2015–16 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

American college basketball season February 2024 March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Athletics pre-2005 logo.svg 150 Ohio Valley Conference East Division OVC 19–12 11–5 Steve Payne 5th Rick Cabrera Frank Davis Jason Taylor Eblen Center Vegas 16 Quarterfinals The 2015–16 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fifth-year head coach Steve Payne, played their home games at the Eblen Center and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the OVC tournament to Austin Peay.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/400868364 Horton's 37 and 21 propels Austin Peay over Tennessee Tech ESPN March 2, 2016 February 14, 2024 They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had eight teams, where they lost in the quarterfinals to Old Dominion. Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 0 Shirmane Thomas Guard 6–2 175 Junior Homer, Louisiana 1 Markell Henderson Guard 6–5 195 Junior Boswell, Oklahoma 2 Hakeem Rogers Guard 6–1 175 Junior Elizabeth, New Jersey 4 Aleksa Jugovic Guard 6–3 185 Sophomore Leskovac, Serbia 11 Micaiah Henry Center 6–8 230 Freshman Decatur, Georgia 12 Torrance Rowe Guard 6–1 175 Senior Atlanta 13 Ryan Martin Forward 6–9 225 Junior London, England 20 Savonte Frazier Guard 6–1 180 RS freshman Lake Wales, Florida 21 Conner Hall Guard 6–3 195 Freshman Gainesboro, Tennessee 22 Courtney Alexander Forward 6–7 195 Freshman Mableton, Georgia 23 Josiah Moore Guard 6–5 215 RS senior Atlanta 25 Mason Ramsey Forward 6–6 220 RS sophomore Livingston, Tennessee 35 Anthony Morse Forward 6–9 230 Senior Lawrenceville, Georgia Schedule http://ttusports.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/schedule 2015-16 Golden Eagle Men's Basketball Schedule no 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles| Non-conference regular season 11/14/2015 7:30 pm yes no Piedmont College Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee 1,615 110–72 1–0 11/16/2015 8:00 pm yes yes no Air Force Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado Air Force Classic 488 70–80 1–1 11/18/2015 8:00 pm yes yes no New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico Air Force Classic 4,104 63–76 1–2 11/24/2015 6:00 pm yes no Jackson State Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee 779 86–82 OT 2–2 11/27/2015 6:00 pm yes no Robert Morris Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee Air Force Classic 760 85–72 3–2 11/28/2015 5:30 pm yes no UC Clermont Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee 755 91–66 4–2 11/29/2015 2:00 pm yes no Mississippi Valley State Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee Air Force Classic 605 101–64 5–2 12/02/2015 6:00 pm yes no East Tennessee State Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee 1,011 63–61 6–2 12/05/2015 4:00 pm yes yes no Lipscomb Allen Arena Nashville, Tennessee 1,620 ESPN3 81–78 7–2 12/12/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas 14,336 SECN 57–83 7–3 12/15/2015 6:00 pm yes yes no Chattanooga McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 2,500 69–80 7–4 12/18/2015 7:30 pm yes no Miami (OH) Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee 1,378 77–64 8–4 12/22/2015 7:30 pm yes yes no Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 14,432 ESPN3 63–85 8–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles| Ohio Valley Conference regular season 12/31/2015 3:00 pm no Eastern Illinois Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee 1,272 94–84 9–5 1–0 01/02/2016 7:30 pm no SIU Edwardsville Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee 1,581 86–63 10–5 2–0 01/07/2016 7:00 pm yes no Murray State CFSB Center Murray, Kentucky 3,063 71–65 11–5 3–0 01/09/2016 7:00 pm yes no Austin Peay Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee 1,585 72–66 12–5 4–0 01/13/2016 6:00 pm yes no Tennessee–Martin Skyhawk Arena Martin, Tennessee 1,497 90–96 12–6 4–1 01/16/2016 7:30 pm no Southeast Missouri State Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee 2,386 91–55 13–6 5–1 01/21/2016 6:00 pm yes no Morehead State Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky 2,735 74–81 13–7 5–2 01/23/2016 1:00 pm yes no Eastern Kentucky McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky 1,050 89–83 14–7 6–2 01/28/2016 8:00 pm no Tennessee State Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee 2,146 ASN 81–79 15–7 7–2 01/30/2016 7:30 pm no Belmont Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee 4,428 89–79 16–7 8–2 02/06/2016 4:30 pm yes no Jacksonville State Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, Alabama 1,248 68–58 17–7 9–2 02/10/2016 7:30 pm yes no Tennessee State Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee 2,554 55–85 17–8 9–3 02/13/2016 7:30 pm no Jacksonville State Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee 3,611 72–70 18–8 10–3 02/20/2016 5:00 pm yes no Belmont Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee 5,074 86–95 18–9 10–4 02/25/2016 6:00 pm no Morehead State Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee 2,567 59–69 18–10 10–5 02/27/2016 1:00 pm no Eastern Kentucky Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee 3,078 92–82 19–10 11–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles| Ohio Valley Conference tournament 03/02/2016 6:00 pm yes no Austin Peay Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee 1,122 72–92 19–11 |- !colspan=9 style=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles| Vegas 16 03/28/2016 2:00 pm yes yes no Old Dominion Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, Nevada Quarterfinals   CBSSN 59–75 19–12 no Central Time References Category:Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball seasons Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball Tennessee Tech