# 2023–24 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

The 2023–24 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by sixth-year head coach Brian Collins, played their home games at the Gentry Complex located in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2022–23 season 18–14, 10–8 in OVC play, to finish in a three-way tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the OVC tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Southeast Missouri State.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Fisk | W 76–61 | 1–0 | Gentry Complex (4,569) Nashville, TN |
| November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kentucky State | W 83–58 | 2–0 | Gentry Complex (1,453) Nashville, TN |
| November 15, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Portland | W 75–65 | 3–0 | Chiles Center (923) Portland, OR |
| November 17, 2023* 8:00 p.m., P12N | | at Oregon Emerald Coast Classic campus site game | L 67–92 | 3–1 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,279) Eugene, OR |
| November 20, 2023* 7:00 am, ESPN+ | | Midway | W 87–70 | 4–1 | Gentry Complex (917) Nashville, TN |
| November 24, 2023* 11:00 am, FloHoops | | vs. Mercer Emerald Coast Classic semifinals | L 59–60 | 4–2 | Raider Arena (100) Niceville, FL |
| November 25, 2023* 10:00 am, FloHoops | | vs. Southeastern Louisiana Emerald Coast Classic third-place game | W 91–77 | 5–2 | Raider Arena (150) Niceville, FL |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Alabama A&M | L 83–85 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 | Alabama A&M Events Center (3,647) Huntsville, AL |
| December 2, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | W 69–65 | 6–3 | Gentry Complex (4,564) Nashville, TN |
| December 10, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lipscomb | L 71–78 | 6–4 | Allen Arena (1,961) Nashville, TN |
| December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Liberty | L 52–74 | 6–5 | Liberty Arena (2,311) Lynchburg, VA |
| December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Boyce | W 117–59 | 7–5 | Gentry Complex (239) Nashville, TN |
| December 19, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Indiana State | L 69–90 | 7–6 | Hulman Center (4,291) Terre Haute, IN |
| OVC regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Martin | L 75–91 | 7–7 (0–1) | Gentry Complex (564) Nashville, TN |
| December 30, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Little Rock | W 90–82 | 8–7 (1–1) | Gentry Complex (493) Nashville, TN |
| January 4, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Indiana | L 67–69 | 8–8 (1–2) | Screaming Eagles Arena (1,258) Evansville, IN |
| January 6, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Morehead State | L 68–78 | 8–9 (1–3) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,581) Morehead, KY |
| January 13, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lindenwood | W 75–60 | 9–9 (2–3) | Gentry Complex (379) Nashville, TN |
| January 18, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tennessee Tech | W 85–53 | 10–9 (3–3) | Gentry Complex (2,571) Nashville, TN |
| January 20, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Illinois | W 58–57 | 11–9 (4–3) | Western Hall (1,046) Macomb, IL |
| January 27, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Illinois | W 64–60 | 12–9 (5–3) | Groniger Arena (1,533) Charleston, IL |
| February 1, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Morehead State | L 49–68 | 12–10 (5–4) | Gentry Complex (1,178) Nashville, TN |
| February 3, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Indiana | W 79–74 | 13–10 (6–4) | Gentry Complex (784) Nashville, TN |
| February 8, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lindenwood | W 65–55 | 14–10 (7–4) | Hyland Performance Arena (2,002) St. Charles, MO |
| February 10, 2024 3:45 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri State | W 77–74 | 15–10 (8–4) | Show Me Center (1,134) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| February 13, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tennessee Tech | L 50–70 | 15–11 (8–5) | Eblen Center (1,141) Cookeville, TN |
| February 17, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Illinois | L 61–68 | 15–12 (8–6) | Gentry Complex (1,479) Nashville, TN |
| February 22, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Illinois | W 78–73 | 16–12 (9–6) | Gentry Complex (1,072) Nashville, TN |
| February 24, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | W 76–71 | 17–12 (10–6) | Gentry Complex (1,037) Nashville, TN |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | L 60–85 | 17–13 (10–7) | Jack Stephens Center (3,367) Little Rock, AR |
| March 2, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Martin | L 87–96 | 17–14 (10–8) | Skyhawk Arena (2,453) Martin, TN |
| OVC tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (8) Southern Indiana First round | W 78–64 | 18–14 | Ford Center Evansville, IN |
| March 7, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) Western Illinois Quarterfinals | L 59–61 | 18–15 | Ford Center Evansville, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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