2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	3–3 (0–0 OVC)
Head coach	John Pelphrey (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Alex Fain; Blake Gray; Andrew Steele; Stefan King; Miloš Babić;
Home arena	Eblen Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
SIU Edwardsville	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Little Rock	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Tennessee State	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Tennessee Tech	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
UT Martin	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Lindenwood*	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Morehead State	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Western Illinois	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Southeast Missouri State	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
Eastern Illinois	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200
Southern Indiana*	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2025 OVC tournament winner As of November 20, 2024

The 2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represents Tennessee Technological University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by sixth-year head coach John Pelphrey, play their home games at the Eblen Center located in Cookeville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 10–21, 5–13 in OVC play to finish tied for eighth place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

Roster

2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Daniel Egbuniwe	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
G	1	Mekhi Cameron	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Atlanta, Georgia
G	2	Kyle Layton	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	McKinney, Texas
G	3	Jaylon Johnson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Houston, Texas
G	4	Ray Glasgow	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	The Bronx, New York
F	5	Rodney Johnson Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Bryan, Texas
F	7	JuJuan Nicholls	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Scranton, Pennsylvania
F	8	Ola Ajiboye	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
G	10	Grant Slatten	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Sparta, Tennessee
G	11	Grant Strong	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Celina, Tennessee
G	12	Matthew Sells	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Rickman, Tennessee
F	15	Rylee Samons	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Pikeville, Kentucky
G	30	Colin Ayers	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Hilham, Tennessee
G	33	Bogdan Zimonjic	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Belgrade, Serbia
C	34	David Craig	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Johannesburg, South Africa
G	40	Josh Heard	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Cookeville, Tennessee

Head coach

John Pelphrey (Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Alex Fain (Alabama)
Blake Gray (Alabama)
Andrew Steele (Alabama)
Stefan King (Troy)
Miloš Babić (Tennessee Tech)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 1, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 22, 2024* 6:00 pm	Austin Peay Charity Exhibition	L 80–90	–	Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
October 29, 2024*	Oakland City	W 100–56	–	Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+	at Georgia	L 78–83	0–1	Stegeman Coliseum (6,193) Athens, GA
November 7, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Bryan	W 89–74	1–1	Eblen Center (639) Cookeville, TN
November 12, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	West Georgia	W 76–73	2–1	Eblen Center (716) Cookeville, TN
November 15, 2024* 2:30 pm	vs. VMI Greenbrier Tip-Off River Division Semifinals	W 72–71	3–1	Colonial Hall (508) White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 16, 2024* 2:30 pm	vs. UT Rio Grande Valley Greenbrier Tip-Off River Division championship	L 58–83	3–2	Colonial Hall (218) White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 19, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at UCF Greenbrier Tip-Off campus game	L 69–80	3–3	Addition Financial Arena (7,522) Orlando, FL
November 27, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Presbyterian			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
November 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+	at Vanderbilt			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
December 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Alabama			CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
December 7, 2024* 1:00 pm	at West Georgia			The Coliseum Carrollton, GA
December 17, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Western Illinois			Western Hall Macomb, IL
December 19, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Lindenwood			Hyland Performance Arena St. Charles, MO
December 29, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Milligan			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
January 2, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	Southern Indiana			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
January 4, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Morehead State			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
January 9, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Illinois			Lantz Arena Charleston, IL
January 11, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at SIU Edwardsville			First Community Arena Edwardsville, IL
January 16, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	Southeast Missouri State			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
January 18, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	Little Rock			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
January 23, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Tennessee State			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
January 25, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at UT Martin			Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN
January 30, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Morehead State			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
February 1, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Indiana			Screaming Eagles Arena Evansville, IN
February 6, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	SIU Edwardsville			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
February 8, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Illinois			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Little Rock			Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
February 15, 2025 3:45 pm, ESPN+	at Southeast Missouri State			Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO
February 20, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	UT Martin			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
February 22, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Tennessee State			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
February 27, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	Western Illinois			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
March 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Lindenwood			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[1]^[2]

References

^ "2024-25 Tennessee Tech Men's Basketball Schedule". Tennessee Tech. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
^ "Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-11-01.

[1] "2024-25 Tennessee Tech Men's Basketball Schedule". Tennessee Tech. Retrieved 2024-11-01.

[2] "Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-11-01.

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