Cable Car Classic champions
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Division	East Division
2016–17 record	7–1 (0–0 OVC)
Head coach	Dana Ford (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Randy Peele
Assistant coach	Rodney Hamilton
Assistant coach	Pierre Jordan
Home arena	Gentry Complex

2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Tennessee State	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Jacksonville State	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Eastern Kentucky	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Belmont	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Morehead State	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Tennessee Tech	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250
West
UT Martin	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
Austin Peay	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Eastern Illinois	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
SIU Edwardsville	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Southeast Missouri St.	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Murray State	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429

† 2017 OVC tournament winner As of December 6, 2016;

The 2016–17 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represents Tennessee State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by third year head coach Dana Ford, play their home games at the Gentry Complex in Nashville, Tennessee and are members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2015–16 season 20–11, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the East Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the OVC Tournament to Austin Peay. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Ball State.

Preseason

In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors, Tennessee State was picked to finish in second place in the East Division of the OVC.^[1] Tahjere McCall and Wayne Martin were selected to the All-OVC Preseason Team.^[1]

Roster

2016–17 Tennessee State Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Chaney, ArmaniArmani Chaney	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2.0 !So	Chicago, Illinois
1.5 !G	1	Spencer, DelanoDelano Spencer	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Atlanta, Georgia
1.5 !G	2	Bolden, ChrisChris Bolden	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Tifton, Georgia
1.5 !G	3	Reed, JordanJordan Reed	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4.5 !F/C	4	Hamilton, Ken'DarriusKen'Darrius Hamilton	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Montgomery, Alabama
1.5 !G	5	McCall, TahjereTahjere McCall	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1.5 !G	10	Davis, ThomasThomas Davis	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Nashville, Tennessee
3.5 !F	13	Oyediran, SamsonSamson Oyediran	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.5 !RS So	London, England
1.5 !G	14	Reddick, DarreonDarreon Reddick	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Belleville, Illinois
3.5 !F	15	Williams, XavierXavier Williams	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Fairfield, Alabama
3.5 !F	21	Mekowulu, ChristianChristian Mekowulu	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Lagos, Nigeria
2.5 !G/F	22	Cummings, DanielDaniel Cummings	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1.5 !G	23	Everett, A'ToreyA'Torey Everett	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Dallas, Texas
2.5 !G/F	30	Spencer, KhalillKhalill Spencer	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Memphis, Tennessee
3.5 !F	33	Martin, WayneWayne Martin	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Brooklyn, New York
1.5 !G	34	Duke, JalenJalen Duke	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Nashville, Tennessee

Head coach

Dana Ford (Illinois State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

^[2]

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/03/2016* 7:00 PM	Fisk	W 77–43		Gentry Complex (3,564) Nashville, TN
Regular season
11/11/2016* 6:30 PM	vs. UC Davis Cable Car Classic	W 78–64	1–0	Leavey Center (1,821) Santa Clara, CA
11/12/2016* 10:30 PM	vs. Northern Arizona Cable Car Classic	W 69–65	2–0	Leavey Center (1,734) Santa Clara, CA
11/13/2016* 4:30 PM	at Santa Clara Cable Car Classic	W 69–61	3–0	Leavey Center (1,102) Santa Clara, CA
11/19/2016* 6:30 PM	at Middle Tennessee	W 74–63	4–0	Murphy Center (4,830) Murfreesboro, TN
11/23/2016* 6:00 PM, ESPN3	at Canisius	W 72–58	5–0	Koessler Athletic Center (864) Buffalo, NY
11/26/2016* 7:00 PM	Reinhardt	W 96–64	6–0	Gentry Complex (894) Nashville, TN
11/29/2016* 7:00 PM, SECN+	at Vanderbilt	L 59–83	6–1	Memorial Gymnasium (8,445) Nashville, TN
12/03/2016* 4:00 PM, ESPN3	at Lipscomb	W 72–71	7–1	Allen Arena (1,634) Nashville, TN
12/10/2016* 3:00 PM, RSN	at NC State			Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
12/14/2016* 7:30 PM	Alabama State			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
12/19/2016* 6:00 PM, ESPN2	at Duke			Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
12/27/2016* 7:00 PM	Covenant			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
12/31/2016 11:00 AM, CBSSN	at Murray State			CFSB Center Murray, KY
01/02/2017* 6:00 PM	Kennesaw State			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
01/05/2017 7:30 PM	Southeast Missouri State			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
01/07/2017 7:30 PM	UT Martin			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
01/12/2017 6:00 PM, ASN	at Eastern Kentucky			McBrayer Arena Richmond, KY
01/14/2017 6:45 PM	at Morehead State			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
01/19/2017 7:00 PM	Tennessee Tech			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
01/21/2017 7:30 PM	Jacksonville State			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
01/25/2017 7:00 PM	at SIU Edwardsville			Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL
01/28/2017 7:30 PM	Belmont			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
02/02/2017 7:00 PM, CBSSN	Eastern Illinois			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
02/04/2017 6:00 PM	at Austin Peay			Dunn Center Clarksville, TN
02/09/2017 6:00 PM	at Tennessee Tech			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
02/11/2017 4:30 PM	at Jacksonville State			Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
02/16/2017 8:00 PM, ESPNU	Morehead State			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
02/18/2017 7:30 PM	Eastern Kentucky			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
02/25/2017 5:00 PM	at Belmont			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
03/01/2017– 03/04/2017	vs.			Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

1 2 "Belmont Picked As 2016-17 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites; Bruins' Bradds Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
↑ . tsutigers.com http://www.tsutigers.com/mbasketball/schedule/2016-17/. Retrieved 2016-10-24. Missing or empty |title= (help)

Tennessee State Tigers basketball

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