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

2019–20 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
2019–20 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
	East Division
Record	9–22 (6–12 OVC)
Head coach	John Pelphrey (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Andre Bell; Alex Fain; Marcus King;
Home arena	Eblen Center
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

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 (OVC). 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 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
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

John Pelphrey (Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Andre Bell (Bemidji State)
Alex Fain (Alabama)
Marcus King (Northeastern State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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 p.m., ESPN+	at Western Kentucky	L 64–76	0–1	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,841) Bowling Green, KY
November 9, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Martin Methodist	W 83–70	1–1	Eblen Center (980) Cookeville, TN
November 12, 2019* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Wright State	L 80–85 ^OT	1–2	Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
November 15, 2019* 6:00 p.m.	at UNC Greensboro UNC Greensboro Tournament	L 30–64	1–3	Greensboro Coliseum Complex Greensboro, NC
November 16, 2019* 2:30 p.m.	vs. Appalachian State UNC Greensboro Tournament	L 47–69	1–4	Greensboro Coliseum Complex Greensboro, NC
November 17, 2019* 11:00 a.m.	vs. Montana State UNC Greensboro Tournament	L 39–52	1–5	Greensboro Coliseum Complex Greensboro, NC
November 21, 2019* 7:30 p.m.	at Winthrop	W 61–58	2–5	Winthrop Coliseum (2,033) Rock Hill, SC
November 25, 2019* 6:00 p.m.	Lipscomb	L 65–78	2–6	Eblen Center (1,320) Cookeville, TN
December 2, 2019* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Reinhardt	W 86–47	3–6	Eblen Center (765) Cookeville, TN
December 8, 2019* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3	at Ohio	L 54–81	3–7	Convocation Center (3,402) Athens, OH
December 17, 2019* 6:30 p.m.	at Lipscomb	L 60–78	3–8	Allen Arena (1,364) Nashville, TN
December 21, 2019* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Western Carolina	L 76–89	3–9	Eblen Center (1,392) Cookeville, TN
December 29, 2019* 3:00 p.m., 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 p.m., ESPN+	at Eastern Kentucky	L 59–74	3–11 (0–1)	Alumni Coliseum (1,814) Richmond, KY
January 4, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Morehead State	L 72–83	3–12 (0–2)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,518) Morehead, KY
January 9, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Austin Peay	L 62–75	3–13 (0–3)	Eblen Center (2,032) Cookeville, TN
January 11, 2020 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Murray State	L 69–81	3–14 (0–4)	Eblen Center (1,106) Cookeville, TN
January 16, 2020 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at SIU Edwardsville	W 72–69	4–14 (1–4)	Vadalabene Center (527) Edwardsville, IL
January 18, 2020 3:15 p.m., ESPN+	at Eastern Illinois	L 59–84	4–15 (1–5)	Lantz Arena (1,525) Charleston, IL
January 23, 2020 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Morehead State	W 71–59	5–15 (2–5)	Eblen Center (1,679) Cookeville, TN
January 25, 2020 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Eastern Kentucky	L 74–80	5–16 (2–6)	Eblen Center (2,051) Cookeville, TN
January 30, 2020 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	Belmont	L 84–92	5–17 (2–7)	Eblen Center (1,697) Cookeville, TN
February 1, 2020 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Tennessee State	L 67–72	5–18 (2–8)	Eblen Center (1,702) Cookeville, TN
February 6, 2020 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at UT Martin	L 62–74	5–19 (2–9)	Skyhawk Arena (1,175) Martin, TN
February 8, 2020 4:00 p.m., 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 p.m., ESPN+	Jacksonville State	W 75–74	7–19 (4–9)	Eblen Center (888) Cookeville, TN
February 15, 2020 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Tennessee State	L 55–70	7–20 (4–10)	Gentry Complex (2,221) Nashville, TN
February 20, 2020 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	UT Martin	W 78–65	8–20 (5–10)	Eblen Center (1,685) Cookeville, TN
February 22, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southeast Missouri State	W 71–62	9–20 (6–10)	Eblen Center (1,847) Cookeville, TN
February 27, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Belmont	L 62–65	9–21 (6–11)	Curb Event Center (2,304) Nashville, TN
February 29, 2020 7:00 p.m., 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.

Source:^[3]

References

^ 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". ttusports.com. Retrieved September 18, 2019.

[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. April 6, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2020.

[ttusports-3] "2019-20 Tennessee Tech Men's Basketball Schedule". ttusports.com. Retrieved September 18, 2019.

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2019–20 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball

Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Division	East Division
Record	9–22 (6–12 OVC)
Head coach	John Pelphrey (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Andre Bell Alex Fain Marcus King
Home arena	Eblen Center
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →