2019–20 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2019–20
Prev Year:2018–19
Next Year:2020–21
Team:Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
Conference:Ohio Valley Conference
Division:East Division
Short Conf:OVC
Record:9–22
Conf Record:6–12
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Andre Bell
Asst Coach2:Alex Fain
Asst Coach3:Marcus King

The 2019–20 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by first-year head coach John Pelphrey, played their home games at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 6–12 in OVC play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2018–19 season 8–23 overall, 4–14 in OVC play to finish in last place and failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

On March 3, 2019, the school announced that head coach Steve Payne had resigned after eight seasons at Tennessee Tech.[1] On April 6, the school hired John Pelphrey, an assistant at Alabama, as the next head coach.[2]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: Tennessee Tech's Payne resigns after 8 seasons . Jeff . Borzello . ESPN.com . March 3, 2019 . March 4, 2019.
  2. News: Tennessee Tech hires Pelphrey as coach. 2019-04-06. Reuters. 2020-03-09. en.
  3. Web site: 2019–20 Tennessee Tech Men's Basketball Schedule - Tennessee Tech. ttusports.com. September 18, 2019.