# 2024–25 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

The 2024–25 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by seventh-year head coach Brian Collins, played their home games at the Gentry Center in Nashville, Tennessee, as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2023–24 season 18–15, 10–8 in OVC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Southern Indiana, before falling to Western Illinois in the quarterfinals of the OVC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Fisk | W 96–66 | 1–0 | Gentry Center Nashville, TN |
| November 8, 2024* 8:30 pm, MWN | | at Colorado State | L 79–87 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | Moby Arena (4,866) Fort Collins, CO |
| November 10, 2024* 3:00 pm, MWN | | at Wyoming | L 66–81 | 1–2 | Arena-Auditorium (3,399) Laramie, WY |
| November 13, 2024* 6:00 pm | | vs. Howard HBCU All Stars Challenge | L 84–88 $^{OT}$ | 1–3 | GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA |
| November 16, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Alabama A&M | W 81–71 | 2–3 | Gentry Center (995) Nashville, TN |
| November 19, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | East–West | W 110–33 | 3–3 | Gentry Center (163) Nashville, TN |
| November 25, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Chattanooga Coke Classic | L 78–85 | 3–4 | McKenzie Arena (3,002) Chattanooga, TN |
| November 26, 2024* 3:00 pm | | vs. Bryant Coke Classic | L 85–97 | 3–5 | McKenzie Arena (268) Chattanooga, TN |
| December 1, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | L 74–92 | 3–6 | Gentry Center (125) Nashville, TN |
| December 10, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Kentucky | L 60–84 | 3–7 | E. A. Diddle Arena (2,312) Bowling Green, KY |
| December 14, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Johnson | W 89–58 | 4–7 | Gentry Center (247) Nashville, TN |
| OVC regular season ||||||
| December 19, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Indiana | L 75–77 | 4–8 (0–1) | Liberty Arena (1,311) Evansville, IN |
| December 21, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Morehead State | L 68–74 | 4–9 (0–2) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,076) Morehead, KY |
| January 2, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | L 65–67 | 4–10 (0–3) | Gentry Center (352) Nashville, TN |
| January 4, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Little Rock | W 95–86 | 5–10 (1–3) | Gentry Center (376) Nashville, TN |
| January 9, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lindenwood | L 62–72 | 5–11 (1–4) | Robert F. Hyland Arena (574) St. Charles, MO |
| January 11, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Illinois | W 72–52 | 6–11 (2–4) | Western Hall (589) Macomb, IL |
| January 16, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | L 80–87 $^{2OT}$ | 6–12 (2–5) | Gentry Center (1,204) Nashville, TN |
| January 18, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Illinois | W 84–65 | 7–12 (3–5) | Gentry Center Nashville, TN |
| January 21, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | UT Martin | W 81–80 $^{OT}$ | 8–12 (4–5) | Gentry Center (2,296) Nashville, TN |
| January 23, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee Tech | W 89–77 | 9–12 (5–5) | Gentry Center (1,522) Nashville, TN |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | W 72–70 | 10–12 (6–5) | Jack Stephens Center (1,530) Little Rock, AR |
| February 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri State | L 87–89 $^{OT}$ | 10–13 (6–6) | Show Me Center (2,379) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Illinois | W 87–69 | 11–13 (7–6) | Gentry Center (1,870) Nashville, TN |
| February 8, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Lindenwood | W 84–76 | 12–13 (8–6) | Gentry Center (895) Nashville, TN |
| February 13, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Illinois | W 66–49 | 13–13 (9–6) | Groniger Arena (1,075) Charleston, IL |
| February 15, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at SIU Edwardsville | L 72–84 | 13–14 (9–7) | First Community Arena (2,112) Edwardsville, IL |
| February 18, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at UT Martin | W 86–75 | 14–14 (10–7) | Skyhawk Arena (651) Martin, TN |
| February 22, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tennessee Tech | L 74–77 | 14–15 (10–8) | Hooper Eblen Center (1,534) Cookeville, TN |
| February 27, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Morehead State | W 64–55 | 15–15 (11–8) | Gentry Center (917) Nashville, TN |
| March 1, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern Indiana | W 74–69 | 16–15 (12–8) | Gentry Center (810) Nashville, TN |
| OVC tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2025 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) Lindenwood Quarterfinals | W 69–55 | 17–15 | Ford Center (1,011) Evansville, IN |
| March 7, 2025 8:30 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (2) SIU Edwardsville Semifinals | L 69–71 | 17–16 | Ford Center (1,353) Evansville, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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