2016–17 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

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

2016–17 Tennessee State Tigers basketball
Cable Car Classic champions
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record17–13 (8–8 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGentry Complex
2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Belmont15–1 .93823–7  .767
Morehead State10–6 .62514–16  .467
Jacksonville State †9–7 .56320–15  .571
Tennessee State8–8 .50017–13  .567
Tennessee Tech8–8 .50012–20  .375
Eastern Kentucky5–11 .31312–19  .387
West
UT Martin10–6 .62522–13  .629
Southeast Missouri St.9–7 .56315–18  .455
Murray State8–8 .50016–17  .485
Austin Peay7–9 .43811–19  .367
Eastern Illinois6–10 .37514–15  .483
SIU Edwardsville1–15 .0636–24  .200
† 2017 OVC tournament winner

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Armani Chaney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
G 1 Delano Spencer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia
G 2 Chris Bolden 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Tifton, Georgia
G 3 Jordan Reed 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F/C 4 Ken'Darrius Hamilton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)275 lb (125 kg) Jr Montgomery, Alabama
G 5 Tahjere McCall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 10 Thomas Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Nashville, Tennessee
F 13 Samson Oyediran 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS So London, England
G 14 Darreon Reddick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Belleville, Illinois
F 15 Xavier Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Fairfield, Alabama
F 21 Christian Mekowulu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS So Lagos, Nigeria
G/F 22 Daniel Cummings 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) Fr Toronto, Ontario, Canada
G 23 A'Torey Everett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Dallas, Texas
G/F 30 Khalill Spencer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Memphis, Tennessee
F 33 Wayne Martin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)237 lb (108 kg) RS Sr Brooklyn, New York
G 34 Jalen Duke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)213 lb (97 kg) RS Fr Nashville, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

[2]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# 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 L 55–67 OT 7–2
 Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
12/14/2016*
7:30 pm		 Alabama State W 68–46  8–2
 Gentry Complex (760)
Nashville, TN
12/19/2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN2		 at No. 5 Duke L 55–65  8–3
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
12/27/2016*
7:00 pm		 Covenant W 81–50  9–3
 Gentry Complex (522)
Nashville, TN
12/31/2016
11:00 am, CBSSN		 at Murray State L 83–92  9–4
(0–1)		 CFSB Center (3,314)
Murray, KY
01/02/2017*
6:00 pm		 Kennesaw State L 73–76  9–5
 Gentry Complex (483)
Nashville, TN
01/05/2017
7:30 pm		 Southeast Missouri State W 65–62  10–5
(1–1)		 Gentry Complex (613)
Nashville, TN
01/07/2017
7:30 pm		 UT Martin W 76–65  11–5
(2–1)		 Gentry Complex 
Nashville, TN
01/12/2017
6:00 pm, ASN		 at Eastern Kentucky W 63–49  12–5
(3–1)		 McBrayer Arena (1,150)
Richmond, KY
01/14/2017
6:45 pm		 at Morehead State L 85–87  12–6
(3–2)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (2,858)
Morehead, KY
01/19/2017
7:00 pm		 Tennessee Tech L 74–80  12–7
(3–3)		 Gentry Complex (4,251)
Nashville, TN
01/21/2017
7:30 pm		 Jacksonville State L 79–86  12–8
(3–4)		 Gentry Complex (5,106)
Nashville, TN
01/25/2017
7:00 pm		 at SIU Edwardsville W 76–56  13–8
(4–4)		 Vadalabene Center (1,011)
Edwardsville, IL
01/28/2017
7:30 pm		 Belmont L 76–93  13–9
(4–5)		 Gentry Complex (7,103)
Nashville, TN
02/02/2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN		 Eastern Illinois L 67–77 OT 13–10
(4–6)		 Gentry Complex (3,931)
Nashville, TN
02/04/2017
6:00 pm		 at Austin Peay W 70–66  14–10
(5–6)		 Dunn Center (2,995)
Clarksville, TN
02/09/2017
6:00 pm		 at Tennessee Tech W 72–59  15–10
(6–6)		 Eblen Center (1,414)
Cookeville, TN
02/11/2017
4:30 pm		 at Jacksonville State L 57–63  15–11
(6–7)		 Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,920)
Jacksonville, AL
02/16/2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 Morehead State W 64–52  16–11
(7–7)		 Gentry Complex (3,765)
Nashville, TN
02/18/2017
7:30 pm		 Eastern Kentucky W 68–66  17–11
(8–7)		 Gentry Complex (2,955)
Nashville, TN
02/25/2017
5:00 pm		 at Belmont L 63–68  17–12
(8–8)		 Curb Event Center (4,458)
Nashville, TN
Ohio Valley Conference tournament
03/01/2017
6:30 pm		 (8) vs. (5) Southeast Missouri State
First Round		 L 75–78 OT 17–13
 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,043)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References
  1. "Belmont Picked As 2016-17 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites; Bruins' Bradds Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  2. "Men's Basketball schedule". tsutigers.com. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
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