2015–16 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

The 2015–16 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by second year head coach Dana Ford, played their home games at the Gentry Complex and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the 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.

2015–16 Tennessee State Tigers basketball
CIT, First round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionEast Division
2015–16 record20–11 (11–5 OVC)
Head coachDana Ford (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGentry Complex
2015–16 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Belmont124 .750  2012  .625
Tennessee State115 .688  2011  .645
Tennessee Tech115 .688  1912  .613
Morehead State115 .688  2314  .622
Eastern Kentucky610 .375  1516  .484
Jacksonville State412 .250  823  .258
West
UT Martin106 .625  2015  .571
Murray State106 .625  1714  .548
Eastern Illinois97 .563  1317  .433
Austin Peay79 .438  1818  .500
SIU Edwardsville313 .188  622  .214
Southeast Missouri St.214 .125  524  .172
2016 OVC tournament winner

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Armani Chaney Guard 5–10 162 Freshman Chicago, Illinois
1 Jordan Reed Guard 6–4 210 Senior Philadelphia
2 Marcus Roper Guard 6–5 200 Senior Fort Walton Beach, Florida
3 Xavier Richards Guard 6–2 200 Senior Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
5 Tahjere McCall Guard 6–5 195 Junior Philadelphia
10 Thomas Davis Guard 6–2 165 Freshman Nashville, Tennessee
11 Demontez Loman Forward 6–6 192 Senior South Port, North Carolina
13 Samson Oyediran Forward 6–7 220 RS–Freshman London, England
14 Darreon Raddick Guard 6–4 204 Sophomore Belleville, Illinois
15 Keron Deshields Guard 6–2 195 Senior Baltimore, Maryland
20 Johnny Woodard Guard 6–4 222 Junior Duluth, Minnesota
21 Christian Mekowulu Forward 6–9 232 Sophomore Lagos, Nigeria
23 Neville Fincher Center 6–10 246 Junior Teaneck, New Jersey
30 Khalil Spencer Guard 6–4 220 Freshman Memphis, Tennessee
33 Wayne Martin Forward 6–7 237 Junior Brooklyn, New York
34 Jalen Duke Forward 6–5 213 Freshman Nashville, Tennessee
42 Christian Griggs-Williams Forward 6–7 265 Senior Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015*
7:00 pm
Cal State East Bay W 66–61 
Kean Hall 
Nashville, Tennessee
Regular season
11/13/2015*
6:30 pm
at Loyola (MD) W 86–71  1–0
Reitz Arena (2,100)
Baltimore
11/16/2015*
6:00 pm
at Ohio L 67–75  1–1
Convocation Center (5,854)
Athens, Ohio
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm
Fisk W 72–50  2–1
Gentry Complex (5,889)
Nashville, Tennessee
11/21/2015*
7:00 pm
Middle Tennessee L 66–69  2–2
Gentry Complex (1,500)
Nashville, Tennessee
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm
Reinhardt W 77–61  3–2
Gentry Complex (605)
Nashville, Tennessee
11/28/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State W 56–49  4–2
KSU Convocation Center (884)
Kennesaw, Georgia
12/05/2015*
1:00 pm
Stetson W 74–54  5–2
Gentry Complex (754)
Nashville, Tennessee
12/12/2015*
1:00 pm
vs. Grambling State
HBCU Heritage Hardweood Classic
W 64–52  6–2
Kroc Center (1,482)
Chicago
12/14/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stetson W 93–90 2OT 7–2
Edmunds Center (695)
DeLand, Florida
12/17/2015*
7:00 pm
Lipscomb W 89–86  8–2
Gentry Complex (540)
Nashville, Tennessee
12/19/2015*
4:00 pm
vs. Alcorn State
HBCU Heritage Hardwood Classic
W 81–76  9–2
Verties Sails Gymnasium (176)
Nashville, Tennessee
12/22/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Illinois State L 55–66  9–3
Redbird Arena (4,205)
Normal, Illinois
12/29/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Tennessee L 69–74  9–4
Thompson–Boling Arena (13,214)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
01/02/2016
4:15 pm
at Southeast Missouri State W 72–66  10–4
(1–0)
Show Me Center (1,168)
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
01/06/2016
7:00 pm
at Eastern Illinois W 66–61  11–4
(2–0)
Lantz Arena (716)
Charleston, Illinois
01/09/2016
7:30 pm
SIU Edwardsville W 63–60  12–4
(3–0)
Gentry Complex (1,368)
Nashville, Tennessee
01/14/2016
7:30 pm
Austin Peay W 66–52  13–4
(4–0)
Gentry Complex (1,488)
Nashville, Tennessee
01/16/2016
7:30 pm
Murray State W 73–71  14–4
(5–0)
Gentry Complex (2,246)
Nashville, Tennessee
01/23/2016
5:00 pm
at Belmont L 95–103  14–5
(5–1)
Curb Event Center (2,213)
Nashville, Tennessee
01/28/2016
8:00 pm, ASN
at Tennessee Tech L 79–81  14–6
(5–2)
Eblen Center (2,146)
Cookeville, Tennessee
01/30/2016
4:30 pm
at Jacksonville State W 78–53  15–6
(6–2)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,065)
Jacksonville, Alabama
02/04/2016
7:00 pm
Eastern Kentucky L 81–97  15–7
(6–3)
Gentry Complex (1,552)
Nashville, Tennessee
02/06/2016
7:30 pm
Morehead State W 77–76  16–7
(7–3)
Gentry Complex (6,312)
Nashville, Tennessee
02/10/2016
7:30 pm
Tennessee Tech W 85–55  17–7
(8–3)
Gentry Complex (2,554)
Nashville, Tennessee
02/13/2016
1:00 pm
at Eastern Kentucky W 79–78  18–7
(9–3)
McBrayer Arena (2,700)
Richmond, Kentucky
02/18/2016
6:00 pm
at Morehead State L 61–66  18–8
(9–4)
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,800)
Morehead, Kentucky
02/20/2016
7:30 pm
Jacksonville State W 61–46  19–8
(10–4)
Gentry Complex (2,341)
Nashville, Tennessee
02/25/2016
6:00 pm
at UT Martin L 56–72  19–9
(10–5)
Skyhawk Arena (2,072)
Martin, Tennessee
02/28/2016
2:30 pm
Belmont W 87–72  20–9
(11–5)
Gentry Complex (6,845)
Nashville, Tennessee
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
03/03/2016
6:00 pm
vs. Austin Peay
Quarterfinals
L 72–74  20–10
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,545)
Nashville, Tennessee
CIT
03/15/2016*
7:00 pm
Ball State
First round
L 73–78 2OT 20–11
Gentry Complex (1,013)
Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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