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TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLE BASKETBALL OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 1956 | 1958 | 1963 | 1968 | 1985 | 2001 | 2002 | 2005 TENNESSEE TECH (2-14, 2-7) 2020-21 >> SCHEDULE & RECORD at MURRAY STATE (5-7, 2-5) OVERALL RECORD: 2-14 JAN. 23 >> CFSB CENTER >> MURRAY, KY. >> 7:30 PM OVC 2-7 NON-CONFERENCE 0-7 THE MATCHUP HOME 2-3 AWAY 0-11 TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES MURRAY STATE RACERS VS THE RECORD NEUTRAL 0-0 QUICK COMPARISON THE SCHEDULE 64.5 ppg Points Per Game 80.3 ppg 77.9 ppg Points Allowed Per Game 69.4 ppg DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT 33.6 rpg Rebounding Per Game 37.8 rpg N25 at Indiana L 89-59 35.7 rpg Rebounding Defense 31.7 rpg N30 Chattanooga L 62-54 .424 Field Goal Pct. .524 D2 at Xavier L 79-48 TTUSPORTS.COM .318 3-Point Pct. .344 GORACERS.COM D3 at Northern Kentucky L 74-65 TENNESSEE TECH QUICK FACTS MURRAY STATE QUICK FACTS D6 at Western Carolina L OT 76-75 Head Coach: John Pelphrey Head Coach: Matt McMahon D13 Jacksonville State* L 73-67 Record at Tennessee Tech: 11-36 / 2nd year Record at Murray State: 115-58 / 6th year D16 at Jacksonville State* L 74-50 Overall Record: 160-162 / 11th year Overall Record: Same D18 at #10 Tennessee L 103-49 Scoring Leader: Jr. Clay (15.7 ppg) Scoring Leader: KJ Williams (14.0 ppg) D22 at Western Kentucky L 88-68 Rebounds Leader: Amadou Sylla (5.6 rpg) Rebounds Leader: KJ Williams (7.4 rpg) D30 Southeast Missouri* W 72-63 Assists Leader: Keishawn Davidson (3.8 apg) Assists Leader: Tevin Brown (4.5 apg) J2 at Eastern Illinois* L 87-81 KEY STORYLINES J7 at Morehead State* L 57-54 J9 at Eastern Kentucky* L 90-80 INSIDE THE SERIES NOTEWORTHY A WIN WOULD... J14 Belmont* L 88-67 J16 Tennessee State* W 74-71 Overall: MSU leads, 134-50 Jr. Clay turned in a career- Mark Tech's first victory on the J21 at Austin Peay* L 72-69 high 29 points at Austin Peay, road this season and first win In Cookeville: MSU leads, 49-38 sinking 8-of-16 field goals & on the road since Feb. 8, 2020. J23 at Murray State* (ESPN+) 7:30 PM 9-of-12 free-throw attempts. J28 Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 8:00 PM In Murray: MSU leads, 75-9 Give the Golden Eagles their J30 Morehead State* (ESPN+) 4:00 PM Neutral site: MSU leads, 10-3 Clay has now hit at least one first win at Murray State since 3-pointer in 26-straight games. Jan. 7, 2016, a 71-65 victory. F4 at Southeast Missouri* (ESPN+) 8:00 PM Current Streak: MSU has won He is 4 away from passing five straight Robert West for the 3rd-lon- Provide Tech with its first win F6 at UT Martin* (ESPN+) 4:00 PM gest streak in program history. over the Racers since a 71-67 F11 SIUE* (ESPN+) 8:00 PM Last Meeting: MSU won, 81-69, victory in Cookeville on 1/7/17. F13 Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 4:00 PM in Cookeville on 1/11/20 With his 29 points at Peay, Clay Snap a 5-game skid against F18 at Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 8:00 PM Pelphrey vs. MSU: 0-1 now has 1,037 in his career, ranking 34th in program his- Murray State dating back to F20 at Belmont* (ESPN+) 4:00 PM Mar. 1, 2017. Pelphrey vs. McMahon: 0-1 tory among scoring leaders. F25 Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 