# 2011–12 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

The 2011–12 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by third year head coach John Cooper, played their home games at the Gentry Complex and are members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in second place. They lost in the championship game of the Ohio Valley Basketball tournament to Murray State. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Mercer.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | DeShawn Dockery | Guard | 5–10 | 160 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 2 | Patrick Miller | Guard | 6–0 | 189 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois |
| 3 | Kharon Butcher | Guard | 6–2 | 173 | Freshman | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 5 | Jay Harris | Guard | 5–10 | 156 | Freshman | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 10 | Wil Peters | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Senior | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 12 | Muniru Bawa | Center | 6–11 | 237 | Sophomore | Tumu, Ghana |
| 20 | Chris Conner | Forward | 6–4 | 229 | Junior | Powell, Tennessee |
| 21 | Kellen Thornton | Forward | 6–7 | 243 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 22 | Tashan Fredrick | Guard | 6–4 | 204 | Junior | Hemingway, South Carolina |
| 24 | Taylor Ward | Guard | 6–4 | 151 | Freshman | White House, Tennessee |
| 31 | Kenny Moore | Forward | 6–7 | 236 | Senior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 33 | Robert Covington | Forward | 6–9 | 204 | Junior | Bellwood, Illinois |
| 34 | M. J. Rhett | Forward | 6–8 | 232 | Freshman | Hopkins, South Carolina |
| 44 | Michael Green | Forward | 6–9 | 192 | Sophomore | Columbia, South Carolina |
| 45 | Jordan Cyphers | Guard | 6–4 | 179 | Junior | Wichita, Kansas |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2011* 7:30 pm | Trevecca Nazarene | W 90–52 | | Gentry Complex Nashville, TN |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2011* 8:00 pm | at Saint Louis | L 37–71 | 0–1 | Chaifetz Arena (6,497) St. Louis, MO |
| 11/14/2011* 7:00 pm | at WKU | L 49–52 | 0–2 | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,372) Bowling Green, KY |
| 11/16/2011* 7:00 pm | Fisk | W 81–57 | 1–2 | Gentry Complex (7,548) Nashville, TN |
| 11/20/2011* 5:00 pm, SportSouth | at South Carolina Las Vegas Invitational | W 64–63 | 2–2 | Colonial Life Arena (9,045) Columbia, SC |
| 11/22/2011* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 1 North Carolina Las Vegas Invitational | L 69–102 | 2–3 | Dean E. Smith Center (17,509) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 11/25/2011* 1:30 pm | vs. Mississippi Valley State Las Vegas Invitational | L 89–90 $^{2OT}$ | 2–4 | Orleans Arena (7,200) Paradise, NV |
| 11/26/2011* 1:30 pm | vs. Morgan State Las Vegas Invitational | W 69–64 | 3–4 | Orleans Arena (NA) Las Vegas, NV |
| 12/01/2011* 7:00 pm | Middle Tennessee | L 62–77 | 3–5 | Gentry Complex (6,131) Nashville, TN |
| 12/06/2011* 7:00 pm | at Belmont | L 62–75 | 3–6 | Curb Event Center (1,403) Nashville, TN |
| 12/10/2011* 2:00 pm | Central Michigan | W 65–57 | 4–6 | Gentry Complex (1,986) Nashville, TN |
| 12/17/2011* 6:00 pm | at Delaware State | W 59–55 | 5–6 | Memorial Hall (207) Dover, DE |
| 12/19/2011* 7:00 pm | LeMoyne–Owen | W 92–55 | 6–6 | Gentry Complex (827) Nashville, TN |
| 12/21/2011* 7:00 pm | Alabama A&M | W 78–68 | 7–6 | Gentry Complex (1,022) Nashville, TN |
| 12/29/2011 7:30 pm | UT Martin | W 83–67 | 8–6 (1–0) | Gentry Complex (1,137) Nashville, TN |
| 12/31/2011 1:00 pm | at Eastern Kentucky | L 68–73 | 8–7 (1–1) | Alumni Coliseum (1,050) Richmond, KY |
| 01/05/2012 7:00 pm | at Tennessee Tech | L 86–92 | 8–8 (1–2) | Eblen Center (1,123) Cookeville, TN |
| 01/07/2012 4:30 pm | at Jacksonville State | L 65–72 | 8–9 (1–3) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (655) Jacksonville, AL |
| 01/11/2012 7:00 pm | Morehead State | W 77–72 | 9–9 (2–3) | Gentry Complex (1,306) Nashville, TN |
| 01/14/2012 7:30 pm | SIU Edwardsville | W 52–49 | 10–9 (3–3) | Gentry Complex (3,952) Nashville, TN |
| 01/16/2012 7:30 pm | at Austin Peay | L 63–69 | 10–10 (3–4) | Dunn Center (2,345) Clarksville, TN |
| 01/19/2012 7:00 pm | at Eastern Illinois | W 55–46 | 11–10 (4–4) | Lantz Arena (2,032) Charleston, IL |
| 01/26/2012 7:00 pm | at UT Martin | W 72–59 | 12–10 (5–4) | Skyhawk Arena (1,091) Martin, TN |
| 01/28/2012 7:00 pm | Eastern Kentucky | W 91–85 $^{2OT}$ | 13–10 (6–4) | Gentry Complex (1,631) Nashville, TN |
| 01/30/2012 7:00 pm | Austin Peay | W 77–57 | 14–10 (7–4) | Gentry Complex (2,019) Nashville, TN |
| 02/04/2012 7:30 pm | at Southeast Missouri State | W 75–72 | 15–10 (8–4) | Show Me Center (3,500) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 02/09/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 9 Murray State | W 72–68 | 16–10 (9–4) | CFSB Center (8,668) Murray, KY |
| 02/11/2012 7:30 pm | Tennessee Tech | W 68–53 | 17–10 (10–4) | Gentry Complex (3,650) Nashville, TN |
| 02/14/2012 7:00 pm | Jacksonville State | W 69–64 $^{OT}$ | 18–10 (11–4) | Gentry Complex (2,065) Nashville, TN |
| 02/19/2012* 2:00 pm | at Miami (OH) ESPN BracketBusters | W 68–61 | 19–10 | Millett Hall (1,724) Oxford, OH |
| 02/23/2012 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 14 Murray State | L 62–80 | 19–11 (11–5) | Gentry Complex (10,125) Nashville, TN |
| 2012 OVC Basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2012 8:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. Morehead State Semifinals | W 59–52 | 20–11 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (5,142) Nashville, TN |
| 03/03/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. No. 12 Murray State Championship Game | L 52–54 | 20–12 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (6,454) Nashville, TN |
| 2012 CIT ||||||
| 03/13/2012* 6:00 pm | at Mercer First Round | L 60–68 | 20–13 | University Center (1,773) Macon, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||