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.
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
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| Record | 9–22 (6–12 OVC) |
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| Home arena | Eblen Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belmont † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2020 OVC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
editThe 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]
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Schedule and results
edit| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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| 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
edit- ^ Borzello, Jeff (March 3, 2019). "Tennessee Tech's Payne resigns after 8 seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "Tennessee Tech hires Pelphrey as coach". Reuters. April 6, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "2019–20 Tennessee Tech Men's Basketball Schedule - Tennessee Tech". ttusports.com. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
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