On March 21, 2018, head coach Dana Ford left Tennessee State for the head coaching job at Missouri State.[1] He finished at Tennessee State with a four-year record of 57–65. On March 26, the school announced that former Illinois State assistant coach Brian Collins had been hired as head coach.[2]
In a vote of conference coaches and sports information directors, Tennessee State was picked to finish in 7th place in the OVC.[3]
After five years of divisional play in the OVC, the conference eliminated divisions for the 2017–18 season. Additionally, for the first time, each conference team will play 18 conference games.[3]
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2017–18 Tennessee State Tigers men's basketball team
^Goodman, Jeff; Borzello, Jeff (March 21, 2018). "Missouri State hiring Dana Ford of Tennessee State". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
^"Brian 'Penny' Collins hired as Tennessee State basketball coach". The Tennessean. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
^ ab"Belmont Picked As 2017-18 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites; Murray State's Stark Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
^"Men's Basketball schedule". tsutigers.com. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
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The 2017 18 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University during the 2017 18 NCAA Division I men s basketball season The Tigers led by fourth year head coach Dana Ford played their home games at the Gentry Complex in Nashville Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference They finished the season 15 15 10 8 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place They lost in the first round of the OVC tournament to Eastern Illinois 2017 18 Tennessee State Tigers basketballConferenceOhio Valley ConferenceRecord15 15 10 8 OVC Head coachDana Ford 4th season Assistant coachesRandy Peele Rodney Hamilton Pierre JordanHome arenaGentry ComplexSeasons 2016 172018 19 2017 18 Ohio Valley Conference men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTMurray State 16 2 889 26 6 813Belmont 15 3 833 24 9 727Austin Peay 12 6 667 19 15 559Jacksonville State 11 7 611 23 13 639Tennessee Tech 10 8 556 19 14 576Tennessee State 10 8 556 15 15 500Southeast Missouri State 8 10 444 14 17 452Eastern Illinois 7 11 389 12 19 387SIU Edwardsville 5 13 278 9 21 300UT Martin 5 13 278 10 21 323Eastern Kentucky 5 13 278 11 20 355Morehead State 4 14 222 8 21 276 ineligible for postseason due to APR violations 2018 OVC tournament winnerOn March 21 2018 head coach Dana Ford left Tennessee State for the head coaching job at Missouri State 1 He finished at Tennessee State with a four year record of 57 65 On March 26 the school announced that former Illinois State assistant coach Brian Collins had been hired as head coach 2 Contents 1 Previous season 2 Preseason 3 Roster 4 Schedule and results 5 ReferencesPrevious season editThe Tigers finished the 2016 17 season 17 13 8 8 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division As the No 8 seed in the OVC tournament they lost to Southeast Missouri State in the first round Preseason editIn a vote of conference coaches and sports information directors Tennessee State was picked to finish in 7th place in the OVC 3 After five years of divisional play in the OVC the conference eliminated divisions for the 2017 18 season Additionally for the first time each conference team will play 18 conference games 3 Roster edit2017 18 Tennessee State Tigers men s basketball teamPlayers CoachesPos Name Height Weight Year HometownG 0 Armani Chaney 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m 165 lb 75 kg Jr Chicago IllinoisG 1 Delano Spencer 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 200 lb 91 kg Sr Atlanta GeorgiaG 2 Kamar McKnight 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 205 lb 93 kg RS So Toronto Ontario CanadaG 3 Donte Fitzpatrick Dorsey 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 191 lb 87 kg RS Jr Memphis TennesseeF C 4 Ken Darrius Hamilton 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 245 lb 111 kg Sr Montgomery AlabamaG 5 David Morris 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 175 lb 79 kg RS Fr Erie PennsylvaniaG 10 Tripp Davis 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 175 lb 79 kg RS So Nashville TennesseeG F 11 A C Reid 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 215 lb 98 kg RS Sr San Antonio TexasF 12 Hampus Ahlin 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 215 lb 98 kg Jr Stockholm SwedenF 13 