# 2021–22 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

The 2021–22 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth-year head coach Brian Collins, played their home games at the Gentry Complex in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2020–21 season 4–19, 3–17 in OVC play to finish in last place. Since only the top 8 teams qualify for the OVC tournament, they failed to qualify.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 27, 2021* 2:30 pm | | Trevecca Nazarene | W 76–55 | – | Gentry Complex (4,102) Nashville, TN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm | | vs. Alabama A&M | L 73–82 | 0–1 | Von Braun Center (2,561) Huntsville, AL |
| November 13, 2021* 4:00 pm | | vs. Norfolk State Gateway HBCU Invitational | L 59–66 | 0–2 | Gateway Center Arena (350) College Park, GA |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fisk | W 111–56 | 1–2 | Gentry Complex (1,574) Nashville, TN |
| November 21, 2021* 2:00 pm | | at South Dakota | L 66–83 | 1–3 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (847) Vermillion, SD |
| November 23, 2021* 8:00 pm, BTN | | at Nebraska | L 73–79 | 1–4 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,236) Lincoln, NE |
| November 28, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern | L 80–82 | 1–5 | Gentry Complex (1,452) Nashville, TN |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm | | at Georgia State | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues at Georgia State | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues at Georgia State | GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA |
| December 4, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Chicago State | L 49–59 | 1–6 | Jones Convocation Center (597) Chicago, IL |
| December 10, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | IUPUI | W 70–44 | 2–6 | Gentry Complex (334) Nashville, TN |
| December 12, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lipscomb | W 73–65 | 3–6 | Allen Arena (1,983) Nashville, TN |
| December 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | W 78–75 | 4–6 | Buccaneer Field House (414) North Charleston, SC |
| December 18, 2021* 1:00 pm | | at South Carolina State | L 88–90 $^{OT}$ | 4–7 | SHM Memorial Center (152) Orangeburg, SC |
| December 21, 2021* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Campbellsville–Harrodsburg | W 108–66 | 5–7 | Gentry Complex (175) Nashville, TN |
| OVC regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPNews | | UT Martin | L 78–94 | 5–8 (0–1) | Gentry Complex (300) Nashville, TN |
| January 8, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | W 95–84 | 6–8 (1–1) | Gentry Complex (269) Nashville, TN |
| January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Murray State | L 44–67 | 6–9 (1–2) | CFSB Center (3,313) Murray, KY |
| January 15, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Morehead State | L 64–71 | 6–10 (1–3) | Gentry Complex (231) Nashville, TN |
| January 17, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee Tech Rescheduled from December 30 | W 80–64 | 7–10 (2–3) | Gentry Complex (271) Nashville, TN |
| January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri State | L 63–85 | 7–11 (2–4) | Show Me Center (640) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| January 22, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | W 65–61 | 8–11 (3–4) | Gentry Complex (297) Nashville, TN |
| January 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Morehead State Rescheduled from January 1 | L 54–67 | 8–12 (3–5) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,388) Morehead, KY |
| January 27, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at SIU Edwardsville | W 75–70 | 9–12 (4–5) | First Community Arena (1,273) Edwardsville, IL |
| January 29, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Illinois | L 57–62 | 9–13 (4–6) | Lantz Arena (1,513) Charleston, IL |
| February 3, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Belmont | L 61–88 | 9–14 (4–7) | Gentry Complex (2,001) Nashville, TN |
| February 5, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at UT Martin | W 69–61 | 10–14 (5–7) | Skyhawk Arena (1,716) Martin, TN |
| February 10, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | No. 23 Murray State | L 62–73 | 10–15 (5–8) | Gentry Complex (4,567) Nashville, TN |
| February 12, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Austin Peay | L 52–54 | 10–16 (5–9) | Dunn Center (1,419) Clarksville, TN |
| February 17, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | W 81–65 | 11–16 (6–9) | Gentry Complex (3,000) Nashville, TN |
| February 19, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Illinois | W 63–49 | 12–16 (7–9) | Gentry Complex (1,036) Nashville, TN |
| February 24, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tennessee Tech | W 92–56 | 13–16 (8–9) | Eblen Center (1,896) Cookeville, TN |
| February 26, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Belmont | L 67–87 | 13–17 (8–10) | Curb Event Center (3,578) Nashville, TN |
| Ohio Valley tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (8) SIU Edwardsville First Round | W 77–62 | 14–17 | Ford Center (0) Evansville, IN |
| March 3, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) Southeast Missouri State Quarterfinals | L 55–79 | 14–18 | Ford Center (0) Evansville, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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