2010–11 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2010–11 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men Tennessee Tech Athletics pre-2005 logo.svg 150 Ohio Valley Conference OVC 20–13 12–6 Mike Sutton 9th Steve Payne 9th Russ Willemsen 6th DeAntoine Beasley 1st Eblen Center CIT First round The 2010–11 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Tech University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by head coach Mike Sutton, played their home games at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee, as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. The Golden Eagles finished 4th in the OVC during the regular season, and advanced to the championship game of the OVC tournament after upsetting top-seeded Murray State.Top seed Murray State ousted in OVC tourney semis https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/310630093 https://web.archive.org/web/20230120205452/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/310630093 dead January 20, 2023 ESPN March 5, 2011 January 20, 2023 Tennessee Tech fell in the championship game to Morehead State, 80-73.Demonte Harper and Kenneth Faried boost Morehead State to OVC tournament title https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/310642413 https://web.archive.org/web/20230120205454/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/310642413 dead January 20, 2023 ESPN March 6, 2011 January 20, 2023 Tennessee Tech failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but were invited to the 2011 CIT. The Golden Eagles were eliminated in the first round of the CIT by Western Michigan, 74–66.Broncos lose unhealthy intensity, but bully way to CIT first-round win over Tennessee Tech https://www.mlive.com/broncos/2011/03/broncos_lose_unhealthy_intensi.html MLive.com March 17, 2011 January 20, 2023 This was head coach Mike Sutton's last season at the helm with the Golden Eagles; shortly after the season, he retired due to his ongoing battle with Guillain–Barré syndrome.Mike Sutton Retires, Steve Payne Named New Tennessee Tech Head Coach https://ovcsports.com/news/2011/3/23/13269.aspx Ohio Valley Conference March 23, 2011 January 20, 2023 Roster 2010 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles y Zac Swansey 2 G 6 1 180 jr Dunwoody, Georgia Charles Newton 3 G 6 3 175 sr Lexington, Kentucky Liam McMorrow 4 C 7 0 265 jr y Toronto, Ontario, Canada y Javon McKay 5 G 6 5 195 fr Atlanta, Georgia Terrell Barnes 11 F 6 8 225 so Riverdale, Georgia Mitchell Hill 12 G 6 1 170 fr Cookeville, Tennessee Riley Hunley 15 G 6 3 185 jr Knoxville, Tennessee Matt Marseille 21 F 6 6 205 so Brooklyn, New York Byron Pickens 23 F 6 7 195 sr Chicago, Illinois Chase Dunn 24 G 5 10 175 fr y Livingston, Tennessee Jud Dillard 25 F 6 4 180 so Riverdale, Georgia Bassey Inameti 32 F 6 8 215 jr Suwanee, Georgia Dennis Ogbe 33 F 6 7 200 fr Munich, Germany Alfred Jones 34 F 6 7 205 sr Springfield, Illinois Zach Bailey 42 G 6 1 175 jr Fort Lauderdale, Florida Kevin Murphy 55 F 6 6 185 jr Fairburn, Georgia y basketball Mike Sutton (East Carolina) Steve Payne (Union College) Russ Willemsen (Lee) DeAntoine Beasley (Tennessee Tech) https://www.ttusports.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/roster January 20, 2023 Sourcehttps://www.ttusports.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/roster Tennessee Tech Athletics 2010-11 Men's Basketball Roster January 20, 2023https://issuu.com/tennessee_tech_athletics/docs/2010-11guide_oct28 Tennessee Tech Athletics 2010-11 Tennessee Tech Men's Basketball Media Guide January 20, 2023 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|Exhibition November 4, 2010 7:30pm yes 2010 Carson–Newman Eagles Carson–Newman Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 96–61 — |- !colspan=9 style=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|Regular season November 12, 2010 6:00pm yes yes NC State RBC Center Raleigh, NC 69–82 15,450 0–1 November 20, 2010 3:00pm yes yes East Tennessee State ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center Johnson City, TN 60–73 4,105 0–2 November 23, 2010 7:00pm c Cancelled; Appalachian Statefailed to provide officialshttps://appstatesports.com/news/2010/11/23/205035992.aspx Appalachian State Athletics MEN'S BASKETBALL AT TENNESSEE TECH CANCELED January 20, 2023https://www.ttusports.