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1 ROSTER - ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER ## NAME Armani Chaney Delano Spencer Chris Bolden Jordan Reed Ken Darrius Hamilton Tahjere McCall Thomas Davis Samson Oyediran Darreon Reddick Xavier Williams Christian Mekowulu Daniel Cummings A Torey Everett Khalill Spencer Wayne Martin Jalen Duke POS F/C F F F /F /F F HT WT CL So. Jr. R-Sr. Sr. Jr. R-Sr. R-Fr. R-So. Jr. R-Jr. R-So. Fr. So. R-Fr. R-Sr. R-Fr. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita HS) Atlanta, a. (Coffeyville CC) Tifton, a. (eorgia Tech) Philadelphia, Pa. (Binghamton University) Montgomery, Ala. (Meridian CC) Philadelphia, Pa. (Niagara University) Nashville, Tenn. (Lighthouse Christian HS) London, England (Ancilla College) Belleville, Ill. (Belleville East HS) Fairfield, Ala. (Holmes CC) Lagos, Nigeria (Covenant Christian HS (a.)) Toronto, Ont. (Orangeville Prep) Dallas, Texas (Murray State College) Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway HS) Brooklyn, N.Y. (Navarro College) Nashville, Tenn. (Martin Luther King HS) POS /F F/C F F F /F F HT WT CL R-Sr. So. Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. So. Jr. R-Sr. R-Sr. R-So. R-So. Jr. Sr. Jr. R-Fr. R-Jr. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Tifton, a. (eorgia Tech) Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita HS) Toronto, Ont. (Orangeville Prep) Nashville, Tenn. (Lighthouse Christian HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Martin Luther King HS) Dallas, Texas (Murray State College) Montgomery, Ala. (Meridian CC) Brooklyn, N.Y. (Navarro College) Philadelphia, Pa. (Niagara) Lagos, Nigeria (Covenant Christian HS (a.)) London, England (Ancilla College) Belleville, Ill. (Belleville East HS) Philadelphia, Pa. (Binghamton) Atlanta, a. (Coffeyville CC) Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway HS) Fairfield, Ala. (Holmes CC) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER # NAME Chris Bolden Armani Chaney Daniel Cummings Thomas Davis Jalen Duke A Torey Everett Ken Darrius Hamilton Wayne Martin Tahjere McCall Christian Mekowulu Samson Oyediran Darreon Reddick Jordan Reed Delano Spencer Khalill Spencer Xavier Williams COACHIN STAFF Head Coach: Dana Ford (rd Season, Illinois State ) Associate Head Coach: Randy Peele (rd Season, Virginia Wesleyan ) Assistant Coach: Rodney Hamilton (th Season, eorgia State 9) Assistant Coach: Pierre Jordan (rd Season, Florida State ) Director of Operations: Janna Eichelberger (rd Season, IUPUI ) Video Coordinator: James White (nd Season, Memphis )

2 TV/RADIO ROSTER ARMANI CHANEY - So. Chicago, Ill. DELANO SPENCER - 9 Jr. Atlanta, a. CHRIS BOLDEN - R-Sr. Tifton, a. JORDAN REED - R-Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. KEN DARRIUS HAMILTON -9 Jr. F/C Montgomery, Ala. TAHJERE McCALL - 9 R-Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. THOMAS DAVIS - R-Fr. Nashville, Tenn. SAMSON OYEDIRAN - R-So. F London, England DARREON REDDICK - 9 Jr. Belleville, Ill. XAVIER WILLIAMS -9 R-Jr. F Fairfield, Ala. CHRISTIAN MEKOWULU -9 R-So. F Lagos, Nigeria DANIEL CUMMINS - Fr. /F Toronto, Ont. A TOREY EVERETT - 9 So. Dallas, Texas KHALILL SPENCER - R-Fr. /F Memphis, Tenn. WAYNE MARTIN - R-Sr. F Brooklyn, N.Y. - TENNESSEE STATE MEN S BASKETBALL COACHIN STAFF JALEN DUKE - R-Fr. Nashville, Tenn. HEAD COACH DANA FORD rd Season Illinois State ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH RANDY PEELE rd Season Virginia Wesleyan ASSISTANT COACH RODNEY HAMILTON th Season eorgia State 9 ASSISTANT COACH PIERRE JORDAN rd Season Florida State DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS JANNA EICHELBERER rd Season IUPUI VIDEO COORDINATOR JAMES WHITE nd Season Memphis

