# 2012–13 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by second year head coach Steve Payne, played their home games at the Eblen Center and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 12–17, 5–11 in OVC play to finish in last place in the East Division. They failed to qualify for the Ohio Valley Conference tournament.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Josiah Moore | Guard | 6–5 | 215 | Sophomore | Oakville, Ontario |
| 2 | Jeremiah Samarrippas | Guard | 5–10 | 170 | Junior | Bartow, Florida |
| 3 | Matt Marseille | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 205 | Junior | Brooklyn, New York |
| 4 | DeOndre Haynes | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Freshman | Calera, Alabama |
| 5 | Javon McKay | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 195 | Sophomore | Roswell, Georgia |
| 10 | Lanerryl Johnson | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Freshman | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 11 | Terrell Barnes | Forward | 6–8 | 265 | Senior | Riverdale, Georgia |
| 12 | Mitchell Hill | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Sophomore | Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 15 | Ammanuel Diressa | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Freshman | Toronto, Ontario |
| 25 | Jud Dillard | Guard | 6–5 | 200 | Senior | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 30 | Ryon Riggins | Forward | 6–9 | 210 | Freshman | Sugar Hill, Georgia |
| 33 | Dennis Ogbe | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Junior | Munich, Germany |
| 35 | Anthony Morse | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Freshman | Lawrenceville, Georgia |
| 50 | Eric Weisenbach | Forward/Center | 7–0 | 215 | Freshman | Dublin, Ohio |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/10/2012* 8:00 pm | Crowley's Ridge | W 107–32 | 1–0 | Eblen Center (1,892) Cookeville, TN |
| 11/15/2012* 7:00 pm | Coastal Carolina | W 71–69 | 2–0 | Eblen Center (1,231) Cookeville, TN |
| 11/17/2012* 3:00 pm | at East Tennessee State | W 65–62 | 3–0 | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,526) Johnson City, TN |
| 11/20/2012* 7:30 pm | Evansville | L 50–62 | 3–1 | Eblen Center (N/A) Cookeville, TN |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm | at Loyola–Chicago | L 78–81 | 3–2 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,812) Chicago, IL |
| 11/30/2012* 7:00 pm | at Lipscomb | L 64–80 | 3–3 | Allen Arena (2,254) Nashville, TN |
| 12/03/2012* 7:00 pm | Berea | W 69–45 | 4–3 | Eblen Center (855) Cookeville, TN |
| 12/06/2012* 7:30 pm | Green Bay | W 74–68 | 5–3 | Eblen Center (1,550) Cookeville, TN |
| 12/08/2012* 6:00 pm | at Gardner–Webb | L 41–61 | 5–4 | Ernest W. Spangler Stadium (1,645) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 12/15/2012* 7:00 pm | at Milwaukee | W 69–58 | 6–4 | Klotsche Center (2,016) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/18/2012* 7:00 pm | at Auburn | L 62–81 | 6–5 | Auburn Arena (4,323) Auburn, AL |
| 12/22/2012* 12:00 pm | at No. 24 Oklahoma State | L 42–78 | 6–6 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,347) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/29/2012 4:30 pm | at Jacksonville State | L 62–83 | 6–7 (0–1) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,229) Jacksonville, AL |
| 01/03/2013 7:00 pm | Tennessee State | L 66–72 | 6–8 (0–2) | Eblen Center (901) Cookeville, TN |
| 01/05/2013 7:45 pm | Belmont | L 52–83 | 6–9 (0–3) | Eblen Center (3,582) Cookeville, TN |
| 01/10/2013 7:00 pm | at Eastern Illinois | W 77–73 | 7–9 (1–3) | Lantz Arena (1,004) Charleston, IL |
| 01/12/2013 7:00 pm | at SIU Edwardsville | L 54–58 | 7–10 (1–4) | Vadalabene Center (1,642) Edwardsville, IL |
| 01/19/2013 7:00 pm | at Southeast Missouri State | L 62–74 | 7–11 (1–5) | Show Me Center (2,294) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 01/24/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Murray State | L 39–47 | 7–12 (1–6) | Eblen Center (1,711) Cookeville, TN |
| 01/26/2013 7:30 pm | Austin Peay | W 70–52 | 8–12 (2–6) | Eblen Center (2,459) Cookeville, TN |
| 01/31/2013 7:00 pm | at Tennessee State | L 65–84 | 8–13 (2–7) | Gentry Complex (1,241) Nashville, TN |
| 02/02/2013 7:00 pm | at Belmont | L 52–74 | 8–14 (2–8) | Curb Event Center (3,641) Nashville, TN |
| 02/09/2013 7:30 pm | Jacksonville State | W 78–64 | 9–14 (3–8) | Eblen Center (3,101) Cookeville, TN |
| 02/14/2013 6:00 pm | at Eastern Kentucky | L 69–80 | 9–15 (3–9) | Alumni Coliseum (2,350) Richmond, KY |
| 02/16/2013 6:30 pm | at Morehead State | L 63–65 | 9–16 (3–10) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,345) Morehead, KY |
| 02/21/2013 7:00 pm | Tennessee–Martin | W 83–68 | 10–16 (4–10) | Eblen Center (1,269) Cookeville, TN |
| 02/23/2013* 7:00 pm | UMKC BracketBusters | W 68–62 | 11–16 | Eblen Center (1,534) Cookeville, TN |
| 02/28/2013 7:30 pm | Eastern Kentucky | L 54–69 | 11–17 (4–11) | Eblen Center (2,295) Cookeville, TN |
| 03/02/2013 7:30 pm | Morehead State | W 72–66 | 12–17 (5–11) | Eblen Center (2,460) Cookeville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||