2021–22 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2021–22 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record11–21 (7–10 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Alex Fain
  • Blake Gray
  • Andrew Steele
Home arenaEblen Center
Seasons
2021–22 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Murray State † 18 – 0   1.000 31 – 3   .912
Belmont 15 – 3   .833 25 – 8   .758
Morehead State 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676
Southeast Missouri State 8 – 9   .471 14 – 18   .438
Tennessee State 8 – 10   .444 14 – 18   .438
Austin Peay 8 – 10   .444 12 – 17   .414
Tennessee Tech 7 – 10   .412 11 – 21   .344
SIU Edwardsville 5 – 13   .278 11 – 21   .344
UT Martin 4 – 14   .222 8 – 22   .267
Eastern Illinois 3 – 15   .167 5 – 26   .161
† 2022 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by third-year head coach John Pelphrey, played their home games at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2020–21 season 5–22, 5–15 in OVC play to finish in eleventh place. Since only the top 8 teams qualify for the OVC tournament, they failed to qualify.[1]

Roster

2021–22 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Diante Wood 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Anniston, Alabama
F 2 Daniel Ramsey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Cordele, Georgia
G 3 Keishawn Davidson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Murfreesboro, Tennessee
G 4 Jr. Clay 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Chattanooga, Tennessee
G 10 CJ Gettelfinger 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Knoxville, Tennessee
G 11 Dane Quest 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Toronto, Ontario
F 12 Amadou Sylla 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Bamako, Mali
F 13 Kenny White Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Madisonville, Kentucky
F 14 Mamoudou Diarra 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Bamako, Mali
F 15 Jalen Stayton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Murfreesboro, Tennessee
F 20 Isaiah Nelson-Ododa 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Winder, Georgia
G 21 Bailey Gilliam 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Cookeville, Tennessee
F 23 Austin Harvell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Athens, Alabama
G 31 Caleb Christopher 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Carson, California
F 33 Shandon Goldman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Evansville, Arkansas
G 50 John Pettway 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Safford, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 7, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2021*
7:30 pm 		Berea W 104–63  –
 Eblen Center 
Cookeville, TN
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at No. 12 Memphis L 65–89  0–1
 FedExForum (12,928)
Memphis, TN
November 14, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Oakwood W 109–68  1–1
 Eblen Center (497)
Cookeville, TN
November 16, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Chattanooga
Coke Zero Sugar Classic 		L 62–69  1–2
 McKenzie Arena (2,701)
Chattanooga, TN
November 18, 2021*
5:00 pm 		vs. UNC Asheville
Coke Zero Sugar Classic 		L 55–61  1–3
 McKenzie Arena (412)
Chattanooga, TN
November 23, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lipscomb W 88–77  2–3
 Eblen Center (692)
Cookeville, TN
November 26, 2021*
2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		at No. 15 Tennessee L 69–80  2–4
 Thompson–Boling Arena (16,909)
Knoxville, TN
November 30, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Chattanooga L 65–82  2–5
 Eblen Center (802)
Cookeville, TN
December 4, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Evansville L 51–59  2–6
 Ford Center (3,275)
Evansville, IN
December 8, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Carolina L 69–74 OT 2–7
 Ramsey Center (1,722)
Cullowhee, NC
December 11, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Troy L 72–75  2–8
 Eblen Center (679)
Cookeville, TN
December 16, 2021*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Kentucky Christian Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols at Kentucky Christian[2] Eblen Center 
Cookeville, TN
December 16, 2021*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Montreat W 117–60  3–8
 Eblen Center (439)
Cookeville, TN
December 18, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wright State L 63–72  3–9
 Nutter Center (2,827)
Dayton, OH
December 21, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cincinnati L 67–76  3–10
 Fifth Third Arena (10,028)
Cincinnati, OH
OVC regular season
January 13, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southeast Missouri State Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols Show Me Center 
Cape Girardeau, MO
January 13, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Belmont L 77–92  3–11
(0–1) 		Curb Event Center (1,188)
Nashville, TN
January 15, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Martin W 76–70  4–11
(1–1) 		Skyhawk Arena (1,515)
Martin, TN
January 17, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tennessee State
Rescheduled from December 30 		L 64–80  4–12
(1–2) 		Gentry Complex (271)
Nashville, TN
January 20, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		SIU Edwardsville W 94–76  5–12
(2–2) 		Eblen Center (1,644)
Cookeville, TN
January 24, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Murray State
Rescheduled from January 1 		L 53–79  5–13
(2–3) 		CFSB Center (3,524)
Murray, KY
January 27, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Murray State L 75–80  5–14
(2–4) 		Eblen Center (840)
Cookeville, TN
January 29, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Austin Peay L 55–58  5–15
(2–5) 		Eblen Center 
Cookeville, TN
January 31, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Morehead State
Rescheduled from January 6 		L 56–70  5–16
(2–6) 		Eblen Center (482)
Cookeville, TN
February 3, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Morehead State L 68–75  5–17
(2–7) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (1,069)
Morehead, KY
February 5, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Belmont L 92–100 OT 5-18
(2-8) 		Eblen Center (2,945)
Cookeville, TN
February 7, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Illinois
Rescheduled from January 8 		W 84–58  6–18
(3–8) 		Eblen Center (804)
Cookeville, TN
February 10, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Illinois W 73–62  7–18
(4–8) 		Lantz Arena (726)
Charleston, IL
February 12, 2022
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at SIU Edwardsville L 60–61  7–19
(4–9) 		First Community Arena (627)
Edwardsville, IL
February 17, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Southeast Missouri State W 98–94  8–19
(5–9) 		Eblen Center (1,009)
Cookeville, TN
February 19, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Austin Peay W 73–69  9–19
(6–9) 		Dunn Center (1,372)
Clarksville, TN
February 24, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Tennessee State L 56–92  9–20
(6–10) 		Eblen Center (1,896)
Cookeville, TN
February 26, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Martin W 88–75  10–20
(7–10) 		Eblen Center (1,710)
Cookeville, TN
Ohio Valley tournament
March 2, 2022
9:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (6) Austin Peay
First Round 		W 78–51  11–20
 Ford Center (351)
Evansville, IN
March 3, 2022
9:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (3) Morehead State
Quarterfinals 		L 56–73  11–21
 Ford Center (591)
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Field Set for 2021 OVC Men's Basketball Championship Presented by Kentucky Wild". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "Dec. 16 game versus Kentucky Christian cancelled; Tech men to play Montreat College". Tennessee Tech. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Tennessee Tech Men's Basketball Schedule". Tennessee Tech. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 7, 2022.