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

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.[1] They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had 8 teams, where they lost in the quarterfinals to Old Dominion.

2015–16 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
Vegas 16, Quarterfinals
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record19–12 (11–5 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rick Cabrera
  • Frank Davis
  • Jason Taylor
Home arenaEblen Center
Seasons
2015–16 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 12 4   .750 20 12   .625
Tennessee State 11 5   .688 20 11   .645
Tennessee Tech 11 5   .688 19 12   .613
Morehead State 11 5   .688 23 14   .622
Eastern Kentucky 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Jacksonville State 4 12   .250 8 23   .258
West
UT Martin 10 6   .625 20 15   .571
Murray State 10 6   .625 17 14   .548
Eastern Illinois 9 7   .563 13 17   .433
Austin Peay 7 9   .438 18 18   .500
SIU Edwardsville 3 13   .188 6 22   .214
Southeast Missouri St. 2 14   .125 5 24   .172
2016 OVC tournament winner

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
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

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
7:30 pm
Piedmont College W 110–72  1–0
Eblen Center (1,615)
Cookeville, Tennessee
11/16/2015*
8:00 pm
at Air Force
Air Force Classic
L 70–80  1–1
Clune Arena (488)
Colorado Springs, Colorado
11/18/2015*
8:00 pm
at New Mexico State
Air Force Classic
L 63–76  1–2
Pan American Center (4,104)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
11/24/2015*
6:00 pm
Jackson State W 86–82 OT 2–2
Eblen Center (779)
Cookeville, Tennessee
11/27/2015*
6:00 pm
Robert Morris
Air Force Classic
W 85–72  3–2
Eblen Center (760)
Cookeville, Tennessee
11/28/2015*
5:30 pm
UC Clermont W 91–66  4–2
Eblen Center (755)
Cookeville, Tennessee
11/29/2015*
2:00 pm
Mississippi Valley State
Air Force Classic
W 101–64  5–2
Eblen Center (605)
Cookeville, Tennessee
12/02/2015*
6:00 pm
East Tennessee State W 63–61  6–2
Eblen Center (1,011)
Cookeville, Tennessee
12/05/2015*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Lipscomb W 81–78  7–2
Allen Arena (1,620)
Nashville, Tennessee
12/12/2015*
7:00 pm, SECN
at Arkansas L 57–83  7–3
Bud Walton Arena (14,336)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
12/15/2015*
6:00 pm
at Chattanooga L 69–80  7–4
McKenzie Arena (2,500)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
12/18/2015*
7:30 pm
Miami (OH) W 77–64  8–4
Eblen Center (1,378)
Cookeville, Tennessee
12/22/2015*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Iowa L 63–85  8–5
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,432)
Iowa City, Iowa
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
12/31/2015
3:00 pm
Eastern Illinois W 94–84  9–5
(1–0)
Eblen Center (1,272)
Cookeville, Tennessee
01/02/2016
7:30 pm
SIU Edwardsville W 86–63  10–5
(2–0)
Eblen Center (1,581)
Cookeville, Tennessee
01/07/2016
7:00 pm
at Murray State W 71–65  11–5
(3–0)
CFSB Center (3,063)
Murray, Kentucky
01/09/2016
7:00 pm
at Austin Peay W 72–66  12–5
(4–0)
Dunn Center (1,585)
Clarksville, Tennessee
01/13/2016
6:00 pm
at Tennessee–Martin L 90–96  12–6
(4–1)
Skyhawk Arena (1,497)
Martin, Tennessee
01/16/2016
7:30 pm
Southeast Missouri State W 91–55  13–6
(5–1)
Eblen Center (2,386)
Cookeville, Tennessee
01/21/2016
6:00 pm
at Morehead State L 74–81  13–7
(5–2)
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,735)
Morehead, Kentucky
01/23/2016
1:00 pm
at Eastern Kentucky W 89–83  14–7
(6–2)
McBrayer Arena (1,050)
Richmond, Kentucky
01/28/2016
8:00 pm, ASN
Tennessee State W 81–79  15–7
(7–2)
Eblen Center (2,146)
Cookeville, Tennessee
01/30/2016
7:30 pm
Belmont W 89–79  16–7
(8–2)
Eblen Center (4,428)
Cookeville, Tennessee
02/06/2016
4:30 pm
at Jacksonville State W 68–58  17–7
(9–2)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,248)
Jacksonville, Alabama
02/10/2016
7:30 pm
at Tennessee State L 55–85  17–8
(9–3)
Gentry Complex (2,554)
Nashville, Tennessee
02/13/2016
7:30 pm
Jacksonville State W 72–70  18–8
(10–3)
Eblen Center (3,611)
Cookeville, Tennessee
02/20/2016
5:00 pm
at Belmont L 86–95  18–9
(10–4)
Curb Event Center (5,074)
Nashville, Tennessee
02/25/2016
6:00 pm
Morehead State L 59–69  18–10
(10–5)
Eblen Center (2,567)
Cookeville, Tennessee
02/27/2016
1:00 pm
Eastern Kentucky W 92–82  19–10
(11–5)
Eblen Center (3,078)
Cookeville, Tennessee
Ohio Valley Conference tournament
03/02/2016
6:00 pm
vs. Austin Peay L 72–92  19–11
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,122)
Nashville, Tennessee
Vegas 16
03/28/2016*
2:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Old Dominion
Quarterfinals
L 59–75  19–12
Mandalay Bay Events Center 
Paradise, Nevada
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Horton's 37 and 21 propels Austin Peay over Tennessee Tech". ESPN. March 2, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "2015-16 Golden Eagle Men's Basketball Schedule".