TSU Men's Basketball Game Notes vs. MTSU - 11/19/16

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2016-17

MEN’S BASKETBALL

TENNESSEE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL | #BIGBLUERISING

TENNESSEE STATE TIGERS

NCAA Tournament (D1): ‘93, ‘94 (D2): ‘63, ‘67, ‘70, ‘71, ‘72, ‘73, ‘74, ‘75 | CIT Appearances: ‘12, ‘13, ‘16 | NAIA National Championships: ‘57, ‘58, ‘59

2016-17 SCHEDULE } }

THE MATCHUP } }

Overall: 3-0 | OVC : 0-0 | Home: 0-0 | Away: 1-0 | Neutral: 2-0 }} NOVEMBER (3-0) 3 FISK (EXHIBITION) 11 vs. UC Davis % 12 vs. Northern Arizona % 13 at Santa Clara % TheW.TV 19 at Middle Tennessee CUSA.TV 23 at Canisius ESPN3 26 REINHARDT OVC Digital Network 29 at Vanderbilt SEC Network +

TENNESSEE STATE Tigers | 3-0 Head Coach: Dana Ford (3rd Season, Illinois State ‘06)

W, 77-43 W, 78-64 W, 69-65 W, 69-61 6:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.

}} DECEMBER (0-0) 3 at Lipscomb ESPN3 4 p.m. 10 at NC State RSN 3 p.m. 14 ALABAMA STATE OVC Digital Network 7:30 p.m. 19 at Duke ESPN2 6 p.m. 27 COVENANT OVC Digital Network 7 p.m. 31 at Murray State* CBS Sports Network 11 a.m. }} JANUARY (0-0) 2 KENNESAW STATE OVC Digital Network 6 p.m. 5 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* OVC Digital Network 7:30 p.m. 7 UT MARTIN* OVC Digital Network 7:30 p.m. 12 at Eastern Kentucky* American Sports Network 6 p.m. 14 at Morehead State* OVC Digital Network 6:45 p.m. 19 TENNESSEE TECH* OVC Digital Network 7 p.m. 21 JACKSONVILLE STATE* OVC Digital Network 7:30 p.m. 25 at SIU Edwardsville* OVC Digital Network 7 p.m. 28 BELMONT* OVC Digital Network 7:30 p.m. }} FEBRUARY (0-0) 2 EASTERN ILLINOIS* CBS Sports Network 4 at Austin Peay* OVC Digital Network 9 at Tennessee Tech* OVC Digital Network 11 at Jacksonville State* OVC Digital Network 16 MOREHEAD STATE* ESPNU 18 EASTERN KENTUCKY* OVC Digital Network 25 at Belmont* OVC Digital Network

7 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 8 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 5 p.m.

}} MARCH (0-0) 1 OVC 1st Round OVC Digital Network 2 OVC Quarterfinals OVC Digital Network 3 OVC Semifinals ESPNU 4 OVC Championship ESPN2

TBA TBA TBA 7 p.m.

ALL TIMES CENTRAL STANDARD TIME | % 50th annual Cable Car Classic HOME GAMES ALL CAPS | * OVC Game

2016-17 LEADERS | PPG: McCall (15.3); RPG: Martin (11.0); APG: McCall (4.7)

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MIDDLE TENNESSEE Blue Raiders | 2-0 Head Coach: Kermit Davis (15th Season, Mississippi State ‘82) 2016-17 LEADERS | PPG: Williams (21.5); RPG: Upshaw (10.5); APG: Potts (4.0)

QUICK HITTERS } }

GAME INFORMATION } }

} Tennessee State makes the short trip to Murfreesboro, Tenn. to take on Middle Tennessee. The two campuses are separated by just 41 miles. } Saturday will mark the first of five regular season games for TSU versus NCAA Tournament teams (Austin Peay (2x), Duke, Vanderbilt, MTSU). } Tennessee State defeated UC Davis (78-64), Northern Arizona (69-65) and Santa Clara (69-61) at the Cable Car Classic in Santa Clara, Calif. to open the season.

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JORDAN REED

6-4 | 210 | R-Sr. | G Philadelphia, Pa. PPG 9.0 RPG 7.3 APG 0.7 MINS 30.0

KEN’DARRIUS HAMILTON 6-9 | 275 | Jr. | F/C Montgomery, Ala. PPG 8.7 RPG 4.0 APG 0.3 MINS 23.3

PLAYER TO WATCH } }

} The Tigers are 3-0 for the fourth time since joining Division I in 1976-77 and the first time since the 1994-95 season. } Redshirt senior guard Tahjere McCall earned OVC Player of the Week for his performance at the Cable Car Classic where he averaged 15.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game. } TSU is looking to snap a 10-game losing streak to the Blue Raiders. The Tigers are 16-38 in the all-time series. } In last year’s meeting, TSU fell to MTSU, 69-66, on Nov. 21, 2015 at the Gentry Center. } Following the game at MTSU, the Tigers will head to Buffalo, N.Y. to take on Canisius on Wednesday, Nov. 23.

TENNESSEE STATE PROBABLE STARTERS } }

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Date November 19, 2016 Location Murfreesboro, Tenn. Venue Murphy Center Time 6:30 p.m. Video Stream CUSA.TV Talent Chip Walters (PxP), Kyle Turnham (Analyst) TSU Radio N/A Live Stats SideArmStats.com

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CONNECT WITH TSU ATHLETICS } }

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TAHJERE McCALL

6-5 | 195 | R-Sr. | G Philadelphia, Pa. PPG 15.3 RPG 5.0 APG 4.7 MINS 30.3

#3 - JORDAN REED } } } The 6-4 wing from Philadelphia, Pa. is in his first season on the court for TSU after transferring from Binghamton } During his 3 seasons at Binghamton, Reed recorded 23 double-doubles and led America East in rebounding twice } Averaging 9.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game in 2016-17

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DARREON REDDICK 6-4 | 195 | Jr. | G Belleville, Ill. PPG 7.3 RPG 3.7 APG 2.0 MINS 24.0 1

WAYNE MARTIN

6-7 | 237 | R-Sr. | F Brooklyn, N.Y. PPG 12.7 RPG 11.0 APG 0.3 MINS 30.3

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