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Tennessee State has officially named Nolan Smith its new head men’s basketball coach. The Tigers will hand the reins to a former NCAA national champion, NBA veteran, and rising leader in the collegiate coaching ranks. Smith, who joins TSU after the 2024–25 season as an assistant coach at the University of Memphis under Penny Hardaway, […]
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Tennessee State University’s new head football coach, Reggie Barlow, didn’t mince words about the Tigers eighth-place projection in the league’s preseason poll. “That preseason poll is cute,” Barlow remarked in response to the Tigers’ predicted standing during OVC-Big South Media Day. “But our players and coaches are laser-focused on building something special here at Tennessee
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Following the departure of their former head coach, the Tennessee State men’s basketball program is expected to hire former NCAA champion Nolan Smith as his successor. According to a report from CBS College Basketball Insider Jon Rothstein, the deal is not official as both sides are still working out the terms of the agreement. A
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The official start of Tennessee State hockey might be put on hold for now, but the program is receiving financial support from the NHL. TSU will play during the 2026-27 season, “a move made in close collaboration with the National Hockey League (NHL), the Nashville Predators, and College Hockey Inc.,” the school announced in a
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The official start of Tennessee State hockey might be put on hold for now, but the program is receiving financial support from the NHL. TSU will play during the 2026-27 season, “a move made in close collaboration with the National Hockey League (NHL), the Nashville Predators, and College Hockey Inc.,” the school announced in a
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Tennessee State hockey will not take the ice as previously scheduled due to a combination of financial instability, insufficient fundraising, and logistical challenges, according to reports. The Tennessean reported Tuesday that the university faced a severe financial crisis primarily due to budget mismanagement, longstanding state underfunding, structural deficits, and mismanaged federal relief funds. The newspaper
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Brian “Penny” Collins, the former head coach of the Tennessee State University. Tigers men’s basketball program, has resigned from his role to accept a coaching position in the NBA, a major milestone for HBCU basketball coaching careers. A Transformative Run at Tennessee State Collins led the Tigers for seven seasons, building a winning culture and
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Tennessee State University head men’s basketball coach Brian “Penny” Collins has stepped down, effective immediately, to accept a coaching position in the NBA. Assistant coach Erik Buggs will serve as interim head coach during the transition. Where Collins will be coaching has not been disclosed. Collins’ departure marks the end of a seven-year tenure that
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Another NBA draft has come and gone, and 60 young men heard their names called, beginning what they hope will be a successful professional journey. Unfortunately, none of those 60 came from an HBCU, and none have since Norfolk State big man Kyle O’Quinn was drafted by the New York Knicks in 2012. Why have
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Tennessee State University and the state of Tennessee have reached an agreement to enable the school to utilize $96 million over the next three years, previously allocated for deferred maintenance, to enhance university operations. The $250 million allocated by the State of Tennessee in April 2022 for capital improvements and infrastructure upgrades is making a
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