Tennessee State Tigers

2-2 overall, 0-0 OVC, margin +20.2

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+0.6

net rating per 100 · #149 in D-I · model

106.7

adjusted offense · #162

106.1

adjusted defense · #173

75.9

pace, possessions / 40 · #3

-17.5

strength of schedule so far · #317

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Player of the Night Ty-Laur Johnson: 22 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists (L 78-83 at Tennessee) Friday, Nov. 13
Player of the Night Aaron Bradshaw: 23 points (W 123-73 vs. Fisk) Monday, Nov. 9

Rotation

#	Player	Pos	Cl	Ht	GP/GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	eFG%	TS%	Rating
10	Ty-Laur Johnson	G	SR	6' 0"	4/3	25.8	14.2	3.8	6.5	51.4	61.6	-1.1
0	Deondrea Lindsey	F	SO	6' 8"	4/4	25.5	10.2	4.0	0.5	48.4	56.3	-0.3
1	Arterio Morris	G	SR	6' 4"	4/4	23.2	11.0	3.0	4.8	38.6	44.2	-4.5
2	Aaron Bradshaw	F	SR	7' 1"	4/4	22.2	12.0	6.8	1.2	48.9	50.5	+2.2
20	Jayden Jones	G	SO	6' 4"	4/1	21.2	10.8	5.8	0.8	59.7	61.5	+1.5
7	Christian Alston	G	JR	6' 7"	4/4	19.5	9.5	3.8	2.0	39.7	45.3	-2.1
23	Kavien Jones	F	JR	6' 7"	4/0	16.2	7.0	4.5	0.2	68.4	67.4	+4.6
24	Ajayi Simmons	G	JR	6' 8"	4/0	12.0	8.0	4.8	0.2	92.3	89.7	+5.7
4	Presley Patterson	G	SR	5' 11"	4/0	10.5	4.0	1.0	1.2	39.5	40.2	-2.4
5	Maddux Bodenhamer	G	JR	6' 2"	4/0	8.5	4.0	1.2	1.8	54.5	60.6	+0.7
3	Daniel Vieira-Tuck	G	SO	6' 5"	4/0	7.8	5.5	1.2	0.2	65.4	70.3	+1.0
16	Isaiah Stewart	G	SO	6' 6"	3/0	7.3	1.3	1.0	0.0	20.0	20.0	-1.5
6	Garrett Shelton FR	G	FR	6' 0"	2/0	4.0	1.5	0.5	1.0	75.0	75.0	+0.5
11	Damon Howard Jr.	G	SO	6' 1"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
15	Joshua Rivera	F	SR	6' 6"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Box scores from ESPN. eFG% weights threes; TS% includes free throws.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Watch	Result	Line	Rest	Miles
Mon 11/2	vs Murray State Racers N	YouTube	L 64-94	+9.5 miss	–	732
Thu 11/5	vs East West Phantoms	ESPN+	W 127-61	–	2	732
Mon 11/9	vs Fisk Bulldogs	ESPN+	W 123-73	–	3	–
Fri 11/13	at Tennessee Volunteers	SECN+	L 78-83	+17.5 cover	3	161 +1h
Tue 11/17	at South Florida Bulls	ESPN+	7 PM ET	–model +12.6 · 15% win	3	560 +1h
Sun 11/29	at Oklahoma State Cowboys	ESPN+	3 PM ET	–	11	1,195
Fri 12/4	vs Grambling Tigers N	ESPNU	6 PM ET	–	4	1,139 +1h
Sat 12/5	vs Florida A&M Rattlers N	ESPN+	6 PM ET	–	0	–
Wed 12/9	vs Oakwood Ambassadors	ESPN+	8 PM ET	–	3	566
Fri 12/11	at Western Illinois Leathernecks OVC	ESPN+	7 PM ET	–	1	364
Sat 12/19	vs Alabama A&M Bulldogs	ESPN+	4:30 PM ET	–	7	364
Thu 12/31	at Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles OVC	ESPN+	8:30 PM ET	–	11	132
Sat 1/2	at Eastern Illinois Panthers OVC	–	4:30 PM ET	–	1	110
Thu 1/7	vs Western Illinois Leathernecks OVC	–	8:30 PM ET	–	4	242
Sat 1/9	vs SIU Edwardsville Cougars OVC	–	4:30 PM ET	–	1	–
Sat 1/16	vs Morehead State Eagles OVC	–	12 PM ET	–	6	–
Thu 1/21	at Lindenwood Lions OVC	–	8:30 PM ET	–	4	272
Sat 1/23	at Southeast Missouri State Redhawks OVC	–	4:30 PM ET	–	1	115
Thu 1/28	vs Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles OVC	–	8:30 PM ET	–	4	171
Sat 1/30	vs UT Martin Skyhawks OVC	–	4:30 PM ET	–	1	–
Thu 2/4	vs Lindenwood Lions OVC	–	8:30 PM ET	–	4	–
Sat 2/6	at Morehead State Eagles OVC	–	4:30 PM ET	–	1	79
Thu 2/11	vs Eastern Illinois Panthers OVC	–	8:30 PM ET	–	4	79
Wed 2/17	at SIU Edwardsville Cougars OVC	–	8:30 PM ET	–	5	252
Sat 2/20	vs Howard Bison N	–	2 PM ET	–	2	1,285 -1h
Thu 2/25	at UT Martin Skyhawks OVC	–	9 PM ET	–	4	1,559
Sat 2/27	vs Southeast Missouri State Redhawks OVC	–	4:30 PM ET	–	1	116

