2019–20 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by first-year head coach John Pelphrey, played their home games at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 6–12 in OVC play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.

2019–20 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionEast Division
2019–20 record9–22 (6–12 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andre Bell
  • Alex Fain
  • Marcus King
Home arenaEblen Center
2019–20 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Belmont153 .833  267  .788
Murray State153 .833  239  .719
Austin Peay144 .778  2112  .636
Eastern Kentucky126 .667  1617  .485
Tennessee State99 .500  1815  .545
Eastern Illinois99 .500  1715  .531
Jacksonville State810 .444  1319  .406
Morehead State711 .389  1319  .406
Tennessee Tech612 .333  922  .290
UT Martin513 .278  920  .310
SIU Edwardsville513 .278  823  .258
Southeast Missouri State315 .167  724  .226
2020 OVC Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2018–19 season 8–23 overall, 4–14 in OVC play to finish in last place and failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.

On March 3, 2019, the school announced that head coach Steve Payne had resigned after eight seasons at Tennessee Tech.[1] On April 6, the school hired John Pelphrey, an assistant at Alabama, as the next head coach.[2]

Roster

2019–20 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 0 Larry Kuimi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Missouri City, TX
G 1 Maverick Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Oakdale, TN
G 2 Jared Sherfield 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)165 lb (75 kg) So Tuscaloosa, AL
G 3 Keishawn Davidson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)160 lb (73 kg) Fr Murfreesboro, TN
G 4 JR Clay 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) So Chattanooga, TN
G 5 Darius Allen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Melbourne, FL
G 10 Chase Ridenour 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Knoxville, TN
G 11 Dane Quest 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Toronto, ON
F 12 Amadou Sylla 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Bamako, Mali
G 15 Tyler Thompson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Kingston, TN
G 20 Hunter Vick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Camden, TN
C 21 Reece Wilkinson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)270 lb (122 kg) RS Fr Miami, FL
F 22 Tujautae Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Chicago, IL
G 23 Caden Mills 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Spencer, TN
F 24 Garrett Golday 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Arlington, TN
G 51 Michael Lolio 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Spring, TX
G 54 Cade Crosland 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Sparta, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 18, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2019*
Bryan College W 84–65 
Eblen Center 
Cookeville, TN
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Kentucky L 64–76  0–1
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,841)
Bowling Green, KY
November 9, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Martin Methodist W 83–70  1–1
Eblen Center (980)
Cookeville, TN
November 12, 2019*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Wright State L 80–85 OT 1–2
Eblen Center 
Cookeville, TN
November 15, 2019*
6:00 pm
at UNC Greensboro
UNC Greensboro Tournament
L 30–64  1–3
Greensboro Coliseum Complex 
Greensboro, NC
November 16, 2019*
2:30 pm
vs. Appalachian State
UNC Greensboro Tournament
L 47–69  1–4
Greensboro Coliseum Complex 
Greensboro, NC
November 17, 2019*
11:00 am
vs. Montana State
UNC Greensboro Tournament
L 39–52  1–5
Greensboro Coliseum Complex 
Greensboro, NC
November 21, 2019*
7:30 pm
at Winthrop W 61–58  2–5
Winthrop Coliseum (2,033)
Rock Hill, SC
November 25, 2019*
6:00 pm
Lipscomb L 65–78  2–6
Eblen Center (1,320)
Cookeville, TN
December 2, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Reinhardt W 86–47  3–6
Eblen Center (765)
Cookeville, TN
December 8, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ohio L 54–81  3–7
Convocation Center (3,402)
Athens, OH
December 17, 2019*
6:30 pm
at Lipscomb L 60–78  3–8
Allen Arena (1,364)
Nashville, TN
December 21, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Carolina L 76–89  3–9
Eblen Center (1,392)
Cookeville, TN
December 29, 2019*
3:00 pm, SECN+
at Ole Miss L 63–80  3–10
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,261)
Oxford, MS
OVC regular season
January 2, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Kentucky L 59–74  3–11
(0–1)
Alumni Coliseum (1,814)
Richmond, KY
January 4, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Morehead State L 72–83  3–12
(0–2)
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,518)
Morehead, KY
January 9, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Austin Peay L 62–75  3–13
(0–3)
Eblen Center (2,032)
Cookeville, TN
January 11, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Murray State L 69–81  3–14
(0–4)
Eblen Center (1,106)
Cookeville, TN
January 16, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at SIU Edwardsville W 72–69  4–14
(1–4)
Vadalabene Center (527)
Edwardsville, IL
January 18, 2020
3:15 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Illinois L 59–84  4–15
(1–5)
Lantz Arena (1,525)
Charleston, IL
January 23, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Morehead State W 71–59  5–15
(2–5)
Eblen Center (1,679)
Cookeville, TN
January 25, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky L 74–80  5–16
(2–6)
Eblen Center (2,051)
Cookeville, TN
January 30, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Belmont L 84–92  5–17
(2–7)
Eblen Center (1,697)
Cookeville, TN
February 1, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee State L 67–72  5–18
(2–8)
Eblen Center (1,702)
Cookeville, TN
February 6, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at UT Martin L 62–74  5–19
(2–9)
Skyhawk Arena (1,175)
Martin, TN
February 8, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southeast Missouri State W 62–60  6–19
(3–9)
Show Me Center (1,486)
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 13, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville State W 75–74  7–19
(4–9)
Eblen Center (888)
Cookeville, TN
February 15, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee State L 55–70  7–20
(4–10)
Gentry Complex (2,221)
Nashville, TN
February 20, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+
UT Martin W 78–65  8–20
(5–10)
Eblen Center (1,685)
Cookeville, TN
February 22, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State W 71–62  9–20
(6–10)
Eblen Center (1,847)
Cookeville, TN
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Belmont L 62–65  9–21
(6–11)
Curb Event Center (2,304)
Nashville, TN
February 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Jacksonville State L 71–75  9–22
(6–12)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (885)
Jacksonville, AL
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[3]

References

  1. Borzello, Jeff (March 3, 2019). "Tennessee Tech's Payne resigns after 8 seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  2. "Tennessee Tech hires Pelphrey as coach". Reuters. 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  3. "2019–20 Tennessee Tech Men's Basketball Schedule - Tennessee Tech". ttusports.com. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
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