Men's Basketball

“You might not change the world, but you might spark the brain of the one who does.” The thought may be commonly cited to legendary musician Tupac Shakur, but Tennessee Tech football and men’s basketball player Jamaal Thompson repeated the mantra as he reflected on the events of the past year and pledged to carry on his efforts as his time in Cookeville at Tech continues for the near future, it echoed. Thompson, in just the last 15 months or so, made a tremendous impact on the Tennessee Tech campus, not just within athletics, trying to spread a message of equality and love for one another through as many avenues as he could.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Jimmy Hagan, a Tennessee Tech Sports Hall of Famer and one of the greatest players ever to don a Golden Eagle basketball uniform, passed away recently at the age of 83.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – A coaching veteran of more than 20 years, including each of the past two as an assistant for the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team, Marcus King has been promoted and will now serve as the Golden Eagles’ associate head coach, as announced by head coach John Pelphrey.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Off the heels of a spectacular junior campaign, Tennessee Tech point guard Jr. Clay was honored by the National Association of Basketball Coaches Wednesday morning, earning a place on the NABC All-District 18 Second Team as voted on by NCAA Division I head coaches. 

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – For the third time in his Tennessee Tech men's basketball career, junior guard Jr. Clay earned a place among the top players in the Ohio Valley Conference. Announced by the league on Tuesday, Clay was named to the All-OVC Second Team for the third-straight year.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Off the heels of back-to-back wins and the best shooting performance of this career, Tennessee Tech men’s basketball point guard Jr. Clay was named the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week Tuesday, the first such honor of his career.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – It was the most special kind of Senior Night in the Hooper Eblen Center for the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team Saturday evening. The kind that ended in victory. The kind that set the program up with great momentum heading into a big offseason for the team.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team wraps up the 2020-21 season looking to make it back-to-back wins in the Hooper Eblen Center Saturday evening. The Golden Eagles will square off with longtime, Ohio Valley Conference rival Murray State at 8:00 p.m. CT after defeating in-state foe Austin Peay Thursday night, 81-76.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Sheer grit, determination and will propelled the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team to an 81-76 victory over in-state and Ohio Valley Conference rival Austin Peay Thursday night in the Hooper Eblen Center.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team returns to the Hooper Eblen Center for the final two games of the 2020-21 regular season, starting with an in-state rematch with Ohio Valley Conference rival Austin Peay on Thursday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – It was a tough night on offense for the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team Saturday in Nashville, as the Golden Eagles (3-22, 3-15) fell to the streaking Belmont Bruins (24-1, 18-0) at the Curb Event Center, 90-66.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team will wrap up the road portion of its 2020-21 schedule Saturday afternoon, visiting in-state and Ohio Valley Conference rival Belmont in Nashville.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A back-and-forth, seesaw battle went in favor of the home team Thursday evening, as the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team fell to in-state rival Tennessee State in Nashville, 91-86.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team takes its yearly trek down I-40 for a pair of Nashville tilts, starting with a Thursday match-up against Ohio Valley Conference rival Tennessee State.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – In the Hooper Eblen Center Monday evening, there were two power surges. One, caused by the inclement weather outside, including a build-up of rain and ice, saw the building lose power briefly at the eight-minute media timeout. The other came from the smoking-hot hands of Eastern Kentucky.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Due to inclement weather, including ice, rain and snow, as well as more projected inclement weather on the horizon, Tennessee Tech's men's basketball game against Eastern Kentucky has been moved up to a 3:00 p.m. CT start on Monday, Feb. 15.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team wraps up its three-game homestand Monday evening, playing host to Eastern Kentucky in a 6:00 p.m. CT match-up in the Hooper Eblen Center.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – An incredible team effort lifted the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team to an impressive, 80-67 victory over Eastern Illinois Saturday night in the Hooper Eblen Center.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Tech's men's basketball game against Eastern Kentucky, scheduled for Monday, Feb. 15, has been moved to a 6:00 p.m. CT start.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team continues its three-game home stretch Saturday afternoon, playing host to Eastern Illinois in a 4:00 p.m. tilt in the Hooper Eblen Center.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The hot hands of SIUE proved too much to overcome for the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team Thursday evening, as the Golden Eagles fell to the visiting Cougars in their only meeting of the season, 81-63, in the Hooper Eblen Center.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team returns to the comfort of the Hooper Eblen Center for its longest home stretch of the 2020-21 campaign, beginning with a Thursday affair against SIUE.

MARTIN, Tenn. – It was another gut-wrenching outcome for the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team Saturday evening, as Jr. Clay’s last-second attempt from 3-point range banged off the rim and UT Martin held on to defeat the Golden Eagles, 66-64, in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team concludes its two-game road swing Saturday afternoon, squaring off with in-state and Ohio Valley Conference rival UT Martin in a 4:00 p.m. CT tilt in the Elam Center.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Second-half struggles, both offensively and on the defensive side of the ball, proved too costly for the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team to overcome Thursday night, as the Golden Eagles dropped a heartbreaker to Southeast Missouri, 68-64.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team heads back out on the road for a Thursday showdown at the Show Me Center with Southeast Missouri.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – It was just one of those nights for the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team. For all the effort and tenacity shown by the purple and gold on its home floor in the Hooper Eblen Center, the visitors from Morehead State (13-6, 10-2) were just better Saturday afternoon, taking the 74-55 victory.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team gets back to action Saturday afternoon, returning to the Eblen Center for a 1:00 p.m. CT tilt with longtime Ohio Valley Conference rival Morehead State.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Tech's basketball doubleheader on Saturday, Jan. 30 will feature a minor change, with the men's and women's teams switching their official start times. The Golden Eagle men's squad will now tip-off against Morehead State at 1:00 p.m. CT while the women's team will square off with the Eagles at 4:00 p.m. 

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - For the first time this season, the Tennessee Tech men's basketball will experience a change in schedule. Thursday's men's contest against Ohio Valley Conference rival Eastern Kentucky, originally scheduled for 8:00 p.m. CT, has been postponed due to EKU COVID-19 protocols.