# 2014–15 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

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

| 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. |||||