3 SEASON PREVIEW - AT A LANCE SECOND ROW (L-R): Head Coach Dana Ford, Assistant Coach Pierre Jordan, Video Coordinator James White, Khalill Spencer, Samson Oyediran, Ken Darrius Hamilton, Christian Mekowulu, Xavier Williams, Wayne Martin, Daniel Cummings, Jalen Duke, Director of Operations Janna Eichelberger, Assistant Coach Rodney Hamilton, Associate Head Coach Randy Peele FIRST ROW (L-R): Thomas Davis, Delano Spencer, Jordan Reed, Darreon Reddick, Tahjere McCall, A Torey Everett, Chris Bolden, Armani Chaney ROSTER BREAKDOWN - WITH - STATISTICS RETURNERS (9) NEWCOMERS () LETTERWINNERS LOST () Armani Chaney P, S,. ppg,. rpg,. apg Thomas Davis Did not play as a freshman; Redshirt season Jalen Duke Did not play as a freshman; Redshirt season Wayne Martin P, S,. ppg, 9. rpg,. apg Tahjere McCall P, 9 S,. ppg,. rpg,. apg Christian Mekowulu Missed - season due to injury Samson Oyediran P, S,. ppg,. rpg,. apg Darreon Reddick P, S,. ppg,. rpg,. apg Khalill Spencer Did not play as a freshman; Redshirt season Chris Bolden - R-Sr. Tifton, a. (eorgia Tech) Daniel Cummings /F - Fr. Toronto, Ont. (Orangeville Prep) A Torey Everett - 9 So. Dallas, Texas (Murray St.College) Ken Darrius Hamilton F/C -9 Jr. Montgomery, Ala. (Meridian CC) ^ Jordan Reed - R-Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Binghamton) Delano Spencer - 9 Jr. Atlanta, a. (Coffeyville CC) Xavier Williams F -9 R-Jr. Fairfield, Ala. (Holmes CC) Keron DeShields P, S,. ppg,. rpg,. apg Neville Fincher P, S,. ppg,. rpg,. apg Christian riggs-williams P, S,.9 ppg,. rpg,. apg Demontez Loman P, S,. ppg,. rpg,. apg Xavier Richards P, S,. ppg,. rpg,. apg Marcus Roper P, S,. ppg,. rpg,. apg Johnny Woodard P, S,. ppg,. rpg,. apg ^ Sat out - season at TSU per NCAA Transfer Rules Indicates - Starter Indicates - Starter

4 STUDENT-ATHLETES # ARMANI CHANEY - So. Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita HS) HONORS OVC Co-Freshman of the Week (//) AS A FRESHMAN, - SEASON Appeared in games as a freshman Averaged. points,. assists and. rebounds per game from the point guard position Named Ohio Valley Conference Co-Freshman of the Week (//) Led the team in assists in four games Made collegiate debut in TSU s season opener at Loyola Maryland (//) Played minutes, scoring five points and dishing out four assists versus rambling State in a game in his hometown of Chicago Recorded a season-best five assists in minutes of action on the road at Jacksonville State (//) Set career highs for minutes (), points () and field goals () in a home win over Morehead State (//) Added points on -for-9 shooting against Tennessee Tech (//) Registered four assists to help TSU beat OVC Regular Season Champion Belmont (//) Posted six points, two assists and two steals in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament versus Ball State (//). CAREER HIHS Points: (vs. Morehead St., //) F Made: (vs. Morehead St., //) -PT F Made: (x, last at Morehead St., //) FT Made: (vs. rambling St., //) Rebounds: (9x, last vs. Jacksonville St., //) Assists: (at Jacksonville St., //) Steals: (vs. Tennessee Tech, //) Blocks: (vs. Austin Peay, //) Minutes: vs. Morehead St., //) ST. RITA HS Helped lead St. Rita to the IHSA Oak Lawn Regional Championships in and St. Rita won Chicago Catholic League Championships in,, and Named Second Team All-Area for Chicago as a senior by the Chicago Tribune and First Team by the Southtown Star and HS Cube Averaged. points,. assists and. steals as a senior Posted. points,.9 assists and. steals per game during junior season... Played three years for the varsity squad. PERSONAL Major: Sociology Son of: Lavina Freeman and Sherrod Chaney Birthday: April, 99 CHANEY CAREER STATISTICS -----TOTAL PTS FT REBOUNDS P S Min Avg F FA Pct F FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL

5 STUDENT-ATHLETES Tennessee State Men's Basketball Tennessee State Individual ame-by-ame (as of Apr, ) All games - AME-BY-AME # CHANEY, Armani Opponent at Loyola Maryland at Ohio FISK MIDDLE TENNESSEE REINHARDT at Kennesaw State STETSON vs rambling State at Stetson LIPSCOMB vs Alcorn St. at ILLINOIS STATE at Tennessee at Southeast Missouri at Eastern Illinois SIUE AUSTIN PEAY MURRAY STATE at Belmont at Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville State EASTERN KENTUCKY MOREHEAD STATE TENNESSEE TECH at Eastern Kentucky at Morehead State JACKSONVILLE STATE at UT Martin BELMONT vs Austin Peay BALL STATE Totals Date // // // // // // // // // // /9/ // /9/ // // /9/ // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // gs ames played: Minutes/game:. Points/game:. F Pct:. F Pct:. FT Pct:. min Total fg-fga Pointers pct fg-fga pct Free throws ft-fta pct off Rebounds/game:. Assists/game:. Turnovers/game:. Assist/turnover ratio:. Steals/game:. Blocks/game:. Rebounds def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts 9 avg

6 STUDENT-ATHLETES # DELANO SPENCER - 9 Jr. Atlanta, a. (Coffeyville CC) COFFEYVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEE, - & - SEASONS Played first two collegiate seasons at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas... One of the top scorers in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference, earning Honorable Mention All-Conference... As a sophomore, led Coffeyville and ranked fifth in the conference with. points per game... Shot. percent from the field and 9. percent from beyond the three-point arc... During his freshman season, averaged. points,. rebounds and. assists per game... Throughout junior college career, put up double-digit points on occasions, including as a sophomore... Best offensive performance came in a -point scoring effort versus Redlands Community College as a sophomore. OLDSMAR CHRISTIAN (FL) HS Averaged points per game during senior season... Played for reater Atlanta Christian School and Oldsmar Christian as a senior... Named to the all-tournament team for Oldsmar Christian... Earned All-State recognition as a junior for AC... Played first two seasons at Parkview High School in eorgia, earning All-State honors as a sophomore. PERSONAL Major: Communications Son of: Delano and Thelma Spencer Birthday: September, 99

