2010–11 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Tech University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by head coach Mike Sutton, played their home games at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee, as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. The Golden Eagles finished 4th in the OVC during the regular season, and advanced to the championship game of the OVC tournament after upsetting top-seeded Murray State.^[1] Tennessee Tech fell in the championship game to Morehead State, 80-73.^[2]

2010–11 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
CIT, First round
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	20–13 (12–6 OVC)
Head coach	Mike Sutton (9th season)
Associate head coach	Steve Payne (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Russ Willemsen (6th season) DeAntoine Beasley (1st season)
Home arena	Eblen Center
Seasons ← 2009–10 2011–12 →

2010–11 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Murray State	14	–	4		.778			23	–	9		.719
Morehead State †	13	–	5		.722			25	–	9		.735
Austin Peay	13	–	5		.722			20	–	14		.588
Tennessee Tech	12	–	6		.667			20	–	13		.606
Tennessee State	10	–	8		.556			14	–	16		.467
Eastern Kentucky	9	–	9		.500			15	–	16		.484
UT Martin	6	–	12		.333			12	–	21		.364
Southeast Missouri State	6	–	12		.333			10	–	22		.313
Eastern Illinois	4	–	14		.222			9	–	20		.310
Jacksonville State	3	–	15		.167			5	–	25		.167
SIU Edwardsville*	0	–	0		–			8	–	21		.276
† 2011 OVC tournament winner As of March 17, 2011 * Ineligible (in transition) Rankings from AP Poll

Tennessee Tech failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but were invited to the 2011 CIT. The Golden Eagles were eliminated in the first round of the CIT by Western Michigan, 74–66.^[3]

This was head coach Mike Sutton's last season at the helm with the Golden Eagles; shortly after the season, he retired due to his ongoing battle with Guillain–Barré syndrome.^[4]

Roster

2010–11 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 2 Zac Swansey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Dunwoody, Georgia G 3 Charles Newton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Lexington, Kentucky C 4 Liam McMorrow 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) RS Jr Toronto, Ontario, Canada G 5 Javon McKay 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia F 11 Terrell Barnes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Riverdale, Georgia G 12 Mitchell Hill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Cookeville, Tennessee G 15 Riley Hunley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Knoxville, Tennessee F 21 Matt Marseille 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Brooklyn, New York F 23 Byron Pickens 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois G 24 Chase Dunn 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Livingston, Tennessee F 25 Jud Dillard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Riverdale, Georgia F 32 Bassey Inameti 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Suwanee, Georgia F 33 Dennis Ogbe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Munich, Germany F 34 Alfred Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Springfield, Illinois G 42 Zach Bailey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Fort Lauderdale, Florida F 55 Kevin Murphy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Fairburn, Georgia	Head coach Mike Sutton (East Carolina) Assistant coach(es) Steve Payne (Union (NY)) Russ Willemsen (Lee) DeAntoine Beasley (Tennessee Tech) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 20, 2023

