2011–12 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team
| 2011–12 Tennessee State Tigers men's basketball | |||
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| CIT, First Round | |||
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference | ||
| 2011–12 record | 20–13 (11–5 OVC) | ||
| Head coach | John Cooper (3rd year) | ||
| Assistant coach | Travis Williams | ||
| Assistant coach | Rick Duckett | ||
| Assistant coach | Sheldon Everett | ||
| Home arena | Gentry Complex | ||
Seasons
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| 2011–12 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SE 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 |
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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.
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 | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 11/01/2011* | 7:30 PM | Trevecca Nazarene | Gentry Complex • Nashville, TN | W 90–52 | |||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| 11/11/2011* | 8:00 PM | at Saint Louis | Chaifetz Arena • St. Louis, MO | L 37–71 | 6,497 | 0–1 | |||||
| 11/14/2011* | 7:00 PM | at WKU | E. A. Diddle Arena • Bowling Green, KY | L 49–52 | 3,372 | 0–2 | |||||
| 11/16/2011* | 7:00 PM | Fisk | Gentry Complex • Nashville, TN | W 81–57 | 7,548 | 1–2 | |||||
| 11/20/2011* | 5:00 PM | at South Carolina | Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC (Las Vegas Invitational) |
SportSouth | W 64–63 | 9,045 | 2–2 | ||||
| 11/22/2011* | 6:30 PM | at #1 North Carolina | Dean E. Smith Center • Chapel Hill, NC (Las Vegas Invitational) |
ESPN3 | L 69–102 | 17,509 | 2–3 | ||||
| 11/25/2011* | 1:30 PM | vs. Mississippi Valley State | Orleans Arena • Paradise, NV (Las Vegas Invitational) |
L 89–90 2OT | 7,200 | 2–4 | |||||
| 11/26/2011* | 1:30 PM | vs. Morgan State | Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, NV (Las Vegas Invitational) |
W 69–64 | NA | 3–4 | |||||
| 12/01/2011* | 7:00 PM | Middle Tennessee | Gentry Complex • Nashville, TN | L 62–77 | 6,131 | 3–5 | |||||
| 12/06/2011* | 7:00 PM | at Belmont | Curb Event Center • Nashville, TN | L 62–75 | 1,403 | 3–6 | |||||
| 12/10/2011* | 2:00 PM | Central Michigan | Gentry Complex • Nashville, TN | W 65–57 | 1,986 | 4–6 | |||||
| 12/17/2011* | 6:00 PM | at Delaware State | Memorial Hall • Dover, DE | W 59–55 | 207 | 5–6 | |||||
| 12/19/2011* | 7:00 PM | LeMoyne–Owen | Gentry Complex • Nashville, TN | W 92–55 | 827 | 6–6 | |||||
| 12/21/2011* | 7:00 PM | Alabama A&M | Gentry Complex • Nashville, TN | W 78–68 | 1,022 | 7–6 | |||||
| 12/29/2011 | 7:30 PM | UT Martin | Gentry Complex • Nashville, TN | W 83–67 | 1,137 | 8–6 (1–0) | |||||
| 12/31/2011 | 1:00 PM | at Eastern Kentucky | Alumni Coliseum • Richmond, KY | L 68–73 | 1,050 | 8–7 (1–1) | |||||
| 01/05/2012 | 7:00 PM | at Tennessee Tech | Eblen Center • Cookeville, TN | L 86–92 | 1,123 | 8–8 (1–2) | |||||
| 01/07/2012 | 4:30 PM | at Jacksonville State | Pete Mathews Coliseum • Jacksonville, AL | L 65–72 | 655 | 8–9 (1–3) | |||||
| 01/11/2012 | 7:00 PM | Morehead State | Gentry Complex • Nashville, TN | W 77–72 | 1,306 | 9–9 (2–3) | |||||
| 01/14/2012 | 7:30 PM | SIU Edwardsville | Gentry Complex • Nashville, TN | W 52–49 | 3,952 | 10–9 (3–3) | |||||
| 01/16/2012 | 7:30 PM | at Austin Peay | Dunn Center • Clarksville, TN | L 63–69 | 2,345 | 10–10 (3–4) | |||||
| 01/19/2012 | 7:00 PM | at Eastern Illinois | Lantz Arena • Charleston, IL | W 55–46 | 2,032 | 11–10 (4–4) | |||||
| 01/26/2012 | 7:00 PM | at UT Martin | Skyhawk Arena • Martin, TN | W 72–59 | 1,091 | 12–10 (5–4) | |||||
| 01/28/2012 | 7:00 PM | Eastern Kentucky | Gentry Complex • Nashville, TN | W 91–85 2OT | 1,631 | 13–10 (6–4) | |||||
| 01/30/2012 | 7:00 PM | Austin Peay | Gentry Complex • Nashville, TN | W 77–57 | 2,019 | 14–10 (7–4) | |||||
| 02/04/2012 | 7:30 PM | at Southeast Missouri State | Show Me Center • Cape Girardeau, MO | W 75–72 | 3,500 | 15–10 (8–4) | |||||
| 02/09/2012 | 7:00 PM | at #9 Murray State | CFSB Center • Murray, KY | ESPN3 | W 72–68 | 8,668 | 16–10 (9–4) | ||||
| 02/11/2012 | 7:30 PM | Tennessee Tech | Gentry Complex • Nashville, TN | W 68–53 | 3,650 | 17–10 (10–4) | |||||
| 02/14/2012 | 7:00 PM | Jacksonville State | Gentry Complex • Nashville, TN | W 69–64 OT | 2,065 | 18–10 (11–4) | |||||
| 02/19/2012* | 2:00 PM | at Miami (OH) | Millett Hall • Oxford, OH (ESPN BracketBusters) |
W 68–61 | 1,724 | 19–10 | |||||
| 02/23/2012 | 7:00 PM | #14 Murray State | Gentry Complex • Nashville, TN | ESPNU | L 62–80 | 10,125 | 19–11 (11–5) | ||||
| 2012 OVC Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/02/2012 | 8:00 PM | vs. Morehead State | Nashville Municipal Auditorium • Nashville, TN (Semifinals) |
ESPNU | W 59–52 | 5,142 | 20–11 | ||||
| 03/03/2012 | 7:00 PM | vs. #12 Murray State | Nashville Municipal Auditorium • Nashville, TN (Championship Game) |
ESPN2 | L 52–54 | 6,454 | 20–12 | ||||
| 2012 CIT | |||||||||||
| 03/13/2012* | 6:00 PM | at Mercer | University Center • Macon, GA (First Round) |
L 60–68 | 1,773 | 20–13 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
