Tennessee State
Official Name:
Tennessee State University
Nickname:
Tigers
Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 9603
3500 John A. Merritt Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37209-1561
Website:
Telephone:
(615) 963-5851
Fax:
(615) 963-5895
Enrollment:
9,025
Arena:
Howard C. Gentry Complex
Capacity: 10,150
Year Opened: 1977
School Colors:
Blue and White
Conference:
Ohio Valley (since 1988)
NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances:
NIT Appearances:
None
NAIA Tournament Appearances:
All-Time Winningest Coach:
Ed Martin (17 years from 1969-85, 284-154 record, .648)
All-Time Scoring Leader:
Dick Barnett (3,209 points from 1956-59 when school was classified as a small college)
All-Time Rebounding Leader:
Lloyd Neal (1,667 from 1969-71 when school was classified as a small college)
Single-Game Individual Scoring Record:
Anthony Mason (44 points as senior at Eastern Kentucky on 1/23/88)
All-American Selections:
(4) G Dick Barnett (1958 and 1959), G Porter Merriweather (1960), C Carlos Rogers (1994)
Additional School Information on this Page:
Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:
Anthony Mason* (44 at Eastern Kentucky)
January 23, 1988 (senior/28 ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time Tennessee State mark set by Dick Barnett (48 vs. Lincoln in 1958-59 season).
1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
42 | 55 | 97 | |
62 | 52 | 114 |
Name | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mason | 16-29 | 1-4 | 11-15 | 44 |
Childs | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
Lester | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 |
Smith | 3-7 | 0-0 | 9-11 | 16 |
Brooks | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 11 |
Davis | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Scott | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
Acoff | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Neely | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 |
Proctor | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Roper | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 |
Tillmon | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 |
Totals | 32-68 | 3-14 | 30-37 | 97 |
Percentages | .471 | .214 | .811 |
Name | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Collins | 8-12 | 1-2 | 5-9 | 22 |
Phillips | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 |
Howard | 4-6 | 0-0 | 5-10 | 13 |
O'Bryant | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 |
McGill | 10-14 | 5-8 | 5-6 | 30 |
Spence | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 9 |
Davie | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Taylor | 4-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 12 |
Curtis | 6-12 | 2-2 | 2-6 | 16 |
Baker | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Goodin | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 |
Evans | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Totals | 42-66 | 8-12 | 22-40 | 114 |
Percentages | .636 | .667 | .550 |
Coach | Seasons | Years | Record | W-L % | Best Season(s) | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henry A. Kean | 6 | 1945-49, 1951 | 108-26 | .806 | 24-0 | |
Shelton A. Matthews | 1 | 18-3 | .857 | 18-3 | ||
Clarence Cash | 3 | 1952-54 | 59-13 | .819 | 22-4 | |
John McLendon | 5 | 1955-59 | 149-20 | .882 | 32-1 | |
Harold Hunter | 9 | 1960-68 | 172-67 | .720 | 28-5 | |
17 | 1969-85 | 284-154 | .648 | 26-2 | ||
Ed Meyers | 1 | 6-13 | .316 | 6-13 | ||
Larry Reid | 4 | 1986-89 | 44-69 | .389 | 15-12 | |
Ron Abernathy | 2 | 1990-91 | 12-44 | .214 | 7-21 | |
Frankie Allen | 9 | 1992-2000 | 115-140 | .451 | 19-10 | |
Nolan Richardson III | 3 | 2001-03 | 23-40 | .365 | 11-16 | |
Hosea Lewis | 1 | 0-15 | .000 | 0-15 | ||
Teresa Phillips | 1 | 0-5 | .000 | 0-5 | ||
6 | 2004-09 | 67-106 | .387 | 15-17 | ||
Mark Pittman | 1 | 6-2 | .750 | 6-2 | ||
John A. Cooper | 2 | 2010, 1911 | 23-39 | .371 | 14-16 |
- All-Time W-L Record: 1,084-754 (.590) from 1945 through 2011.
- NOTES: Tennessee State moved up to major-college status in 1978
- Martin compiled a 3-6 record in the 1984-85 season when he was succeeded on an interim basis by Meyers
- Richardson compiled a 2-5 record in 2002-03 prior to a suspension after a gun incident and Lewis loss all 15 games as interim coach before he was suspended following a bench-clearing brawl against Eastern Kentucky
- Phillips made history on February 13, 2003, by becoming the first woman to coach a men's Division I team (at Austin Peay)
- Alexander was 6-16 in 2008-09 when he was replaced on an interim basis by Pittman.