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2023–24 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Men's Basketball Team
The 2023–24 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fifth-year head coach John Pelphrey, played their home games at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 10–21, 5–13 in OVC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. They failed to qualify for the 2024 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament, OVC tournament. Previous season The 2022–23 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team, Golden Eagles finished the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, 2022–23 season 16–17, 11–7 in OVC play, to finish in second place. They defeated 2022–23 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team, UT Martin in the semifinals, before falling to 2022–23 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team, Southeast Missouri State in over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Pelphrey
John Leslie Pelphrey (born July 18, 1968) is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach of the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball, Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles. After being named Kentucky Mr. Basketball in 1987, he became a star college player at the University of Kentucky. After his playing career ended, Pelphrey became as an assistant coach under Eddie Sutton at Oklahoma State University–Stillwater, Oklahoma State University. He was then hired to serve under Billy Donovan at Marshall University and followed him to Florida. Pelphrey took his first head coaching job in 2002, when he was hired by the University of South Alabama, and in 2007 he was chosen to take the head coaching position at the University of Arkansas. After leaving Arkansas, he returned to Florida. Playing career Early years John Pelphrey was born in Paintsville, Kentucky. He attended Paintsville High School, where he was coached by Bill Mike Runyon. He would lead the Tigers to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
