# 2022–23 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach John Pelphrey, played their home games at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 11–7 in OVC play to finish in second place. They defeated UT Martin to advance to the championship of the OVC tournament where they lost to Southeast Missouri State.

## Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2021–22 season 11–21, 7–10 in OVC play to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed, they defeated Austin Peay in the first round of the OVC tournament, before falling to Morehead State in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 27, 2022* 7:30 pm | | Cumberland | W 80–69 | – | Eblen Center Cookeville, TN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 6:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | at No. 11 Tennessee | L 43–75 | 0–1 | Thompson–Boling Arena (17,957) Knoxville, TN |
| November 10, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee Wesleyan | W 82–48 | 1–1 | Eblen Center (966) Cookeville, TN |
| November 14, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marshall Herd Run Hoops Jam | L 65–91 | 1–2 | Cam Henderson Center (4,240) Huntington, WV |
| November 17, 2022* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Coppin State Herd Run Hoops Jam | L 85–90 $^{OT}$ | 1–3 | Eblen Center (1,166) Cookeville, TN |
| November 20, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | East Tennessee State | W 69–62 | 2–3 | Eblen Center (787) Cookeville, TN |
| November 22, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Truett McConnell | W 84–48 | 3–3 | Eblen Center (633) Cookeville, TN |
| November 27, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | L 77–85 $^{2OT}$ | 3–4 | Truist Arena (2,267) Highland Heights, KY |
| November 30, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Chattanooga | L 74–81 | 3–5 | Eblen Center (831) Cookeville, TN |
| December 3, 2022* 1:00 pm, FS1 | | at Butler | L 66–80 | 3–6 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,723) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 10, 2022* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Troy | L 64–87 | 3–7 | Trojan Arena (2,987) Troy, AL |
| December 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lipscomb | L 63–64 | 3–8 | Allen Arena (661) Nashville, TN |
| December 17, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | L 65–75 | 3–9 | Eblen Center (557) Cookeville, TN |
| December 20, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kentucky Christian | W 104–72 | 4–9 | Eblen Center (579) Cookeville, TN |
| OVC regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at SIU Edwardsville | L 51–64 | 4–10 (0–1) | First Community Arena (956) Edwardsville, IL |
| December 31, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lindenwood | L 64–82 | 4–11 (0–2) | Hyland Performance Arena St. Charles, MO |
| January 5, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Illinois | W 70–49 | 5–11 (1–2) | Eblen Center (1,323) Cookeville, TN |
| January 7, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at UT Martin | W 84–80 $^{OT}$ | 6–11 (2–2) | Skyhawk Arena (1,484) Union City, TN |
| January 12, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Morehead State | W 79–62 | 7–11 (3–2) | Eblen Center (1,085) Cookeville, TN |
| January 14, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee State | W 71–63 | 8–11 (4–2) | Eblen Center (1,573) Cookeville, TN |
| January 19, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | W 77–75 | 9–11 (5–2) | Jack Stephens Center (2,509) Little Rock, AR |
| January 21, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri State | L 77–84 $^{2OT}$ | 9–12 (5–3) | Show Me Center (2,632) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| January 26, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | W 80–68 | 10–12 (6–3) | Eblen Center (1,913) Cookeville, TN |
| January 28, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Little Rock | L 89–91 | 10–13 (6–4) | Eblen Center (1,659) Cookeville, TN |
| February 2, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Morehead State | L 45–64 | 10–14 (6–5) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,055) Morehead, KY |
| February 4, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | W 82–80 | 11–14 (7–5) | Eblen Center (1,476) Cookeville, TN |
| February 9, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern Indiana | W 84–69 | 12–14 (8–5) | Eblen Center (1,977) Cookeville, TN |
| February 11, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tennessee State | L 53–67 | 12–15 (8–6) | Gentry Complex (4,347) Nashville, TN |
| February 16, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Lindenwood | W 77–68 | 13–15 (9–6) | Eblen Center (1,064) Cookeville, TN |
| February 18, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UT Martin | L 91–100 | 13–16 (9–7) | Eblen Center (1,857) Cookeville, TN |
| February 23, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Indiana | W 82–79 | 14–16 (10–7) | Screaming Eagles Arena (2,195) Evansville, IN |
| February 25, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Illinois | W 75–66 | 15–16 (11–7) | Lantz Arena (1,923) Charleston, IL |
| Ohio Valley tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2023 9:30 pm, ESPNU | (2) | vs. (3) UT Martin Semifinals | W 78–63 | 16–16 | Ford Center (1,172) Evansville, IN |
| March 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2) | vs. (5) Southeast Missouri State Championship | L 82–89 $^{OT}$ | 16–17 | Ford Center Evansville, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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