2016 – 17 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Tigers , led by third-year head coach Dana Ford , played their home games at the Gentry Complex in Nashville , Tennessee as members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference . They finished the season 17 – 13 , 8 – 8 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division . As the No. 8 seed in the OVC Tournament , they lost to Southeast Missouri State in the first round
OVC Tournament
2017 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team