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/releases/11_23_mbb_appy Tennessee Tech Athletics Tuesday night game with Appalachian State postponed November 23, 2010 January 20, 2023 yes 2010 Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State Eblen Center Cookeville, TN November 28, 2010 12:00pm yes yes Michigan State 2 Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, MI 55–73 14,797 0–3 December 1, 2010 6:00pm yes 2010 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 78–65 1,482 1–3 December 4, 2010 7:45pm yes 2010 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL 64–62 1,417 2–3 1–0 December 8, 2010 7:00pm yes 2010 High Point Panthers High Point Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 69–80 801 2–4 December 11, 2010 7:00pm yes 2010 Lipscomb Bisons Lipscomb Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 94–98 1,076 2–5 December 16, 2010 7:00pm yes yes 2010 Hiwassee Tigers Hiwassee Livingston Academy Livingston, TN 113–42 515 3–5 December 19, 2010 4:00pm 2010 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 65–64 1,110 4–5 2–0 December 21, 2010 7:30pm 2010 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 75–77 1,068 4–6 2–1 December 30, 2010 7:00pm yes 2010 Crowley's Ridge Pioneers Crowley's Ridge Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 106–44 5–6 January 2, 2011 4:00pm yes 2010 Bluefield Rams Bluefield Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 74–56 1,342 6–6 January 6, 2011 6:30pm yes Morehead State Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY 64–76 2,206 6–7 2–2 January 8, 2011 6:00pm yes 2010 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky McBrayer Arena Richmond, KY 78–66 2,200 7–7 3–2 January 13, 2011 7:30pm 2010 UT Martin Skyhawks UT Martin Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 109–105 3OT 8–7 4–2 January 15, 2011 7:30pm Murray State Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 85–92 2,520 8–8 4–3 January 20, 2011 7:30pm yes Austin Peay Dunn Center Clarksville, TN 71–68 2,301 9–8 5–3 January 22, 2011 7:30pm yes 2010 none Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee State Gentry Complex Nashville, TN 65–71 3,861 9–9 5–4 January 27, 2011 7:30pm yes Eastern Illinois Lantz Arena Charleston, IL 77–74 1,607 10–9 6–4 January 29, 2011 6:00pm yes Southeast Missouri State Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO 93–86 5,966 11–9 7–4 February 3, 2011 7:30pm Eastern Kentucky Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 63–54 2,845 12–9 8–4 February 5, 2011 7:30pm Morehead State Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 60–76 2,753 12–10 8–5 February 7, 2011 7:00pm Austin Peay Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 70–64 1,097 13–10 9–5 February 10, 2011 7:30pm yes Murray State CFSB Center Murray, KY 44–55 3,167 13–11 9–6 February 12, 2011 6:00pm yes UT Martin Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN 85–71 2,522 14–11 10–6 February 14, 2011 7:00pm Tennessee State Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 61–59 1,319 15–11 11–6 February 19, 2011 7:30pm yes 2010 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Gardner–Webb Eblen Center Cookeville, TN ESPN BracketBusters 60–58 3,635 16–11 February 22, 2011 7:30pm yes yes SIU Edwardsville Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL 92–69 1,792 17–11 February 26, 2011 7:30pm yes Jacksonville State Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 77–75 2,516 18–11 12–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles| Ohio Valley tournament March 3, 2011 6:00pm y 4 UT Martin 8 Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN OVC Quarterfinals 83–59 19–11 March 4, 2011 7:00pm y 4 Murray State 1 Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN OVC Semifinals 64–59 20–11 March 5, 2011 7:00pm y 4 Morehead State 2 Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN OVC Championship 73–80 2,769 ESPN2 20–12 |- !colspan=9 style=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles| CollegeInsider.com tournament March 16, 2011 6:00pm yes Western Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, MI CIT First Round 66–74 1,628 20–13 Central Time Sourcehttps://www.ttusports.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/schedule Tennessee Tech Athletics 2010-11 Men's Basketball Schedule January 20, 2023https://www.ttusports.com/sports/mbkb/2010-11/files/teamcume.htm Tennessee Tech Athletics Tennessee Tech - Season Statistics January 20, 2023https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/tennessee-tech/2011-schedule.html Sports Reference 2010-11 Tennessee Tech Schedule & Results January 20, 2023 References Category:Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball seasons Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech men's basketball Tennessee Tech men's basketball