Tennessee State Tigers
Ohio Valley (23-9, 15-5)
Big Wins: 12/13 vs UNLV (63-60), 2/26 at SEMO (79-71)
Bad Losses: 12/3 at Alabama A&M (53-80), 2/2 Tennessee Tech (85-90)
Coach: Nolan Smith
Probable Starters:
Antoine Lorick III, Junior, Forward, 9.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.4 bpg
Jalen Pitre, Junior, Forward, 6.5 ppg, 6.6 rpg
Travis Harper II, Senior, Guard, 17.3 ppg, 1.2 apg, 4.3 rpg
Aaron Nkrumah, Senior, Guard, 17.6 ppg, 3.0 apg, 5.5 rpg, 2.8 spg
Dante Harris, Senior, Guard, 11.7 ppg, 4.5 apg, 3.7 rpg, 1.7 spg
Key Role Players:
Carlous Williams, Senior, Forward, 5.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Damon Howard Jr., Freshman, Guard, 1.7 ppg
Kavien Jones, Freshman, Forward, 2.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg
Jabrion Spikes, Senior, Guard, 2.9 ppg, 1.3 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 80.5 (76th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 73.3 (162, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.0 (140, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.4 (189, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.4 (310, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.1 (236, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 76.5 (43, 1)
Rebound Margin: 4.3 (65, 2)
Assists Per Game: 13.2 (233, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.2 (253, 6)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2016 | CIT | First Round loss to Ball State |
| 2013 | CIT | First Round loss to Evansville |
| 2012 | CIT | First Round loss to Mercer |
*all team stats through 3/8
