# 2015–16 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

The 2015–16 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by second 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 20–11, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the East Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the OVC tournament to Austin Peay. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Ball State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Armani Chaney | Guard | 5–10 | 162 | Freshman | Chicago, Illinois |
| 1 | Jordan Reed | Guard | 6–4 | 210 | Senior | Philadelphia |
| 2 | Marcus Roper | Guard | 6–5 | 200 | Senior | Fort Walton Beach, Florida |
| 3 | Xavier Richards | Guard | 6–2 | 200 | Senior | Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| 5 | Tahjere McCall | Guard | 6–5 | 195 | Junior | Philadelphia |
| 10 | Thomas Davis | Guard | 6–2 | 165 | Freshman | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 11 | Demontez Loman | Forward | 6–6 | 192 | Senior | South Port, North Carolina |
| 13 | Samson Oyediran | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | RS–Freshman | London, England |
| 14 | Darreon Raddick | Guard | 6–4 | 204 | Sophomore | Belleville, Illinois |
| 15 | Keron Deshields | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Senior | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 20 | Johnny Woodard | Guard | 6–4 | 222 | Junior | Duluth, Minnesota |
| 21 | Christian Mekowulu | Forward | 6–9 | 232 | Sophomore | Lagos, Nigeria |
| 23 | Neville Fincher | Center | 6–10 | 246 | Junior | Teaneck, New Jersey |
| 30 | Khalil Spencer | Guard | 6–4 | 220 | Freshman | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 33 | Wayne Martin | Forward | 6–7 | 237 | Junior | Brooklyn, New York |
| 34 | Jalen Duke | Forward | 6–5 | 213 | Freshman | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 42 | Christian Griggs-Williams | Forward | 6–7 | 265 | Senior | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/07/2015* 7:00 pm | Cal State East Bay | W 66–61 | | Kean Hall Nashville, Tennessee |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 6:30 pm | at Loyola (MD) | W 86–71 | 1–0 | Reitz Arena (2,100) Baltimore |
| 11/16/2015* 6:00 pm | at Ohio | L 67–75 | 1–1 | Convocation Center (5,854) Athens, Ohio |
| 11/18/2015* 7:00 pm | Fisk | W 72–50 | 2–1 | Gentry Complex (5,889) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 11/21/2015* 7:00 pm | Middle Tennessee | L 66–69 | 2–2 | Gentry Complex (1,500) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 11/24/2015* 7:00 pm | Reinhardt | W 77–61 | 3–2 | Gentry Complex (605) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 11/28/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Kennesaw State | W 56–49 | 4–2 | KSU Convocation Center (884) Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 12/05/2015* 1:00 pm | Stetson | W 74–54 | 5–2 | Gentry Complex (754) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 12/12/2015* 1:00 pm | vs. Grambling State HBCU Heritage Hardweood Classic | W 64–52 | 6–2 | Kroc Center (1,482) Chicago |
| 12/14/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Stetson | W 93–90 $^{2OT}$ | 7–2 | Edmunds Center (695) DeLand, Florida |
| 12/17/2015* 7:00 pm | Lipscomb | W 89–86 | 8–2 | Gentry Complex (540) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 12/19/2015* 4:00 pm | vs. Alcorn State HBCU Heritage Hardwood Classic | W 81–76 | 9–2 | Verties Sails Gymnasium (176) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 12/22/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Illinois State | L 55–66 | 9–3 | Redbird Arena (4,205) Normal, Illinois |
| 12/29/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | at Tennessee | L 69–74 | 9–4 | Thompson–Boling Arena (13,214) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Ohio Valley Conference regular season |||||
| 01/02/2016 4:15 pm | at Southeast Missouri State | W 72–66 | 10–4 (1–0) | Show Me Center (1,168) Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm | at Eastern Illinois | W 66–61 | 11–4 (2–0) | Lantz Arena (716) Charleston, Illinois |
| 01/09/2016 7:30 pm | SIU Edwardsville | W 63–60 | 12–4 (3–0) | Gentry Complex (1,368) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 01/14/2016 7:30 pm | Austin Peay | W 66–52 | 13–4 (4–0) | Gentry Complex (1,488) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 01/16/2016 7:30 pm | Murray State | W 73–71 | 14–4 (5–0) | Gentry Complex (2,246) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 01/23/2016 5:00 pm | at Belmont | L 95–103 | 14–5 (5–1) | Curb Event Center (2,213) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 01/28/2016 8:00 pm, ASN | at Tennessee Tech | L 79–81 | 14–6 (5–2) | Eblen Center (2,146) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 01/30/2016 4:30 pm | at Jacksonville State | W 78–53 | 15–6 (6–2) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,065) Jacksonville, Alabama |
| 02/04/2016 7:00 pm | Eastern Kentucky | L 81–97 | 15–7 (6–3) | Gentry Complex (1,552) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 02/06/2016 7:30 pm | Morehead State | W 77–76 | 16–7 (7–3) | Gentry Complex (6,312) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 02/10/2016 7:30 pm | Tennessee Tech | W 85–55 | 17–7 (8–3) | Gentry Complex (2,554) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 02/13/2016 1:00 pm | at Eastern Kentucky | W 79–78 | 18–7 (9–3) | McBrayer Arena (2,700) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 02/18/2016 6:00 pm | at Morehead State | L 61–66 | 18–8 (9–4) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,800) Morehead, Kentucky |
| 02/20/2016 7:30 pm | Jacksonville State | W 61–46 | 19–8 (10–4) | Gentry Complex (2,341) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 02/25/2016 6:00 pm | at UT Martin | L 56–72 | 19–9 (10–5) | Skyhawk Arena (2,072) Martin, Tennessee |
| 02/28/2016 2:30 pm | Belmont | W 87–72 | 20–9 (11–5) | Gentry Complex (6,845) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Ohio Valley Conference tournament |||||
| 03/03/2016 6:00 pm | vs. Austin Peay Quarterfinals | L 72–74 | 20–10 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,545) Nashville, Tennessee |
| CIT |||||
| 03/15/2016* 7:00 pm | Ball State First round | L 73–78 $^{2OT}$ | 20–11 | Gentry Complex (1,013) Nashville, Tennessee |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||