Courtesy: Tennessee State
NASHVILLE — The schedule for Tennessee State men’s basketball is set for the 2019-20 season.
After returning nine of the previous team for his first year at the helm, the Tigers roster under head coach Brian “Penny” Collins’ looks a little different for year two. Over the signing period, Collins brought in ten student-athletes, including an ESPN three-star recruit, a JUCO All-American, three Power 5 transfers and two JUCO top-50 athletes. The average height of the new squad is 6-5 with eight standing 6-6 or taller.
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This year’s slate includes high-profile matchups against Texas Tech (Nov. 21), San Diego State (Nov. 25) and Indiana State (Dec. 18), as well as a trip to the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational against Cal Poly, which will be followed by a game against LIU Brooklyn or North Florida.
Eight more non-conference games mark the schedule, including Alabama A&M (Nov. 5), Chattanooga (Nov. 9), Chicago State (Dec. 6), Fordham (Dec. 15) and Blue Mountain (Dec. 21), as well as rematches against 2018-19 opponents Lipscomb (Nov. 12), Fisk (Nov. 18) and Little Rock (Dec. 10).
The Tigers follow the non-conference schedule with Ohio Valley play kicking off at home, Jan. 2 against Eastern Illinois.
KEY DATES
- Season Opener: Nov. 5 vs. Alabama A&M at the Gentry Center
- Ohio Valley Opener: Jan. 2 vs. Eastern Illinois at the Gentry Center
- OVC Tournament: March 4-7 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind.
BY THE NUMBERS
- 31 Regular Season Games
- 13 Non-Conference Games
- 18 Ohio Valley Conference Games
- 14 Home Games
- 17 Away Games
- 3 NCAA Tournament Opponents(Texas Tech, Belmont, Murray State)
- 2 NIT Opponents (San Diego, Lipscomb)
2019-20 TSU MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
- Nov. 5 — Alabama A&M
- Nov. 9 — at Chattanooga
- Nov. 12 — Lipscomb
- Nov. 18 — Fisk
- Nov. 21 — at Texas Tech
- Nov. 25 — at San Diego State
- Nov. 28 — Cal Poly (Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational)
- Nov. 29 — LIU Brooklyn/North Florida (Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational)
- Dec. 6 — Chicago State
- Dec. 10 — at Little Rock
- Dec. 15 — at Fordham
- Dec. 18 — at Indiana State
- Dec. 21 — Blue Mountain
- Jan. 2 — Eastern Illinois*
- Jan. 4 — SIUE Edwardsville*
- Jan. 9 — at UT Martin*
- Jan. 11 — at SEMO*
- Jan. 16 — Morehead State*
- Jan. 18 — Eastern Kentucky*
- Jan. 23 — at Austin Peay*
- Jan. 25 — at Murray State*
- Jan. 30 — at Jacksonville State*
- Feb. 1 — at Tennessee Tech*
- Feb. 6 — Austin Peay*
- Feb. 8 — Murray State*
- Feb. 13 — at Belmont*
- Feb. 15 — Tennessee Tech*
- Feb. 20 — at Eastern Kentucky*
- Feb. 22 — at Morehead State*
- Feb. 27 — Jacksonville State*
- Feb. 29 — Belmont*
- Mar 4-7 — OVC Tournament
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