8:00 PM F27 Murray State* (ESPN+) 8:00 PM EXPERIENCE THE ACTION M3-6 OVC Tournament^ TBA RADIO STREAM TELEVISION All times Central GESN Watch ESPN None BTN (Big Ten Network) FS1 (Fox Sports 1) 106.1 The Eagle Neal Bradley (PxP) SECN+ (SEC Network+) Roger Ealey (PxP) Kenny Roth (analyst) ^ OVC Tournament (Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference game TECH PROJECTED STARTERS 0 DAMARIA FRANKLIN 3 KEISHAWN DAVIDSON 4 JR. CLAY 5 MARCUS HOPKINS 23 AUSTIN HARVELL Jr. | G | 6-4 | 210 | Chicago, Ill. So. | G | 6-2 | 175 | Murfreesboro, Tenn. Jr. | G | 6-0 | 170 | Chattanooga, Tenn. Jr. | C | 7-0 | 230 | Oakland, Calif. Fr. | F | 6-6 | 215 | Athens, Ala. PPG RPG FG% 3FG% PPG RPG APG FT% PPG APG SPG 3FG% PPG RPG FG% FT% PPG RPG SPG 3FG% 14.6 4.8 .466 .371 10.5 3.1 3.8 .931 15.7 3.5 2.1 .333 3.9 2.2 .778 .700 5.3 3.8 0.8 .350 TENNESSEE TECH at Murray State | Game 17 | @TTU_Basketball | #WingsUp TENNESSEE TECH BASKETBALL TENNESSEE TECH BASKETBALL TENNESSEE TECH ROSTER QUICK FACTS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Previous School) 0 Damaria Franklin G 6-4 210 Jr. Chicago, Ill. (State Fair CC) THE BASICS 1 Maverick Smith G 6-5 190 Sr. Oakdale, Tenn. (Oakdale HS) Location: Cookeville, Tenn. 2 Taelon Peter G 6-4 185 Fr. Russellville, Ark. (Russellville HS) Founded: 1915 3 Keishawn Davidson G 6-2 175 So. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Athens Prep Academy) Enrollment: 10,177 4 Jr. Clay G 6-0 170 Jr. Chattanooga, Tenn. (The McCallie School) Conference: Ohio Valley (OVC) 5 Marcus Hopkins C 7-0 230 Jr. Oakland, Calif. (Daytona State College) Nickname: Golden Eagles 10 CJ Gettelfinger G 6-4 185 So. Knoxville, Tenn. (Oakland U.) Colors: Purple & Gold 11 Dane Quest G 6-6 190 So. Toronto, Ontario (Lake Forest [Ill.] HS) Mascot: Awesome Eagle 12 Amadou Sylla F 6-8 235 Jr. Bamako, Mali (Iowa Western CC) University President: Dr. Phil Oldham 13 Kenny White Jr. F 6-7 205 Fr. Madisonville, Ky. (Madisonville-North Hopkins HS) Director of Athletics: Mark Wilson 15 Jalen Stayton F 6-8 205 Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Blackman HS) Athletic Department Phone: 800-825-3948 22 Tujautae Williams G 6-5 190 So. Chicago, Ill. (Orr Academy HS) Ticket Office Phone: 931-372-3940 23 Austin Harvell F 6-6 215 Fr. Athens, Ala. (East Limestone HS) 30 Jamaal Thompson G 5-10 185 Jr. Hendersonville, Tenn. (ETSU) COURT FACTS 33 Shandon Goldman F 6-10 225 Gr. Evansville, Ark. (UNI) Hooper Eblen Center Capacity: 7,500 Record in Hoop: 403-186 (.684), 44th season Since 2000: 191-73 (.723) TENNESSEE TECH ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Largest Crowd: 10,352 vs. Tennessee (3/14/85) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Previous School) First Game: 72-71 win vs. Vanderbilt (11/26/77) 4 Jr. Clay G 6-0 170 Jr. Chattanooga, Tenn. (The McCallie School) 3 Keishawn Davidson G 6-2 175 So. