2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	15–17 (10–10 OVC)
Head coach	John Pelphrey (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Alex Fain; Blake Gray; Andrew Steele; Stefan King; Miloš Babić;
Home arena	Eblen Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by sixth-year head coach John Pelphrey, played their home games at the Eblen Center located in Cookeville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).

ConferenceOhio Valley Conference

Record15–17 (10–10 OVC)

Headcoach

John Pelphrey (6th season)

Assistant coaches

Alex Fain
Blake Gray
Andrew Steele
Stefan King
Miloš Babić

Quick facts Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball, Conference ...

Close

More information Conf., Overall ...

2024–25 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Southeast Missouri State	15	–	5	.750	21	–	12	.636
SIU Edwardsville †	13	–	7	.650	22	–	12	.647
Tennessee State	12	–	8	.600	17	–	16	.515
Little Rock	12	–	8	.600	19	–	14	.576
Tennessee Tech	10	–	10	.500	15	–	17	.469
Lindenwood*	10	–	10	.500	16	–	17	.485
Morehead State	10	–	10	.500	15	–	17	.469
UT Martin	9	–	11	.450	14	–	19	.424
Eastern Illinois	8	–	12	.400	12	–	19	.387
Western Illinois	6	–	14	.300	12	–	19	.387
Southern Indiana*	5	–	15	.250	10	–	20	.333

† 2025 OVC tournament winner * ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period

Close

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 22, 2024* 6:00 p.m.		Austin Peay Charity Exhibition	L 80–90	–	Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
October 29, 2024* 7:30 p.m.^[2]		Oakland City	W 100–56	–	Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at Georgia	L 78–83	0–1	Stegeman Coliseum (6,193) Athens, GA
November 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bryan	W 89–74	1–1	Eblen Center (639) Cookeville, TN
November 12, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		West Georgia	W 76–73	2–1	Eblen Center (716) Cookeville, TN
November 15, 2024* 2:30 p.m.		vs. VMI Greenbrier Tip-Off River Division semifinals	W 72–71	3–1	Colonial Hall (508) White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 16, 2024* 2:30 p.m.		vs. UT Rio Grande Valley Greenbrier Tip-Off River Division championship	L 58–83	3–2	Colonial Hall (218) White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 19, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UCF Greenbrier Tip-Off campus game	L 69–80	3–3	Addition Financial Arena (7,522) Orlando, FL
November 27, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Presbyterian	W 90–75	4–3	Eblen Center (642) Cookeville, TN
November 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at Vanderbilt	L 56–87	4–4	Memorial Gymnasium (6,068) Nashville, TN
December 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Alabama	L 59–82	4–5	CB&S Bank Arena (1,537) Florence, AL
December 7, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at West Georgia	L 73–78	4–6	The Coliseum (872) Carrollton, GA
December 17, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Western Illinois	L 68–71	4–7 (0–1)	Western Hall (746) Macomb, IL
December 19, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Lindenwood	W 79–73	5–7 (1–1)	Hyland Performance Arena (676) St. Charles, MO
December 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Milligan	W 95–75	6–7	Eblen Center (702) Cookeville, TN
January 2, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Indiana	W 68–64	7–7 (2–1)	Eblen Center (1,296) Cookeville, TN
January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Morehead State	W 74–55	8–7 (3–1)	Eblen Center (1,263) Cookeville, TN
January 9, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Illinois	W 69–64	9–7 (4–1)	Lantz Arena (911) Charleston, IL
January 11, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		at SIU Edwardsville	L 59–67	9–8 (4–2)	First Community Arena (1,505) Edwardsville, IL
January 16, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Southeast Missouri State	L 70–77	9–9 (4–3)	Eblen Center (1,445) Cookeville, TN
January 18, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Little Rock	L 71–77	9–10 (4–4)	Eblen Center (1,151) Cookeville, TN
January 23, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Tennessee State	L 77–89	9–11 (4–5)	Gentry Complex (1,522) Nashville, TN
January 25, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Martin	W 89–85 ^OT	10–11 (5–5)	Skyhawk Arena (1,703) Martin, TN
January 30, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Morehead State	W 72–64	11–11 (6–5)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,457) Morehead, KY
February 1, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Indiana	W 78–65	12–11 (7–5)	Screaming Eagles Arena (1,676) Evansville, IN
February 6, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		SIU Edwardsville	L 58–75	12–12 (7–6)	Eblen Center (879) Cookeville, TN
February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Illinois	W 59–54	13–12 (8–6)	Eblen Center (1,269) Cookeville, TN
February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Little Rock	L 75–79	13–13 (8–7)	Jack Stephens Center (1,237) Little Rock, AR
February 15, 2025 3:45 p.m., ESPN+		at Southeast Missouri State	L 69–83	13–14 (8–8)	Show Me Center (2,692) Cape Girardeau, MO
February 20, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		UT Martin	W 71–66 ^OT	14–14 (9–8)	Eblen Center (1,143) Cookeville, TN
February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPNU		Tennessee State	W 77–74	15–14 (10–8)	Eblen Center (1,534) Cookeville, TN
February 27, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Western Illinois	L 69–82	15–15 (10–9)	Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
March 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lindenwood	L 74–76	15–16 (10–10)	Eblen Center (1,789) Cookeville, TN
OVC tournament
March 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(5)	vs. (8) UT Martin First round	L 67–70	15–17	Ford Center Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

Previous season

Roster

Schedule and results

References

Related Articles