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TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLE BASKETBALL OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 1956 | 1958 | 1963 | 1968 | 1985 | 2001 | 2002 | 2005 TENNESSEE TECH (0-8) 2020-21 >> SCHEDULE & RECORD at WESTERN KENTUCKY (6-2) OVERALL RECORD: 0-8 DEC. 22 >> E.A. DIDDLE ARENA >> BOWLING GREEN, KY. >> 6:00 PM OVC 0-2 NON-CONFERENCE 0-6 THE MATCHUP HOME 0-2 AWAY 0-6 TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES WESTERN KENTUCKY HILLTOPPERS VS THE RECORD NEUTRAL 0-0 QUICK COMPARISON THE SCHEDULE 58.4 ppg Points Per Game 76.1 ppg 78.8 ppg Points Allowed Per Game 73.8 ppg DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT 34.5 rpg Rebounding Per Game 38.8 rpg N25 at Indiana L 89-59 38.0 rpg Rebounding Defense 31.6 rpg N30 Chattanooga L 62-54 .393 Field Goal Pct. .448 D2 at Xavier L 79-48 TTUSPORTS.COM .257 3-Point Pct. .301 WKUSPORTS.COM D3 at Northern Kentucky L 74-65 TENNESSEE TECH QUICK FACTS WESTERN KENTUCKY QUICK FACTS D6 at Western Carolina L OT 76-75 Head Coach: John Pelphrey Head Coach: Rick Stansbury D13 Jacksonville State* L 73-67 Record at Tennessee Tech: 9-30 / 2nd year Record at Western Kentucky: 88-54 / 5th year D16 at Jacksonville State* L 74-50 Overall Record: 158-156 / 11th year Overall Record: 381-220 / 19th year D18 at #10 Tennessee L 103-49 Scoring Leader: Jr. Clay (13.6 ppg) Scoring Leader: Charles Bassey (17.8 ppg) D22 at Western Kentucky (ESPNU) 6:00 PM Rebounds Leader: Amadou Sylla (5.6 rpg) Rebounds Leader: Charles Bassey (11.4 rpg) D30 Southeast Missouri* (ESPN+) 8:00 PM Assists Leader: Jr. Clay (3.6 apg) Assists Leader: Dayvion McKnight (3.3 apg) J2 at Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 4:00 PM KEY STORYLINES J7 at Morehead State* (ESPN+) 6:00 PM J9 at Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 6:00 PM INSIDE THE SERIES NOTEWORTHY A WIN WOULD... J14 Belmont* (ESPN+) 8:00 PM J16 Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 8:00 PM Overall: WKU leads, 80-20 Jr. Clay dropped his 1st career Mark Tech's first victory over J21 at Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 7:30 PM double-double against JSU, WKU since Dec. 5, 1992, a 99- In Cookeville: WKU leads, 32-14 posting 20 points & a career- 92 decision in Cookeville. J23 at Murray State* (ESPN+) 7:30 PM high 10 assists. J28 Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 8:00 PM In Bowling Green: WKU leads, 42-6 Represent Tech's first win in J30 Morehead State* (ESPN+) 8:00 PM Neutral site: WKU leads, 6-0 6 of Tech's 7 non-conference Bowling Green since an 88-81 foes won 19 or more games victory on Jan. 8, 1977. F4 at Southeast Missouri* (ESPN+) 8:00 PM Current Streak: WKU has won last season. The 7 opponents two straight have combined for a 41-10 Give the Golden Eagles their F6 at UT Martin* (ESPN+) 4:00 PM first win of the 2020-21 season. F11 SIUE* (ESPN+) 8:00 PM Last Meeting: WKU won, 76-64, mark this season. F13 Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 4:00 PM in Bowling Green on 11/5/19 With 2 pts at #10 Tennessee, Snap a 10-game skid dating back to Feb. 27 of last season. F18 at Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 8:00 PM Pelphrey vs. WKU: 3-5 CJ Gettelfinger became the 1st known Knoxville native to Of the 8 teams faced, only 2 F20 at Belmont* (ESPN+) 4:00 PM didn't win at least 19 games Pelphrey vs. Stansbury: 2-10 score on the road vs. the Vols. F25 Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 8:00 PM last year, #10 Tennessee & JSU. F27 Murray State* (ESPN+) 8:00 PM EXPERIENCE THE ACTION M3-6 OVC Tournament^ TBA RADIO STREAM TV All times Central GESN Watch ESPN ESPNU BTN (Big Ten Network) FS1 (Fox Sports 1) 106.1 The Eagle Jordan Bernfield (PxP) Jordan Bernfield (PxP) SECN+ (SEC Network+) Roger Ealey (PxP) David Padgett (analyst) David Padgett (analyst) ^ OVC Tournament (Evansville, Ind.) * Ohio Valley Conference game TECH PROJECTED STARTERS 0 DAMARIA FRANKLIN 3 KEISHAWN DAVIDSON 4 JR. CLAY 23 AUSTIN HARVELL 33 SHANDON GOLDMAN Jr. | G | 6-4 | 210 | Chicago, Ill. So. | G | 6-2 | 175 | Murfreesboro, Tenn. Jr. | G | 6-0 | 170 | Chattanooga, Tenn. Fr. | F | 6-6 | 215 | Athens, Ala. Gr. | F | 6-10 | 225 | Evansville, Ark. PPG RPG SPG FG% PPG RPG APG FT% PPG APG SPG 3FG% PPG RPG SPG FG% PPG RPG APG 3FG% 11.0 2.7 0.7 .394 10.6 3.6 2.9 .923 13.6 3.6 2.4 .343 6.1 4.6 1.0 .385 4.3 4.5 1.5 .154 TENNESSEE TECH at Western Kentucky | Game 9 | @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: 401-185 (.684), 44th season Since 2000: 189-72 (.724) 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 0-8 (2nd Year) must be arranged through Mike Lehman or Overall Record 158-156 (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.