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8 STUDENT-ATHLETES # CHRIS BOLDEN - R-Sr. Tifton, a. (eorgia Tech) EORIA TECH, - SEASONS Played for eorgia Tech for three seasons (-) before redshirting during the - season... Appeared in games with starts in three seasons... Scored points and recorded rebounds and assists for eorgia Tech... Scored in double figures on occasions during his time in Atlanta... Competing in one of the best conferences in the country, the Atlantic Coast Conference, his season-high of points in - came against eventual national champion Duke... As a freshman in -, registered points in his first career start versus Duke and went on to put up a career-high points in the Yellow Jackets upset of No. Miami... Was a teammate of current Tennessee State Assistant Coach Pierre Jordan in -. CAREER HIHS Points: (at Miami (FL), //) F Made: (at Miami (FL), //) -PT F Made: (x, last vs. Wake Forest, //) FT Made: (x, last vs. Duke, //) Rebounds: (vs. North Carolina, /9/) Assists: (x, last at Virginia Tech, /9/) Steals: (x, last at Wake Forest, //) Blocks: (x, last at Duke, //) Minutes: (x, last vs. Duke, //) NORTH WINNETT HS Ranked No. among shooting guards in the class and was No. overall in the Rivals Top... Earned All-State in class AAAAA, eorgia s highest classification, by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution... Named Player of the Year in region AAAAA, and Player of the Year in winnett County by the winnett Daily Post and the AJC... Averaged 9.9 points and. rebounds while hitting.9 percent of his shots his senior year... Led North winnett to an -9 record, the region AAAAA title and the quarterfinals of the state AAAAA tournament... Won a state champion at Norcross High School as a junior... Led team with. points per game as a junior. PERSONAL Major: Arts and Sciences Birthday: March, 99 BOLDEN CAREER STATISTICS -----TOTAL PTS FT REBOUNDS P S Min Avg F FA Pct F FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg REDSHIRT SEASON AT EORIA TECH TOTAL ATTENDED EORIA TECH FOR SEASONS, PLAYIN THE -, - AND - SEASONS, REDSHIRTED IN -

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10 STUDENT-ATHLETES # JORDAN REED - R-Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Binghamton University) - SEASON Sat out first season at Tennessee State per NCAA Transfer rules. BINHAMTON UNIVERSITY, -, - & - SEASONS Two-time all-league performer earning Second Team All-America East as a sophomore and Third Team as a freshman Led Binghamton in scoring and rebounding in first two seasons Led America East in rebounding in - and - seasons, becoming first guard to ever win back-to-back rebounding titles in league history Compiled 9 points, rebounds and assists in three seasons with the Bearcats Appeared in games and made starts Scored or more points times As a sophomore, ranked third in America East in scoring (. ppg) and first in rebounding (.9 rpg) and was one of eight players across the country to finish in his conference top- in both scoring and rebounding Only player in America East to rank in top- in three key defensive categories: rebounds (st), steals (T-th) and blocks (T-th)... First America East player in eight years to post back-to-back -point performances ( vs. Hartford, vs. Vermont)... Four-time America East Player of the Week the most honors of any AE player... broke school records for points in a game () and made free throws in a season () and tied record for made free throws in a game ()... Nationally-ranked in nine categories, including rebounds (th) and double-doubles (9th with )... Ranked st in free throw attempts, th in defensive rebounds, nd in made free throws and th in rebounds per game... As a freshman, finished second in America East in scoring (. ppg) and first in rebounding (9. rpg)... Earned spot on America East All-Rookie Team Named Mid-Major Freshman All-American by CollegeInsider.com... Named America East Rookie of the Year by College Sports Madness and College Hoops Daily... Only freshman in the country to finish among the top- in his conference in both scoring and rebounding... Ranked st in nation in double-doubles with a school-record - the most of any guard in the country... Ranked th in nation in rebounding - only player -foot- or smaller to appear in the nation s top- for rebounds... Among nation s freshmen, ranked second in rebounding and sixth in scoring... Five-time America East Rookie of the Week... Broke school s single-game rebound record with vs. St. Peter s on Nov.... Broke school s single-season rebound mark with boards As a junior, appeared in five games with one start Averaged. points and. rebounds in. minutes per game. WISSAHICKON HS Standout at Wissahickon High in Ambler, Pa Second team all-state selection as senior in - Averaged. points per game during senior season Led Trojans to - record, first conference title in eight years and first PIAA state tournament berth in six years Named Times Herald Player of Year and led area in scoring Scored, career points in four years Set school record for points in a game with during senior year Averaged. points per game during junior season Two-time Times Herald All-Area selection and four-year starter. PERSONAL Major: Sociology Son of: Curtis and Sonya Reed Birthday: January, 99 CAREER HIHS Points: (at Hartford, //) F Made: (x, last at Hartford, //) -PT F Made: (x, last at Hartford, //) FT Made: (vs. Vermont, //) Rebounds: (vs. St. Peter s, //) Assists: (x, last vs. New Hampshire, //) Steals: (at New Hampshire, //) Blocks: (x, last vs. Stony Brook, //) Minutes: (at New Hampshire, //) REED CAREER STATISTICS -----TOTAL PTS FT REBOUNDS P S Min Avg F FA Pct F FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg SAT OUT PER NCAA TRANSFER RULES TOTAL PLAYED THE -, - & - SEASONS AT BINHAMTON

