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Nolan Smith Named OVC Co-Coach of the Year as Tennessee State Secures No. 1 Seed

The first-year coach has TSU at 21-9 with a double bye into Friday's OVC semifinal on ESPNU.

Dec 21, 2024; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Memphis Tigers assistant coach Nolan Smith looks on against the Mississippi State Bulldogs during the first half at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Wesley Hale-Imagn Images

Overview

  • League voters named Smith co-Coach of the Year alongside Morehead State’s Jonathan Mattox.
  • Senior guard Aaron Nkrumah earned OVC Player of the Year, averaging 17.7 points with a league-best 2.9 steals, while Travis Harper II made the first team and Dante Harris made the second team and All-Newcomer list.
  • Tennessee State went 15-5 in OVC play to share the regular-season title with Morehead State and locked up the top seed.
  • The Tigers face the Game 3 winner in Friday’s semifinal at 7:00 p.m. CT at the Ford Center in Evansville, with the championship game Saturday.
  • The tournament champion secures the OVC’s automatic NCAA bid, and TSU is chasing its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1994.