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2011–12 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
year	2011–12
team	Tennessee State Tigers
sport	Basketball
image	Tennessee State Tigers wordmark.svg
image_size	150
conference	Ohio Valley Conference
short_conf	OVC
record	20–13
conf_record	11–5
head_coach	John Cooper
hc_year	3rd
asst_coach1	Travis Williams
asst_coach2	Rick Duckett
asst_coach3	Sheldon Everett
stadium	Gentry Complex
tourney	CIT
tourney_result	First Round

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

References

Lough, Michael A.. (March 14, 2012). "Mercer beats Tennessee State for first postseason win". [[The Telegraph (Macon, Georgia).

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