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12 STUDENT-ATHLETES # KEN DARRIUS HAMILTON -9 F/C Jr. Montgomery, Ala. (Meridian CC) MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEE, - & - SEASON Played first two collegiate seasons at Meridian Community College in Mississippi under Head Coach Cedric Drake... Averaged. points and.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore, leading the team in both categories... Recorded double-doubles and games with or more points in the - season... Scored a career-high points in a game versus Copiah-Lincoln Community College... As a freshman, posted 9. points and. rebounds per game for Meridian CC... Had two double-doubles as a freshman. ROBERT E. LEE HIH SCHOOL Played basketball for the enerals of Robert E. Lee High School in Montgomery, Ala. PERSONAL Major: Physical Education Son of: Latonya Hamilton Birthday: June, 99

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14 STUDENT-ATHLETES # TAHJERE McCALL - 9 R-Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Niagara University) HONORS - OVC Defensive Player of the Year - First Team All-OVC - OVC All-Newcomer Team - NABC Second Team All-District 9 - BOXTOROW Second Team All-America - OVC Commissioner s Honor Roll (.+ PA) OVC Newcomer of the Week (//) AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR, - SEASON First TSU player to earn Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year First Team All-OVC OVC All-Newcomer Team NABC Second Team All-District 9 Played in all games with 9 starts Ranked second on the team with. points per game to go with. rebounds and. assists in 9. minutes per game Posted a team-high 9 assists Led TSU in scoring times and assists in games Scored in double figures in games Put up -plus points twice Set TSU s single-season record with steals Ranked ninth in Division I with. steals per game Scored points in TSU debut versus Loyola Maryland (//) Dished out a season-high eight assists in a home win over Stetson (//) Posted points, including in the second half on -for- shooting in a win over Lipscomb (//) Netted points and seven rebounds at Eastern Illinois (//) In a road loss at Belmont, scored a career-high points on -for- shooting (//) Picked up a double-double with points and rebounds at Tennessee Tech (//) Shot -for- from the free throw line as part of a -point effort versus Morehead State (//) Scored points in TSU s win over Belmont in the regular season finale (//) Scored a team-high points in the OVC Quarterfinals versus Austin Peay (//) Posted points, four assists and four steals in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament First Round versus Ball State (//). - SEASON Sat out first season at Tennessee State per NCAA Transfer rules. NIAARA UNIVERSITY, - & - SEASONS Appeared in 9 games with starts in two seasons at Niagara Scored total points to average. points per game As a sophomore, made starts in appearances... Scored points in the win over Buffalo (/)...Scored a then-career-high points vs. Davidson (/)... Had a game-high six assists versus St. Bonaventure (/)... Scored a career-high points vs. Rider (/)... Had a season-high seven assists and tied a career-high in minutes with vs. Manhattan (/9)... Led team with career-best two blocks at Fairfield (/)... Played in a career-high minutes vs. Manhattan (/)... Led/tied team in steals nine times... Led/tied team in assists times... As a freshman, played in games while starting in... Made first career start versus Hartford (/)... Scored eight points, grabbed a team-high eight rebounds, had three assists and one steal in 9 minutes in his first career game in the season opener at Oregon State... Had a season-best four assists versus New Mexico State (/)... Set a season-best in assists with seven at Iona (/)... rabbed a career-best nine rebounds at Buffalo (/)... Made a career-best four free throws versus Marist (/)... Tied career-high with nine rebounds at Marist (/)... Had an assist in games... Led team in rebounds three times... Led team in assists five times... Led team in steals six times. CARVER HIH SCHOOL OF ENINEERIN & SCIENCE Averaged. points per game as a senior including. ppg in league games... Led E&S to the Chris Smith Memorial Holiday Tournament and named MVP of the tournament after averaging. ppg and. apg... Helped lead E&S to a - record and league-best - mark en route to advancing to the Public League Class AAA Playoff Semifinals as a senior... Earned the Public League Division B MVP... The Philadelphia Daily News tabbed McCall as a classic late bloomer & ranked him as one the best point guards in the Philadelphia area... Named to the Daily News All-Public Team and was Daily News All-City honorable mention. PERSONAL Major: raduated from TSU with a Bachelor s degree in Communications in Spring. Pursuing Master s in Sports Administration Son of: Tangy Knotts Birthday: August, 99 McCALL CAREER STATISTICS CAREER HIHS Points: (at Belmont, //) F Made: (x, last at Belmont, //) -PT F Made: (at Eastern Kentucky, //) FT Made: (vs. Morehead St., //) Rebounds: (at Tennessee Tech, //) Assists: (vs. Stetson, //) Steals: (x, last at Southeast Missouri, //) Blocks: (at Fairfield, //) Minutes: (vs. Ball State, //) -----TOTAL PTS FT REBOUNDS P S Min Avg F FA Pct F FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg SAT OUT PER NCAA TRANSFER RULES TOTAL PLAYED THE - & - SEASONS AT NIAARA

