2024–25 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southeast Missouri State 15 – 5   .750 20 – 11   .645
SIU Edwardsville 13 – 7   .650 20 – 11   .645
Tennessee State 12 – 8   .600 16 – 15   .516
Little Rock 12 – 8   .600 18 – 13   .581
Tennessee Tech 10 – 10   .500 15 – 17   .469
Lindenwood* 10 – 10   .500 16 – 16   .500
Morehead State 10 – 10   .500 15 – 17   .469
UT Martin 9 – 11   .450 14 – 18   .438
Eastern Illinois 8 – 12   .400 12 – 19   .387
Western Illinois 6 – 14   .300 12 – 19   .387
Southern Indiana* 5 – 15   .250 10 – 20   .333
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2025 OVC tournament winner
As of March 5, 2025

The 2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at the Eblen Center located in Cookeville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 10–21, 5–13 in OVC play, to finish tied for eighth place.[1] 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, TN
G 1 Mekhi Cameron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Atlanta, GA
G 2 Kyle Layton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So McKinney, TX
G 3 Jaylon Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Houston, TX
G 4 Ray Glasgow 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr The Bronx, NY
F 5 Rodney Jr. Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Bryan, TX
F 7 JuJuan Nicholls 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Scranton, PA
F 8 Ola Ajiboye 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Chicago, IL
G 10 Grant Slatten 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Sparta, TN
G 11 Grant Strong 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Celina, TN
G 12 Matthew Sells 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Rickman, TN
F 15 Rylee Samons 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Pikeville, KY
G 30 Colin Ayers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Hilham, TN
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, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 1, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 22, 2024*
6:00 p.m. 		Austin Peay
Charity Exhibition 		L 80–90  –
 Eblen Center 
Cookeville, TN
October 29, 2024*
7:30 p.m.[2] 		Oakland City W 100–56  –
 Eblen Center 
Cookeville, TN
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at Georgia L 78–83  0–1
 Stegeman Coliseum (6,193)
Athens, GA
November 7, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bryan W 89–74  1–1
 Eblen Center (639)
Cookeville, TN
November 12, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		West Georgia W 76–73  2–1
 Eblen Center (716)
Cookeville, TN
November 15, 2024*
2:30 p.m. 		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 p.m. 		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 p.m., 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 p.m., ESPN+ 		Presbyterian W 90–75  4–3
 Eblen Center (642)
Cookeville, TN
November 29, 2024*
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at Vanderbilt L 56–87  4–4
 Memorial Gymnasium (6,068)
Nashville, TN
December 4, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at North Alabama L 59–82  4–5
 CB&S Bank Arena (1,537)
Florence, AL
December 7, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at West Georgia L 73–78  4–6
 The Coliseum (872)
Carrollton, GA
December 17, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Western Illinois L 68–71  4–7
(0–1) 		Western Hall (746)
Macomb, IL
December 19, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Lindenwood W 79–73  5–7
(1–1) 		Hyland Performance Arena (676)
St. Charles, MO
December 29, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Milligan W 95–75  6–7
 Eblen Center (702)
Cookeville, TN
January 2, 2025
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern Indiana W 68–64  7–7
(2–1) 		Eblen Center (1,296)
Cookeville, TN
January 4, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Morehead State W 74–55  8–7
(3–1) 		Eblen Center (1,263)
Cookeville, TN
January 9, 2025
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Eastern Illinois W 69–64  9–7
(4–1) 		Lantz Arena (911)
Charleston, IL
January 11, 2025
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at SIU Edwardsville L 59–67  9–8
(4–2) 		First Community Arena (1,505)
Edwardsville, IL
January 16, 2025
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southeast Missouri State L 70–77  9–9
(4–3) 		Eblen Center (1,445)
Cookeville, TN
January 18, 2025
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Little Rock L 71–77  9–10
(4–4) 		Eblen Center (1,151)
Cookeville, TN
January 23, 2025
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tennessee State L 77–89  9–11
(4–5) 		Gentry Complex (1,522)
Nashville, TN
January 25, 2025
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UT Martin W 89–85 OT 10–11
(5–5) 		Skyhawk Arena (1,703)
Martin, TN
January 30, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Morehead State W 72–64  11–11
(6–5) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (1,457)
Morehead, KY
February 1, 2025
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southern Indiana W 78–65  12–11
(7–5) 		Screaming Eagles Arena (1,676)
Evansville, IN
February 6, 2025
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		SIU Edwardsville L 58–75  12–12
(7–6) 		Eblen Center (879)
Cookeville, TN
February 8, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Eastern Illinois W 59–54  13–12
(8–6) 		Eblen Center (1,269)
Cookeville, TN
February 13, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Little Rock L 75–79  13–13
(8–7) 		Jack Stephens Center (1,237)
Little Rock, AR
February 15, 2025
3:45 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southeast Missouri State L 69–83  13–14
(8–8) 		Show Me Center (2,692)
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 20, 2025
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		UT Martin W 71–66 OT 14–14
(9–8) 		Eblen Center (1,143)
Cookeville, TN
February 22, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Tennessee State W 77–74  15–14
(10–8) 		Eblen Center (1,534)
Cookeville, TN
February 27, 2025
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Illinois L 69–82  15–15
(10–9) 		Eblen Center 
Cookeville, TN
March 1, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lindenwood L 74–76  15–16
(10–10) 		Eblen Center (1,789)
Cookeville, TN
OVC tournament
March 5, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (8) UT Martin
First round 		L 67–70  15–17
 Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". ovcsports.com. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  2. ^ "Late surge falls short for Tech in charity exhibition tilt with Austin Peay". October 22, 2024. The Golden Eagles will get one more tune-up [...], playing host to Oakland City next Tuesday in an exhibition tilt at 7:30 p.m. CT.
  3. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Tennessee Tech. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
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