Tag: Tennessee State Basketball

Tennessee State falls to SIUE in double OT, 87-80

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title image via Tennessee State basketball As was the case with their female counterparts, the Tennessee State men’s hoops team needed extra time to settle matters with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville but like the ladies the Tigers came out on the short end of the stick, falling to the Cougars, 87-80.  After the teams swapped the lead 5 times in the opening minutes of the contest, a three-pointer from Carlous Williams put TSU up 9-7 at the 14:38 mark of the opening half. Powered by efficient offense, TSU shot 50% from the field and downtown, …

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Tennessee State handily defeats Western Illinois 72-52

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title image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 72 Winner TSU 52 WIU Team 1 2 F TSU 39  33  72 WIU 19  33  52  Ronald Jessamy led the Tennessee State men’s basketball team with a team-high 16 points in a 72-52 win over Western Illinois on Saturday.  The Tigers (6-11, 2-4 OVC) got a 24-point performance from their bench and had two players score in double figures, led by Jessamy, added eight rebounds and five blocks. Josh Ogundele added 12 points, eight rebounds and two steals and Brandon Weston added nine points,…

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Tennessee State defeated by Lindenwood 72-62

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62 TSU 72 Winner Linden Team 1 2 F TSU 34  28  62 Linden 29  43  72 Turnovers in the second proved to be the Tigers’ undoing as they committed 10 turnovers in the game’s final 20 minutes, which helped fuel a second-half surge from the Lions, as Lindenwood handed the Tigers a 72-62 defeat.  The Tigers got off to a solid start connecting on 6 of their first 10 field goal attempts to build an early 16-5 lead on Antoine Lorick III’s jumper at the 12:25 mark of the first…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops falls 68-54 at Lindenwood

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title image via Tennessee State Basketball The Tennessee State Lady Tigers fell behind early and it proved to be a hole too deep to pull themselves out of as they fell to Lindenwood 68-54 Thursday night.  TSU got off to a slow start, shooting just 5-12 from the field and committing 7 turnovers, leading to a 23-12 deficit after the opening period of play. The Lady Tigers completely lost their shooting eye in the second quarter, connecting on just 2-of-19 from the floor and scoring just 6 points, leading to…

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Tennessee State defeats Little Rock 95-86

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title image via Tennessee State Athletics The Tennessee State University men’s hoops team ended a three-game losing skid and notched their first Ohio Valley Conference win of the season with a 95-86 win over Little Rock Saturday afternoon.  From Tennessee State Athletics:   Ronald Jessamy and Brandon Weston both recorded double-doubles to help lead the Tennessee State men’s basketball team over Little Rock, 95-86 at the Gentry Saturday. The Tigers (5-10, 1-3) had four players score in double figures, led by Travis Harper II, who had 20 points and two steals. Jessamy tacked on a double-double…

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Tennessee State hoops loses close one to Morehead State, 74-68

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68 TSU 74 Winner More Team 1 2 F TSU 30  38  68 More 32  42  74 The Tennessee State men’s basketball team shot 50 percent from deep, but fell to the Morehead State Eagles 74-68 on the road Saturday. The Tigers (4-9, 0-2) had three players score in double figures, led by Travis Harper II, who had 22 points, six rebounds and three steals. Aaron Nkrumah added 14 points and two blocks and Carlous Williams chipped in as well with 14 points. The Tennessee State offense was strong from downtown, pouring in 10 threes on…

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Tennessee State spanks Johnson at home, 89-58

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image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 58 Johns 89 Winner TSU Team 1 2 F Johns 30  28  58 TSU 47  42  89 The Tennessee State men’s basketball team got a 30-point performance from the bench on the way to an 89-58 victory against the Johnson (TN) Royals at home Saturday. The Tigers (4-7) had three players score in double figures, led by Brandon Weston, who had 22 points and two steals. Antoine Lorick III tacked on 17 points, seven rebounds, four steals and two blocks off of the bench and Aaron…

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Tennessee State obliterates East-West 110-33

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title image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 33 EWU 110 Winner TSU Team 1 2 F EWU 15  18  33 TSU 59  51  110 NASHVILLE — The Tennessee State men’s basketball teamhad four players score in double figures, led by Lorick III, who put together a double-double with 33 points and 14 rebounds in a 110-33 victory over East-West on Tuesday evening at The Gentry Center.  Aaron Nkrumah added a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds and Blake Fleming chipped in as well with 13 points off the bench. Ahmir…

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Tennessee State Basketball unveils conference portion of 2024-25 schedule

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics The Ohio Valley Conference released its 2024-25 men’s and women’s basketball conference schedules on Tuesday morning. For the second straight year, the league membership includes 11 teams: Eastern Illinois, Lindenwood, Little Rock, Morehead State, Southeast Missouri, SIUE, Southern Indiana, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, UT Martin, and Western Illinois. This year, the conference schedule switches to a true round-robin slate of 20 games, up from 18 games last season. The OVC previously had a 20-game league schedule from 2005-06 through 2007-08 and again in 2020-21. The…

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Candice Dupree makes three additions to coaching staff

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title image via Tennessee State Athletics Courtesy of TSU Athletics Tennessee State women’s basketball head coach Candice Dupree announced the addition of three new members to her staff for the 2024-25 season. Lady Comfort and Treasure Hunt will serve as assistant coaches, while Jermaine Brown will take on the role of Director of Basketball Operations. Comfort joins TSU with extensive experience as both a player and a coach. Most recently, she coached at Cal State Monterey Bay from 2021-2023. Her professional playing career included a rookie contract with the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA and stints in…

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