2011–12 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2011–12 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
CIT, First Round
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
2011–12 record 19–14 (9–7 OVC)
Head coach Steve Payne (1st year)
Assistant coach Happy Osborne
Assistant coach Russ Willemsen
Assistant coach David Boyden
Home arena Eblen Center
2011–12 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#12 Murray State† 15 – 1   .938     31 – 2   .939
Tennessee State 11 – 5   .688     20 – 13   .606
Morehead State 10 – 6   .625     18 – 15   .545
Tennessee Tech 9 – 7   .563     19 – 14   .576
Southeast Missouri State 9 – 7   .563     15 – 16   .484
Austin Peay 8 – 8   .500     12 – 20   .375
Jacksonville State 8 – 8   .500     15 – 18   .455
Eastern Kentucky 7 – 9   .438     16 – 16   .500
*SIU Edwardsville 6 – 10   .375     10 – 17   .370
Eastern Illinois 5 – 11   .313     12 – 17   .414
Tennessee–Martin 0 – 16   .000     4 – 27   .129
† 2012 Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
* Ineligible for conference tournament

The 2011–12 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by first year head coach Steve Payne, played their home games at the Eblen Center and are members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 9–7 in OVC play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Ohio Valley Basketball Tournament to Murray State. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where the lost in the first round to Georgia State.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
00 Liam Neeson Center 7–0 265 Senior Toronto, Ontario
2 Zac Swansey Guard 6–1 180 Senior Dunwoody, Georgia
3 Matt Damon Forward 6–6 205 Junior Brooklyn, New York
5 Javon McKay Guard 6–5 195 Freshman Atlanta, Georgia
10 Lanerryl Johnson Guard 6–0 175 Freshman Atlanta, Georgia
11 Terrell Barnes Forward 6–8 265 Junior Riverdale, Georgia
12 Mitchell Hill Guard 6–1 170 Freshman Cookeville, Tennessee
15 Riley Hunley Guard 6–3 185 Senior Knoxville, Tennessee
20 John Sexton Guard 6–3 200 Junior Memphis, Tennessee
24 Chase Dunn Guard 5–10 175 Sophomore Livingston, Tennessee
25 Jud Dillard Guard 6–5 190 Junior Riverdale, Georgia
30 Ryon Riggins Forward 6–9 210 Freshman Norcross, Georgia
32 Bassey Inameti Forward 6–8 215 Senior Suwanee, Georgia
33 Dennis Ogbe Forward 6–7 210 Sophomore Munich, Germany
42 Zach Bailey Guard 6–1 175 Senior Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
55 Kevin Murphy Guard 6–7 185 Senior Atlanta, Georgia


Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/11/2011* at Miami (FL) L 58–69  0–1 BankUnited Center (3,600)
11/15/2011* Reinhardt W 94–64  1–1 Eblen Center (1,094)
11/19/2011* Appalachian State L 63–68  1–2 Eblen Center (1,650)
11/22/2011* at High Point W 62–57  2–2 Millis Center (1,106)
11/25/2011* Lamar L 65–85  2–3 Eblen Center (857)
11/27/2011* vs. Wilberforce W 84–83  3–3 Eblen Center (629)
12/03/2011* at Duquesne L 67–77  3–4 Palumbo Center (2,368)
12/07/2011* East Tennessee State W 83–74  4–4 Eblen Center (1,455)
12/10/2011* Lipscomb W 89–87 OT 5–4 Eblen Center (1,168)
12/17/2011* at Evansville W 65–57  6–4 Ford Center (4,235)
12/19/2011* at West Virginia
(Las Vegas Classic)		 L 53–72  6–5 WVU Coliseum (6,252)
12/22/2011* vs. Kennesaw State
(Las Vegas Classic)		 W 81–68  7–5 Orleans Arena (NA)
12/23/2011* vs. Bethune-Cookman
(Las Vegas Classic)		 W 67–59  8–5 Orleans Arena (NA)
12/29/2011 at SIU Edwardsville L 68–83  8–6 (0–1) Vadalabene Center (1,049)
12/31/2011 at UT Martin W 85–62  9–6 (1–1) Skyhawk Arena (1,113)
01/05/2012 Tennessee State W 92–86  10–6 (2–1) Eblen Center (1,123)
01/07/2012 Morehead State W 66–55  11–6 (3–1) Eblen Center (2,049)
01/14/2012 at #14 Murray State L 77–72  11–7 (3–2) CFSB Center (8,691)
01/19/2012 Jacksonville State L 62–63  11–8 (3–3) Eblen Center (2,424)
01/21/2012 Southeast Missouri State W 77–62  12–8 (4–3) Eblen Center (2,685)
01/26/2012 at Eastern Kentucky W 82–65  13–8 (5–3) Alumni Coliseum (2,400)
01/28/2012 at Morehead State L 50–56  13–9 (5–4) Ellis Johnson Arena (2,833)
01/30/2012 SIU Edwardsville W 98–80  14–9 (6–4) Eblen Center (1,503)
02/02/2012 at Austin Peay W 94–88  15–9 (7–4) Dunn Center (2,243)
02/04/2012 at Jacksonville State W 76–68  16–9 (8–4) Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,118)
02/09/2012 Eastern Illinois L 57–74  16–10 (8–5) Eblen Center (1,425)
02/11/2012 at Tennessee State L 53–68  16–11 (8–6) Gentry Complex (3,650)
02/15/2012 Eastern Kentucky W 74–67  17–11 (9–6) Eblen Center (1,003)
02/18/2012* at Coastal Carolina
(ESPN BracketBusters)		 W 77–71  18–11 Kimbel Arena (1,039)
02/25/2012 #14 Murray State L 64–69  18–12 (9–7) Eblen Center (9,021)
2012 OVC Basketball Tournament
03/01/2012 vs. Southeast Missouri State
(Quarterfinals)		 W 77–73  19–12 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,621)
03/02/2012 vs. #12 Murray State
(Semifinals)		 L 52–54  19–13 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (5,142)
2012 CIT
03/13/2012* at Georgia State
(First Round)		 L 43–74  19–14 GSU Sports Arena (1,509)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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