2016-2017 Tennessee State Tigers

2016-2017 Tennessee State Tigers Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
2 Chris Bolden Sr G 6-3 215 Mar 21, 1993 Tifton (GA) United States North Gwinnett High School
0 Armani Chaney So PG 5-10 165 Apr 26, 1997 Chicago (IL) United States St. Rita of Cascia High School
22 Daniel Cummings RS-Fr F 6-5 225 Mar 14, 1997 Aurora Canada St. Benedict's Prep School
10 Tripp Davis Fr G 6-3 180 Aug 22, 1997 Antioch (TN) United States Lighthouse Christian High School
34 Jalen Duke Fr GF 6-5 224 Mar 10, 1997 Nashville (TN) United States Martin Luther King Magnet
23 A'Torey Everett So G 6-2 195 Oct 7, 1996 Dallas (TX) United States Berkner High School
4 Ken'Darrius Hamilton Jr PF 6-9 245 Jun 13, 1996 Montgomery (AL) United States Robert E. Lee High School
33 Wayne Martin Sr F 6-7 237 Jun 11, 1993 Brooklyn (NY) United States South Shore High School
5 Tahjere McCall Sr G 6-4 190 Aug 17, 1994 Philadelphia (PA) United States George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science
21 Christian Mekowulu So F 6-8 245 Mar 17, 1995 Lagos Nigeria Covenant Christian Academy
13 Samson Oyediran So SF 6-7 220 - London England N/A
14 Darreon Reddick Jr G 6-4 195 Oct 26, 1995 Belleville (IL) United States Belleville East High School
3 Jordan Reed Sr G 6-4 210 Jan 16, 1994 Philadelphia (PA) United States Wissahickon High School
1 Delano Spencer Jr G 6-3 200 Sep 7, 1994 Atlanta (GA) United States Oldsmar Christian Academy
30 Khalil Spencer Fr G 6-4 235 May 3, 1997 Memphis (TN) United States Ridgeway High School
15 Xavier Williams Jr FC 6-10 225 Jun 21, 1995 Birmingham (AL) United States Central Park Christian 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

2016-2017 Tennessee State Tigers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Wayne Martin NABC All-District (19) Second Team
Tahjere McCall NABC All-District (19) Second Team
Tahjere McCall All-OVC First Team
Wayne Martin All-OVC Second Team
Tahjere McCall OVC Defensive Player of the Year
Tahjere McCall OVC Player of the Week (Jan 9, 2017)
Tahjere McCall OVC Player of the Week (Nov 14, 2016)
Jordan Reed OVC Newcomer of the Week (Nov 21, 2016)

2016-2017 Tennessee State Tigers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Reddick J. Reed T. McCall W. Martin C. Mekowulu
Rotation A. Chaney D. Spencer     K. Hamilton
Lim PT T. Davis A. Everett S. Oyediran X. Williams  
Lim PT   J. Duke      
Lim PT   K. Spencer      

2016-2017 Tennessee State Tigers Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Wayne Martin 30 31.9 14.4 9.2 0.8 0.8 0.9 2.5
Tahjere McCall 27 32.1 14.3 5.0 5.1 2.8 0.5 3.7
Darreon Reddick 29 29.2 9.0 2.2 1.2 0.4 0.0 1.2
Delano Spencer 29 22.1 8.4 2.0 0.7 0.6 0.0 1.0
Jordan Reed 30 24.7 8.1 6.5 0.9 0.5 0.4 1.5
Ken'Darrius Hamilton 28 19.5 7.1 4.0 0.5 0.5 0.7 1.7
Christian Mekowulu 30 18.5 4.6 3.7 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.5
Armani Chaney 29 18.2 4.6 1.4 1.7 0.7 0.1 1.4
A'Torey Everett 24 9.7 2.4 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.8
Jalen Duke 5 4.8 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0
Xavier Williams 10 5.2 1.0 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3
Tripp Davis 4 3.5 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2
Samson Oyediran 15 5.3 0.9 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
Khalil Spencer 5 3.0 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.4

2016-2017 Tennessee State Tigers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Dana Ford Head Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Randy Peele Associate Head Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Rodney Hamilton Assistant Coach 2012-2013 N/A
Pierre Jordan Assistant Coach 2014-2015 N/A
James White Video Coordinator 2015-2016 N/A
Teresa Phillips Athletic Director 2002-2003 N/A
Janna Eichelberger Director of Basketball Operations 2014-2015 N/A
Trevor Searcy Athletic Trainer 2016-2017 N/A