15 STUDENT-ATHLETES - AME-BY-AME Tennessee State Men's Basketball Tennessee State Individual ame-by-ame (as of Apr, ) All games # MCCALL, Tahjere Opponent at Loyola Maryland at Ohio FISK MIDDLE TENNESSEE REINHARDT at Kennesaw State STETSON vs rambling State at Stetson LIPSCOMB vs Alcorn St. at ILLINOIS STATE at Tennessee at Southeast Missouri at Eastern Illinois SIUE AUSTIN PEAY MURRAY STATE at Belmont at Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville State EASTERN KENTUCKY MOREHEAD STATE TENNESSEE TECH at Eastern Kentucky at Morehead State JACKSONVILLE STATE at UT Martin BELMONT vs Austin Peay BALL STATE Totals Date // // // // // // // // // // /9/ // /9/ // // /9/ // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // ames played: Minutes/game:. Points/game:. F Pct:. F Pct:. FT Pct:. gs 9 min Total fg-fga Pointers pct fg-fga pct Free throws ft-fta pct off Rebounds/game:. Assists/game:. Turnovers/game:. Assist/turnover ratio:. Steals/game:. Blocks/game:. Rebounds def tot 9 avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg

16 STUDENT-ATHLETES # THOMAS DAVIS - R-Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Lighthouse Christian HS) AS A FRESHMAN, - SEASON Did not appear in a game in first season at TSU... Redshirt season. LIHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN HS Led Lighthouse Christian to a national championship in by winning the National Association of Christian Athletes (NACA) Tournament... Named to the All-Midstate Second Team by The Tennessean as a senior Scored over, points in his career at Lighthouse Christian, the first to accomplish that feat in school history Nicknamed Tripp... Son of TSU Professor Thomas L. Davis. PERSONAL Major: Business Administration Son of: Vera and Thomas Davis Birthday: August, 99

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18 STUDENT-ATHLETES # SAMSON OYEDIRAN - F R-So. London, England (Ancilla College) HONORS - OVC Commissioner s Honor Roll (.+ PA) - OVC Academic Medal of Honor (. PA) - Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar Award AS A REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN, - SEASON Appeared in games with one start in first season at TSU Posted. points and. rebounds in. minutes per game Played or more minutes seven times on the season Shot. percent (-for-) from the field Set season highs with five points and five rebounds in collegiate debut versus Fisk (//) Earned first career start at Illinois State (//) Played a season-high minutes at Jacksonville State (//). ANCILLA COLLEE, - SEASON Attended Ancilla College, a junior college in Indiana... Did not play. CAREER HIHS Points: (vs. Fisk, //) F Made: (vs. Fisk, //) -PT F Made: (x, last vs. Ball State, //) FT Made: (x, last vs. SIU Edwardsville, /9/) Rebounds: (vs. Fisk, //) Assists: (at Jacksonville St., //) Steals: (x, last vs. Ball State, //) Blocks: Minutes: (at Jacksonville St., //) PRESTON S COLLEE Played basketball in his native England, starring for Preston s College... Averaged. points and 9. rebounds per game. PERSONAL Major: Health Science Son of: Abisola Ajayi-Oyediran and Isaac Oyediran Birthday: November OYEDIRAN CAREER STATISTICS -----TOTAL PTS FT REBOUNDS P S Min Avg F FA Pct F FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg - ANCILLA COLLEE TOTAL

19 STUDENT-ATHLETES - AME-BY-AME Tennessee State Men's Basketball Tennessee State Individual ame-by-ame (as of Apr, ) All games # OYEDIRAN, Samson Opponent at Loyola Maryland at Ohio FISK MIDDLE TENNESSEE REINHARDT at Kennesaw State STETSON vs rambling State at Stetson LIPSCOMB vs Alcorn St. at ILLINOIS STATE at Tennessee at Southeast Missouri at Eastern Illinois SIUE AUSTIN PEAY MURRAY STATE at Belmont at Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville State EASTERN KENTUCKY MOREHEAD STATE TENNESSEE TECH at Eastern Kentucky at Morehead State JACKSONVILLE STATE at UT Martin BELMONT vs Austin Peay BALL STATE Totals Date gs // // // // // // // // // // /9/ // /9/ // // /9/ // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // ames played: Minutes/game:. Points/game:. F Pct:. F Pct:. FT Pct:. min 9 Total fg-fga Pointers pct fg-fga pct Free throws ft-fta pct off Rebounds/game:. Assists/game:. Turnovers/game:. Assist/turnover ratio:. Steals/game:. Rebounds def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg

20 STUDENT-ATHLETES # DARREON REDDICK - 9 Jr. Belleville, Ill. (Belleville East HS) HONORS OVC Freshman of the Week (//) AS A SOPHOMORE, - SEASON Appeared in all games with starts on the season Averaged. points,. rebounds and. assists per game in. minutes of action per game Went for or more points in seven games on the season In first start of the year, scored points and had four rebounds versus Fisk (//) Tied a season-high with points in a win at Stetson (//) Had a career-high eight assists to go with points in a win against Alcorn State (/9/) Scored points and had three assists against Eastern Kentucky (//) rabbed a season-high seven rebounds in TSU s road game at UT Martin (//). AS A FRESHMAN, - SEASON Saw action in all games, starting of them as a freshman for TSU Averaged. points,. rebounds and. assists in. minutes per game Shot. percent from the floor (-for-) and.9 percent from behind the arc (-for-9) Scored points and had a pair of rebounds, assists, and steals in his first game against Reinhardt (/) Notched a double-double with points and a season-high rebounds against Fisk (/) Racked up a then career-high points against Kennesaw State on New Year s Eve while grabbing seven rebounds and dishing out three assists Scored points and had seven rebounds against Eastern Illinois (/) Earned OVC Freshman of the Week on Jan. after posting points and seven boards against Eastern Illinois (/) and points and eight rebounds at SIUE (/) Scored a career-high against Murray State, which was the second-most for a TSU player on the season (/) Registered points to help TSU defeat Jacksonville State (/) Posted back-to-back point efforts to close the season against UT Martin (/) and Belmont (/). BELLEVILLE EAST HS All-State Honorable Mention and First Team All-Conference as a senior Named MVP of the preseason and Christmas tournaments for Belleville East. PERSONAL Major: Exercise Science Son of: Tiffany Reddick Birthday: October, 99 CAREER HIHS Points: (at Murray St., //) F Made: (x, last at Murray St., //) -PT F Made: (x, last at Tennessee, /9/) FT Made: (at Murray St., //) Rebounds: (vs. Fisk, //) Assists: (vs. Alcorn St., /9/) Steals: (vs. Belmont, //) Blocks: (x, last at Murray St., //) Minutes: (vs. Tennessee Tech, /9/) REDDICK CAREER STATISTICS -----TOTAL PTS FT REBOUNDS P S Min Avg F FA Pct F FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL

