2018 – 19 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University during the 2018 – 19 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Tigers , led by first-year head coach Brian Collins , played their home games at the Gentry Complex in Nashville , Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference . They finished the season 9 – 21 overall , 6 – 12 during OVC play , and finishing in a four-way tie for seventh place . Since only the top eight teams in the conference qualify for the OVC Tournament , tiebreakers left Tennessee State as the No. 9 seed , preventing them from participating
OVC Tournament
2019 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2018–19 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team