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2010* 7:30 pm		Carson–Newman	W 96–61	—	Eblen Center  Cookeville, TN
Regular season
November 12, 2010* 6:00 pm		at NC State	L 69–82	0–1	RBC Center (15,450) Raleigh, NC
November 20, 2010* 3:00 pm		at East Tennessee State	L 60–73	0–2	ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (4,105) Johnson City, TN
November 23, 2010* 7:00 pm		Appalachian State	Cancelled; Appalachian State failed to provide officials[7][8]		Eblen Center  Cookeville, TN
November 28, 2010* 12:00 pm		at No. 2 Michigan State	L 55–73	0–3	Breslin Student Events Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
December 1, 2010* 6:00 pm		SIU Edwardsville	W 78–65	1–3	Eblen Center (1,482) Cookeville, TN
December 4, 2010 7:45 pm		at Jacksonville State	W 64–62	2–3 (1–0)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,417) Jacksonville, AL
December 8, 2010* 7:00 pm		High Point	L 69–80	2–4	Eblen Center (801) Cookeville, TN
December 11, 2010* 7:00 pm		Lipscomb	L 94–98	2–5	Eblen Center (1,076) Cookeville, TN
December 16, 2010* 7:00 pm		vs. Hiwassee	W 113–42	3–5	Livingston Academy (515) Livingston, TN
December 19, 2010 4:00 pm		Eastern Illinois	W 65–64	4–5 (2–0)	Eblen Center (1,110) Cookeville, TN
December 21, 2010 7:30 pm		Southeast Missouri State	L 75–77	4–6 (2–1)	Eblen Center (1,068) Cookeville, TN
December 30, 2010* 7:00 pm		Crowley's Ridge	W 106–44	5–6	Eblen Center  Cookeville, TN
January 2, 2011* 4:00 pm		Bluefield	W 74–56	6–6	Eblen Center (1,342) Cookeville, TN
January 6, 2011 6:30 pm		at Morehead State	L 64–76	6–7 (2–2)	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,206) Morehead, KY
January 8, 2011 6:00 pm		at Eastern Kentucky	W 78–66	7–7 (3–2)	McBrayer Arena (2,200) Richmond, KY
January 13, 2011 7:30 pm		UT Martin	W 109–105 3OT	8–7 (4–2)	Eblen Center  Cookeville, TN
January 15, 2011 7:30 pm		Murray State	L 85–92	8–8 (4–3)	Eblen Center (2,520) Cookeville, TN
January 20, 2011 7:30 pm		at Austin Peay	W 71–68	9–8 (5–3)	Dunn Center (2,301) Clarksville, TN
January 22, 2011 7:30 pm		at Tennessee State	L 65–71	9–9 (5–4)	Gentry Complex (3,861) Nashville, TN
January 27, 2011 7:30 pm		at Eastern Illinois	W 77–74	10–9 (6–4)	Lantz Arena (1,607) Charleston, IL
January 29, 2011 6:00 pm		at Southeast Missouri State	W 93–86	11–9 (7–4)	Show Me Center (5,966) Cape Girardeau, MO
February 3, 2011 7:30 pm		Eastern Kentucky	W 63–54	12–9 (8–4)	Eblen Center (2,845) Cookeville, TN
February 5, 2011 7:30 pm		Morehead State	L 60–76	12–10 (8–5)	Eblen Center (2,753) Cookeville, TN
February 7, 2011 7:00 pm		Austin Peay	W 70–64	13–10 (9–5)	Eblen Center (1,097) Cookeville, TN
February 10, 2011 7:30 pm		at Murray State	L 44–55	13–11 (9–6)	CFSB Center (3,167) Murray, KY
February 12, 2011 6:00 pm		at UT Martin	W 85–71	14–11 (10–6)	Skyhawk Arena (2,522) Martin, TN
February 14, 2011 7:00 pm		Tennessee State	W 61–59	15–11 (11–6)	Eblen Center (1,319) Cookeville, TN
February 19, 2011* 7:30 pm		Gardner–Webb ESPN BracketBusters	W 60–58	16–11	Eblen Center (3,635) Cookeville, TN
February 22, 2011* 7:30 pm		at SIU Edwardsville	W 92–69	17–11	Vadalabene Center (1,792) Edwardsville, IL
February 26, 2011 7:30 pm		at Jacksonville State	W 77–75	18–11 (12–6)	Eblen Center (2,516) Cookeville, TN
Ohio Valley tournament
March 3, 2011 6:00 pm	(4)	vs. (8) UT Martin OVC Quarterfinals	W 83–59	19–11	Nashville Municipal Auditorium  Nashville, TN
March 4, 2011 7:00 pm	(4)	vs. (1) Murray State OVC Semifinals	W 64–59	20–11	Nashville Municipal Auditorium  Nashville, TN
March 5, 2011 7:00 pm, ESPN2	(4)	vs. (2) Morehead State OVC Championship	L 73–80	20–12	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (2,769) Nashville, TN
CollegeInsider.com tournament
March 16, 2011 6:00 pm		at Western Michigan CIT First Round	L 66–74	20–13	University Arena (1,628) Kalamazoo, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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