21 STUDENT-ATHLETES Tennessee State Men's Basketball Tennessee State Individual ame-by-ame (as of Apr, ) All games - AME-BY-AME # Reddick, Darreon Opponent REINHARDT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS FISK at Vanderbilt at Virginia at Saint Peter's vs St. Francis Brooklyn HAMPTON at Lipscomb at Southern Illinois at Hampton at Middle Tennessee at Tennessee at TCU KENNESAW STATE SOUTHEAST MISSOURI EASTERN ILLINOIS at SIUE at Austin Peay at Murray St. BELMONT TENNESSEE TECH JACKSONVILLE STATE at Morehead State at Eastern Kentucky Univer at Tennessee Tech EASTERN KENTUCKY at Jacksonville State MOREHEAD STATE UT MARTIN at Belmont Totals Date // // // // // // /9/ // // // /9/ // // /9/ // // // // // // // /9/ // // // // // // // // // gs min 9 9 Total fg-fga Pointers pct fg-fga pct Free throws ft-fta pct off 9 Rebounds def tot 9 avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg pts avg Rebounds/game:. Assists/game:. Turnovers/game:. Assist/turnover ratio:. Steals/game:. Blocks/game:. ames played: Minutes/game:. Points/game:. F Pct:. F Pct:.9 FT Pct: 9. - AME-BY-AME Tennessee State Men's Basketball Tennessee State Individual ame-by-ame (as of Apr, ) All games # REDDICK, Darreon Opponent at Loyola Maryland at Ohio FISK MIDDLE TENNESSEE REINHARDT at Kennesaw State STETSON vs rambling State at Stetson LIPSCOMB vs Alcorn St. at ILLINOIS STATE at Tennessee at Southeast Missouri at Eastern Illinois SIUE AUSTIN PEAY MURRAY STATE at Belmont at Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville State EASTERN KENTUCKY MOREHEAD STATE TENNESSEE TECH at Eastern Kentucky at Morehead State JACKSONVILLE STATE at UT Martin BELMONT vs Austin Peay BALL STATE Totals Date // // // // // // // // // // /9/ // /9/ // // /9/ // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // ames played: Minutes/game:. Points/game:. F Pct:. F Pct:. FT Pct:. gs min Total fg-fga Pointers pct fg-fga pct Free throws ft-fta pct off 9 Rebounds/game:. Assists/game:. Turnovers/game:. Assist/turnover ratio:. Steals/game:. Rebounds def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl

22 STUDENT-ATHLETES # XAVIER WILLIAMS -9 F R-Jr. Fairfield, Ala. (Holmes CC) HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEE, - SEASON Played redshirt-sophomore season at Holmes Community College in oodman, Miss. under the direction of Head Coach Jason Flanigan... Averaged.9 points and. rebounds per game... Went for double-digit points nine times and had double-digit rebounds twice... In the MACJC State Tournament versus Mississippi ulf Coast CC, secured a double-double with points and boards. ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY, - & - SEASONS Played freshman season at Alabama A&M... Posted. points and. rebounds per game... Recorded five points and six rebounds against eventual Mountain West Champion New Mexico in first collegiate game... Redshirted in -. CENTRAL PARK CHRISTIAN HS Averaged points, eight rebounds and three blocks per game as a senior in -... Named Tournament MVP as a senior. CAREER HIHS Points: (at New Mexico, /9/) F Made: (at New Mexico, /9/) -PT F Made: FT Made: (vs. Jacksonville State, //) Rebounds: (x, last at Ohio, //) Assists: (vs. Jackson State, //) Steals: Blocks: (at New Mexico, /9/) Minutes: (at New Mexico, /9/) PERSONAL Major: Mass Communications Son of: Angela Williams Birthday: June, 99 WILLIAMS CAREER STATISTICS -----TOTAL PTS FT REBOUNDS P S Min Avg F FA Pct F FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg REDSHIRT SEASON AT ALABAMA A&M - HOLMES CC TOTAL ATTENDED ALABAMA A&M FOR SEASONS, PLAYIN IN - AND REDSHIRTIN IN -

