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2016–17 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2016–17 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
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Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Division East Division
2016–17 record 12–20 (8–8 OVC)
Head coach Steve Payne (6th year)
Assistant coach Rick Cabrera
Assistant coach Frank Davis
Assistant coach Jason Taylor
Home arena Eblen Center
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 15 1   .938     23 7   .767
Morehead State 10 6   .625     14 16   .467
Jacksonville State 9 7   .563     20 15   .571
Tennessee State 8 8   .500     17 13   .567
Tennessee Tech 8 8   .500     12 20   .375
Eastern Kentucky 5 11   .313     12 19   .387
West
UT Martin 10 6   .625     22 13   .629
Southeast Missouri St. 9 7   .563     15 18   .455
Murray State 8 8   .500     16 17   .485
Austin Peay 7 9   .438     11 19   .367
Eastern Illinois 6 10   .375     14 15   .483
SIU Edwardsville 1 15   .063     6 24   .200
2017 OVC Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by sixth-year head coach Steve Payne, played their home games at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 8–8 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division. As the No. 6 seed in the OVC Tournament, they lost in the first round to Murray State.

The Eagles finished the 2015–16 season 19–12, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the OVC Tournament to Austin Peay. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had 8 teams, where they lost in the quarterfinals to Old Dominion.

In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors, Tennessee Tech was picked to finish in fourth place in the East Division of the OVC. Aleksa Jugovic was selected to the All-OVC Preseason Team.


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