Tennessee State v Little Rock to be featured on ESPNU on February 29

image via Tennessee State Athletics Courtesy of Stephen Featherston, Director of Communications, Tennessee State Athletics The Ohio Valley Conference announced today that the Tennessee State men’s basketball team will be featured on national television for their game against Little Rock on February 29, airing on ESPNU. The game is scheduled to tip-off at 8:00 p.m. in Little Rock. The OVC is implementing a Wild Card selection process to determine the linear broadcasts for the second season. Selections are made and announced approximately two weeks before the competition date to ensure…

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Tennessee State’s comeback bid falls short against Western Illinois, 68-61

title image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 68 Winner WIU 61 TSU Team 1 2 F WIU 34  34  68 TSU 17  44  61 –The Tennessee State men’s basketball team got a 21-point showing from the bench, but fell 68-61 to the Western Illinois Leathernecks at home Saturday. The Tigers (15-12, 8-6) had two players score in double figures, led by Marcus Fitzgerald Jr., who had 20 points. Jason Jitoboh tacked on 13 points and Jaylen Jones added eight points and two steals. Led by Ej Bellinger’s three offensive rebounds, Tennessee State…

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Tennessee State begins three-game home stand Saturday v Western Illinois

title image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of  Stephen Featherston, Director of Communications, Tennessee State Athletics OPENING TIP: The Tennessee State men’s basketball program will look to get back in the win column when it returns to the Gentry Center to face Western Illinois tomorrow afternoon. This will be the first of three straight home games for the Tigers. The Matchup: Tennessee State Tigers (15-11, 8-5 OVC) vs. Western Illinois (16-10, 9-4 OVC)Date/Time: Tuesday, February 17 at 3:30 PM CTLocation: Gentry Center || Nashville, Tenn.TV: ESPN+Radio: WNSR — Greg Pogue (play-by-play), Albert Dawson (analyst) WHERE TO WATCH &…

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Tennessee State blown out on the road at Tennessee Tech , 70-50

title image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 50 TSU 70 Winner TNTech Team 1 2 F TSU 29  21  50 TNTech 27  43  70 COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Jason Jitoboh registered a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, but the Tennessee State men’s basketball team fell to the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 70-50 on the road Tuesday. In addition to Jitoboh’s double-double, the Tigers (15-11, 8-5) were led by Kinyon Hodges, who recorded eight points, eight rebounds and two steals, and by Christian Brown, who tacked on 16 points. Tennessee State out-rebounded…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops take it on the chin at Tennessee Tech, 80-64

Earlier this season, on January 18, Tennessee Tech came to the Gentry Center and left with an 86-81 victory. Tuesday night the Lady Tigers visited the Elben Center and, like their matchup earlier in the season were served another defeat, 80-64 in a nearly wire-to-wire manner. The Golden Eagles’ offense was clicking, shooting 57% (29-51) and 50% (7-14) from downtown on the evening.  The Lady Tigers lead early at 1-0 on an Eboni Williams free throw. That lead lasted a mere eight seconds, as a three-pointer from Maaliya Owens put…

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Tennessee State Lady Tigers fall at SEMO, 48-47

title image via TSU Basketball 47 TSU 48 Winner SEMO Team 1 2 3 4 F TSU 15  8  16  8  47 SEMO 18  9  12  9  48 Despite a defensive effort in which they held their opponent to 29.6 shooting from the floor and forced 24 turnovers, the Tennessee State Lady Tigers came up short against Southeast Missouri, 48-47.  After a brief tie at 2, Tennessee State took its first lead of the afternoon on Zyion Shannon’s three-pointer that made the score 9-6 at the 6:33 mark of the period.…

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Tennessee State hoops defeats Lindenwood on the road, 65-55

title image courtesy of Tennessee State Basketball 65 Winner Tennessee St. 14-10,7-4 OVC 55 Lindenwood 8-16,2-9 OVC Team 1 2 F Tennessee St. 28  37  65 Lindenwood 27  28  55 SAINT CHARLES, Mo. – The Tennessee State men’s basketball team got a 36-point performance from the bench on the way to a 65-55 victory over the Lindenwood Lions on the road Thursday. The Tigers (14-10, 7-4) had three players score in double figures, led by Ej Bellinger, who had 13 points and six rebounds. Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. tacked on 12 points from the bench and Kinyon Hodges chipped in…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops falls to Lindenwood in double overtime, 81-73

title image via Tennessee State Basketball A career night from Zyion Shannon was not enough as the Lady Tigers of Tennessee State fell in double overtime to Lindenwood, 81-73. Despite Lindenwood not scoring their first points until 2:31 mark of the quarter Tennessee State managed to come out of a low-scoring first quarter with just a 10-8 lead. The Lions tied the game for the first time on an Alyssa Nielsen layup on their opening possession of the second quarter. Lindenwood jumped out front for the first time on the…

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Tennessee State Basketball to take on Lindenwood Thursday night

title image via Tennesseee State Basketball Courtesy of Stephen Featherston, Director of Communications, Tennessee State University OPENING TIP: The Tennessee State men’s basketball team will hit the road for two games this week, as they are set to take on Lindenwood and Southeast Missouri. The Tigers will look to pick up their second win over LWU this season after defeating them inside the Gentry Center in early January. The Matchup: Tennessee State Tigers (13-10, 6-4 OVC) vs. Lindenwood (8-15, 2-8 OVC)Date/Time: Thursday, February 8 at 7:30 PM CTLocation: Hyland Arena || St. Charles, Mo.TV: ESPN+Radio: WNSR — Greg…

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Tennessee State bench shows up big in win over Southern Indiana

title image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 74 Southern Ind. 6-17,3-7 OVC 79 Winner Tennessee St. 13-10,6-4 OVC Team 1 2 F Southern Ind. 38  36  74 Tennessee St. 36  43  79 The Tennessee State men’s basketball team got a 50-point performance from the bench on the way to a 79-74 win over the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles at home Saturday. The Tigers (13-10, 6-4) had four players score in double figures, led by Ej Bellinger, who had 21 points and six rebounds. Jaylen Jonestacked on 16 points and five…

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