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 | |
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Cable Car Classic champions | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
East Division | |
2016–17 record | 17–13 (8–8 OVC) |
Head coach | Dana Ford (3rd season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Gentry Complex |
2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belmont | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State † | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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UT Martin | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeast Missouri St. | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SIU Edwardsville | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 6 | – | 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
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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
- "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.
- "Men's Basketball schedule". tsutigers.com. Retrieved 2016-10-24.