The 2015–16 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by second 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 20–11, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the East Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the OVC tournament to Austin Peay. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Ball State.
Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 0 Armani Chaney Guard 5–10 162 Freshman Chicago, Illinois 1 Jordan Reed Guard 6–4 210 Senior Philadelphia 2 Marcus Roper Guard 6–5 200 Senior Fort Walton Beach, Florida 3 Xavier Richards Guard 6–2 200 Senior Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 5 Tahjere McCall Guard 6–5 195 Junior Philadelphia 10 Thomas Davis Guard 6–2 165 Freshman Nashville, Tennessee 11 Demontez Loman Forward 6–6 192 Senior South Port, North Carolina 13 Samson Oyediran Forward 6–7 220 RS–Freshman London, England 14 Darreon Raddick Guard 6–4 204 Sophomore Belleville, Illinois 15 Keron Deshields Guard 6–2 195 Senior Baltimore, Maryland 20 Johnny Woodard Guard 6–4 222 Junior Duluth, Minnesota 21 Christian Mekowulu Forward 6–9 232 Sophomore Lagos, Nigeria 23 Neville Fincher Center 6–10 246 Junior Teaneck, New Jersey 30 Khalil Spencer Guard 6–4 220 Freshman Memphis, Tennessee 33 Wayne Martin Forward 6–7 237 Junior Brooklyn, New York 34 Jalen Duke Forward 6–5 213 Freshman Nashville, Tennessee 42 Christian Griggs-Williams Forward 6–7 265 Senior Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:#FFFFFF;"| Ohio Valley Conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:#FFFFFF;"|Ohio Valley Conference tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:#FFFFFF;"|CIT
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