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24 STUDENT-ATHLETES # CHRISTIAN MEKOWULU -9 F R-So. Lagos, Nigeria (Covenant Christian HS) HONORS Co-OVC Freshman of the Week (//) OVC Freshman of the Week (//) - SEASON Missed the - season while recovering from knee surgery. AS A FRESHMAN, - SEASON Played in games with starts during freshman season Averaged. points and was second on the team with. rebounds per game Played. minutes per contest Increased scoring to. points per game in OVC play... Led the Tigers in free throw attempts (), shooting 9. percent (-for-) Had five games with or more rebounds... Posted eight double-digit scoring games... Made collegiate debut against Saint Peter s with points and rebounds (/) Scored four points and grabbed rebounds while blocking three shots in second career game against St. Francis Brooklyn (/9) Earned Co-OVC Freshman of the Week award after his first week playing Secured a season-high rebounds at Hampton (/) Scored a then-career-high points at home against Kennesaw State on New Year s Eve while also grabbing rebounds for his first career double-double (/) Named OVC Freshman of the Week for the second time after combining for points and rebounds total against Kennesaw State and SEMO Recorded second double-double at SIUE with points and rebounds (/). COVENANT CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES ACADEMY Team MVP in Averaged a double-double of points and rebounds per game as a senior Rated as the th best forward and th best overall player from eorgia according to maxpreps.com. PERSONAL Major: Arts and Sciences Son of: Esther and Christian Mekowulu Birthday: March, 99 CAREER HIHS Points: (at Morehead St., //) Field oals Made: (at Morehead St., //) -PT Field oals Made: Free Throws Made: 9 (vs. Southeast Missouri, //) Rebounds: (at Hampton, /9/) Assists: (at Tennessee, //) Steals: (vs. Morehead St., //) Blocks: (vs. St. Francis Brooklyn, /9/) Minutes: (at Middle Tennessee, //) MEKOWULU CAREER STATISTICS -----TOTAL PTS FT REBOUNDS P S Min Avg F FA Pct F FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg MISSED SEASON DUE TO INJURY TOTAL

25 STUDENT-ATHLETES - AME-BY-AME Tennessee State Men's Basketball Tennessee State Individual ame-by-ame (as of Apr, ) All games # Mekowulu, Christian Opponent REINHARDT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS FISK at Vanderbilt at Virginia at Saint Peter's vs St. Francis Brooklyn HAMPTON at Lipscomb at Southern Illinois at Hampton at Middle Tennessee at Tennessee at TCU KENNESAW STATE SOUTHEAST MISSOURI EASTERN ILLINOIS at SIUE at Austin Peay at Murray St. BELMONT TENNESSEE TECH JACKSONVILLE STATE at Morehead State at Eastern Kentucky Univer at Tennessee Tech EASTERN KENTUCKY at Jacksonville State MOREHEAD STATE UT MARTIN at Belmont Totals Date // // // // // // /9/ // // // /9/ // // /9/ // // // // // // // /9/ // // // // // // // // // ames played: Minutes/game:. Points/game:. F Pct:. FT Pct: 9. gs min Total fg-fga -Pointers pct fg-fga pct Free throws ft-fta pct off 9 Rebounds/game:. Assists/game:. Turnovers/game:. Assist/turnover ratio:. Steals/game:. Blocks/game:. Rebounds def tot 99 avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg

26 STUDENT-ATHLETES # DANIEL CUMMINS - /F Fr. Toronto, Ont. (Orangeville Prep) ORANEVILLE PREP Spent the - season playing for basketball powerhouse Orangeville Prep in Ontario, Canada for a post-grad year... Averaged points, seven rebounds and three assists per game. ST. BENEDICT S PREPARATORY SCHOOL Played senior season at St. Benedict s Prep in Newark, N.J., helping the ray Bees finish - overall and win the New Jersey State Prep Championship in -... Put up seven points, seven rebounds and. assists per game for St. Benedict s... Spent first three years of high school at St. Andrew s College in Ontario... Played AAU Basketball for CIA Bounce... Represented Canada at the U- FIBA World Championships in Dubai in... Helped Canada reach the Quarterfinals and had a -point effort versus France... Also played for Canada in the FIBA Americas U- Championships in. PERSONAL Major: Communications Son of: Courtney and Denise Cummings Birthday: March, 99

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28 STUDENT-ATHLETES # A TOREY EVERETT - 9 So. Dallas, Texas (Murray State College) MURRAY STATE COLLEE, - SEASON Spent freshman season at Murray State College, a junior college in Tishomingo, Okla... Led MSC with. points per game... Also averaged. rebounds and. assists per game... Shot. percent from the field and. percent from three-point range... Scored in double figures times as a freshman... Led MSC to the Region II Tournament... Scored a season-high points against Carl Albert State and also went for points on -for- shooting in a win over Seminole State. BERKNER HS Played basketball at Berkner High School in Richardson, Texas... Played for Head Coach Jason Petty... Put up points, six rebounds and five assists per game as a senior... Earned District MVP... Named Second Team All-State. PERSONAL Major: Liberal Arts Son of: Patricia and William Everett Birthday: October, 99

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30 STUDENT-ATHLETES # KHALILL SPENCER - /F R-Fr. Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway HS) AS A FRESHMAN, - SEASON Did not appear in a game in first season at TSU... Redshirt season. RIDEWAY HS Four-time All-State and All-City selection... Averaged points per game to lead Ridgeway to an - record in - and a spot in the quarterfinals of the Region -AAA tournament... Also played at Mitchell HS in Memphis and Booker T. Washington HS during high school career Averaged points per contest at Booker T. Washington as a freshman and helped guide his team to a berth in the Class A State Tournament. PERSONAL Major: Criminal Justice Son of: Khalilah and Kenny Spencer Birthday: May, 99

