The Tigers finished the 2017 – 18 season 15 – 15 , 10 – 8 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place . They lost in the first round of the OVC Tournament to Eastern Illinois . On March 21 , 2018 , head coach Dana Ford left Tennessee State for the head coaching job at Missouri State . He finished at Tennessee State with a four-year record of 57 – 65 . On March 26 , the school announced that former Illinois State assistant coach Brian Collins had been hired as head coach
OVC Tournament
2018 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2018–19 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team