2017–18 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

The 2017–18 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth-year head coach Dana Ford, played their home games at the Gentry Complex in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the 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.

2017–18 Tennessee State Tigers basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record15–15 (10–8 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Randy Peele
  • Rodney Hamilton
  • Pierre Jordan
Home arenaGentry Complex
2017–18 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Murray State162 .889266  .813
Belmont153 .833249  .727
Austin Peay126 .6671915  .559
Jacksonville State117 .6112313  .639
Tennessee Tech108 .5561914  .576
Tennessee State108 .5561515  .500
Southeast Missouri State*810 .4441417  .452
Eastern Illinois711 .3891219  .387
SIU Edwardsville513 .278921  .300
UT Martin513 .2781021  .323
Eastern Kentucky513 .2781120  .355
Morehead State414 .222821  .276
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2018 OVC tournament winner

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.

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