Samson Oyediran 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 211 lb 96 kg RS Jr London EnglandG 14 Darreon Reddick 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 195 lb 88 kg Sr Belleville IllinoisF 21 Christian Mekowulu 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 245 lb 111 kg RS Jr Lagos NigeriaG F 22 Daniel Cummings 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 210 lb 95 kg RS Fr Toronto Ontario CanadaF 23 DaJion Henderson 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 275 lb 125 kg Jr Los Angeles CaliforniaF 30 Stokley Chaffee Jr 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 215 lb 98 kg RS Jr Oakland CaliforniaG 34 Jalen Duke 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 213 lb 97 kg RS So Nashville Tennessee Head coachDana Ford Illinois State Assistant coach es Randy Peele Virginia Wesleyan Rodney Hamilton Georgia State Pierre Jordan Georgia Tech Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on nbsp Injured nbsp Current redshirtRoster Last update November 9 2017Schedule and results editDatetime TV Rank Opponent Result Record Site attendance city stateNon conference regular seasonNov 10 2017 8 00 pm ESPNU at No 4 Kansas L 56 92 0 1 Allen Fieldhouse 16 300 Lawrence KSNov 13 2017 7 00 pm Reinhardt W 92 53 1 1 Gentry Complex 1 601 Nashville TNNov 18 2017 3 00 pm Middle Tennessee L 65 75 1 2 Gentry Complex 1 850 Nashville TNNov 21 2017 7 00 pm Canisius W 60 52 2 2 Gentry Complex 807 Nashville TNNov 25 2017 6 00 pm ESPN3 at Kennesaw State W 77 74 OT 3 2 KSU Convocation Center 771 Kennesaw GANov 28 2017 7 00 pm Fisk W 67 53 4 2 Gentry Complex 2 511 Nashville TNDec 2 2017 7 00 pm Lipscomb L 86 95 OT 4 3 Gentry Complex 1 201 Nashville TNDec 12 2017 7 00 pm at Alabama State W 64 45 5 3 Dunn Oliver Acadome 362 Montgomery ALDec 15 2017 6 00 pm at North Carolina A amp T L 54 64 5 4 Corbett Sports Center 520 Greensboro NCDec 18 2017 8 00 pm ESPN2 at Texas L 46 47 5 5 Frank Erwin Center 8 218 Austin TXDec 21 2017 5 00 pm BTN at No 16 Purdue L 48 97 5 6 Mackey Arena 12 679 West Lafayette INOhio Valley Conference regular seasonDec 28 2017 6 00 pm CBSSN at UT Martin L 60 63 OT 5 7 0 1 Skyhawk Arena 2 009 Martin TNDec 31 2017 1 00 pm at Southeast Missouri State L 65 77 5 8 0 2 Show Me Center 615 Cape Girardeau MOJan 4 2018 7 30 pm Jacksonville State W 67 60 6 8 1 2 Gentry Complex 831 Nashville TNJan 6 2018 4 00 pm Tennessee Tech L 81 87 6 9 1 3 Gentry Complex 1 127 Nashville TNJan 11 2018 6 00 pm CBSSN at Eastern Illinois W 69 65 7 9 2 3 Lantz Arena 1 313 Charleston ILJan 13 2018 7 00 pm at SIU Edwardsville L 79 82 7 10 2 4 Vadalabene Center 1 346 Edwardsville ILJan 18 2018 7 30 pm Austin Peay W 70 56 8 10 3 4 Gentry Complex 1 301 Nashville TNJan 20 2018 7 30 pm Murray State L 57 76 8 11 3 5 Gentry Complex 2 611 Nashville TNJan 25 2018 7 30 pm SIU Edwardsville W 85 57 9 11 4 5 Gentry Complex 1 291 Nashville TNJan 27 2018 7 30 pm Eastern Illinois W 50 47 10 11 5 5 Gentry Complex 1 344 Nashville TNFeb 1 2018 6 30 pm at Morehead State W 61 58 11 11 6 5 Ellis Johnson Arena 2 237 Morehead KYFeb 3 2018 6 00 pm at Eastern Kentucky W 73 60 12 11 7 5 McBrayer Arena 1 680 Richmond KYFeb 8 2018 7 30 pm Belmont W 64 56 13 11 8 5 Gentry Complex 5 411 Nashville TNFeb 10 2018 7 00 pm at Jacksonville State W 65 48 14 11 9 5 Pete Mathews Coliseum 1 876 Jacksonville ALFeb 15 2018 7 30 pm Morehead State W 83 74 15 11 10 5 Gentry Complex 2 511 Nashville TNFeb 17 2018 7 30 pm Eastern Kentucky L 59 72 15 12 10 6 Gentry Complex 2 255 Nashville TNFeb 22 2018 7 30 pm at Tennessee Tech L 64 69 15 13 10 7 Eblen Center 2 659 Cookeville TNFeb 24 2018 5 00 pm at Belmont L 59 84 15 14 10 8 Curb Event Center 5 074 Nashville TNOhio Valley Conference tournamentFeb 28 2018 9 00 pm 6 vs 7 Eastern Illinois First round L 71 73 15 15 Ford Center 654 Evansville IN Non conference game Rankings from AP Poll Tournament seedings in parentheses All times are in Central Time 4 References edit Goodman Jeff Borzello Jeff March 21 2018 Missouri State hiring Dana Ford of Tennessee State ESPN com Retrieved March 21 2018 Brian Penny Collins hired as Tennessee State basketball coach The Tennessean Retrieved March 26 2018 a b Belmont Picked As 2017 18 OVC Men s Basketball Favorites Murray State s Stark Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year Ohio Valley Conference Retrieved February 6 2018 Men s Basketball schedule tsutigers com Retrieved November 9 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2017 18 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team amp oldid 1171773138, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,