2016–17 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by sixth-year head coach Steve Payne, played their home games at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 8–8 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division. As the No. 6 seed in the OVC Tournament, they lost in the first round to Murray State.

2016–17 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionEast Division
2016–17 record12–20 (8–8 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rick Cabrera
  • Frank Davis
  • Jason Taylor
Home arenaEblen Center
2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Belmont151 .938  237  .767
Morehead State106 .625  1416  .467
Jacksonville State97 .563  2015  .571
Tennessee State88 .500  1713  .567
Tennessee Tech88 .500  1220  .375
Eastern Kentucky511 .313  1219  .387
West
UT Martin106 .625  2213  .629
Southeast Missouri St.97 .563  1518  .455
Murray State88 .500  1617  .485
Austin Peay79 .438  1119  .367
Eastern Illinois610 .375  1415  .483
SIU Edwardsville115 .063  624  .200
2017 OVC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2015–16 season 19–12, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the OVC Tournament to Austin Peay. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had 8 teams, where they lost in the quarterfinals to Old Dominion.

Preseason

In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors, Tennessee Tech was picked to finish in fourth place in the East Division of the OVC.[1] Aleksa Jugovic was selected to the All-OVC Preseason Team.

Roster

2016–17 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 1 Markell Henderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Boswell, Oklahoma
G 2 Hakeem Rogers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Elizabeth, New Jersey
G 3 Miles Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Chattanooga, Tennessee
G 4 Aleksa Jugovic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Leskovac, Serbia
G 10 Kajon Mack 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Los Angeles, California
C 11 Micaiah Henry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Decatur, Georgia
G 12 Stephaun Adams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) So St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
F 15 Curtis Phillips Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee
G 20 Savonte Frazier 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Lake Wales, Florida
G 21 Conner Hall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Gainesboro, Tennessee
F 22 Courtney Alexander II 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Mableton, Georgia
F 24 Ja'Cardo Hawkins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr Gonzales, Louisiana
F 25 Mason Ramsey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr Livingston, Tennessee
F 30 Colton Blevins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) Fr Jamestown, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm, ACC Extra
at Georgia Tech L 55–70  0–1
Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,018)
Atlanta, GA
11/14/2016*
7:30 pm
Central Michigan L 74–86  0–2
Eblen Center (1,546)
Cookeville, TN
11/17/2016*
7:30 pm
Alabama A&M W 95-61  1–2
Eblen Center (1,396)
Cookeville, TN
11/20/2016*
2:00 pm
Sam Houston State L 71–78  1–3
Eblen Center (768)
Cookeville, TN
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
at Southern L 68–80  1–4
F. G. Clark Center (601)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/25/2016*
6:00 pm
at Ohio L 57–68  1–5
Convocation Center (6,388)
Athens, OH
11/28/2016*
7:00 pm
Hiwassee W 80–47  2–5
Eblen Center (708)
Cookeville, TN
12/01/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Lipscomb L 85–104  2–6
Allen Arena (982)
Nashville, TN
12/03/2016*
6:00 pm
at Alabama A&M W 79–74  3–6
Elmore Gymnasium (1,735)
Huntsville, AL
12/04/2016*
4:00 pm
Crowley's Ridge W 98–51  4–6
Eblen Center (1,091)
Cookeville, TN
12/10/2016*
1:00 pm, BTN
at Michigan State L 63–71  4–7
Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
12/13/2016*
6:00 pm, SECN
at Tennessee L 68–74  4–8
Thompson–Boling Arena (11,524)
Knoxville, TN
12/17/2016*
6:00 pm
Lipscomb L 79–81  4–9
Eblen Center (961)
Cookeville, TN
12/19/2016*
6:00 pm
Furman L 62–68  4–10
Eblen Center (799)
Cookeville, TN
12/22/2016*
2:30 pm
at Miami (OH) L 58–66  4–11
Millett Hall (1,108)
Oxford, OH
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
12/31/2016
2:30 pm
at SIU Edwardsville W 72–66  5–11
(1–0)
Vadalabene Center (1,781)
Edwardsville, IL
01/05/2017
7:30 pm
Austin Peay W 76–67  6–11
(2–0)
Eblen Center (1,493)
Cookeville, TN
01/07/2017
7:30 pm
Murray State W 71–67  6–12
(3–0)
Eblen Center (2,017)
Cookeville, TN
01/10/2017
6:30 pm
at Southeast Missouri State L 78–83  7–12
(3–1)
Show Me Center (923)
Cape Girardeau, MO
01/14/2017
7:30 pm
Jacksonville State L 59–74  7–12
(3–2)
Eblen Center (2,882)
Cookeville, TN
01/19/2017
7:00 pm
at Tennessee State W 80–74  8–12
(4–2)
Gentry Complex (4,251)
Nashville, TN
01/21/2017
11:00 am, ASN
at Belmont L 70–82  8–13
(4–3)
Curb Event Center (2,061)
Nashville, TN
01/26/2017
6:00 pm
Morehead State W 76–73  9–13
(5–3)
Eblen Center (1,644)
Cookeville, TN
01/28/2017
7:30 pm
Eastern Kentucky L 66–79  9–14
(5–4)
Eblen Center (2,878)
Cookeville, TN
02/01/2017
7:30 pm
UT Martin L 46–75  9–15
(5–5)
Eblen Center (1,555)
Cookeville, TN
02/04/2017
3:15 pm
at Eastern Illinois W 87–68  10–15
(6–5)
Lantz Arena (1,077)
Charleston, IL
02/09/2017
6:00 pm
Tennessee State L 59–72  10–17
(6–6)
Eblen Center (1,414)
Cookeville, TN
02/11/2017
7:30 pm
Belmont W 83–70  11–17
(7–6)
Eblen Center (3,879)
Cookeville, TN
02/18/2017
7:00 pm
at Jacksonville State W 79–78 OT 12–17
(8–6)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,822)
Jacksonville, AL
02/23/2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Morehead State L 68–73  12–18
(8–7)
Ellis Johnson Arena (3,383)
Morehead, KY
02/25/2017
1:00 pm, ASN
at Eastern Kentucky L 71–75  12–19
(8–8)
McBrayer Arena (2,300)
Richmond, KY
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
03/01/2017
8:30 pm
(6) vs. (7) Murray State
First Round
L 84–85 2OT 12–20
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,043)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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