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2011–12 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

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2011–12 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record19–14 (9–7 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Happy Osborne
  • Russ Willemsen
  • David Boyden
Home arenaEblen Center
Seasons
2011–12 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Murray State 15 1   .938 31 2   .939
Tennessee State 11 5   .688 20 13   .606
Morehead State 10 6   .625 18 15   .545
Tennessee Tech 9 7   .563 19 14   .576
Southeast Missouri State 9 7   .563 15 16   .484
Austin Peay 8 8   .500 12 20   .375
Jacksonville State 8 8   .500 15 18   .455
Eastern Kentucky 7 9   .438 16 16   .500
*SIU Edwardsville 6 10   .375 10 17   .370
Eastern Illinois 5 11   .313 12 17   .414
UT Martin 0 16   .000 4 27   .129
2012 Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
* Ineligible for conference tournament

The 2011–12 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by first year head coach Steve Payne, played their home games at the Eblen Center and are members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 9–7 in OVC play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Ohio Valley Basketball tournament to Murray State.[1] They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where the lost in the first round to Georgia State.

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
00 Liam Neeson Center 7–0 265 Senior Toronto, Ontario
2 Zac Swansey Guard 6–1 180 Senior Dunwoody, Georgia
3 Matt Damon Forward 6–6 205 Junior Brooklyn, New York
5 Javon McKay Guard 6–5 195 Freshman Atlanta, Georgia
10 Lanerryl Johnson Guard 6–0 175 Freshman Atlanta, Georgia
11 Terrell Barnes Forward 6–8 265 Junior Riverdale, Georgia
12 Mitchell Hill Guard 6–1 170 Freshman Cookeville, Tennessee
15 Riley Hunley Guard 6–3 185 Senior Knoxville, Tennessee
20 John Sexton Guard 6–3 200 Junior Memphis, Tennessee
24 Chase Dunn Guard 5–10 175 Sophomore Livingston, Tennessee
25 Jud Dillard Guard 6–5 190 Junior Riverdale, Georgia
30 Ryon Riggins Forward 6–9 210 Freshman Norcross, Georgia
32 Bassey Inameti Forward 6–8 215 Senior Suwanee, Georgia
33 Dennis Ogbe Forward 6–7 210 Sophomore Munich, Germany
42 Zach Bailey Guard 6–1 175 Senior Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
55 Kevin Murphy Guard 6–7 185 Senior Atlanta, Georgia

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/11/2011*
8:00 pm
at Miami (FL) L 58–69  0–1
BankUnited Center (3,600)
Coral Gables, FL
11/15/2011*
7:00 pm
Reinhardt W 94–64  1–1
Eblen Center (1,094)
Cookeville, TN
11/19/2011*
7:00 pm
Appalachian State L 63–68  1–2
Eblen Center (1,650)
Cookeville, TN
11/22/2011*
8:00 pm
at High Point W 62–57  2–2
Millis Center (1,106)
High Point, NC
11/25/2011*
7:00 pm
Lamar L 65–85  2–3
Eblen Center (857)
Cookeville, TN
11/27/2011*
4:00 pm
vs. Wilberforce W 84–83  3–3
Eblen Center (629)
Cookeville, TN
12/03/2011*
8:00 pm
at Duquesne L 67–77  3–4
Palumbo Center (2,368)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/07/2011*
7:30 pm
East Tennessee State W 83–74  4–4
Eblen Center (1,455)
Cookeville, TN
12/10/2011*
7:00 pm
Lipscomb W 89–87 OT 5–4
Eblen Center (1,168)
Cookeville, TN
12/17/2011*
1:00 pm
at Evansville W 65–57  6–4
Ford Center (4,235)
Evansville, IN
12/19/2011*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at West Virginia
Las Vegas Classic
L 53–72  6–5
WVU Coliseum (6,252)
Morgantown, WV
12/22/2011*
4:30 pm
vs. Kennesaw State
Las Vegas Classic
W 81–68  7–5
Orleans Arena (NA)
Paradise, NV
12/23/2011*
4:30 pm
vs. Bethune-Cookman
Las Vegas Classic
W 67–59  8–5
Orleans Arena (NA)
Las Vegas, NV
12/29/2011
7:00 pm
at SIU Edwardsville L 68–83  8–6 (0–1)
Vadalabene Center (1,049)
Edwardsville, IL
12/31/2011
4:00 pm
at UT Martin W 85–62  9–6 (1–1)
Skyhawk Arena (1,113)
Martin, TN
01/05/2012
7:00 pm
Tennessee State W 92–86  10–6 (2–1)
Eblen Center (1,123)
Cookeville, TN
01/07/2012
7:30 pm
Morehead State W 66–55  11–6 (3–1)
Eblen Center (2,049)
Cookeville, TN
01/14/2012
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 14 Murray State W 77–72  11–7 (3–2)
CFSB Center (8,691)
Murray, KY
01/19/2012
7:00 pm
Jacksonville State L 62–63  11–8 (3–3)
Eblen Center (2,424)
Cookeville, TN
01/21/2012
7:30 pm
Southeast Missouri State W 77–62  12–8 (4–3)
Eblen Center (2,685)
Cookeville, TN
01/26/2012
6:00 pm
at Eastern Kentucky W 82–65  13–8 (5–3)
Alumni Coliseum (2,400)
Richmond, KY
01/28/2012
2:00 pm, ESPNU
at Morehead State L 50–56  13–9 (5–4)
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,833)
Morehead, KY
01/30/2012
7:00 pm
SIU Edwardsville W 98–80  14–9 (6–4)
Eblen Center (1,503)
Cookeville, TN
02/02/2012
7:00 pm
at Austin Peay W 94–88  15–9 (7–4)
Dunn Center (2,243)
Clarksville, TN
02/04/2012
4:30 pm
at Jacksonville State W 76–68  16–9 (8–4)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,118)
Jacksonville, AL
02/09/2012
7:00 pm
Eastern Illinois L 57–74  16–10 (8–5)
Eblen Center (1,425)
Cookeville, TN
02/11/2012
7:30 pm
at Tennessee State L 53–68  16–11 (8–6)
Gentry Complex (3,650)
Nashville, TN
02/15/2012
7:00 pm
Eastern Kentucky W 74–67  17–11 (9–6)
Eblen Center (1,003)
Cookeville, TN
02/18/2012*
11:00 am
at Coastal Carolina
ESPN BracketBusters
W 77–71  18–11
Kimbel Arena (1,039)
Conway, SC
02/25/2012
7:30 pm
No. 14 Murray State L 64–69  18–12 (9–7)
Eblen Center (9,021)
Cookeville, TN
2012 OVC Basketball tournament
03/01/2012
6:00 pm
vs. Southeast Missouri State
Quarterfinals
W 77–73  19–12
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,621)
Nashville, TN
03/02/2012
6:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 12 Murray State
Semifinals
L 52–54  19–13
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (5,142)
Nashville, TN
2012 CIT
03/13/2012*
7:00 pm
at Georgia State
First Round
L 43–74  19–14
GSU Sports Arena (1,509)
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "No. 9 Murray St. thwarts Tennessee St. to win OVC title, tourney berth". ESPN. March 3, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2024.[dead link]