# 2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by sixth-year head coach John Pelphrey, played their home games at the Eblen Center located in Cookeville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).

## Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 10–21, 5–13 in OVC play, to finish tied for eighth place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 22, 2024* 6:00 p.m. | | Austin Peay Charity Exhibition | L 80–90 | – | Eblen Center Cookeville, TN |
| October 29, 2024* 7:30 p.m. | | Oakland City | W 100–56 | – | Eblen Center Cookeville, TN |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | | at Georgia | L 78–83 | 0–1 | Stegeman Coliseum (6,193) Athens, GA |
| November 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bryan | W 89–74 | 1–1 | Eblen Center (639) Cookeville, TN |
| November 12, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | West Georgia | W 76–73 | 2–1 | Eblen Center (716) Cookeville, TN |
| November 15, 2024* 2:30 p.m. | | vs. VMI Greenbrier Tip-Off River Division semifinals | W 72–71 | 3–1 | Colonial Hall (508) White Sulphur Springs, WV |
| November 16, 2024* 2:30 p.m. | | vs. UT Rio Grande Valley Greenbrier Tip-Off River Division championship | L 58–83 | 3–2 | Colonial Hall (218) White Sulphur Springs, WV |
| November 19, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UCF Greenbrier Tip-Off campus game | L 69–80 | 3–3 | Addition Financial Arena (7,522) Orlando, FL |
| November 27, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 90–75 | 4–3 | Eblen Center (642) Cookeville, TN |
| November 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | | at Vanderbilt | L 56–87 | 4–4 | Memorial Gymnasium (6,068) Nashville, TN |
| December 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | L 59–82 | 4–5 | CB&S Bank Arena (1,537) Florence, AL |
| December 7, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at West Georgia | L 73–78 | 4–6 | The Coliseum (872) Carrollton, GA |
| December 17, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Illinois | L 68–71 | 4–7 (0–1) | Western Hall (746) Macomb, IL |
| December 19, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lindenwood | W 79–73 | 5–7 (1–1) | Hyland Performance Arena (676) St. Charles, MO |
| December 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Milligan | W 95–75 | 6–7 | Eblen Center (702) Cookeville, TN |
| January 2, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Indiana | W 68–64 | 7–7 (2–1) | Eblen Center (1,296) Cookeville, TN |
| January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Morehead State | W 74–55 | 8–7 (3–1) | Eblen Center (1,263) Cookeville, TN |
| January 9, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Illinois | W 69–64 | 9–7 (4–1) | Lantz Arena (911) Charleston, IL |
| January 11, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at SIU Edwardsville | L 59–67 | 9–8 (4–2) | First Community Arena (1,505) Edwardsville, IL |
| January 16, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | L 70–77 | 9–9 (4–3) | Eblen Center (1,445) Cookeville, TN |
| January 18, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Little Rock | L 71–77 | 9–10 (4–4) | Eblen Center (1,151) Cookeville, TN |
| January 23, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tennessee State | L 77–89 | 9–11 (4–5) | Gentry Complex (1,522) Nashville, TN |
| January 25, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Martin | W 89–85 $^{OT}$ | 10–11 (5–5) | Skyhawk Arena (1,703) Martin, TN |
| January 30, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Morehead State | W 72–64 | 11–11 (6–5) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,457) Morehead, KY |
| February 1, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Indiana | W 78–65 | 12–11 (7–5) | Screaming Eagles Arena (1,676) Evansville, IN |
| February 6, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | L 58–75 | 12–12 (7–6) | Eblen Center (879) Cookeville, TN |
| February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Illinois | W 59–54 | 13–12 (8–6) | Eblen Center (1,269) Cookeville, TN |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | L 75–79 | 13–13 (8–7) | Jack Stephens Center (1,237) Little Rock, AR |
| February 15, 2025 3:45 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri State | L 69–83 | 13–14 (8–8) | Show Me Center (2,692) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| February 20, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Martin | W 71–66 $^{OT}$ | 14–14 (9–8) | Eblen Center (1,143) Cookeville, TN |
| February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Tennessee State | W 77–74 | 15–14 (10–8) | Eblen Center (1,534) Cookeville, TN |
| February 27, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Illinois | L 69–82 | 15–15 (10–9) | Eblen Center Cookeville, TN |
| March 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lindenwood | L 74–76 | 15–16 (10–10) | Eblen Center (1,789) Cookeville, TN |
| OVC tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (8) UT Martin First round | L 67–70 | 15–17 | Ford Center Evansville, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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