Tennessee State basketball adds former NBA vet Robert Covington to staff Ex-Tiger star, TSU Hall of Famer will serve as Nolan Smith's chief basketball officer John Glennon John Glennon Author twitter Author email Sep 9, 2026 Sep 9, 2026 Updated 2 hrs ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Robert Covington of the Philadelphia 76ers reacts against the Chicago Bulls at the Wells Fargo Center on Dec. 18, 2023, in Philadelphia. Photo: Getty Images/Tim Nwachukwu Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gift this article New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link Tennessee State men’s basketball coach Nolan Smith has turned to the school’s past in order to better the future.Smith has added Robert Covington, an NBA veteran and TSU Athletics Hall of Famer, to his staff as chief basketball officer. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmx? 9:D ?6H C@=6[ r@G:?8E@? H:== 7@4FD @? A=2J6C C6=2E:@?D[ 4@>>F?:EJ 2?5 42>AFD 6?8286>6?E[ 2?5 E62> 24E:G:E:6D]k^AmkAmw6 H:== DFAA@CE A=2J6CDV AC@76DD:@?2=[ D@4:2= 2?5 A6CD@?2= 56G6=@A>6?E H9:=6 D6CG:?8 2D 2 =:2:D@? 36EH66? E96 AC@8C2>[ A=2J6CD 2?5 E96:C 72>:=:6D]k^AmkAmr@G:?8E@? A=2J65 7@C E96 %:86CD 7C@> a__h\`b[ 2AA62C:?8 :? ``g 82>6D H:E9 ``a DE2CED] w6 2G6C2865 `c]g A@:?ED[ f]c C63@F?5D[ `]d DE62=D 2?5 `]b 3=@4<D H9:=6 D9@@E:?8 cf]e A6C46?E 7C@> E96 7:6=5 2?5 ca]a A6C46?E 7C@> E9C66\A@:?E C2?86]k^AmkAm%96 e\f 7@CH2C5 62C?65 7:CDE\E62> p==\~'r 9@?@CD :? a_``\`a 2?5 H2D ?2>65 E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^r@==686x?D:56C]4@>Qmr@==686x?D:56C]4@>k^2m ~'r 4@\|'! E92E D62D@?] w6 H2D 2=D@ 2 EH@\E:>6 wqr& p==\p>6C:42? 2?5 H2D :?5F4E65 :?E@ E96 %$& pE9=6E:4D w2== @7 u2>6 :? a_ac]k^AmkAmQx 3=665 %$&[ 2?5 x 2=H2JD 92G6[Q r@G:?8E@? D2:5 :? 2 C6=62D6] Q%9:D :D 2?@E96C >:=6DE@?6 xV> :?4C65:3=J 8C2E67F= 7@C] xV> 36J@?5 3=6DD65 E@ ?@H 36 A2CE @7 E9:D AC@8C2> 7F== E:>6[ 2?5 xV> ECF=J 6I4:E65 23@FE H92E H6 2C6 3F:=5:?8 E@86E96C]”k^AmkAmr@G:?8E@? H2D F?5C27E65 :? a_`b[ 3FE H6?E @? E@ A=2J `` D62D@?D :? E96 }qp 7@C w@FDE@?[ !9:=256=A9:2[ |:??6D@E2[ !@CE=2?5 2?5 E96 {]p] r=:AA6CD] w6 2AA62C65 :? e`c }qp C68F=2C\D62D@? 82>6D[ >2<:?8 cee DE2CED[ 2?5 2G6C2865 `_]g A@:?ED[ d]d C63@F?5D[ `]c 2DD:DED 2?5 `]d DE62=D]k^AmkAmp >6>36C @7 E96 }qp’D p==\s676?D:G6 u:CDE %62> :? a_`g[ r@G:?8E@? =2DE A=2J65 5FC:?8 E96 a_ab\ac D62D@?]k^AmkAmQ#@3 r@G:?8E@? :D 2 >2;@C A:==2C :? %$& 32D<6E32== 9:DE@CJ 2?5 wqr& 32D<6E32== 9:DE@CJ[Q $>:E9 D2:5 :? E96 C6=62D6] QxE :D 2? 23D@=FE6 9@?@C E@ 3C:?8 9:> 324< E@ E9:D AC@8C2>] w6 H:== H62C >2?J 92ED 2?5 H:== 36 2? :>A@CE2?E A2CE @7 H96C6 H6 2C6 8@:?8]”k^AmkAmx? 9:D 7:CDE D62D@? =2DE H:?E6C[ $>:E9 8F:565 E96 %:86CD E@ E96:C 7:CDE }rpp %@FC?2>6?E 36CE9 D:?46 `hhc]k^AmkAm%6??6DD66 $E2E6 H6?E ab\`_ :? a_ad\ae[ 42AEFC:?8 E96 ~9:@ '2==6J r@?76C6?46 C68F=2C D62D@? 2?5 E@FC?2>6?E E:E=6D]k^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Robert Covington Nolan Smith Tennessee State University National Basketball Association Men's Basketball Teams Nba Teams Ncaa Division I Men's Basketball Teams Historically Black Colleges And Universities Basketball John Glennon Author twitter Author email Follow John Glennon Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Recommended for you Sponsored by
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