2016–17 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

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2016–17 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record12–20 (8–8 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rick Cabrera
  • Frank Davis
  • Jason Taylor
Home arenaEblen Center
Seasons
2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 15 1   .938 23 7   .767
Morehead State 10 6   .625 14 16   .467
Jacksonville State 9 7   .563 20 15   .571
Tennessee State 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
Tennessee Tech 8 8   .500 12 20   .375
Eastern Kentucky 5 11   .313 12 19   .387
West
UT Martin 10 6   .625 22 13   .629
Southeast Missouri St. 9 7   .563 15 18   .455
Murray State 8 8   .500 16 17   .485
Austin Peay 7 9   .438 11 19   .367
Eastern Illinois 6 10   .375 14 15   .483
SIU Edwardsville 1 15   .063 6 24   .200
2017 OVC tournament winner

The 2016–17 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by sixth-year head coach Steve Payne, played their home games at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 8–8 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division. As the No. 6 seed in the OVC tournament, they lost in the first round to Murray State.

Previous season[edit]

The Eagles finished the 2015–16 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.

Preseason[edit]

In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men's basketball coaches and sports information directors, Tennessee Tech was picked to finish in fourth place in the East Division of the OVC.[1] Aleksa Jugovic was selected to the All-OVC Preseason Team.

Roster[edit]

2016–17 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Markell Henderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Boswell, Oklahoma
G 2 Hakeem Rogers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Elizabeth, New Jersey
G 3 Miles Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Chattanooga, Tennessee
G 4 Aleksa Jugovic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Leskovac, Serbia
G 10 Kajon Mack 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Los Angeles, California
C 11 Micaiah Henry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Decatur, Georgia
G 12 Stephaun Adams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
F 15 Curtis Phillips Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee
G 20 Savonte Frazier 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Lake Wales, Florida
G 21 Conner Hall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Gainesboro, Tennessee
F 22 Courtney Alexander II 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Mableton, Georgia
F 24 Ja'Cardo Hawkins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Gonzales, Louisiana
F 25 Mason Ramsey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Livingston, Tennessee
F 30 Colton Blevins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Jamestown, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm, ACC Extra
at Georgia Tech L 55–70  0–1
Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,018)
Atlanta, GA
11/14/2016*
7:30 pm
Central Michigan L 74–86  0–2
Eblen Center (1,546)
Cookeville, TN
11/17/2016*
7:30 pm
Alabama A&M W 95-61  1–2
Eblen Center (1,396)
Cookeville, TN
11/20/2016*
2:00 pm
Sam Houston State L 71–78  1–3
Eblen Center (768)
Cookeville, TN
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
at Southern L 68–80  1–4
F. G. Clark Center (601)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/25/2016*
6:00 pm
at Ohio L 57–68  1–5
Convocation Center (6,388)
Athens, OH
11/28/2016*
7:00 pm
Hiwassee W 80–47  2–5
Eblen Center (708)
Cookeville, TN
12/01/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Lipscomb L 85–104  2–6
Allen Arena (982)
Nashville, TN
12/03/2016*
6:00 pm
at Alabama A&M W 79–74  3–6
Elmore Gymnasium (1,735)
Huntsville, AL
12/04/2016*
4:00 pm
Crowley's Ridge W 98–51  4–6
Eblen Center (1,091)
Cookeville, TN
12/10/2016*
1:00 pm, BTN
at Michigan State L 63–71  4–7
Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
12/13/2016*
6:00 pm, SECN
at Tennessee L 68–74  4–8
Thompson–Boling Arena (11,524)
Knoxville, TN
12/17/2016*
6:00 pm
Lipscomb L 79–81  4–9
Eblen Center (961)
Cookeville, TN
12/19/2016*
6:00 pm
Furman L 62–68  4–10
Eblen Center (799)
Cookeville, TN
12/22/2016*
2:30 pm
at Miami (OH) L 58–66  4–11
Millett Hall (1,108)
Oxford, OH
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
12/31/2016
2:30 pm
at SIU Edwardsville W 72–66  5–11
(1–0)
Vadalabene Center (1,781)
Edwardsville, IL
01/05/2017
7:30 pm
Austin Peay W 76–67  6–11
(2–0)
Eblen Center (1,493)
Cookeville, TN
01/07/2017
7:30 pm
Murray State W 71–67  6–12
(3–0)
Eblen Center (2,017)
Cookeville, TN
01/10/2017
6:30 pm
at Southeast Missouri State L 78–83  7–12
(3–1)
Show Me Center (923)
Cape Girardeau, MO
01/14/2017
7:30 pm
Jacksonville State L 59–74  7–12
(3–2)
Eblen Center (2,882)
Cookeville, TN
01/19/2017
7:00 pm
at Tennessee State W 80–74  8–12
(4–2)
Gentry Complex (4,251)
Nashville, TN
01/21/2017
11:00 am, ASN
at Belmont L 70–82  8–13
(4–3)
Curb Event Center (2,061)
Nashville, TN
01/26/2017
6:00 pm
Morehead State W 76–73  9–13
(5–3)
Eblen Center (1,644)
Cookeville, TN
01/28/2017
7:30 pm
Eastern Kentucky L 66–79  9–14
(5–4)
Eblen Center (2,878)
Cookeville, TN
02/01/2017
7:30 pm
UT Martin L 46–75  9–15
(5–5)
Eblen Center (1,555)
Cookeville, TN
02/04/2017
3:15 pm
at Eastern Illinois W 87–68  10–15
(6–5)
Lantz Arena (1,077)
Charleston, IL
02/09/2017
6:00 pm
Tennessee State L 59–72  10–17
(6–6)
Eblen Center (1,414)
Cookeville, TN
02/11/2017
7:30 pm
Belmont W 83–70  11–17
(7–6)
Eblen Center (3,879)
Cookeville, TN
02/18/2017
7:00 pm
at Jacksonville State W 79–78 OT 12–17
(8–6)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,822)
Jacksonville, AL
02/23/2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Morehead State L 68–73  12–18
(8–7)
Ellis Johnson Arena (3,383)
Morehead, KY
02/25/2017
1:00 pm, ASN
at Eastern Kentucky L 71–75  12–19
(8–8)
McBrayer Arena (2,300)
Richmond, KY
Ohio Valley Conference tournament
03/01/2017
8:30 pm
(6) vs. (7) Murray State
First Round
L 84–85 2OT 12–20
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,043)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Belmont Picked As 2016-17 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites; Bruins' Bradds Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016-17 Tennessee Tech Men's Basketball Schedule".