2014–15 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

2014–15 Tennessee State Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference East Division
2014–15 record	5–26 (2–14 OVC)
Head coach	Dana Ford (1st year)
Assistant coach	Randy Peele
Assistant coach	Rodney Hamilton
Assistant coach	Pierre Jordan
Home arena	Gentry Complex

2014–15 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Belmont †	11	–	5		.688			22	–	11		.667
Eastern Kentucky	11	–	5		.688			21	–	12		.636
Morehead State	10	–	6		.625			17	–	17		.500
Jacksonville State	5	–	11		.313			12	–	19		.387
Tennessee Tech	4	–	12		.250			12	–	18		.400
Tennessee State	2	–	14		.125			5	–	26		.161
West
Murray State	16	–	0		1.000			29	–	6		.829
Tennessee–Martin	10	–	6		.625			21	–	13		.618
Eastern Illinois	9	–	7		.563			18	–	15		.545
SIU Edwardsville	8	–	8		.500			12	–	16		.429
Southeast Missouri St.	7	–	9		.438			13	–	17		.433
Austin Peay	3	–	13		.188			8	–	22		.267
† 2015 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first year head coach Dana Ford, played their home games at the Gentry Complex and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 5–26, 2–14 in OVC play to finish in last place in the East Division. They failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Zachary Lee	Forward	6–8	215	Freshman	Albuquerque, New Mexico
1	Tahjere McCall	Guard	6–4	160	Junior	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2	Marcus Roper	Guard	6–5	200	Junior	Fort Walton Beach, Florida
3	Rodney Simeon	Guard	6–5	190	Freshman	Miami, Florida
4	Xavier Richards	Guard	6–2	198	Junior	Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
5	Jay Harris	Guard	5–10	170	Senior	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10	Charles Tucker	Guard	6–1	182	Freshman	Lansing, Michigan
11	Demontez Loman	Forward	6–6	188	Junior	South Port, North Carolina
14	Darreon Raddick	Guard	6–4	195	Freshman	Belleville, Illinois
15	Keron Deshields	Guard	6–2	195	Junior	Baltimore, Maryland
21	Christian Mekowulu	Forward	6–9	230	Freshman	Lagos, Nigeria
22	Chima Azuonwu	Center	6–11	290	Freshman	Delta State, Nigeria
23	Christian Crockett	Forward	6–6	215	Junior	Houston, Texas

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/14/2014* 7:00 PM	Reinhardt	W 97–66	1–0	Gentry Complex (1,238) Nashville, TN
11/18/2014* 7:00 PM	Southern Illinois	L 67–84	1–1	Gentry Complex (1,542) Nashville, TN
11/20/2014* 7:00 PM	Fisk	W 75–60	2–1	Gentry Complex (3,168) Nashville, TN
11/23/2014* 6:00 PM, FSN	at Vanderbilt Barclays Center Classic	L 46–78	2–2	Memorial Gymnasium (7,446) Nashville, TN
11/25/2014* 6:00 PM, RSN	at #8 Virginia Barclays Center Classic	L 36–79	2–3	John Paul Jones Arena (12,056) Charlottesville, VA
11/28/2014* 7:30 PM	at Saint Peter's Barclays Center Classic	L 58–66	2–4	Yanitelli Center (N/A) Jersey City, NJ
11/29/2014* 5:00 PM	vs. St. Francis Brooklyn Barclays Center Classic	L 57–59	2–5	Yanitelli Center (321) Jersey City, NJ
12/02/2014* 7:00 PM	Hampton	L 54–62	2–6	Gentry Complex (1,221) Nashville, TN
12/06/2014* 4:00 PM, ESPN3	at Lipscomb	L 68–77	2–7	Allen Arena (804) Nashville, TN
12/16/2014* 7:00 PM	at Southern Illinois	L 58–65	2–8	SIU Arena (4,222) Carbondale, IL
12/19/2014* 6:00 PM	at Hampton	L 54–66	2–9	Hampton Convocation Center (2,000) Hampton, VA
12/21/2014* 2:00 PM	at Middle Tennessee	L 47–65	2–10	Murphy Center (3,672) Murfreesboro, TN
12/27/2014* 7:30 PM, SECN	at Tennessee	L 46–67	2–11	Thompson-Boling Arena (13,459) Noxville, TN
12/29/2014* 7:00 PM	at TCU	L 40–60	2–12	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,403) Fort Worth, TX
12/31/2014* 7:00 PM	Kennesaw State	W 73–62	3–12	Gentry Complex (304) Nashville, TN
01/03/2015 7:30 PM	Southeast Missouri State	L 62–77	3–13 (0–1)	Gentry Complex (988) Nashville, TN
01/07/2015 7:30 PM	Eastern Illinois	L 57–64	3–14 (0–2)	Gentry Complex (406) Nashville, TN
01/10/2015 7:00 PM	at SIU Edwardsville	L 38–45	3–15 (0–3)	Vadalabene Center (1,702) Edwardsville, IL
01/15/2015 7:30 PM	at Austin Peay	L 68–69	3–16 (0–4)	Dunn Center (3,311) Clarksville, TN
01/17/2015 7:00 PM	at Murray State	L 72–91	3–17 (0–5)	CFSB Center (5,484) Murray, KY
01/25/2015 5:30 PM, ASN	Belmont	L 55–63	3–18 (0–6)	Gentry Complex (1,561) Nashville, TN
01/29/2015 7:00 PM	Tennessee Tech	W 64–56	4–18 (1–6)	Gentry Complex (768) Nashville, TN
01/31/2015 7:30 PM	Jacksonville State	W 45–43	5–18 (2–6)	Gentry Complex (2,138) Nashville, TN
02/05/2015 6:00 PM	at Morehead State	L 57–72	5–19 (2–7)	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,489) Morehead, KY
02/07/2015 6:00 PM	at Eastern Kentucky	L 72–77	5–20 (2–8)	McBrayer Arena (2,300) Richmond, KY
02/12/2015 7:00 PM, ASN	at Tennessee Tech	L 52–71	5–21 (2–9)	Eblen Center (2,231) Cookeville, TN
02/14/2015 7:30 PM	Eastern Kentucky	L 41–69	5–22 (2–10)	Gentry Complex (2,578) Nashville, TN
02/21/2015 4:30 PM	at Jacksonville State	L 50–55	5–23 (2–11)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,497) Jacksonville, AL
02/23/2015 7:00 PM	Morehead State Postponed from 2/19/15	L 70–86	5–24 (2–12)	Gentry Complex (783) Nashville, TN
02/26/2015 7:00 PM	UT Martin	L 52–69	5–25 (2–13)	Gentry Complex (683) Nashville, TN
02/28/2015 5:00 PM, CBSSN	at Belmont	L 62–88	5–26 (2–14)	Curb Event Center (3,835) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.