2015–16 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

2015–16 Tennessee State Tigers men's basketball
CIT, First round
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference East Division
2015–16 record	20–11 (11–5 OVC)
Head coach	Dana Ford (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Randy Peele
Assistant coach	Rodney Hamilton
Assistant coach	Pierre Jordan
Home arena	Gentry Complex

2015–16 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Belmont	12	–	4		.750			20	–	12		.625
Tennessee State	11	–	5		.688			20	–	11		.645
Tennessee Tech	11	–	5		.688			19	–	12		.613
Morehead State	11	–	5		.688			23	–	14		.622
Eastern Kentucky	6	–	10		.375			15	–	16		.484
Jacksonville State	4	–	12		.250			8	–	23		.258
West
Tennessee–Martin	10	–	6		.625			20	–	15		.571
Murray State	10	–	6		.625			17	–	14		.548
Eastern Illinois	9	–	7		.563			13	–	17		.433
Austin Peay †	7	–	9		.438			18	–	18		.500
SIU Edwardsville	3	–	13		.188			6	–	22		.214
Southeast Missouri St.	2	–	14		.125			5	–	24		.172
† 2016 OVC tournament winner

The 2015–16 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by second year head coach Dana Ford, played their home games at the Gentry Complex and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in a three way tie for second place in the East Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the OVC Tournament to Austin Peay. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Ball State.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Armani Chaney	Guard	5–10	162	Freshman	Chicago, Illinois
1	Jordan Reed	Guard	6–4	210	Senior	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2	Marcus Roper	Guard	6–5	200	Senior	Fort Walton Beach, Florida
3	Xavier Richards	Guard	6–2	200	Senior	Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
5	Tahjere McCall	Guard	6–5	195	Junior	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10	Thomas Davis	Guard	6–2	165	Freshman	Nashville, Tennessee
11	Demontez Loman	Forward	6–6	192	Senior	South Port, North Carolina
13	Samson Oyediran	Forward	6–7	220	Senior	London, England
14	Darreon Raddick	Guard	6–4	204	Sophomore	Belleville, Illinois
15	Keron Deshields	Guard	6–2	195	Senior	Baltimore, Maryland
20	Johnny Woodard	Guard	6–4	222	Junior	Duluth, Minnesota
21	Christian Mekowulu	Forward	6–9	232	Sophomore	Lagos, Nigeria
23	Neville Fincher	Center	6–10	246	Junior	Teaneck, New Jersey
30	Khalil Spencer	Guard	6–4	220	Freshman	Memphis, Tennessee
33	Wayne Martin	Forward	6–7	237	Junior	Brooklyn, New York
34	Jalen Duke	Forward	6–5	213	Freshman	Nashville, Tennessee
42	Christian Griggs-Williams	Forward	6–7	265	Senior	Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/07/2015* 7:00 pm	Cal State East Bay	W 66–61		Kean Hall  Nashville, TN
Regular season
11/13/2015* 6:30 pm	at Loyola (MD)	W 86–71	1–0	Reitz Arena (2,100) Baltimore, MD
11/16/2015* 6:00 pm	at Ohio	L 67–75	1–1	Convocation Center (5,854) Athens, OH
11/18/2015* 7:00 pm	Fisk	W 72–50	2–1	Gentry Complex (5,889) Nashville, TN
11/21/2015* 7:00 pm	Middle Tennessee	L 66–69	2–2	Gentry Complex (1,500) Nashville, TN
11/24/2015* 7:00 pm	Reinhardt	W 77–61	3–2	Gentry Complex (605) Nashville, TN
11/28/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at Kennesaw State	W 56–49	4–2	KSU Convocation Center (884) Kennesaw, GA
12/05/2015* 1:00 pm	Stetson	W 74–54	5–2	Gentry Complex (754) Nashville, TN
12/12/2015* 1:00 pm	vs. Grambling State HBCU Heritage Hardweood Classic	W 64–52	6–2	Kroc Center (1,482) Chicago, IL
12/14/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at Stetson	W 93–90 2OT	7–2	Edmunds Center (695) DeLand, FL
12/17/2015* 7:00 pm	Lipscomb	W 89–86	8–2	Gentry Complex (540) Nashville, TN
12/19/2015* 4:00 pm	vs. Alcorn State HBCU Heritage Hardwood Classic	W 81–76	9–2	Verties Sails Gymnasium (176) Nashville, TN
12/22/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at Illinois State	L 55–66	9–3	Redbird Arena (4,205) Normal, IL
12/29/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPNU	at Tennessee	L 69–74	9–4	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,214) Knoxville, TN
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
01/02/2016 4:15 pm	at Southeast Missouri State	W 72–66	10–4 (1–0)	Show Me Center (1,168) Cape Girardeau, MO
01/06/2016 7:00 pm	at Eastern Illinois	W 66–61	11–4 (2–0)	Lantz Arena (716) Charleston, IL
01/09/2016 7:30 pm	SIU Edwardsville	W 63–60	12–4 (3–0)	Gentry Complex (1,368) Nashville, TN
01/14/2016 7:30 pm	Austin Peay	W 66–52	13–4 (4–0)	Gentry Complex (1,488) Nashville, TN
01/16/2016 7:30 pm	Murray State	W 73–71	14–4 (5–0)	Gentry Complex (2,246) Nashville, TN
01/23/2016 5:00 pm	at Belmont	L 95–103	14–5 (5–1)	Curb Event Center (2,213) Nashville, TN
01/28/2016 8:00 pm, ASN	at Tennessee Tech	L 79–81	14–6 (5–2)	Eblen Center (2,146) Cookeville, TN
01/30/2016 4:30 pm	at Jacksonville State	W 78–53	15–6 (6–2)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,065) Jacksonville, AL
02/04/2016 7:00 pm	Eastern Kentucky	L 81–97	15–7 (6–3)	Gentry Complex (1,552) Nashville, TN
02/06/2016 7:30 pm	Morehead State	W 77–76	16–7 (7–3)	Gentry Complex (6,312) Nashville, TN
02/10/2016 7:30 pm	Tennessee Tech	W 85–55	17–7 (8–3)	Gentry Complex (2,554) Nashville, TN
02/13/2016 1:00 pm	at Eastern Kentucky	W 79–78	18–7 (9–3)	McBrayer Arena (2,700) Richmond, KY
02/18/2016 6:00 pm	at Morehead State	L 61–66	18–8 (9–4)	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,800) Morehead, KY
02/20/2016 7:30 pm	Jacksonville State	W 61–46	19–8 (10–4)	Gentry Complex (2,341) Nashville, TN
02/25/2016 6:00 pm	at UT Martin	L 56–72	19–9 (10–5)	Skyhawk Arena (2,072) Martin, TN
02/28/2016 2:30 pm	Belmont	W 87–72	20–9 (11–5)	Gentry Complex (6,845) Nashville, TN
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
03/03/2016 6:00 pm	vs. Austin Peay Quarterfinals	L 72–74	20–10	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,545) Nashville, TN
CIT
03/15/2016* 7:00 pm	Ball State First round	L 73–78 2OT	20–11	Gentry Complex (1,013) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.