2020–21 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden jolers, led by second-year head coach John Pelphrey, played their home games at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

2020–21 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	5–22 (5–15 OVC)
Head coach	John Pelphrey (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Andre Bell Alex Fain Marcus King
Home arena	Eblen Center

2020–21 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Belmont	18	–	2		.900			26	–	4		.867
Morehead State †	17	–	3		.850			23	–	8		.742
Eastern Kentucky	15	–	5		.750			22	–	7		.759
Jacksonville State	13	–	6		.684			18	–	9		.667
Austin Peay	10	–	10		.500			14	–	13		.519
Murray State	10	–	10		.500			13	–	13		.500
Southeast Missouri State	9	–	11		.450			11	–	16		.407
SIU Edwardsville	7	–	12		.368			9	–	17		.346
Eastern Illinois	6	–	14		.300			9	–	18		.333
UT Martin	6	–	14		.300			8	–	16		.333
Tennessee Tech	5	–	15		.250			5	–	22		.185
Tennessee State	3	–	17		.150			4	–	19		.174
† 2021 OVC tournament winner

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2019–20 season 9–22, 6–12 in OVC play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

Roster

2020–21 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Damaria Franklin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr State Fair CC Chicago, IL G 1 Maverick Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Oakdale HS (TN) Oakdale, TN G 2 Taelon Peter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Russellville HS Russellville, AR G 3 Keishawn Davidson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Athens Prep Academy Murfreesboro, TN G 4 Jr. Clay 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr The McCallie School Chattanooga, TN C 5 Marcus Hopkins 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Daytona State College Oakland, CA G 10 CJ Gettelfinger 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Oakland Knoxville, TN G 11 Dane Quest 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Lake Forest HS Toronto, Ontario F 12 Amadou Sylla 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Iowa Western CC Bamako, Mali F 13 Kenny White Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Madisonville North Hopkins HS Madisonville, KY F 15 Jalen Stayton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Blackman HS Murfreesboro, TN G 22 Tujautae Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Orr Academy HS Chicago, IL F 23 Austin Harvell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr East Limestone HS Athens, AL G 30 Jamaal Thompson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr East Tennessee State Hendersonville, TN F 33 Shandon Goldman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Northern Iowa Evansville, AR	Head coach John Pelphrey (Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Andre Bell (Bemidji State) Alex Fain (Alabama) Marcus King (Northeastern State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 1, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 7:00 pm, BTN		at Indiana	L 59–89	0–1	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (125) Bloomington, IN
November 30, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Chattanooga	L 54–62	0–2	Eblen Center (644) Cookeville, TN
December 2, 2020* 6:00 pm, FS1		at Xavier	L 48–79	0–3	Cintas Center (300) Cincinnati, OH
December 3, 2020* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Kentucky	L 65–74	0–4	BB&T Arena  Highland Heights, KY
December 6, 2020* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Western Carolina	L 75–76 OT	0–5	Ramsey Center  Cullowhee, NC
December 13, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville State	L 67–73	0–6 (0–1)	Eblen Center (624) Cookeville, TN
December 16, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	L 60–74	0–7 (0–2)	Pete Mathews Coliseum  Jacksonville, AL
December 18, 2020* 6:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 10 Tennessee	L 49–103	0–8	Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191) Knoxville, TN
December 22, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at Western Kentucky	L 68–88	0–9	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,061) Bowling Green, KY
December 30, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Southeast Missouri State	W 72–63	1–9 (1–2)	Eblen Center (430) Cookeville, TN
January 2, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Illinois	L 81–87	1–10 (1–3)	Lantz Arena  Charleston, IL
January 7, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Morehead State	L 54–57	1–11 (1–4)	Ellis Johnson Arena (480) Morehead, KY
January 9, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Kentucky	L 80–90	1–12 (1–5)	McBrayer Arena (733) Richmond, KY
January 14, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Belmont	L 67–88	1–13 (1–6)	Eblen Center (589) Cookeville, TN
January 16, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee State	W 74–71	2–13 (2–6)	Eblen Center (689) Cookeville, TN
January 21, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Austin Peay	L 69–72	2–14 (2–7)	Dunn Center (518) Clarksville, TN
January 23, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Murray State	L 63–72	2–15 (2–8)	CFSB Center (1,290) Murray, KY
January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Morehead State	L 55–74	2–16 (2–9)	Eblen Center (558) Cookeville, TN
February 4, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southeast Missouri State	L 64–68	2–17 (2–10)	Show Me Center (642) Cape Girardeau, MO
February 6, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at UT Martin	L 64–66	2–18 (2–11)	Skyhawk Arena (198) Martin, TN
February 11, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+		SIU Edwardsville	L 63–81	2–19 (2–12)	Eblen Center (534) Cookeville, TN
February 13, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Illinois	W 80–67	3–19 (3–12)	Eblen Center (550) Cookeville, TN
February 15, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	L 72–83	3–20 (3–13)	Eblen Center (238) Cookeville, TN
February 18, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee State	L 86–91	3–21 (3–14)	Gentry Complex (202) Nashville, TN
February 20, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Belmont	L 66–90	3–22 (3–15)	Curb Event Center (231) Nashville, TN
February 25, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Austin Peay	W 81–76	4–22 (4–15)	Eblen Center (610) Cookeville, TN
February 27, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Murray State	W 71–61	5–22 (5–15)	Eblen Center  Cookeville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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