2020–21 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

The 2020–21 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by third-year head coach Brian Collins, played their home games at the Gentry Complex in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

2020–21 Tennessee State Tigers basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	4–19 (3–17 OVC)
Head coach	Brian Collins (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Ben Walker Jerry Nichols Russ Willemsen
Home arena	Gentry Complex
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Belmont	18	–	2		.900			26	–	4		.867
Morehead State †	17	–	3		.850			23	–	8		.742
Eastern Kentucky	15	–	5		.750			22	–	7		.759
Jacksonville State	13	–	6		.684			18	–	9		.667
Austin Peay	10	–	10		.500			14	–	13		.519
Murray State	10	–	10		.500			13	–	13		.500
Southeast Missouri State	9	–	11		.450			11	–	16		.407
SIU Edwardsville	7	–	12		.368			9	–	17		.346
Eastern Illinois	6	–	14		.300			9	–	18		.333
UT Martin	6	–	14		.300			8	–	16		.333
Tennessee Tech	5	–	15		.250			5	–	22		.185
Tennessee State	3	–	17		.150			4	–	19		.174
† 2021 OVC tournament winner

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2019–20 season 18–15, 9–9 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Morehead State in the first round of the OVC tournament,^[1] before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Kentucky.^[2] They accepted an invitation to participate in the 2020 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament and were set to host a first-round game. However, the CIT was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

Roster

2020–21 Tennessee State Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Mark Freeman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So The Skill Factory Memphis, Tennessee G 1 Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Pearl-Cohn High School Nashville, Tennessee G 2 Carlos Marshall Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr SW Tennessee Community College Memphis, Tennessee G 3 Amorey Womack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Webster Groves High School St. Louis, Missouri F 4 Shakem Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Navarro College Youngstown, Ohio G 10 Monty Johal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Glendale High School Springfield, Missouri G 11 Shakwon Barrett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Northwest Florida State College Toronto, Ontario F 12 Evan Joyner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Piedmont Classical High School Greensboro, North Carolina F 13 Mason Green 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Mercer Ellenwood, Georgia F 15 Devonte Lanier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Jr Lawson State Community College Huntsville, Alabama G 20 Donnie Malone 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr SW Tennessee Community College Memphis, Tennessee F 22 Josh Linder 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Georgia State Kathleen, Georgia G 23 Ravel Moody 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Northeastern Oklahoma Denver, Colorado F 24 Yusuf Mohamed 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr North Idaho College Seattle, Washington G 34 Samone Nelson Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Central High School Memphis, 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 24, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 26, 2020* 11:00 am		vs. Coppin State Marshall Memorial MTE	Cancelled due to COVID-19		Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
November 27, 2020* 5:00 pm		at Marshall Marshall Memorial MTE	Cancelled due to COVID-19		Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
December 8, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Belmont	L 64–79	0–1 (0–1)	Curb Event Center (250) Nashville, TN
December 12, 2020* 11:00 am, ESPN3		at IUPUI	L 66–69	0–2	Indiana Farmers Coliseum  Indianapolis, IN
December 18, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Belmont	L 63–88	0–3 (0–2)	Gentry Complex (224) Nashville, TN
December 19, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Crowley's Ridge	W 90–68	1–3	Gentry Complex  Nashville, TN
December 22, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Chattanooga	L 63–66	1–4	Gentry Complex (147) Nashville, TN
December 30, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Austin Peay	L 59–68	1–5 (0–3)	Gentry Complex (230) Nashville, TN
January 2, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southeast Missouri State	L 79–83 ^2OT	1–6 (0–4)	Show Me Center (760) Cape Girardeau, MO
January 7, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+		UT Martin	W 74–62	2–6 (1–4)	Gentry Complex (338) Nashville, TN
January 14, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	L 64–65	2–7 (1–5)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (635) Jacksonville, AL
January 16, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee Tech	L 71–74	2–8 (1–6)	Eblen Center  Cookeville, TN
January 19, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Southeast Missouri State	L 59–63	2–9 (1–7)	Gentry Complex  Nashville, TN
January 21, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+		SIU Edwardsville	L 65–67	2–10 (1–8)	Gentry Complex (279) Nashville, TN
January 23, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Illinois	W 65–54	3–10 (2–8)	Gentry Complex (338) Nashville, TN
January 28, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Murray State	L 53–73	3–11 (2–9)	CFSB Center (1,290) Murray, KY
January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Austin Peay	L 56–71	3–12 (2–10)	Dunn Center (703) Clarksville, TN
February 4, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at SIU Edwardsville	L 60–68	3–13 (2–11)	First Community Arena  Edwardsville, IL
February 6, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Illinois	L 72–86	3–14 (2–12)	Lantz Arena (19) Charleston, IL
February 11, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Morehead State	L 66–79	3–15 (2–13)	Gentry Complex (183) Nashville, TN
February 13, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	L 73–93	3–16 (2–14)	Gentry Complex (255) Nashville, TN
February 18, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee Tech	W 91–86	4–16 (3–14)	Gentry Complex (202) Nashville, TN
February 20, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville State	L 76–77	4–17 (3–15)	Gentry Complex  Nashville, TN
February 25, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Morehead State	L 60–74	4–18 (3–16)	Ellis Johnson Arena (665) Morehead, KY
February 27, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Kentucky	L 84–89	4–19 (3–17)	McBrayer Arena  Richmond, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources^[4][5]

References

1. "2020 OVC Men's Basketball Championship - First Round". Ohio Valley Conference. March 4, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
2. "Freshman Michael Moreno Fuels EKU's Second Half Comeback, Colonels Advance To OVC Tournament semifinals". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. March 5, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
3. "Men's Basketball Appearance in CIT Canceled Due to Public Health Concerns". Tennessee State University. March 12, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
4. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Tennessee State University. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
5. "2020-21 Tennessee State Tigers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 24, 2021.