Line is this team's spread (DraftKings via ESPN for finished games, our snapshots for upcoming). "cover" / "miss" is against that number. Click a result for the box score. Rest is full days off; miles are estimated travel into the game, with any time-zone change. Season total: 10,225 miles. See the route on the travel map · TV schedule.

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Players

Ty-Laur Johnson #10 · G

Player rating-1.1#56 of 122 in the OVC

Offense-0.4#42

Defense-0.7#64

205 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 27%

14.2 pts3.8 reb6.5 ast25.8 min 17-37 FG4-15 3PT19-21 FT 61.6 TS%22.6 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 0" · 150 lbs · Brooklyn, NY · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-02	vs MUR	L 64-94	32	15	3-8	1-2	8-10	4	4	6	2	0
11-06	vs EAWE	W 127-61	13	9	4-7	1-4	0-0	0	3	0	2	1
11-10	vs FISK	W 123-73	29	11	4-7	1-4	2-2	6	12	2	5	1
11-14	at TENN	L 78-83	29	22	6-15	1-5	9-9	5	7	4	1	0

Deondrea Lindsey #0 · F

Player rating-0.3#38 of 122 in the OVC

Offense+0.4#23

Defense-0.7#63

201 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 20%

10.2 pts4.0 reb0.5 ast25.5 min 15-32 FG1-9 3PT10-10 FT 56.3 TS%16.2 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 8" · 212 lbs · Knoxville, TN · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-02	vs MUR	L 64-94	30	10	3-7	0-2	4-4	1	0	1	1	1
11-06	vs EAWE	W 127-61	23	12	3-7	0-2	6-6	4	0	1	2	1
11-10	vs FISK	W 123-73	20	16	8-11	0-1	0-0	5	2	1	1	0
11-14	at TENN	L 78-83	29	3	1-7	1-4	0-0	6	0	2	0	0

Arterio Morris #1 · G

Player rating-4.5#105 of 122 in the OVC

Offense-6.3#122

Defense+1.8#14

186 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 31%

11.0 pts3.0 reb4.8 ast23.2 min 15-44 FG4-19 3PT10-13 FT 44.2 TS%26.1 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 4" · 200 lbs · Dallas, TX · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-02	vs MUR	L 64-94	21	6	0-6	0-2	6-8	1	4	4	0	1
11-06	vs EAWE	W 127-61	20	14	6-13	2-7	0-0	5	5	1	3	2
11-10	vs FISK	W 123-73	28	15	5-9	1-4	4-5	5	9	2	5	1
11-14	at TENN	L 78-83	24	9	4-16	1-6	0-0	1	1	4	3	2

