2012 – 13 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University during the 2012 – 13 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Tigers , led by first year head coach and former assistant Travis Williams , played their home games at the Gentry Complex and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference . They finished the season 18 – 15 , 11 – 5 in OVC play to finish in third place in the East Division . They advanced to the semifinals of the OVC Tournament where they lost to Belmont . They were invited to the 2013 CIT , their second consecutive CIT appearance , where they lost in the first round to Evansville
OVC Tournament
2013 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2012–13 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team