2014–15 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

American college basketball season

2014–15 Tennessee State Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record5–26 (2–14 OVC)
Head coach
  • Dana Ford (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Randy Peele
  • Rodney Hamilton
  • Pierre Jordan
Home arenaGentry Complex
Seasons
2014–15 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Belmont † 11 – 5   .688 22 – 11   .667
Eastern Kentucky 11 – 5   .688 21 – 12   .636
Morehead State 10 – 6   .625 17 – 17   .500
Jacksonville State 5 – 11   .313 12 – 19   .387
Tennessee Tech 4 – 12   .250 12 – 18   .400
Tennessee State 2 – 14   .125 5 – 26   .161
West
Murray State 16 – 0   1.000 29 – 6   .829
UT Martin 10 – 6   .625 21 – 13   .618
Eastern Illinois 9 – 7   .563 18 – 15   .545
SIU Edwardsville 8 – 8   .500 12 – 16   .429
Southeast Missouri St. 7 – 9   .438 13 – 17   .433
Austin Peay 3 – 13   .188 8 – 22   .267
† 2015 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first 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 5–26, 2–14 in OVC play to finish in last place in the East Division. They failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Zachary Lee Forward 6–8 215 Freshman Albuquerque, New Mexico
1 Tahjere McCall Guard 6–4 160 Junior Philadelphia
2 Marcus Roper Guard 6–5 200 Junior Fort Walton Beach, Florida
3 Rodney Simeon Guard 6–5 190 Freshman Miami
4 Xavier Richards Guard 6–2 198 Junior Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
5 Jay Harris Guard 5–10 170 Senior Philadelphia
10 Charles Tucker Guard 6–1 182 Freshman Lansing, Michigan
11 Demontez Loman Forward 6–6 188 Junior South Port, North Carolina
14 Darreon Raddick Guard 6–4 195 Freshman Belleville, Illinois
15 Keron DeShields Guard 6–2 195 Junior Baltimore, Maryland
21 Christian Mekowulu Forward 6–9 230 Freshman Lagos, Nigeria
22 Chima Azuonwu Center 6–11 290 Freshman Delta State, Nigeria
23 Christian Crockett Forward 6–6 215 Junior Houston, Texas

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm 		Reinhardt W 97–66  1–0
 Gentry Complex (1,238)
Nashville, Tennessee
11/18/2014*
7:00 pm 		Southern Illinois L 67–84  1–1
 Gentry Complex (1,542)
Nashville, Tennessee
11/20/2014*
7:00 pm 		Fisk W 75–60  2–1
 Gentry Complex (3,168)
Nashville, Tennessee
11/23/2014*
6:00 pm, FSN 		at Vanderbilt
Barclays Center Classic 		L 46–78  2–2
 Memorial Gymnasium (7,446)
Nashville, Tennessee
11/25/2014*
6:00 pm, RSN 		at No. 8 Virginia
Barclays Center Classic 		L 36–79  2–3
 John Paul Jones Arena (12,056)
Charlottesville, Virginia
11/28/2014*
7:30 pm 		at Saint Peter's
Barclays Center Classic 		L 58–66  2–4
 Yanitelli Center (N/A)
Jersey City, New Jersey
11/29/2014*
5:00 pm 		vs. St. Francis Brooklyn
Barclays Center Classic 		L 57–59  2–5
 Yanitelli Center (321)
Jersey City, New Jersey
12/02/2014*
7:00 pm 		Hampton L 54–62  2–6
 Gentry Complex (1,221)
Nashville, Tennessee
12/06/2014*
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Lipscomb L 68–77  2–7
 Allen Arena (804)
Nashville, Tennessee
12/16/2014*
7:00 pm 		at Southern Illinois L 58–65  2–8
 SIU Arena (4,222)
Carbondale, Illinois
12/19/2014*
6:00 pm 		at Hampton L 54–66  2–9
 Hampton Convocation Center (2,000)
Hampton, Virginia
12/21/2014*
2:00 pm 		at Middle Tennessee L 47–65  2–10
 Murphy Center (3,672)
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
12/27/2014*
7:30 pm, SECN 		at Tennessee L 46–67  2–11
 Thompson–Boling Arena (13,459)
Knoxville, Tennessee
12/29/2014*
7:00 pm 		at No. 25 TCU L 40–60  2–12
 Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,403)
Fort Worth, Texas
12/31/2014*
7:00 pm 		Kennesaw State W 73–62  3–12
 Gentry Complex (304)
Nashville, Tennessee
01/03/2015
7:30 pm 		Southeast Missouri State L 62–77  3–13 (0–1)
 Gentry Complex (988)
Nashville, Tennessee
01/07/2015
7:30 pm 		Eastern Illinois L 57–64  3–14 (0–2)
 Gentry Complex (406)
Nashville, Tennessee
01/10/2015
7:00 pm 		at SIU Edwardsville L 38–45  3–15 (0–3)
 Vadalabene Center (1,702)
Edwardsville, Illinois
01/15/2015
7:30 pm 		at Austin Peay L 68–69  3–16 (0–4)
 Dunn Center (3,311)
Clarksville, Tennessee
01/17/2015
7:00 pm 		at Murray State L 72–91  3–17 (0–5)
 CFSB Center (5,484)
Murray, Kentucky
01/25/2015
5:30 pm, ASN 		Belmont L 55–63  3–18 (0–6)
 Gentry Complex (1,561)
Nashville, Tennessee
01/29/2015
7:00 pm 		Tennessee Tech W 64–56  4–18 (1–6)
 Gentry Complex (768)
Nashville, Tennessee
01/31/2015
7:30 pm 		Jacksonville State W 45–43  5–18 (2–6)
 Gentry Complex (2,138)
Nashville, Tennessee
02/05/2015
6:00 pm 		at Morehead State L 57–72  5–19 (2–7)
 Ellis Johnson Arena (2,489)
Morehead, Kentucky
02/07/2015
6:00 pm 		at Eastern Kentucky L 72–77  5–20 (2–8)
 McBrayer Arena (2,300)
Richmond, Kentucky
02/12/2015
7:00 pm, ASN 		at Tennessee Tech L 52–71  5–21 (2–9)
 Eblen Center (2,231)
Cookeville, Tennessee
02/14/2015
7:30 pm 		Eastern Kentucky L 41–69  5–22 (2–10)
 Gentry Complex (2,578)
Nashville, Tennessee
02/21/2015
4:30 pm 		at Jacksonville State L 50–55  5–23 (2–11)
 Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,497)
Jacksonville, Alabama
02/23/2015
7:00 pm 		Morehead State
Postponed from 2/19/15 		L 70–86  5–24 (2–12)
 Gentry Complex (783)
Nashville, Tennessee
02/26/2015
7:00 pm 		UT Martin L 52–69  5–25 (2–13)
 Gentry Complex (683)
Nashville, Tennessee
02/28/2015
5:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Belmont L 62–88  5–26 (2–14)
 Curb Event Center (3,835)
Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball – Schedule/Results – Tennessee State Tigers Athletics". tsutigers.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
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