Tag: Tennessee State Basketball

Tennessee State’s Gia Adams earns OVC Player of the Week Honours

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The Ohio Valley Conference announced that Tennessee State sophomore guard Gia Adams was named its Player of the Week. In two games last week, against Fisk and Kansas City, the Jersey Village product averaged 23.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals in helping the Lady Tigers to a 1-1 record. This award is nothing new for Adams, as she garnered the honor three times last season. Up next for Adams and the Tigers is a trip to Chattanooga for a meeting with the Moccasins of UT Chattanooga. Tip off time…

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Tennessee State Basketball gets 87-76 win over Alabama A&M

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76 Alabama A&M 0-2,0-0 SWAC 87  Tennessee St. 3-0,0-0 OVC Team 1 2 F Alabama A&M 35  41  76 Tennessee St. 47  40  87 Tennessee State moed to 3-0 on the young season , as they completed their opening three-game homestead with a 87-76 victory over Alabama A&M. With leading scorer Jr. Clay, saddled with foul trouble and with his shooting stroke a bit off the mark, the TSU bench picked up the slack with 34 points, 20 of which came from Christian Brown who made his season debut. Although the first…

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Tennessee State defeats South Carolina State 80-61

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61 SCST 80  TSU Team 1 2 F SCSt 35  26  61 TSU 35  45  80 Tennessee State locked in defensively in the second half and was able to pull away from South Carolina State to a comfortable win to move to 2-0 on the young season. After being knotted at 35, the Tigers out scored the Bulldogs 45-26 in the second half to cruise to an 80-61 victory. South Carolina State came out strong, taking a 14-11 lead in the early going,but Tennessee State responded with a 6-0 run…

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Collins and Tennessee State adds two players during early signing

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics NASHVILLE — Tennessee State University men’s basketball head coach Brian “Penny” Collins announced the signing of two incoming student-athletes as part of the early signing day on Wednesday. In his fifth season at the helm of the Tigers, Collins has once again stayed within the 615 with the signing of Jaylen Jones, a 5-11 point guard out of East Nashville Magnet. Billed as a three-star prospect and the state’s third-best player in the Class of 2023 and the 28th-best point guard in the country — according to 247Sports…

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Lady Tigers open up season with 85-61 thumping of Fisk

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 61 Fisk 0-2 85  Tennessee St. 1-0,0-0 OVC Team 1 2 3 4 F Fisk 13  17  13  18  61 Tennessee St. 29  12  20  24  85 NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State women’s basketball team kept Fisk to just 0 percent from deep in a 0-for-10 shooting performance on the way to an 85-61 win against the Bulldogs at home Monday. TSU also forced 40 turnovers in the process.  The Lady Tigers (1-0) had four players score in double figures, led by Gia Adams, who had 20 points and four…

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Tennessee State defeats Fisk 85-75 in season opener

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 75 Fisk 0-1 85  Tennessee St. 1-0,0-0 OVC Team 1 2 F Fisk 35  40  75 Tennessee St. 37  48  85 NASHVILLE – Jr. Clay scored 29 points to help lead the Tennessee State men’s basketball team take the Fisk Bulldogs down 85-75 in their season opener.  The Tigers (1-0) had four players score in double figures, led by Clay, who had 29 points. Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. tacked on 15 points and Dedric Boydchipped in as well with 11 points off of the bench. The Tennessee State offense was very productive from…

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Tennessee State Lady Tigers picked 5th in OVC Preseason Poll, Gia Adams named to All-OVC Preseason team

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – The 2022-2023 Ohio Valley Conference women’s basketball preseason coaches poll was announced by the league on Tuesday morning, and third-year head coach Ty Evans‘s team was slotted fifth in the 10-team ranking. Sophomore guard Gia Adams was named to the All-OVC Preseason team. The Lady Tigers received 95 total points and one first-place vote in the preseason ranking that was voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. Adams returns to the TSU lineup after playing in and starting in 31 games last…

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

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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 unveils 2022-23 schedule

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics The Tennessee State University women’s basketball program has announced its 2022-2023 season schedule. The 29-game slate features 18 Ohio Valley Conference matchups and features non-conference matchups with Kansas City, Butler, Omaha, Stetson, Baylor, and others. The Tigers will play 15 home games at the Gentry Center beginning with the home opener on November 7 against Fisk. TSU will be under the leadership of third-year head coach Ty Evans. “We have put together an extremely challenging schedule, and I’m super excited that our players get the opportunity to…

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Tennessee State Basketball signs 3-star forward Learic Davis

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Via Tennessee State University Athletics The Tennessee State men’s basketball team announces the signing of Learic Davis, a three-star prospect out of Milwaukee, WI. The 6’7″ guard played at Milwaukee Bradley Tech under coach Shon Haralson, leading the Trojans to a 17-6 record and a conference championship. Davis averaged 24 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and five steals per game.  “I picked TSU because when I visited it felt like home.” Davis said, “I had a fun experience when I was there, hanging with the guys on campus, touring the…

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