2020–21 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2020–21 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
2020–21 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	5–22 (5–15 OVC)
Head coach	John Pelphrey (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Andre Bell; Alex Fain; Marcus King;
Home arena	Eblen Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Belmont	18	–	2	.900	26	–	4	.867
Morehead State †	17	–	3	.850	23	–	8	.742
Eastern Kentucky	15	–	5	.750	22	–	7	.759
Jacksonville State	13	–	6	.684	18	–	9	.667
Austin Peay	10	–	10	.500	14	–	13	.519
Murray State	10	–	10	.500	13	–	13	.500
Southeast Missouri State	9	–	11	.450	11	–	16	.407
SIU Edwardsville	7	–	12	.368	9	–	17	.346
Eastern Illinois	6	–	14	.300	9	–	18	.333
UT Martin	6	–	14	.300	8	–	16	.333
Tennessee Tech	5	–	15	.250	5	–	22	.185
Tennessee State	3	–	17	.150	4	–	19	.174

† 2021 OVC tournament winner

The 2020–21 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden jolers, led by second-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[edit]

The Golden Eagles finished the 2019–20 season 9–22, 6–12 in OVC play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.^[1]

Roster[edit]

2020–21 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Damaria Franklin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	State Fair CC	Chicago, IL
G	1	Maverick Smith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Oakdale HS (TN)	Oakdale, TN
G	2	Taelon Peter	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Russellville HS	Russellville, AR
G	3	Keishawn Davidson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Athens Prep Academy	Murfreesboro, TN
G	4	Jr. Clay	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	The McCallie School	Chattanooga, TN
C	5	Marcus Hopkins	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Daytona State College	Oakland, CA
G	10	CJ Gettelfinger	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Oakland	Knoxville, TN
G	11	Dane Quest	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Lake Forest HS	Toronto, Ontario
F	12	Amadou Sylla	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Iowa Western CC	Bamako, Mali
F	13	Kenny White Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Madisonville North Hopkins HS	Madisonville, KY
F	15	Jalen Stayton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Blackman HS	Murfreesboro, TN
G	22	Tujautae Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Orr Academy HS	Chicago, IL
F	23	Austin Harvell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	East Limestone HS	Athens, AL
G	30	Jamaal Thompson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	East Tennessee State	Hendersonville, TN
F	33	Shandon Goldman	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Northern Iowa	Evansville, AR

Head coach

John Pelphrey (Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Andre Bell (Bemidji State)
Alex Fain (Alabama)
Marcus King (Northeastern State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 1, 2021

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 7:00 pm, BTN	at Indiana	L 59–89	0–1	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (125) Bloomington, IN
November 30, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Chattanooga	L 54–62	0–2	Eblen Center (644) Cookeville, TN
December 2, 2020* 6:00 pm, FS1	at Xavier	L 48–79	0–3	Cintas Center (300) Cincinnati, OH
December 3, 2020* 5:00 pm, ESPN3	at Northern Kentucky	L 65–74	0–4	BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
December 6, 2020* 11:00 am, ESPN+	at Western Carolina	L 75–76 ^OT	0–5	Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
December 13, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Jacksonville State	L 67–73	0–6 (0–1)	Eblen Center (624) Cookeville, TN
December 16, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Jacksonville State	L 60–74	0–7 (0–2)	Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
December 18, 2020* 6:00 pm, SECN+	at No. 10 Tennessee	L 49–103	0–8	Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191) Knoxville, TN
December 22, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPNU	at Western Kentucky	L 68–88	0–9	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,061) Bowling Green, KY
December 30, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+	Southeast Missouri State	W 72–63	1–9 (1–2)	Eblen Center (430) Cookeville, TN
January 2, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Illinois	L 81–87	1–10 (1–3)	Lantz Arena Charleston, IL
January 7, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Morehead State	L 54–57	1–11 (1–4)	Ellis Johnson Arena (480) Morehead, KY
January 9, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Kentucky	L 80–90	1–12 (1–5)	McBrayer Arena (733) Richmond, KY
January 14, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+	Belmont	L 67–88	1–13 (1–6)	Eblen Center (589) Cookeville, TN
January 16, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+	Tennessee State	W 74–71	2–13 (2–6)	Eblen Center (689) Cookeville, TN
January 21, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Austin Peay	L 69–72	2–14 (2–7)	Dunn Center (518) Clarksville, TN
January 23, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Murray State	L 63–72	2–15 (2–8)	CFSB Center (1,290) Murray, KY
January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Morehead State	L 55–74	2–16 (2–9)	Eblen Center (558) Cookeville, TN
February 4, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southeast Missouri State	L 64–68	2–17 (2–10)	Show Me Center (642) Cape Girardeau, MO
February 6, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at UT Martin	L 64–66	2–18 (2–11)	Skyhawk Arena (198) Martin, TN
February 11, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+	SIU Edwardsville	L 63–81	2–19 (2–12)	Eblen Center (534) Cookeville, TN
February 13, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Illinois	W 80–67	3–19 (3–12)	Eblen Center (550) Cookeville, TN
February 15, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Kentucky	L 72–83	3–20 (3–13)	Eblen Center (238) Cookeville, TN
February 18, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Tennessee State	L 86–91	3–21 (3–14)	Gentry Complex (202) Nashville, TN
February 20, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Belmont	L 66–90	3–22 (3–15)	Curb Event Center (231) Nashville, TN
February 25, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+	Austin Peay	W 81–76	4–22 (4–15)	Eblen Center (610) Cookeville, TN
February 27, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+	Murray State	W 71–61	5–22 (5–15)	Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources^[2]^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Field Set for 2020 OVC Men's Basketball Championship Presented by TicketSmarter". Ohio Valley Conference. February 29, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Tennessee Tech Men's Basketball Schedule". Tennessee Tech. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

[1] "Field Set for 2020 OVC Men's Basketball Championship Presented by TicketSmarter". Ohio Valley Conference. February 29, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

[2] "2020-21 Tennessee Tech Men's Basketball Schedule". Tennessee Tech. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

[3] "2020-21 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

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