Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

2014–15 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

University

Tennessee Technological University

Conference

Location

Cookeville, TN

Head coach

Steve Payne (4th year)

Arena

Eblen Center
(Capacity: 9,282)

Nickname

Golden Eagles

Colors

Purple and Gold

NCAA Tournament appearances

1958, 1963

The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Postseason results

The Golden Eagles have appeared in two NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
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/Score
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/Score
2011	First Round	Western Michigan	L 66–74
2012	First Round	Georgia State	L 43–74

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball

Venues	Eblen Center (1977–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball

Teams	East Division: Belmont Bruins Eastern Kentucky Colonels Jacksonville State Gamecocks Morehead State Eagles Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles West Division: Austin Peay Governors Eastern Illinois Panthers Murray State Racers SIU Edwardsville Cougars Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks

Championships and awards	List of champions Player of the Year