# 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 OVC tournament.

## Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 16–17, 11–7 in OVC play, to finish in second place. They defeated UT Martin in the semifinals, before falling to Southeast Missouri State in overtime in the championship game of the OVC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 26, 2023* 7:30 p.m. | UT Southern | L 70–74 | – | Eblen Center Cookeville, TN |
| November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Austin Peay Charity Exhibition | L 43–82 | – | F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 5:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | at No. 9 Tennessee | L 42–80 | 0–1 | Thompson–Boling Arena (17,046) Knoxville, TN |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Murray State | L 72–78 | 0–2 | CFSB Center (4,769) Murray, KY |
| November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Lipscomb | L 65–96 | 0–3 | Eblen Center (899) Cookeville, TN |
| November 16, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Midway | W 82–70 | 1–3 | Eblen Center (658) Cookeville, TN |
| November 19, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Chattanooga | L 63–68 | 1–4 | McKenzie Arena (3,023) Chattanooga, TN |
| November 22, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Presbyterian | W 79–75 $^{OT}$ | 2–4 | Templeton Physical Education Center (276) Clinton, SC |
| November 28, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Western Carolina Southeast Triangular | L 65–69 | 2–5 | Eblen Center (679) Cookeville, TN |
| November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at North Alabama Southeast Triangular | L 71–86 | 2–6 | CB&S Bank Arena (1,234) Florence, AL |
| December 3, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Alice Lloyd | W 108–82 | 3–6 | Eblen Center (613) Cookeville, TN |
| December 10, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at East Tennessee State | L 72–73 | 3–7 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,121) Johnson City, TN |
| December 12, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Bethel (TN) | W 81–74 | 4–7 | Eblen Center (465) Cookeville, TN |
| December 16, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | North Alabama | W 70–67 | 5–7 | Eblen Center (701) Cookeville, TN |
| December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Evansville | L 51–82 | 5–8 | Ford Center (4,715) Evansville, IN |
| OVC regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Little Rock | L 75–81 | 5–9 (0–1) | Eblen Center (1,111) Cookeville, TN |
| December 30, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UT Martin | L 73–81 | 5–10 (0–2) | Eblen Center (1,227) Cookeville, TN |
| January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Morehead State | L 57–82 | 5–11 (0–3) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,655) Morehead, KY |
| January 6, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Southern Indiana | W 73–59 | 6–11 (1–3) | Screaming Eagles Arena (2,460) Evansville, IN |
| January 13, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Southeast Missouri State | W 70–59 | 7–11 (2–3) | Eblen Center (1,210) Cookeville, TN |
| January 18, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Tennessee State | L 53–85 | 7–12 (2–4) | Gentry Complex (2,571) Nashville, TN |
| January 25, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Eastern Illinois | L 59–68 | 7–13 (2–5) | Groniger Arena (1,439) Charleston, IL |
| January 27, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at SIU Edwardsville | L 57–74 | 7–14 (2–6) | First Community Arena (2,157) Edwardsville, IL |
| February 1, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Southern Indiana | L 71–74 | 7–15 (2–7) | Eblen Center (1,712) Cookeville, TN |
| February 3, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Morehead State | L 60–67 | 7–16 (2–8) | Eblen Center (1,099) Cookeville, TN |
| February 8, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Southeast Missouri State | L 69–88 | 7–17 (2–9) | Show Me Center (1,056) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| February 10, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Lindenwood | W 62–53 $^{OT}$ | 8–17 (3–9) | Hyland Performance Arena (1,165) St. Charles, MO |
| February 13, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Tennessee State | W 70–50 | 9–17 (4–9) | Eblen Center (1,141) Cookeville, TN |
| February 15, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Western Illinois | L 55–62 | 9–18 (4–10) | Eblen Center (998) Cookeville, TN |
| February 22, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | SIU Edwardsville | L 77–78 | 9–19 (4–11) | Eblen Center (1,011) Cookeville, TN |
| February 24, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Eastern Illinois | W 75–67 | 10–19 (5–11) | Eblen Center (1,544) Cookeville, TN |
| February 29, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at UT Martin | L 69–80 | 10–20 (5–12) | Skyhawk Arena (2,007) Martin, TN |
| March 2, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Little Rock | L 43–81 | 10–21 (5–13) | Jack Stephens Center (4,023) Little Rock, AR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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