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Athens Prep Academy) 0 Damaria Franklin G 6-4 210 Jr. Chicago, Ill. (State Fair CC) MEDIA INFORMATION 10 CJ Gettelfinger G 6-4 185 So. Knoxville, Tenn. (Oakland U.) 33 Shandon Goldman F 6-10 225 Gr. Evansville, Ark. (UNI) CREDENTIALS 23 Austin Harvell F 6-6 215 Fr. Athens, Ala. (East Limestone HS) Passes will be distributed on a game-by-game 5 Marcus Hopkins C 7-0 230 Jr. Oakland, Calif. (Daytona State College) basis, and requests must be made at least 24 2 Taelon Peter G 6-4 185 Fr. Russellville, Ark. (Russellville HS) hours prior to any game through the Sports 11 Dane Quest G 6-6 190 So. Toronto, Ontario (Lake Forest [Ill.] HS) Information Office. Due to COVID-19 restric- 1 Maverick Smith G 6-5 190 Sr. Oakdale, Tenn. (Oakdale HS) tions, media credentials will be in severley 15 Jalen Stayton F 6-8 205 Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Blackman HS) limited supply during the 2020-21 season. 12 Amadou Sylla F 6-8 235 Jr. Bamako, Mali (Iowa Western CC) Parking is available to media members in the 30 Jamaal Thompson G 5-10 185 Jr. Hendersonville, Tenn. (ETSU) lower lot on the East side of the Eblen Center. 13 Kenny White Jr. F 6-7 205 Fr. Madisonville, Ky. (Madisonville-North Hopkins HS) 22 Tujautae Williams G 6-5 190 So. Chicago, Ill. (Orr Academy HS) COVERING PRACTICE & INTERVIEWS During the 2020-21 season, all practices are off limits to the public and media due to COACHING STAFF COVID-19 restrictions. All interviews with Head Coach John Pelphrey student-athletes and coaching staff members Record at Tennessee Tech 2-14 (2nd Year) must be arranged through Mike Lehman or Overall Record 160-162 (11th Year) Thomas Corhern in the Sports Information Assistant Coach Andre Bell Office. Interviews with head coach John Assistant Coach Alex Fain Pelphrey, or members of his staff, can be ar- Assistant Coach Marcus King ranged any time Monday through Friday by Director of Basketball Operations Blake Gray contacting Mike Lehman or Thomas Corhern. Student Assistants Darius Allen, Michael Lolio Athletic Trainer Chuck Cushman POSTGAME PRESS Strength & Conditioning Coach Derek Headrick Graduate Manager Ezra Pinzur CONFERENCES Managers Kade Bunswick, Jamin Hazelaar, Taaliyah McClellan Due to COVID-19 restrictions, coaches and Jaxson Pelphrey, Hannah Rogan, Trey Treadway student-athletes will not conduct postgame interviews on televsion, streams, radio or the video board. Following a 10-minute cooling off period, both Pelphrey and a select player PRONUNCIATION GUIDE will be made available for a postgame Zoom 0 Damaria Franklin (duh-MAR-ee-uh) 15 Jalen Stayton (STAY-tun) press conference after home games. For 2 Taelon Peter (TAY-lun) 22 Tujautae Williams (too-JUAN-tay) more information or to request players for 3 Keishawn Davidson (KEY-shawn) 23 Austin Harvell (har-VELL) interviews, please contact Mike Lehman or 4 Jr. Clay (JUNIOR) 30 Jamaal Thompson (juh-MAHL) Thomas Corhern. 12 Amadou Sylla (AH-muh-doo) (SEE-lah) HC John Pelphrey (PELL-free) 2020-21 TENNESSEE TECH BASKETBALL SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACTS Mike Lehman Sports Information Director Cell: 931-319-3975 / Office: 931-372-3088 Email: [email protected] Thomas Corhern Sports Information Coordinator Cell: 931-703-4927 / Office: 931-372-6139 Email: [email protected] TENNESSEE TECH at Murray State | Game 17 | @TTU_Basketball | #WingsUp TENNESSEE TECH at Murray State | Game 17 | @TTU_Basketball | #WingsUp TENNESSEE TECH BASKETBALL SCOUTING THE RACERS SERIES/OPPONENT NOTES • Saturday marks the 185th meeting all-time FAST BREAK between Tech and Murray State, with the Racers owning a 134-50 lead in the series.