Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles | |||
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University | Tennessee Technological University | ||
Head coach | John Pelphrey (5th season) | ||
Conference | Ohio Valley | ||
Location | Cookeville, Tennessee | ||
Arena | Eblen Center (Capacity: 9,282) | ||
Nickname | Golden Eagles | ||
Colors | Purple and gold [1] | ||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1958, 1963 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1967 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1956, 1958, 1963, 1985, 2001, 2002, 2005 |
The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, Tennessee, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Ohio Valley Conference of NCAA Division I college basketball.
The Golden Eagles have appeared in three NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–2. They have not reached the Tournament in sixty years, the third longest in NCAA Division I Tournament history.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1958 | Regional Quarterfinals | Notre Dame | L 61–94 |
1963 | Regional Quarterfinals | Loyola–Chicago | L 42–111 |
The Golden Eagles have appeared in two National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 3–2.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1985 | First Round | Tennessee | L 62–65 |
2002 | Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | Georgia State Dayton Yale Memphis | W 64–62 W 68–59 W 80–61 L 73–79 |
The Golden Eagles have appeared in two CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournaments (CIT). Their combined record is 0–2.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2011 | First Round | Western Michigan | L 66–74 |
2012 | First Round | Georgia State | L 43–74 |
The Golden Eagles have appeared in one Vegas 16. Their record is 0–1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2016 | Quarterfinals | Old Dominion | L 59–75 |
Tennessee Tech has retired four jerseys in program history. [2]
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles retired jerseys | ||||
No. | Player | Years | ||
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23 | Stephen Kite | 1982–1986 | ||
32 | Earl Wise | 1986–1990 | ||
40 | Kenny Sidwell | 1954–1958 | ||
42 | Jim Hagan | 1957–1960 |
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