Aaron Bradshaw #2 · F

Player rating+2.2#9 of 122 in the OVC

Offense+2.9#3

Defense-0.7#62

178 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 30%

12.0 pts6.8 reb1.2 ast22.2 min 20-44 FG3-13 3PT5-8 FT 50.5 TS%25.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 7' 1" · 225 lbs · Rahway, NJ · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-02	vs MUR	L 64-94	23	7	3-7	1-2	0-0	4	0	6	0	0
11-06	vs EAWE	W 127-61	22	13	6-13	0-1	1-2	12	1	1	2	4
11-10	vs FISK	W 123-73	24	23	10-15	1-4	2-4	4	3	1	1	5
11-14	at TENN	L 78-83	20	5	1-9	1-6	2-2	7	1	0	0	0

Jayden Jones #20 · G

Player rating+1.5#14 of 122 in the OVC

Offense+1.5#10

Defense-0.0#46

167 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 23%

10.8 pts5.8 reb0.8 ast21.2 min 18-31 FG1-3 3PT6-9 FT 61.5 TS%19.3 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 4" · 195 lbs · Madison, TN · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-02	vs MUR	L 64-94	24	6	2-4	0-0	2-4	4	1	1	0	0
11-06	vs EAWE	W 127-61	18	17	8-10	0-2	1-1	6	1	2	0	2
11-10	vs FISK	W 123-73	17	7	3-6	0-0	1-2	4	1	2	1	1
11-14	at TENN	L 78-83	26	13	5-11	1-1	2-2	9	0	1	1	0

Christian Alston #7 · G

Player rating-2.1#73 of 122 in the OVC

Offense-3.0#108

Defense+0.9#27

154 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 28%

9.5 pts3.8 reb2.0 ast19.5 min 13-34 FG1-11 3PT11-18 FT 45.3 TS%23.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 7" · 200 lbs · Memphis, TN · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-02	vs MUR	L 64-94	16	8	2-7	1-4	3-5	5	2	2	1
11-06	vs EAWE	W 127-61	16	8	3-6	0-1	2-5	5	4	1	3
11-10	vs FISK	W 123-73	16	13	6-11	0-3	1-1	1	0	0	2
11-14	at TENN	L 78-83	30	9	2-10	0-3	5-7	4	2	0	2

Kavien Jones #23 · F

Player rating+4.6#3 of 122 in the OVC

Offense+5.2#1

Defense-0.6#57

129 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 16%

7.0 pts4.5 reb0.2 ast16.2 min 12-19 FG2-5 3PT2-4 FT 67.4 TS%13.4 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 7" · 260 lbs · Franklin, TN · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-02	vs MUR	L 64-94	23	7	3-6	1-2	0-0	4	0	1	0
11-06	vs EAWE	W 127-61	14	8	4-5	0-1	0-2	5	1	0	1
11-10	vs FISK	W 123-73	15	9	3-4	1-2	2-2	8	0	0	0
11-14	at TENN	L 78-83	13	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0

Ajayi Simmons #24 · G

Player rating+5.7#2 of 122 in the OVC

Offense+4.1#2

Defense+1.6#17

97 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 19%

8.0 pts4.8 reb0.2 ast12.0 min 10-13 FG4-5 3PT8-11 FT 89.7 TS%15.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 8" · Seattle, WA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-02	vs MUR	L 64-94	4	0	0-1	0-0	0-2	3	0	0	0	0
11-06	vs EAWE	W 127-61	12	14	4-4	1-1	5-5	9	0	1	0	0
11-10	vs FISK	W 123-73	16	11	4-6	1-2	2-2	5	0	0	1	2
11-14	at TENN	L 78-83	16	7	2-2	2-2	1-2	2	1	0	1	1

