2011–12 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

2011–12 Tennessee State Tigers men's basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record20–13 (11–5 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGentry Complex
Seasons
2011–12 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Murray State † 15 – 1   .938 31 – 2   .939
Tennessee State 11 – 5   .688 20 – 13   .606
Morehead State 10 – 6   .625 18 – 15   .545
Tennessee Tech 9 – 7   .563 19 – 14   .576
Southeast Missouri State 9 – 7   .563 15 – 16   .484
Austin Peay 8 – 8   .500 12 – 20   .375
Jacksonville State 8 – 8   .500 15 – 18   .455
Eastern Kentucky 7 – 9   .438 16 – 16   .500
*SIU Edwardsville 6 – 10   .375 10 – 17   .370
Eastern Illinois 5 – 11   .313 12 – 17   .414
UT Martin 0 – 16   .000 4 – 27   .129
† 2012 Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
* Ineligible for conference tournament

The 2011–12 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by third year head coach John Cooper, played their home games at the Gentry Complex and are members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in second place. They lost in the championship game of the Ohio Valley Basketball tournament to Murray State. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Mercer.[1]

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 DeShawn Dockery Guard 5–10 160 Junior Chicago, Illinois
2 Patrick Miller Guard 6–0 189 Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
3 Kharon Butcher Guard 6–2 173 Freshman Atlanta, Georgia
5 Jay Harris Guard 5–10 156 Freshman Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10 Wil Peters Guard 6–1 175 Senior Nashville, Tennessee
12 Muniru Bawa Center 6–11 237 Sophomore Tumu, Ghana
20 Chris Conner Forward 6–4 229 Junior Powell, Tennessee
21 Kellen Thornton Forward 6–7 243 Junior Chicago, Illinois
22 Tashan Fredrick Guard 6–4 204 Junior Hemingway, South Carolina
24 Taylor Ward Guard 6–4 151 Freshman White House, Tennessee
31 Kenny Moore Forward 6–7 236 Senior Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
33 Robert Covington Forward 6–9 204 Junior Bellwood, Illinois
34 M. J. Rhett Forward 6–8 232 Freshman Hopkins, South Carolina
44 Michael Green Forward 6–9 192 Sophomore Columbia, South Carolina
45 Jordan Cyphers Guard 6–4 179 Junior Wichita, Kansas

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2011*
7:30 pm 		Trevecca Nazarene W 90–52 
Gentry Complex 
Nashville, TN
Regular season
11/11/2011*
8:00 pm 		at Saint Louis L 37–71  0–1
 Chaifetz Arena (6,497)
St. Louis, MO
11/14/2011*
7:00 pm 		at WKU L 49–52  0–2
 E. A. Diddle Arena (3,372)
Bowling Green, KY
11/16/2011*
7:00 pm 		Fisk W 81–57  1–2
 Gentry Complex (7,548)
Nashville, TN
11/20/2011*
5:00 pm, SportSouth 		at South Carolina
Las Vegas Invitational 		W 64–63  2–2
 Colonial Life Arena (9,045)
Columbia, SC
11/22/2011*
6:30 pm, ESPN3 		at No. 1 North Carolina
Las Vegas Invitational 		L 69–102  2–3
 Dean E. Smith Center (17,509)
Chapel Hill, NC
11/25/2011*
1:30 pm 		vs. Mississippi Valley State
Las Vegas Invitational 		L 89–90 2OT 2–4
 Orleans Arena (7,200)
Paradise, NV
11/26/2011*
1:30 pm 		vs. Morgan State
Las Vegas Invitational 		W 69–64  3–4
 Orleans Arena (NA)
Las Vegas, NV
12/01/2011*
7:00 pm 		Middle Tennessee L 62–77  3–5
 Gentry Complex (6,131)
Nashville, TN
12/06/2011*
7:00 pm 		at Belmont L 62–75  3–6
 Curb Event Center (1,403)
Nashville, TN
12/10/2011*
2:00 pm 		Central Michigan W 65–57  4–6
 Gentry Complex (1,986)
Nashville, TN
12/17/2011*
6:00 pm 		at Delaware State W 59–55  5–6
 Memorial Hall (207)
Dover, DE
12/19/2011*
7:00 pm 		LeMoyne–Owen W 92–55  6–6
 Gentry Complex (827)
Nashville, TN
12/21/2011*
7:00 pm 		Alabama A&M W 78–68  7–6
 Gentry Complex (1,022)
Nashville, TN
12/29/2011
7:30 pm 		UT Martin W 83–67  8–6 (1–0)
 Gentry Complex (1,137)
Nashville, TN
12/31/2011
1:00 pm 		at Eastern Kentucky L 68–73  8–7 (1–1)
 Alumni Coliseum (1,050)
Richmond, KY
01/05/2012
7:00 pm 		at Tennessee Tech L 86–92  8–8 (1–2)
 Eblen Center (1,123)
Cookeville, TN
01/07/2012
4:30 pm 		at Jacksonville State L 65–72  8–9 (1–3)
 Pete Mathews Coliseum (655)
Jacksonville, AL
01/11/2012
7:00 pm 		Morehead State W 77–72  9–9 (2–3)
 Gentry Complex (1,306)
Nashville, TN
01/14/2012
7:30 pm 		SIU Edwardsville W 52–49  10–9 (3–3)
 Gentry Complex (3,952)
Nashville, TN
01/16/2012
7:30 pm 		at Austin Peay L 63–69  10–10 (3–4)
 Dunn Center (2,345)
Clarksville, TN
01/19/2012
7:00 pm 		at Eastern Illinois W 55–46  11–10 (4–4)
 Lantz Arena (2,032)
Charleston, IL
01/26/2012
7:00 pm 		at UT Martin W 72–59  12–10 (5–4)
 Skyhawk Arena (1,091)
Martin, TN
01/28/2012
7:00 pm 		Eastern Kentucky W 91–85 2OT 13–10 (6–4)
 Gentry Complex (1,631)
Nashville, TN
01/30/2012
7:00 pm 		Austin Peay W 77–57  14–10 (7–4)
 Gentry Complex (2,019)
Nashville, TN
02/04/2012
7:30 pm 		at Southeast Missouri State W 75–72  15–10 (8–4)
 Show Me Center (3,500)
Cape Girardeau, MO
02/09/2012
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at No. 9 Murray State W 72–68  16–10 (9–4)
 CFSB Center (8,668)
Murray, KY
02/11/2012
7:30 pm 		Tennessee Tech W 68–53  17–10 (10–4)
 Gentry Complex (3,650)
Nashville, TN
02/14/2012
7:00 pm 		Jacksonville State W 69–64 OT 18–10 (11–4)
 Gentry Complex (2,065)
Nashville, TN
02/19/2012*
2:00 pm 		at Miami (OH)
ESPN BracketBusters 		W 68–61  19–10
 Millett Hall (1,724)
Oxford, OH
02/23/2012
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 14 Murray State L 62–80  19–11 (11–5)
 Gentry Complex (10,125)
Nashville, TN
2012 OVC Basketball tournament
03/02/2012
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Morehead State
Semifinals 		W 59–52  20–11
 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (5,142)
Nashville, TN
03/03/2012
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. No. 12 Murray State
Championship Game 		L 52–54  20–12
 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (6,454)
Nashville, TN
2012 CIT
03/13/2012*
6:00 pm 		at Mercer
First Round 		L 60–68  20–13
 University Center (1,773)
Macon, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ Lough, Michael A. (March 14, 2012). "Mercer beats Tennessee State for first postseason win". The Telegraph. Retrieved February 14, 2024.