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

2016–17 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball

Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Division	East Division
2016–17 record	2–6 (0–0 OVC)
Head coach	Steve Payne (6th year)
Assistant coach	Rick Cabrera
Assistant coach	Frank Davis
Assistant coach	Jason Taylor
Home arena	Eblen Center

2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Tennessee State	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Jacksonville State	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Eastern Kentucky	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Belmont	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Morehead State	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Tennessee Tech	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250
West
UT Martin	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
Austin Peay	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Eastern Illinois	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
SIU Edwardsville	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Southeast Missouri St.	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Murray State	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429

† 2017 OVC tournament winner As of December 3, 2016;

The 2016–17 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee and are members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

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

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

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Henderson, MarkellMarkell Henderson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Boswell, Oklahoma
1.5 !G	2	Rogers, HakeemHakeem Rogers	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Elizabeth, New Jersey
1.5 !G	3	Thomas, MilesMiles Thomas	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Chattanooga, Tennessee
1.5 !G	4	Jugovic, AleksaAleksa Jugovic	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Leskovac, Serbia
1.5 !G	10	Mack, KajonKajon Mack	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Los Angeles, California
5.0 !C	11	Henry, MicaiahMicaiah Henry	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Decatur, Georgia
1.5 !G	12	Adams, StephaunStephaun Adams	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
3.5 !F	15	Phillips Jr., CurtisCurtis Phillips Jr.	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
1.5 !G	20	Frazier, SavonteSavonte Frazier	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Lake Wales, Florida
1.5 !G	21	Hall, ConnerConner Hall	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Gainesboro, Tennessee
3.5 !F	22	Alexander II, CourtneyCourtney Alexander II	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Mableton, Georgia
3.5 !F	24	Hawkins, Ja'CardoJa'Cardo Hawkins	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Gonzales, Louisiana
3.5 !F	25	Ramsey, MasonMason Ramsey	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Livingston, Tennessee
3.5 !F	30	Blevins, ColtonColton Blevins	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Jamestown, Tennessee

Head coach

Steve Payne (Union College)

Assistant coach(es)

Rick Cabrera (Tennessee Tech)
Frank Davis (Tennessee Tech)
Jason Taylor (Jacksonville State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

^[2]

Date Time, TV	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			Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL
12/04/2016* 4:00 PM	Crowley's Ridge			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
12/10/2016* 1:00 PM, BTN	at Michigan State			Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
12/13/2016* 6:00 PM, SECN	at Tennessee			Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
12/17/2016* 6:00 PM	Lipscomb			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
12/19/2016* 6:00 PM	Furman			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
12/22/2016* 2:30 PM	at Miami (OH)			Millett Hall Oxford, OH
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
12/31/2016 2:30 PM	at SIU Edwardsville			Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL
01/05/2017 7:30 PM	Austin Peay			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
01/07/2017 7:30 PM	Murray State			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
01/10/2017 6:30 PM	at Southeast Missouri State			Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO
01/14/2017 7:30 PM	Jacksonville State			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
01/19/2017 7:00 PM	at Tennessee State			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
01/21/2017 11:00 AM, ASN	at Belmont			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
01/26/2017 6:00 PM	Morehead State			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
01/28/2017 7:30 PM	Eastern Kentucky			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
02/01/2017 7:30 PM	UT Martin			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
02/04/2017 3:15 PM	at Eastern Illinois			Lantz Arena Charleston, IL
02/09/2017 6:00 PM	Tennessee State			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
02/11/2017 7:30 PM	Belmont			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
02/18/2017 7:00 PM	at Jacksonville State			Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
02/23/2017 8:00 PM, CBSSN	at Morehead State			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
02/25/2017 1:00 PM, ASN	at Eastern Kentucky			McBrayer Arena Richmond, KY
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
03/01–04/2017	vs.			Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ "Belmont Picked As 2016-17 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites; Bruins' Bradds Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
↑ http://ttusports.com/sports/mbkb/2016-17/schedule

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball

Venues	Eblen Center (1977–present)

People	Head coaches

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