2023–24 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2023–24 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
2023–24 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	10–21 (5–13 OVC)
Head coach	John Pelphrey (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Alex Fain; Blake Gray; Andrew Steele;
Home arena	Eblen Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fifth-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 10–21, 5–13 in OVC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place.^[1] They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

ConferenceOhio Valley Conference

Record10–21 (5–13 OVC)

Headcoach

John Pelphrey (5th season)

Assistant coaches

Alex Fain
Blake Gray
Andrew Steele

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2023–24 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Little Rock	14	–	4	.778	21	–	13	.618
UT Martin	14	–	4	.778	21	–	11	.656
Morehead State †	14	–	4	.778	26	–	9	.743
Western Illinois	13	–	5	.722	21	–	12	.636
Tennessee State	10	–	8	.556	18	–	15	.545
SIU Edwardsville	9	–	9	.500	17	–	16	.515
Eastern Illinois	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
Southern Indiana*	5	–	13	.278	8	–	24	.250
Tennessee Tech	5	–	13	.278	10	–	21	.323
Southeast Missouri State	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290
Lindenwood*	3	–	15	.167	9	–	22	.290

† 2024 OVC tournament winner * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2023* 7:30 p.m.	UT Southern	L 70–74	–	Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Austin Peay Charity Exhibition	L 43–82	–	F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 5:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	at No. 9 Tennessee	L 42–80	0–1	Thompson–Boling Arena (17,046) Knoxville, TN
November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Murray State	L 72–78	0–2	CFSB Center (4,769) Murray, KY
November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Lipscomb	L 65–96	0–3	Eblen Center (899) Cookeville, TN
November 16, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Midway	W 82–70	1–3	Eblen Center (658) Cookeville, TN
November 19, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Chattanooga	L 63–68	1–4	McKenzie Arena (3,023) Chattanooga, TN
November 22, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Presbyterian	W 79–75 ^OT	2–4	Templeton Physical Education Center (276) Clinton, SC
November 28, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Western Carolina Southeast Triangular	L 65–69	2–5	Eblen Center (679) Cookeville, TN
November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at North Alabama Southeast Triangular	L 71–86	2–6	CB&S Bank Arena (1,234) Florence, AL
December 3, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Alice Lloyd	W 108–82	3–6	Eblen Center (613) Cookeville, TN
December 10, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at East Tennessee State	L 72–73	3–7	Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,121) Johnson City, TN
December 12, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bethel (TN)	W 81–74	4–7	Eblen Center (465) Cookeville, TN
December 16, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	North Alabama	W 70–67	5–7	Eblen Center (701) Cookeville, TN
December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Evansville	L 51–82	5–8	Ford Center (4,715) Evansville, IN
OVC regular season
December 28, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Little Rock	L 75–81	5–9 (0–1)	Eblen Center (1,111) Cookeville, TN
December 30, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	UT Martin	L 73–81	5–10 (0–2)	Eblen Center (1,227) Cookeville, TN
January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Morehead State	L 57–82	5–11 (0–3)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,655) Morehead, KY
January 6, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Southern Indiana	W 73–59	6–11 (1–3)	Screaming Eagles Arena (2,460) Evansville, IN
January 13, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southeast Missouri State	W 70–59	7–11 (2–3)	Eblen Center (1,210) Cookeville, TN
January 18, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Tennessee State	L 53–85	7–12 (2–4)	Gentry Complex (2,571) Nashville, TN
January 25, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Eastern Illinois	L 59–68	7–13 (2–5)	Groniger Arena (1,439) Charleston, IL
January 27, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at SIU Edwardsville	L 57–74	7–14 (2–6)	First Community Arena (2,157) Edwardsville, IL
February 1, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Indiana	L 71–74	7–15 (2–7)	Eblen Center (1,712) Cookeville, TN
February 3, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Morehead State	L 60–67	7–16 (2–8)	Eblen Center (1,099) Cookeville, TN
February 8, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Southeast Missouri State	L 69–88	7–17 (2–9)	Show Me Center (1,056) Cape Girardeau, MO
February 10, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Lindenwood	W 62–53 ^OT	8–17 (3–9)	Hyland Performance Arena (1,165) St. Charles, MO
February 13, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Tennessee State	W 70–50	9–17 (4–9)	Eblen Center (1,141) Cookeville, TN
February 15, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Western Illinois	L 55–62	9–18 (4–10)	Eblen Center (998) Cookeville, TN
February 22, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	SIU Edwardsville	L 77–78	9–19 (4–11)	Eblen Center (1,011) Cookeville, TN
February 24, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Eastern Illinois	W 75–67	10–19 (5–11)	Eblen Center (1,544) Cookeville, TN
February 29, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at UT Martin	L 69–80	10–20 (5–12)	Skyhawk Arena (2,007) Martin, TN
March 2, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Little Rock	L 43–81	10–21 (5–13)	Jack Stephens Center (4,023) Little Rock, AR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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