2014–15 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2014–15 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record12–18 (4–12 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaEblen Center
Seasons
2014–15 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Belmont † 11 – 5   .688 22 – 11   .667
Eastern Kentucky 11 – 5   .688 21 – 12   .636
Morehead State 10 – 6   .625 17 – 17   .500
Jacksonville State 5 – 11   .313 12 – 19   .387
Tennessee Tech 4 – 12   .250 12 – 18   .400
Tennessee State 2 – 14   .125 5 – 26   .161
West
Murray State 16 – 0   1.000 29 – 6   .829
UT Martin 10 – 6   .625 21 – 13   .618
Eastern Illinois 9 – 7   .563 18 – 15   .545
SIU Edwardsville 8 – 8   .500 12 – 16   .429
Southeast Missouri St. 7 – 9   .438 13 – 17   .433
Austin Peay 3 – 13   .188 8 – 22   .267
† 2015 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fourth 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 12–18, 4–12 in OVC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Shirmane Thomas Guard 6–2 175 Sophomore Homer, Louisiana
1 Jordan Johnson Guard 6–0 180 Senior Hinesville, Georgia
4 DeOndre Haynes Guard 6–3 180 RS–Sophomore Calera, Alabama
5 Javon McKay Guard/Forward 6–5 195 Senior Atlanta
12 Torrance Rowe Guard 6–1 175 Junior Atlanta
13 Ryan Martin Forward 6–9 215 Junior London, England
14 Aleksa Jugovic Guard 6–3 185 Freshman Leskovac, Serbia
15 Josh Bougher Guard 6–4 195 Freshman Memphis, Tennessee
20 Savonte Frazier Guard 6–0 180 Freshman Lake Wales, Florida
23 Josiah Moore Guard 6–5 215 RS–Junior Atlanta
25 Mason Ramsey Forward 6–6 220 RS–Freshman Livingston, Tennessee
32 Dwan Caldwell Center 6–8 245 Senior Los Angeles
33 Charles Jackson Center 6–10 225 Junior Sacramento, California
35 Anthony Morse Forward 6–9 215 Junior Lawrenceville, Georgia

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2014*
7:30 pm 		Bluefield W 93–54 
Eblen Center 
Cookeville, Tennessee
Regular season
11/14/2014*
6:00 pm 		Piedmont International W 83–29  1–0
 Eblen Center (942)
Cookeville, Tennessee
11/17/2014*
10:00 pm, P12N 		at USC L 58–70  1–1
 Galen Center (2,267)
Los Angeles
11/22/2014*
6:00 pm 		Chattanooga W 69–67  2–1
 Eblen Center (1,276)
Cookeville, Tennessee
11/24/2014*
6:00 pm 		Southeastern Louisiana
Green Wave Classic 		W 81–62  3–1
 Eblen Center (1,024)
Cookeville, Tennessee
11/26/2014*
7:00 pm 		at Southeastern Louisiana
Green Wave Classic 		L 65–86  3–2
 University Center (550)
Hammond, Louisiana
11/30/2014*
1:00 pm 		at Tulane
Green Wave Classic 		L 68–73  3–3
 Devlin Fieldhouse (912)
New Orleans
12/03/2014*
5:00 pm 		Lipscomb W 84–79  4–3
 Eblen Center (1,150)
Cookeville, Tennessee
12/07/2014*
2:00 pm 		Hiwassee W 87–48  5–3
 Eblen Center (742)
Cookeville, Tennessee
12/13/2014*
8:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Alabama L 53–65  5–4
 Coleman Coliseum (9,526)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
12/15/2014*
6:00 pm 		at North Florida W 82–80  6–4
 UNF Arena (1,128)
Jacksonville, Florida
12/19/2014*
6:00 pm, FSN 		at Tennessee L 58–61  6–5
 Thompson–Boling Arena (13,201)
Knoxville, Tennessee
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm 		at UMKC W 81–60  7–5
 Municipal Auditorium (1,359)
Kansas City, Missouri
12/29/2014*
6:00 pm 		North Florida W 87–84  8–5
 Eblen Center (1,549)
Cookeville, Tennessee
01/01/2015
3:15 pm 		at Eastern Illinois L 59–61  8–6 (0–1)
 Lantz Arena (805)
Charleston, Illinois
01/03/2015
6:30 pm, FCS Central 		at SIU Edwardsville L 62–85  8–7 (0–2)
 Vadalabene Center (1,162)
Edwardsville, Illinois
01/08/2015
7:30 pm, WCTE 		Murray State L 67–83  8–8 (0–3)
 Eblen Center (1,683)
Cookeville, Tennessee
01/10/2015
7:30 pm, WCTE 		Austin Peay W 72–56  9–8 (1–3)
 Eblen Center (2,554)
Cookeville, Tennessee
01/15/2015
7:30 pm, WCTE 		UT Martin L 60–63  9–9 (1–4)
 Eblen Center (1,856)
Cookeville, Tennessee
01/17/2015
6:00 pm 		at Southeast Missouri State L 61–65  9–10 (1–5)
 Show Me Center (2,964)
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
01/22/2015
6:00 pm 		Morehead State L 74–78  9–11 (1–6)
 Eblen Center (2,316)
Cookeville, Tennessee
01/24/2015
7:30 pm 		Eastern Kentucky W 83–81 OT 10–11 (2–6)
 Eblen Center (2,519)
Cookeville, Tennessee
01/29/2015
7:00 pm 		at Tennessee State L 56–64  10–12 (2–7)
 Gentry Complex (768)
Nashville, Tennessee
01/31/2015
2:00 pm 		at Belmont L 53–71  10–13 (2–8)
 Curb Event Center (2,194)
Nashville, Tennessee
02/07/2015
7:30 pm 		Jacksonville State W 72–59  11–13 (3–8)
 Eblen Center (2,068)
Cookeville, Tennessee
02/12/2015
7:00 pm, ASN 		Tennessee State W 71–52  12–13 (4–8)
 Eblen Center (2,231)
Cookeville, Tennessee
02/14/2015
7:30 pm 		at Jacksonville State L 68–82  12–14 (4–9)
 Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,011)
Jacksonville, Alabama
02/16/2015*
6:00 pm 		at East Tennessee State L 79–87  12–15
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,072)
Johnson City, Tennessee
02/21/2015
7:30 pm, WCTE 		Belmont L 82–88  12–16 (4–10)
 Eblen Center (1,614)
Cookeville, Tennessee
02/26/2015
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		Morehead State L 73–86  12–17 (4–11)
 Ellis Johnson Arena (3,118)
Morehead, Kentucky
02/28/2015
6:00 pm 		Eastern Kentucky L 67–70  12–18 (4–12)
 McBrayer Arena (3,700)
Richmond, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ "2014-15 Golden Eagle Men's Basketball Schedule".