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

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2024 Basketball 2011–12 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Athletics pre-2005 logo.svg 150 Ohio Valley Conference OVC 19–14 9–7 Steve Payne 1st Happy Osborne Russ Willemsen David Boyden Eblen Center CIT First Round 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.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/320630093 https://web.archive.org/web/20240215024604/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/320630093 dead February 15, 2024 No. 9 Murray St. thwarts Tennessee St. to win OVC title, tourney berth ESPN March 3, 2012 February 14, 2024 They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Georgia State. Roster 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 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2011 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/11/2011 8:00 pm yes yes Miami (FL) BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL 3,600 58–69 0–1 11/15/2011 7:00 pm yes Reinhardt Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 1,094 94–64 1–1 11/19/2011 7:00 pm yes Appalachian State Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 1,650 63–68 1–2 11/22/2011 8:00 pm yes yes High Point Millis Center High Point, NC 1,106 62–57 2–2 11/25/2011 7:00 pm yes Lamar Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 857 65–85 2–3 11/27/2011 4:00 pm yes yes Wilberforce Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 629 84–83 3–3 12/03/2011 8:00 pm yes yes Duquesne Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA 2,368 67–77 3–4 12/07/2011 7:30 pm yes East Tennessee State Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 1,455 83–74 4–4 12/10/2011 7:00 pm yes Lipscomb Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 1,168 89–87 OT 5–4 12/17/2011 1:00 pm yes yes Evansville Ford Center Evansville, IN 4,235 65–57 6–4 12/19/2011 8:00 pm yes yes West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV Las Vegas Classic 6,252 ESPN3 53–72 6–5 12/22/2011 4:30 pm yes yes Kennesaw State Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Las Vegas Classic NA 81–68 7–5 12/23/2011 4:30 pm yes yes Bethune-Cookman Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas Classic NA 67–59 8–5 12/29/2011 7:00 pm yes SIU Edwardsville Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL 1,049 68–83 8–6 (0–1) 12/31/2011 4:00 pm yes UT Martin Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN 1,113 85–62 9–6 (1–1) 01/05/2012 7:00 pm Tennessee State Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 1,123 92–86 10–6 (2–1) 01/07/2012 7:30 pm Morehead State Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 2,049 66–55 11–6 (3–1) 01/14/2012 5:00 pm yes Murray State 14 CFSB Center Murray, KY 8,691 ESPNU 77–72 11–7 (3–2) 01/19/2012 7:00 pm Jacksonville State Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 2,424 62–63 11–8 (3–3) 01/21/2012 7:30 pm Southeast Missouri State Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 2,685 77–62 12–8 (4–3) 01/26/2012 6:00 pm yes Eastern Kentucky Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY 2,400 82–65 13–8 (5–3) 01/28/2012 2:00 pm yes Morehead State Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY 2,833 ESPNU 50–56 13–9 (5–4) 01/30/2012 7:00 pm SIU Edwardsville Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 1,503 98–80 14–9 (6–4) 02/02/2012 7:00 pm yes Austin Peay Dunn Center Clarksville, TN 2,243 94–88 15–9 (7–4) 02/04/2012 4:30 pm yes Jacksonville State Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL 2,118 76–68 16–9 (8–4) 02/09/2012 7:00 pm Eastern Illinois Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 1,425 57–74 16–10 (8–5) 02/11/2012 7:30 pm yes Tennessee State Gentry Complex Nashville, TN 3,650 53–68 16–11 (8–6) 02/15/2012 7:00 pm Eastern Kentucky Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 1,003 74–67 17–11 (9–6) 02/18/2012 11:00 am yes yes Coastal Carolina Kimbel Arena Conway, SC ESPN BracketBusters 1,039 77–71 18–11 02/25/2012 7:30 pm Murray State 14 Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 9,021 64–69 18–12 (9–7) |- !colspan=9| 2012 OVC Basketball tournament 03/01/2012 6:00 pm yes Southeast Missouri State Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN Quarterfinals 1,621 77–73 19–12 03/02/2012 6:00 pm yes Murray State 12 Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN Semifinals 5,142 ESPNU 52–54 19–13 |- !colspan=9| 2012 CIT 03/13/2012 7:00 pm yes yes Georgia State GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA First Round 1,509 43–74 19–14 AP Poll Central Time References Category:Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball seasons Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball