2023-2024 Tennessee State Tigers

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2023-2024 Tennessee State Tigers Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
3 Riggs Abner So F 6-6 195 - Mount Juliet (TN) United States Green Hill High School
44 David Acosta Sr F 6-11 247 - Santiago Dominican Republic N/A
5 E.J. Bellinger Sr G 6-4 205 - St. Peters (MO) United States Fort Zumwalt South High School
2 Christian Brown Sr SF 6-6 205 Jul 15, 2000 Columbia (SC) United States Oak Hill Academy
12 Denim Dawson So GF 6-6 193 Apr 24, 2003 Ontario (CA) United States Southern California Academy of Sciences
23 Emmanuel Dowuona Sr C 6-10 245 Apr 17, 1998 Accra Ghana Westwood Christian School
1 Marcus Fitzgerald, Jr. Jr G 6-2 182 - Brentwood (TN) United States Pearl-Cohn High School
4 John Gamble III Fr SF 6-6 195 - Punta Gorda (FL) United States Charlotte High School
10 Kinyon Hodges Sr G 6-2 180 - Cape Girardeau (MO) United States N/A
20 Jai Howard Jr G 6-0 N/A - Birmingham (AL) United States Shades Valley High School
33 Jason Jitoboh Sr FC 6-11 300 Mar 20, 2001 Abuja Nigeria Hamilton Heights Christian Academy
40 Elijah Jointer Fr F 6-6 230 - Mount Carmel (IL) United States Mount Carmel High School
0 Jaylen Jones Fr PG 6-1 160 - Nashville (TN) United States East Nashville Magnet High School
13 Michael Shanks Sr F 6-6 210 - Bentonville (AR) United States Bentonville High School
11 Justin Williams Sr G 6-3 185 - San Juan Capistrano (CA) United States Junipero Serra Catholic High School
55 Knute Wood Fr G 6-4 191 - Killen (AL) United States Brooks High School

Recent Tennessee State Tigers History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 18-15 (10-8) 5th (OVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 18-14 (10-8) 3rd (OVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 14-18 (8-10) 5th (OVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 4-19 (3-16) 12th (OVC) N/A N/A
2019-2020 18-15 (9-9) 5th (OVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 9-21 (6-12) 7th (OVC) N/A N/A
2017-2018 15-15 (10-8) 5th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 17-13 (8-8) 6th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2015-2016 20-11 (11-5) 2nd (OVC) 2nd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2014-2015 5-26 (2-14) 12th (OVC) N/A N/A
2013-2014 5-25 (4-12) 10th (OVC) N/A N/A
2012-2013 18-15 (11-5) 3rd (OVC) 3rd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2011-2012 20-13 (11-5) 2nd (OVC) Runner Up CIT 1st Rnd
2010-2011 14-16 (10-8) 5th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 9-23 (6-12) 8th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 12-18 (9-9) 6th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2007-2008 15-17 (10-10) 5th (OVC) Runner Up N/A
2006-2007 12-20 (8-12) 7th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 13-15 (11-9) 5th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2004-2005 14-17 (9-7) 5th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 7-21 (6-10) 8th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2002-2003 2-25 9th (OVC) N/A N/A

2023-2024 Tennessee State Tigers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Christian Brown All-OVC Second Team
Jaylen Jones OVC Freshman of the Week (Dec 4, 2023)
Jaylen Jones OVC Freshman of the Week (Nov 27, 2023)
Jaylen Jones OVC Freshman of the Week (Jan 15, 2024)
Jaylen Jones OVC Freshman of the Week (Dec 27, 2023)
Jaylen Jones OVC Newcomer of the Week (Nov 27, 2023)
Kinyon Hodges Emerald Coast Classic All-Tournament Team

2023-2024 Tennessee State Tigers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters K. Hodges M. Fitzgerald, Jr. E. Bellinger C. Brown J. Jitoboh
Rotation J. Jones   M. Shanks    
Lim PT   J. Williams D. Dawson D. Acosta E. Dowuona
Lim PT   K. Wood R. Abner    
Lim PT     E. Jointer    

2023-2024 Tennessee State Tigers Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Christian Brown 28 25.2 12.8 3.4 0.7 1.1 0.3 1.6
E.J. Bellinger 33 25.6 12.4 5.0 1.2 0.6 0.4 1.5
Kinyon Hodges 33 28.2 9.8 5.7 1.9 2.0 0.2 1.2
Jason Jitoboh 26 23.7 9.6 5.0 1.0 0.5 2.8 1.5
Jaylen Jones 31 25.7 9.2 3.8 2.7 0.9 0.1 2.5
Marcus Fitzgerald, Jr. 27 25.9 9.0 2.3 2.4 1.0 0.1 2.3
Michael Shanks 33 20.3 6.5 2.6 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.8
Justin Williams 33 14.8 4.2 1.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.9
Knute Wood 25 7.2 2.3 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.4
David Acosta 13 10.8 2.1 2.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3
Emmanuel Dowuona 22 8.3 1.6 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.5
Denim Dawson 25 12.5 1.6 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.6
Riggs Abner 10 4.3 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2
Elijah Jointer 4 2.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2023-2024 Tennessee State Tigers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Brian Collins Head Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (Illinois State, 2017 to 2018)
Russ Willemsen Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (South Alabama, 2013 to 2018)
Josh Bone Assistant Coach 2023-2024 Director of Basketball Operations (Tennessee State, 2020 to 2023)
Ricky Collins Special Assistant to the Head Coach 2019-2020 N/A
Dr. Mikki Allen Athletic Director 2020-2021 N/A
Jared Brown Assistant Sports Performance Coach 2023-2024 N/A
Brandon Lockridge Director of Basketball Operations 2023-2024 N/A
Eric Owens Associate Head Athletic Trainer 2022-2023 N/A
Trevor Searcy Athletic Trainer 2016-2017 N/A