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The 2010–11 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Tech University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by head coach Mike Sutton, played their home games at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee, as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. The Golden Eagles finished 4th in the OVC during the regular season, and advanced to the championship game of the OVC tournament after upsetting top-seeded Murray State.[1] Tennessee Tech fell in the championship game to Morehead State, 80-73.[2]
2010–11 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball | |
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CIT, First round | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 20–13 (12–6 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Steve Payne (9th season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Eblen Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Martin | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeast Missouri State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SIU Edwardsville* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2011 OVC tournament winner As of March 17, 2011 * Ineligible (in transition) Rankings from AP Poll |
Tennessee Tech failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but were invited to the 2011 CIT. The Golden Eagles were eliminated in the first round of the CIT by Western Michigan, 74–66.[3]
This was head coach Mike Sutton's last season at the helm with the Golden Eagles; shortly after the season, he retired due to his ongoing battle with Guillain–Barré syndrome.[4]
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Roster |
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 4, 2010* 7:30 pm |
Carson–Newman | W 96–61 | — |
Eblen Center Cookeville, TN | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 12, 2010* 6:00 pm |
at NC State | L 69–82 | 0–1 |
RBC Center (15,450) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
November 20, 2010* 3:00 pm |
at East Tennessee State | L 60–73 | 0–2 |
ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (4,105) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
November 23, 2010* 7:00 pm |
Appalachian State | Cancelled; Appalachian State failed to provide officials[7][8] |
Eblen Center Cookeville, TN | ||||||||
November 28, 2010* 12:00 pm |
at No. 2 Michigan State | L 55–73 | 0–3 |
Breslin Student Events Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
December 1, 2010* 6:00 pm |
SIU Edwardsville | W 78–65 | 1–3 |
Eblen Center (1,482) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
December 4, 2010 7:45 pm |
at Jacksonville State | W 64–62 | 2–3 (1–0) |
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,417) Jacksonville, AL | |||||||
December 8, 2010* 7:00 pm |
High Point | L 69–80 | 2–4 |
Eblen Center (801) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
December 11, 2010* 7:00 pm |
Lipscomb | L 94–98 | 2–5 |
Eblen Center (1,076) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
December 16, 2010* 7:00 pm |
vs. Hiwassee | W 113–42 | 3–5 |
Livingston Academy (515) Livingston, TN | |||||||
December 19, 2010 4:00 pm |
Eastern Illinois | W 65–64 | 4–5 (2–0) |
Eblen Center (1,110) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
December 21, 2010 7:30 pm |
Southeast Missouri State | L 75–77 | 4–6 (2–1) |
Eblen Center (1,068) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
December 30, 2010* 7:00 pm |
Crowley's Ridge | W 106–44 | 5–6 |
Eblen Center Cookeville, TN | |||||||
January 2, 2011* 4:00 pm |
Bluefield | W 74–56 | 6–6 |
Eblen Center (1,342) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
January 6, 2011 6:30 pm |
at Morehead State | L 64–76 | 6–7 (2–2) |
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,206) Morehead, KY | |||||||
January 8, 2011 6:00 pm |
at Eastern Kentucky | W 78–66 | 7–7 (3–2) |
McBrayer Arena (2,200) Richmond, KY | |||||||
January 13, 2011 7:30 pm |
UT Martin | W 109–105 3OT | 8–7 (4–2) |
Eblen Center Cookeville, TN | |||||||
January 15, 2011 7:30 pm |
Murray State | L 85–92 | 8–8 (4–3) |
Eblen Center (2,520) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
January 20, 2011 7:30 pm |
at Austin Peay | W 71–68 | 9–8 (5–3) |
Dunn Center (2,301) Clarksville, TN | |||||||
January 22, 2011 7:30 pm |
at Tennessee State | L 65–71 | 9–9 (5–4) |
Gentry Complex (3,861) Nashville, TN | |||||||
January 27, 2011 7:30 pm |
at Eastern Illinois | W 77–74 | 10–9 (6–4) |
Lantz Arena (1,607) Charleston, IL | |||||||
January 29, 2011 6:00 pm |
at Southeast Missouri State | W 93–86 | 11–9 (7–4) |
Show Me Center (5,966) Cape Girardeau, MO | |||||||
February 3, 2011 7:30 pm |
Eastern Kentucky | W 63–54 | 12–9 (8–4) |
Eblen Center (2,845) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
February 5, 2011 7:30 pm |
Morehead State | L 60–76 | 12–10 (8–5) |
Eblen Center (2,753) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
February 7, 2011 7:00 pm |
Austin Peay | W 70–64 | 13–10 (9–5) |
Eblen Center (1,097) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
February 10, 2011 7:30 pm |
at Murray State | L 44–55 | 13–11 (9–6) |
CFSB Center (3,167) Murray, KY | |||||||
February 12, 2011 6:00 pm |
at UT Martin | W 85–71 | 14–11 (10–6) |
Skyhawk Arena (2,522) Martin, TN | |||||||
February 14, 2011 7:00 pm |
Tennessee State | W 61–59 | 15–11 (11–6) |
Eblen Center (1,319) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
February 19, 2011* 7:30 pm |
Gardner–Webb ESPN BracketBusters |
W 60–58 | 16–11 |
Eblen Center (3,635) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
February 22, 2011* 7:30 pm |
at SIU Edwardsville | W 92–69 | 17–11 |
Vadalabene Center (1,792) Edwardsville, IL | |||||||
February 26, 2011 7:30 pm |
at Jacksonville State | W 77–75 | 18–11 (12–6) |
Eblen Center (2,516) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
Ohio Valley tournament | |||||||||||
March 3, 2011 6:00 pm |
(4) | vs. (8) UT Martin OVC Quarterfinals |
W 83–59 | 19–11 |
Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN | ||||||
March 4, 2011 7:00 pm |
(4) | vs. (1) Murray State OVC Semifinals |
W 64–59 | 20–11 |
Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN | ||||||
March 5, 2011 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(4) | vs. (2) Morehead State OVC Championship |
L 73–80 | 20–12 |
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (2,769) Nashville, TN | ||||||
CollegeInsider.com tournament | |||||||||||
March 16, 2011 6:00 pm |
at Western Michigan CIT First Round |
L 66–74 | 20–13 |
University Arena (1,628) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
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