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

The 2023–24 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at the Eblen Center located in Cookeville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

2023–24 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	8–17 (3–9 OVC)
Head coach	John Pelphrey (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Alex Fain Blake Gray Andrew Steele
Home arena	Eblen Center
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Morehead State	11	–	1		.917			20	–	5		.800
Tennessee State	8	–	4		.667			15	–	10		.600
UT Martin	8	–	4		.667			15	–	10		.600
Little Rock	8	–	4		.667			14	–	11		.560
Western Illinois	8	–	4		.667			15	–	10		.600
SIU Edwardsville	6	–	6		.500			13	–	12		.520
Eastern Illinois	5	–	7		.417			11	–	14		.440
Southern Indiana*	4	–	8		.333			7	–	18		.280
Southeast Missouri State	3	–	9		.250			8	–	17		.320
Tennessee Tech	3	–	9		.250			8	–	17		.320
Lindenwood*	2	–	10		.167			8	–	17		.320
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2024 OVC tournament winner As of February 10, 2024

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 16–17, 11–7 in OVC play to finish in second place.^[1] They defeated UT Martin in the semifinals,^[2] before falling to Southeast Missouri State in overtime in the championship game of the OVC tournament.^[3]

Roster

2023–24 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Daniel Egbuniwe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Little Rock Memphis, Tennessee G 1 Diante Wood 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Jacksonville Anniston, Alabama G 2 Kyle Layton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Mountain Brook High School McKinney, Texas G 4 Josiah Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So West Virginia Kitchener, Ontario F 5 Rodney Johnson Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Weatherford College Bryan, Texas G 10 Grant Slatten 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Ole Miss Sparta, Tennessee G 11 Grant Strong 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Clay County High School Celina, Tennessee G 12 Erik Oliver 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr South Dakota Cheyenne, Wyoming G 13 Jayvis Harvey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Georgia Highlands College Durham, North Carolina F 15 Rylee Samons 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Pikeville High School Pikeville, Kentucky G 20 DeSean Woods 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Southern Lexington, Kentucky G 23 David Early 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Marshall Logan, West Virginia G 33 Bogdan Zimonjic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Florida Atlantic Belgrade, Serbia C 34 David Craig 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Mercer Johannesburg, South Africa F 35 Jerome Beya 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy Kinshasa, DR Congo F 40 Nick Choate 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Livingston Academy Livingston, Tennessee	Head coach John Pelphrey (Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Alex Fain (Alabama) Blake Gray (Alabama) Andrew Steele (Alabama) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 29, 2023

Schedule and results

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

Sources:^[4][5]

References

1. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
2. "No. 2 Golden Eagles down No. 3 Skyhawks for first OVC Championship game bid since 2011". Tennessee Tech. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
3. "Tennessee Tech men's basketball misses out on NCAA Tournament bid after OT loss in OVC final". The Tennessean. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
4. "2023-24 Tennessee Tech Men's Basketball Schedule". Tennessee Tech. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
5. "Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2023.