2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	5–7 (1–1 OVC)
Head coach	John Pelphrey (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Alex Fain; Blake Gray; Andrew Steele; Stefan King; Miloš Babić;
Home arena	Eblen Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represents Tennessee Technological University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by sixth-year head coach John Pelphrey, play their home games at the Eblen Center located in Cookeville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

2024–25 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Morehead State	2	–	0	1.000	6	–	6	.500
Southeast Missouri State	2	–	0	1.000	6	–	6	.500
Little Rock	1	–	0	1.000	7	–	5	.583
Western Illinois	1	–	1	.500	7	–	6	.538
Southern Indiana*	1	–	1	.500	6	–	6	.500
Lindenwood*	1	–	1	.500	6	–	7	.462
Tennessee Tech	1	–	1	.500	5	–	7	.417
UT Martin	1	–	1	.500	5	–	8	.385
Eastern Illinois	0	–	1	.000	3	–	8	.273
SIU Edwardsville	0	–	2	.000	7	–	6	.538
Tennessee State	0	–	2	.000	4	–	9	.308
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2025 OVC tournament winner As of December 21, 2024

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 10–21, 5–13 in OVC play to finish tied for eighth place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

Roster

2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Daniel Egbuniwe	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
G	1	Mekhi Cameron	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Atlanta, Georgia
G	2	Kyle Layton	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	McKinney, Texas
G	3	Jaylon Johnson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Houston, Texas
G	4	Ray Glasgow	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	The Bronx, New York
F	5	Rodney Johnson Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Bryan, Texas
F	7	JuJuan Nicholls	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Scranton, Pennsylvania
F	8	Ola Ajiboye	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
G	10	Grant Slatten	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Sparta, Tennessee
G	11	Grant Strong	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Celina, Tennessee
G	12	Matthew Sells	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Rickman, Tennessee
F	15	Rylee Samons	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Pikeville, Kentucky
G	30	Colin Ayers	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Hilham, Tennessee
G	33	Bogdan Zimonjic	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Belgrade, Serbia
C	34	David Craig	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Johannesburg, South Africa
G	40	Josh Heard	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Cookeville, Tennessee

Head coach

John Pelphrey (Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Alex Fain (Alabama)
Blake Gray (Alabama)
Andrew Steele (Alabama)
Stefan King (Troy)
Miloš Babić (Tennessee Tech)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 1, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 22, 2024* 6:00 pm	Austin Peay Charity Exhibition	L 80–90	–	Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
October 29, 2024*	Oakland City	W 100–56	–	Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:30 pm, SECN /ESPN	at Georgia	L 78–83	0–1	Stegeman Coliseum (6,193) Athens, GA
November 7, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN	Bryan	W 89–74	1–1	Eblen Center (639) Cookeville, TN
November 12, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN	West Georgia	W 76–73	2–1	Eblen Center (716) Cookeville, TN
November 15, 2024* 2:30 pm	vs. VMI Greenbrier Tip-Off River Division Semifinals	W 72–71	3–1	Colonial Hall (508) White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 16, 2024* 2:30 pm	vs. UT Rio Grande Valley Greenbrier Tip-Off River Division championship	L 58–83	3–2	Colonial Hall (218) White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 19, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN	at UCF Greenbrier Tip-Off campus game	L 69–80	3–3	Addition Financial Arena (7,522) Orlando, FL
November 27, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN	Presbyterian	W 90–75	4–3	Eblen Center (642) Cookeville, TN
November 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN /ESPN	at Vanderbilt	L 56–87	4–4	Memorial Gymnasium (6,068) Nashville, TN
December 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN	at North Alabama	L 59–82	4–5	CB&S Bank Arena (1,537) Florence, AL
December 7, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN	at West Georgia	L 73–78	4–6	The Coliseum (872) Carrollton, GA
December 17, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN	at Western Illinois	L 68–71	4–7 (0–1)	Western Hall (746) Macomb, IL
December 19, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN	at Lindenwood	W 79–73	5–7 (1–1)	Hyland Performance Arena (676) St. Charles, MO
December 29, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN	Milligan			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
January 2, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN	Southern Indiana			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
January 4, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN	Morehead State			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
January 9, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN	at Eastern Illinois			Lantz Arena Charleston, IL
January 11, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN	at SIU Edwardsville			First Community Arena Edwardsville, IL
January 16, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN	Southeast Missouri State			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
January 18, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN	Little Rock			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
January 23, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN	at Tennessee State			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
January 25, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN	at UT Martin			Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN
January 30, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN	at Morehead State			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
February 1, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN	at Southern Indiana			Screaming Eagles Arena Evansville, IN
February 6, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN	SIU Edwardsville			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
February 8, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN	Eastern Illinois			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN	at Little Rock			Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
February 15, 2025 3:45 pm, ESPN	at Southeast Missouri State			Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO
February 20, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN	UT Martin			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
February 22, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN	Tennessee State			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
February 27, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN	Western Illinois			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
March 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN	Lindenwood			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[1]^[2]

References

^ "2024-25 Tennessee Tech Men's Basketball Schedule". Tennessee Tech. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
^ "Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-11-01.

[1] "2024-25 Tennessee Tech Men's Basketball Schedule". Tennessee Tech. Retrieved 2024-11-01.

[2] "Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-11-01.

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