Tag: OVC Hoops

Tennessee State Men’s Hoops picked 2nd in OVC, four players named All-OVC

Staff

Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics NASHVILLE — Tennessee State men’s basketball was picked to finish second in the Ohio Valley Conference Preseason Poll, its highest under head coach Brian “Penny” Collins, as announced by the league office at the yearly OVC Media Day at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.  Tennessee State led the way with four Preseason All-OVC selections this season, including guards Jr. Clay, Marcus Fitzgerald Jr., Dedric Boyd, and forward Zion Griffin. Clay came to the program for fellow league school Tennessee Tech where he earned four career All-OVC honors and thanks…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops goes down 67-53 to Austin Peay in OVC tournament

Brandon King

From Tennessee State Athletics 53 TSU 67 APSU Team 1 2 3 4 F TSU 13  12  7  21  53 APSU 13  23  16  15  67 The Tennessee State University women’s basketball team had its season come to an end on Thursday in the OVC Quarterfinals after falling to Austin Peay, 67-53. The Lady Tigers saw a 12-win improvement from a season ago led by a tremendous turnaround by second-year head coach Ty Evans. Tatyana Davis led the Lady Tigers with 17 points and Gia Adams had 15.  TSU took an early lead thanks to…

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Tennessee State loses to SEMO 79-55 in OVC quarters

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From Tennessee State University Athletics: Box ScoreEVANSVILLE, Ind. ­– The Tennessee State men’s basketball team fell to SEMO, 79-55, in the OVC Quarterfinal. FIRST HALF: SEMO began the game on fire from three-point range with three long-range jumpers, as Nygal Russell drained two-straight to start the contest. The Redhawks led 13-0 prior to TSU’s first basket at the 14:35 mark, as Kassim Nicholson finished a tip-in after a missed layup. Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. registered back-to-back buckets for the Tigers, then converted a technical free throw to cut the deficit to six, 13-7. SEMO missed 13 straight…

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