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32 STUDENT-ATHLETES # WAYNE MARTIN - F R-Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Navarro College) HONORS OVC Newcomer of the Week (//) OVC Co-Newcomer of the Week (//) AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR, - SEASON Made starts in games played in first season at TSU Ranked third on the team with. points per game and led TSU with 9. rebounds per game Secured a team-high double-doubles on the season Lead the team with blocked shots Shot. percent (-for-) from the field Double-digit scoring efforts in games Picked up or more rebounds in games Led TSU in rebounds 9 times and scoring four times Named OVC Newcomer of the Week on Nov., and OVC Co-Newcomer of the Week on Dec.,... Made an immediate impact with points and rebounds in season opener at Loyola Maryland (//), becoming first OVC player with a / game since Kenneth Faried posted three such games in - Had a double-double with points and boards at Ohio (//) Posted points and rebounds in minutes against Fisk (//) Went for points and rebounds against Reinhardt (//) Reached points to go with boards as TSU cruised past Stetson (//) Recorded points, rebounds and five blocks in minutes in a double-overtime win at Stetson (//) Pulled down rebounds against Lipscomb (//) Had 9 points and nine rebounds at Tennessee (/9/) Finished with points and rebounds in a win over Austin Peay (//) Secured another double-double with points, rebounds at Belmont (//) Put up points and rebounds at Jacksonville State (//) Finished with points and points in the OVC Quarterfinals against Austin Peay (//) Posted nine points and boards versus Ball State in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament First Round (//). NAVARRO COLLEE, - SEASON Rated as the No. Junior College transfer in the nation by Lindy s Sports... Earned All-Region XIV North Zone Honorable Mention accolades Averaged. points and 9. rebounds per game Scored a season-best points in a win over Temple Helped Navarro post a - overall record. ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN, - & - SEASONS Redshirted during the - season... Appeared in games off the bench for the Terriers in - Averaged. points,.9 rebounds and. blocks in.9 minutes per game Scored in double figures in seven games Registered points and eight rebounds in season-opening upset at Miami (Fla.)... Finished one rebound shy of a double-double with points and nine boards against Mount St. Vincent s Went for points and nine rebounds in overtime victory against Wagner. SOUTH SHORE HS Helped lead South Shore to a -9- record and a berth in the PSAL quarterfinals in - Averaged. points and. rebounds per game for the Kangaroos Posted a double-double of points and rebounds in the second round of the playoffs against John F. Kennedy. Scored points in an overtime win against Transit Tech, including five of the last seven points in the overtime Also scored points in a regular-season game against Thomas Jefferson. PERSONAL Major: Arts and Sciences Son of: Dawn Harper Birthday: June, 99 CAREER HIHS Points: (at Loyola, //) F Made: (at Loyola, //) -PT F Made: (x, last at Belmont, //) FT Made: (vs. Fisk, //) Rebounds: (at Loyola, //) Assists: (x, last vs. Alcorn St., /9/) Steals: (vs. Ball State, //) Blocks: (vs. Wagner, //) Minutes: (at Stetson, //) MARTIN CAREER STATISTICS -----TOTAL PTS FT REBOUNDS P S Min Avg F FA Pct F FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg - REDSHIRT AT ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN NAVARRO COLLEE TOTAL ATTENDED ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN FOR SEASONS, REDSHIRTIN IN - AND PLAYIN IN -

33 STUDENT-ATHLETES - AME-BY-AME Tennessee State Men's Basketball Tennessee State Individual ame-by-ame (as of Apr, ) All games # MARTIN, Wayne Opponent at Loyola Maryland at Ohio FISK MIDDLE TENNESSEE REINHARDT at Kennesaw State STETSON vs rambling State at Stetson LIPSCOMB vs Alcorn St. at ILLINOIS STATE at Tennessee at Southeast Missouri at Eastern Illinois SIUE AUSTIN PEAY MURRAY STATE at Belmont at Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville State EASTERN KENTUCKY MOREHEAD STATE TENNESSEE TECH at Eastern Kentucky at Morehead State JACKSONVILLE STATE at UT Martin BELMONT vs Austin Peay BALL STATE Totals Date // // // // // // // // // // /9/ // /9/ // // /9/ // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // ames played: Minutes/game:. Points/game:. F Pct:. F Pct:. FT Pct:. gs min Total fg-fga -Pointers pct fg-fga pct Free throws ft-fta pct off Rebounds/game: 9. Assists/game:. Turnovers/game:. Assist/turnover ratio:. Steals/game:. Blocks/game:. Rebounds def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg

34 STUDENT-ATHLETES # JALEN DUKE - R-Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Martin Luther King HS) AS A FRESHMAN, - SEASON Did not appear in a game in first season at TSU... Redshirt season. MARTIN LUTHER KIN HS raduated as the all-time leading scorer in Martin Luther King HS history, amassing, career points... Named the District AA Most Valuable Player and All-District Tournament Team as a junior after putting up. points per game... Averaged. points and. rebounds as a senior... Named to the District AA All-District Team and the All-District Tournament Team during senior season... Posted. points per game as a sophomore, earning All-District Team and All-District Tournament Team accolades... Four-year starter for MLK. PERSONAL Major: Mass Communications Son of: Hope McKinley and Seneca Duke Birthday: March, 99

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