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
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 20 Murray State180 1.000313  .912
Belmont153 .833258  .758
Morehead State135 .7222311  .676
Southeast Missouri State89 .4711418  .438
Tennessee State810 .4441418  .438
Austin Peay810 .4441217  .414
Tennessee Tech710 .4121121  .344
SIU Edwardsville513 .2781121  .344
UT Martin414 .222822  .267
Eastern Illinois315 .167526  .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.