Presley Patterson #4 · G

Player rating-2.4#81 of 122 in the OVC

Offense-0.7#52

Defense-1.7#88

83 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 26%

4.0 pts1.0 reb1.2 ast10.5 min 5-19 FG5-17 3PT1-2 FT 40.2 TS%21.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 5' 11" · 180 lbs · Knoxville, TN · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-02	vs MUR	L 64-94	14	3	1-5	1-4	0-0	0	0	2	1
11-06	vs EAWE	W 127-61	15	7	2-9	2-8	1-2	4	2	1	1
11-10	vs FISK	W 123-73	8	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	3	0	1
11-14	at TENN	L 78-83	5	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0

Maddux Bodenhamer #5 · G

Player rating+0.7#21 of 122 in the OVC

Offense+1.6#9

Defense-0.9#70

69 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 20%

4.0 pts1.2 reb1.8 ast8.5 min 5-11 FG2-3 3PT4-5 FT 60.6 TS%16.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 2" · 190 lbs · Nashville, TN · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-02	vs MUR	L 64-94	5	2	0-1	0-1	2-2	0	0	1	1	0
11-06	vs EAWE	W 127-61	18	10	4-7	2-2	0-0	2	5	0	0	1
11-10	vs FISK	W 123-73	9	4	1-3	0-0	2-3	2	1	0	1	0
11-14	at TENN	L 78-83	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0

Daniel Vieira-Tuck #3 · G

Player rating+1.0#20 of 122 in the OVC

Offense+0.6#20

Defense+0.3#35

62 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 29%

5.5 pts1.2 reb0.2 ast7.8 min 8-13 FG1-3 3PT5-6 FT 70.3 TS%24.1 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 5" · 175 lbs · Arlington, TX · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-02	vs MUR	L 64-94	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0
11-06	vs EAWE	W 127-61	13	8	3-6	0-0	2-2	1	1	0	1	0
11-10	vs FISK	W 123-73	8	11	4-5	1-2	2-2	1	0	2	2	1
11-14	at TENN	L 78-83	6	3	1-2	0-1	1-2	2	0	0	1	1

Isaiah Stewart #16 · G

Player rating-1.5#60 of 122 in the OVC

Offense-1.1#63

Defense-0.3#51

45 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 21%

1.3 pts1.0 reb0.0 ast7.3 min 2-10 FG0-8 3PT0-0 FT 20.0 TS%18.2 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 6" · 190 lbs · Rockwall, TX · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-02	vs MUR	L 64-94	4	0	0-3	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
11-06	vs EAWE	W 127-61	11	4	2-5	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	1	1
11-10	vs FISK	W 123-73	7	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	1
11-14	at TENN	L 78-83	DNP

Garrett Shelton #6 · G

Player rating+0.5#23 of 122 in the OVC

Offense+1.1#14

Defense-0.6#56

17 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 11%

1.5 pts0.5 reb1.0 ast4.0 min 1-2 FG1-2 3PT0-0 FT 75.0 TS%10.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 0" · 165 lbs · St. Louis, MO · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-02	vs MUR	L 64-94	DNP
11-06	vs EAWE	W 127-61	5	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	2	0	1	0
11-10	vs FISK	W 123-73	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
11-14	at TENN	L 78-83	DNP

Damon Howard Jr. #11 · G

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 1" · 160 lbs · Indianapolis, IN · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-02	vs MUR	L 64-94	DNP
11-06	vs EAWE	W 127-61	DNP
11-10	vs FISK	W 123-73	DNP
11-14	at TENN	L 78-83	DNP

Joshua Rivera #15 · F

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Senior · 6' 6" · 225 lbs · New Brunswick, NJ · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-02	vs MUR	L 64-94	DNP
11-06	vs EAWE	W 127-61	DNP
11-10	vs FISK	W 123-73	DNP
11-14	at TENN	L 78-83	DNP