2015–16 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2015–16 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball

Vegas 16, Quarterfinals
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference East Division
2015–16 record	19–12 (11–5 OVC)
Head coach	Steve Payne (5th year)
Assistant coach	Rick Cabrera
Assistant coach	Frank Davis
Assistant coach	Jason Taylor
Home arena	Eblen Center

2015–16 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Belmont	12	–	4	.750	20	–	12	.625
Tennessee State	11	–	5	.688	20	–	11	.645
Tennessee Tech	11	–	5	.688	19	–	12	.613
Morehead State	11	–	5	.688	23	–	14	.622
Eastern Kentucky	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Jacksonville State	4	–	12	.250	8	–	23	.258
West
Tennessee–Martin	10	–	6	.625	20	–	15	.571
Murray State	10	–	6	.625	17	–	14	.548
Eastern Illinois	9	–	7	.563	13	–	17	.433
Austin Peay †	7	–	9	.438	18	–	18	.500
SIU Edwardsville	3	–	13	.188	6	–	22	.214
Southeast Missouri St.	2	–	14	.125	5	–	24	.172

† 2016 OVC tournament winner

The 2015–16 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fifth year head coach Steve Payne, played their home games at the Eblen Center and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in a three way tie for second place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the OVC Tournament to Austin Peay. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had 8 teams, where they lost in the quarterfinals to Old Dominion.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Shirmane Thomas	Guard	6–2	175	Junior	Homer, Louisiana
1	Markell Henderson	Guard	6–5	195	Junior	Boswell, Oklahoma
2	Hakeem Rogers	Guard	6–1	175	Junior	Elizabeth, New Jersey
4	Aleksa Jugovic	Guard	6–3	185	Sophomore	Leskovac, Serbia
11	Micaiah Henry	Center	6–8	230	Freshman	Decatur, Georgia
12	Torrance Rowe	Guard	6–1	175	Senior	Atlanta, Georgia
13	Ryan Martin	Forward	6–9	225	Junior	London, England
20	Savonte Frazier	Guard	6–1	180	RS–Freshman	Lake Wales, Florida
21	Conner Hall	Guard	6–3	195	Freshman	Gainesboro, Tennessee
22	Courtney Alexander	Forward	6–7	195	Freshman	Mableton, Georgia
23	Josiah Moore	Guard	6–5	215	RS–Senior	Atlanta, Georgia
25	Mason Ramsey	Forward	6–6	220	RS–Sophomore	Livingston, Tennessee
35	Anthony Morse	Forward	6–9	230	Senior	Lawrenceville, Georgia

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
11/14/2015* 7:30 pm	Piedmont College	W 110–72	1–0	Eblen Center (1,615) Cookeville, TN
11/16/2015* 8:00 pm	at Air Force Air Force Classic	L 70–80	1–1	Clune Arena (488) Colorado Springs, CO
11/18/2015* 8:00 pm	at New Mexico State Air Force Classic	L 63–76	1–2	Pan American Center (4,104) Las Cruces, NM
11/24/2015* 6:00 pm	Jackson State	W 86–82 ^OT	2–2	Eblen Center (779) Cookeville, TN
11/27/2015* 6:00 pm	Robert Morris Air Force Classic	W 85–72	3–2	Eblen Center (760) Cookeville, TN
11/28/2015* 5:30 pm	UC Clermont	W 91–66	4–2	Eblen Center (755) Cookeville, TN
11/29/2015* 2:00 pm	Mississippi Valley State Air Force Classic	W 101–64	5–2	Eblen Center (605) Cookeville, TN
12/02/2015* 6:00 pm	East Tennessee State	W 63–61	6–2	Eblen Center (1,011) Cookeville, TN
12/05/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN3	at Lipscomb	W 81–78	7–2	Allen Arena (1,620) Nashville, TN
12/12/2015* 7:00 pm, SECN	at Arkansas	L 57–83	7–3	Bud Walton Arena (14,336) Fayetteville, AR
12/15/2015* 6:00 pm	at Chattanooga	L 69–80	7–4	McKenzie Arena (2,500) Chattanooga, TN
12/18/2015* 7:30 pm	Miami (OH)	W 77–64	8–4	Eblen Center (1,378) Cookeville, TN
12/22/2015* 7:30 pm, ESPN3	at Iowa	L 63–85	8–5	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,432) Iowa City, IA
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
12/31/2015 3:00 pm	Eastern Illinois	W 94–84	9–5 (1–0)	Eblen Center (1,272) Cookeville, TN
01/02/2016 7:30 pm	SIU Edwardsville	W 86–63	10–5 (2–0)	Eblen Center (1,581) Cookeville, TN
01/07/2016 7:00 pm	at Murray State	W 71–65	11–5 (3–0)	CFSB Center (3,063) Murray, KY
01/09/2016 7:00 pm	at Austin Peay	W 72–66	12–5 (4–0)	Dunn Center (1,585) Clarksville, TN
01/13/2016 6:00 pm	at Tennessee–Martin	L 90–96	12–6 (4–1)	Skyhawk Arena (1,497) Martin, TN
01/16/2016 7:30 pm	Southeast Missouri State	W 91–55	13–6 (5–1)	Eblen Center (2,386) Cookeville, TN
01/21/2016 6:00 pm	at Morehead State	L 74–81	13–7 (5–2)	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,735) Morehead, KY
01/23/2016 1:00 pm	at Eastern Kentucky	W 89–83	14–7 (6–2)	McBrayer Arena (1,050) Richmond, KY
01/28/2016 8:00 pm, ASN	Tennessee State	W 81–79	15–7 (7–2)	Eblen Center (2,146) Cookeville, TN
01/30/2016 7:30 pm	Belmont	W 89–79	16–7 (8–2)	Eblen Center (4,428) Cookeville, TN
02/06/2016 4:30 pm	at Jacksonville State	W 68–58	17–7 (9–2)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,248) Jacksonville, AL
02/10/2016 7:30 pm	at Tennessee State	L 55–85	17–8 (9–3)	Gentry Complex (2,554) Nashville, TN
02/13/2016 7:30 pm	Jacksonville State	W 72–70	18–8 (10–3)	Eblen Center (3,611) Cookeville, TN
02/20/2016 5:00 pm	at Belmont	L 86–95	18–9 (10–4)	Curb Event Center (5,074) Nashville, TN
02/25/2016 6:00 pm	Morehead State	L 59–69	18–10 (10–5)	Eblen Center (2,567) Cookeville, TN
02/27/2016 1:00 pm	Eastern Kentucky	W 92–82	19–10 (11–5)	Eblen Center (3,078) Cookeville, TN
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
03/02/2016 6:00 pm	vs. Austin Peay	L 72–92	19–11	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,122) Nashville, TN
Vegas 16
03/28/2016* 2:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. Old Dominion Quarterfinals	L 59–75	19–12	Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ http://ttusports.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/schedule

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball

Venues	Eblen Center (1977–present)

People	Head coaches

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