Tag: Tennessee State

No Aristocrat of Bands for the Howard game

Brandon King

title image via the Tennessee Tribune The Tennessee State/ Howard game has been an eagerly anticipated matchup, not only because of the gridiron action between the Bison and the Tigers but also because fans would get a chance to see Howard’s “Showtime” marching band square off against the Aristocrat of Bands, adding something extra to Howard’s homecoming festivities. Unfortunately, the latter part of that equation will not be taking place. Thursday afternoon, Tennessee State released a statement revealing that the band would not be making the trips for the Lindenwood…

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North Dakota State lays the smackdown on Tennessee State 52-3

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title image via Tennessee State Football Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 3 TSU 52 Winner NDS Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F TSU 0 0 0 3 3 NDS 14 21 3 14 52 Tennessee State fell 52-3 to No. 2 North Dakota State on the road Saturday afternoon at the Fargodome.  The Bison improved to 1-1 on the season while the Tigers dropped to 1-1. Draylen Ellis totaled 27 yards to lead the Tigers’ ground attack in the game. CJ Evans also tacked on 22 yards on the ground, picking up 5.5 yards…

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Tennessee State targeting state legislators bounced in recent elections

Brandon King

Courtesy of Rosetta Miller Perry of the Tennessee Tribune In the annals of Tennessee politics, there are few more egregious examples of injustice and abuse of power than the way certain state lawmakers targeted Tennessee State University in recent years. However, the karma for those responsible is now coming back to haunt them, and I believe this is only the beginning. Let us not forget the concerted efforts of State Senator Jon Lundberg and State Representative John Ragan to remove the capable leadership at TSU, amid the university’s diligent work…

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Tennessee State Basketball adds three new players

Brandon King

Tennessee State head men’s basketball coach Brian “Penny” Collins announced the addition of three new players to the program- Maddox Bodenhamer, JC Brooks, and Josh Ogundele. Maddox Bodenhamer Bodenhamer is a 6-1 guard out of Nashville, TN. As a senior he averaged 15.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 4.4 assists, garnering 1st Team All-District honors and helping Antioch High School to a 21-9 record. He was a 1,000-point scorer at Riverdale High School ( Murfreesboro, TN) before attending AHS. JC Brooks “JC is a versatile forward with a high basketball IQ…

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Tennessee State’s basketball season ends in heartbreaking fashion

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title image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 59 Tennessee St. 18-15,10-8 OVC 61 Winner Western Ill. 21-11,13-5 OVC Team 1 2 F Tennessee St. 30  29  59 Western Ill. 30  31  61 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Tennessee State men’s basketball team fell to the Western Illinois Leathernecks 61-59 at Ford Center Thursday on Ryan Myers’ buzzer-beating shot with only two seconds left in the game. The Tigers (18-15) had three players score in double figures, led by Ej Bellinger, who had 17 points and eight rebounds. Christian Brown added 13 points and seven…

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Tennessee State comes up short in overtime against Alabama A&M, 85-83

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title image via Tennessee State Athletics Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 83 TSU 85 Winner AAMU Team 1 2 OT 1 F TSU 37  38  8  83 AAMU 29  46  10  85 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Tennessee State men’s basketball team out-rebounded the Alabama A&M Bulldogs 42-41, but fell 85-83 on the road Wednesday. The Tigers (5-3) had four players score in double figures, led by Kinyon Hodges, who had 19 points, six rebounds, four assists and five steals. Ej Bellinger added 19 points and Christian Brown helped out with 17 points and seven rebounds…

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Defense paves the way for 53-43 win over Bryant

Brandon King

Title image via Tennessee State Athetics 53 Winner Tennessee St. 2-4,0-0 OVC 43 Bryant 3-4,0-0 America East Team 1 2 3 4 F Tennessee St. 10  12  12  19  53 Bryant 8  3  19  13  43 The defense of the Tennessee State Lady Tigers forced Bryant into 25 turnovers and held them to just 29% shooting from the floor in a 53-43 win. The teams combined to shoot 8-35 ( 4-19 for TSU and 4-16 for Bryant) in a first quarter than Tennessee State won 10-8. Offensively speaking, the second quarter was a…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops to face Lipscomb Friday evening

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Courtesy of Stephen Featherston, Assistant Director of Communications, Tennessee State Athletics  The Tennessee State women’s basketball team returns home for one game after spending the past weekend in North Carolina. Friday’s contest against Lipscomb will mark TSU’s only home game until December 15 as they will play four straight on the road. The Matchup: Tennessee State Tigers (1-2, 0-0 OVC) vs. Lipscomb (2-1, 0-0 ASUN)Date/Time: Friday, November 18 at 5:30 p.m.Location: Gentry Center || Nashville, Tenn.TV: ESPN+ — Greg Pogue (pxp), Albert Dawson (analyst)LIVE STATS SERIES INFORMATION: This will be the 30th all-time meeting between the…

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Tennessee State Volleyball to take on reg season champ UT Martin Tuesday

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Courtesy of Scott Wallace, Communications Coordinator for Volleyball & Softball , Tennessee State Athletics The Tennessee State University Tiger volleyball team and the UT Martin Skyhawks have two things in common. They both are coming off seasons that they are the defending Ohio Valley Conference championships. The Tigers were the surprised OVC postseason winners after being picked to finish last in the preseason. Martin won the regular season championship. They both have started the 2023 season on a bit of a struggle.TSU (2-12, 2-2) opened the season by losing all ten…

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Nike is not done with HBCU-themed sneakers

Brandon King

Earlier in the week , we reported on a a Tennessee State and Slim & Husky’s inspired Nike Terminator High and news has emerged that is not the only HBCU-themed sneaker to be rolled out from the orange-clad Beavertonians. There will be at least two more sneakers, a Spelman version and one for Alabama A&M. Here is my full story on them at hbcusports.com.

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