Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
men's basketball
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles; men's basketball
	2026–27 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team
University	Tennessee Tech University
First season	1922–23
Head coach	Tobin Anderson (1st season)
Location	Cookeville, Tennessee
Arena	Hooper Eblen Center ; (capacity: 9,282)
Conference	Ohio Valley; (SoCon in 2026–27)
Nickname	Golden Eagles
Colors	Purple and gold;
Student section	The Nest
NCAA Division I tournament appearances
	1958, 1963
Conference tournament champions
	1967
Conference regular-season champions
	1956, 1958, 1963, 1985, 2001, 2002, 2005

UniversityTennessee Tech University

First season1922–23

Head coachTobin Anderson (1st season)

LocationCookeville, Tennessee

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. Tennessee Tech has fielded a varsity men's basketball team since 1922.^[2] The Golden Eagles have appeared twice in the NCAA Tournament, most recently in 1963.

[1]

[2]

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1958	Regional Quarterfinals	Notre Dame	L 61–94
1963	Regional Quarterfinals	Loyola–Chicago	L 42–111

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
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

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

No.	Player	Years
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles retired jerseys
23	Stephen Kite	1982–1986
32	Earl Wise	1986–1990
40	Kenny Sidwell	1954–1958
42	Jim Hagan	1957–1960

v t e Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
Venues	Memorial Health & Physical Education Center (19??–1977) Hooper Eblen Center (1977–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of 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 1999–2000 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 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball

NCAA Division I Tournament results

NIT results

CIT results

Vegas 16 results

Players

Retired jerseys

Professional players

References

External links

Related Articles

v t e Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball
Teams	Eastern Illinois Panthers Lindenwood Lions Little Rock Trojans (leaving in 2026) Morehead State Eagles SIU Edwardsville Cougars Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (leaving in 2026) UT Martin Skyhawks Western Illinois Leathernecks
Championships and awards	List of champions Player of the Year
Seasons	1948–49 1949–50 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 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 1999–2000 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 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26