2021–22 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

2021–22 Tennessee State Tigers basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record14–18 (8–10 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Walker
  • Jerry Nichols
  • Russ Willemsen
Home arenaGentry Complex
2021–22 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Murray State 18 0   1.000 31 3   .912
Belmont 15 3   .833 25 8   .758
Morehead State 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Southeast Missouri State 8 9   .471 14 18   .438
Tennessee State 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
Austin Peay 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
Tennessee Tech 7 10   .412 11 21   .344
SIU Edwardsville 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
UT Martin 4 14   .222 8 22   .267
Eastern Illinois 3 15   .167 5 26   .161
2022 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth-year head coach Brian Collins, played their home games at the Gentry Complex in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).

The Tigers finished the season 14–18, 8–10 in OVC play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated SIU Edwardsville in the first round of the OVC tournament before falling to Southeast Missouri State in the quarterfinals.