Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball

The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, Tennessee, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Ohio Valley Conference of NCAA Division I college basketball. Tennessee Tech has fielded a varsity men's basketball team since 1922.^[2] The Golden Eagles have appeared twice in the NCAA Tournament, most recently in 1963.

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team
University	Tennessee Technological University
First season	1922–23
Head coach	John Pelphrey (6th season)
Conference	Ohio Valley
Location	Cookeville, Tennessee
Arena	Hooper Eblen Center (capacity: 9,282)
Nickname	Golden Eagles
Student section	The Nest
Colors	Purple and gold[1]
NCAA tournament appearances
1958, 1963
Conference tournament champions
1967
Conference regular-season champions
1956, 1958, 1963, 1985, 2001, 2002, 2005

Postseason results

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Golden Eagles have appeared in two NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–2. They have not reached the Tournament in sixty years, the third longest in NCAA Division I Tournament history.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1958	Regional Quarterfinals	Notre Dame	L 61–94
1963	Regional Quarterfinals	Loyola–Chicago	L 42–111

NIT results

The Golden Eagles have appeared in two National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 3–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1985	First Round	Tennessee	L 62–65
2002	Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Georgia State Dayton Yale Memphis	W 64–62 W 68–59 W 80–61 L 73–79

CIT results

The Golden Eagles have appeared in two CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournaments (CIT). Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2011	First Round	Western Michigan	L 66–74
2012	First Round	Georgia State	L 43–74

Vegas 16 results

The Golden Eagles have appeared in one Vegas 16. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2016	Quarterfinals	Old Dominion	L 59–75

Players

Retired jerseys

Tennessee Tech has retired four jerseys in program history.^[3]

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles retired jerseys
No.	Player	Years
23	Stephen Kite	1982–1986
32	Earl Wise	1986–1990
40	Kenny Sidwell	1954–1958
42	Jim Hagan	1957–1960

Professional players

• Anthony Fisher (born 1986), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League