# 2015–16 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fifth 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 19–12, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in a three way tie for second place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the OVC tournament to Austin Peay. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had 8 teams, where they lost in the quarterfinals to Old Dominion.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Shirmane Thomas | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Junior | Homer, Louisiana |
| 1 | Markell Henderson | Guard | 6–5 | 195 | Junior | Boswell, Oklahoma |
| 2 | Hakeem Rogers | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Junior | Elizabeth, New Jersey |
| 4 | Aleksa Jugovic | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Sophomore | Leskovac, Serbia |
| 11 | Micaiah Henry | Center | 6–8 | 230 | Freshman | Decatur, Georgia |
| 12 | Torrance Rowe | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Senior | Atlanta |
| 13 | Ryan Martin | Forward | 6–9 | 225 | Junior | London, England |
| 20 | Savonte Frazier | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | RS–Freshman | Lake Wales, Florida |
| 21 | Conner Hall | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Freshman | Gainesboro, Tennessee |
| 22 | Courtney Alexander | Forward | 6–7 | 195 | Freshman | Mableton, Georgia |
| 23 | Josiah Moore | Guard | 6–5 | 215 | RS–Senior | Atlanta |
| 25 | Mason Ramsey | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | RS–Sophomore | Livingston, Tennessee |
| 35 | Anthony Morse | Forward | 6–9 | 230 | Senior | Lawrenceville, Georgia |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/14/2015* 7:30 pm | Piedmont College | W 110–72 | 1–0 | Eblen Center (1,615) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 11/16/2015* 8:00 pm | at Air Force Air Force Classic | L 70–80 | 1–1 | Clune Arena (488) Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 11/18/2015* 8:00 pm | at New Mexico State Air Force Classic | L 63–76 | 1–2 | Pan American Center (4,104) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| 11/24/2015* 6:00 pm | Jackson State | W 86–82 $^{OT}$ | 2–2 | Eblen Center (779) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 11/27/2015* 6:00 pm | Robert Morris Air Force Classic | W 85–72 | 3–2 | Eblen Center (760) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 11/28/2015* 5:30 pm | UC Clermont | W 91–66 | 4–2 | Eblen Center (755) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 11/29/2015* 2:00 pm | Mississippi Valley State Air Force Classic | W 101–64 | 5–2 | Eblen Center (605) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 12/02/2015* 6:00 pm | East Tennessee State | W 63–61 | 6–2 | Eblen Center (1,011) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 12/05/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Lipscomb | W 81–78 | 7–2 | Allen Arena (1,620) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 12/12/2015* 7:00 pm, SECN | at Arkansas | L 57–83 | 7–3 | Bud Walton Arena (14,336) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| 12/15/2015* 6:00 pm | at Chattanooga | L 69–80 | 7–4 | McKenzie Arena (2,500) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 12/18/2015* 7:30 pm | Miami (OH) | W 77–64 | 8–4 | Eblen Center (1,378) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 12/22/2015* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Iowa | L 63–85 | 8–5 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,432) Iowa City, Iowa |
| Ohio Valley Conference regular season |||||
| 12/31/2015 3:00 pm | Eastern Illinois | W 94–84 | 9–5 (1–0) | Eblen Center (1,272) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 01/02/2016 7:30 pm | SIU Edwardsville | W 86–63 | 10–5 (2–0) | Eblen Center (1,581) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm | at Murray State | W 71–65 | 11–5 (3–0) | CFSB Center (3,063) Murray, Kentucky |
| 01/09/2016 7:00 pm | at Austin Peay | W 72–66 | 12–5 (4–0) | Dunn Center (1,585) Clarksville, Tennessee |
| 01/13/2016 6:00 pm | at Tennessee–Martin | L 90–96 | 12–6 (4–1) | Skyhawk Arena (1,497) Martin, Tennessee |
| 01/16/2016 7:30 pm | Southeast Missouri State | W 91–55 | 13–6 (5–1) | Eblen Center (2,386) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 01/21/2016 6:00 pm | at Morehead State | L 74–81 | 13–7 (5–2) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,735) Morehead, Kentucky |
| 01/23/2016 1:00 pm | at Eastern Kentucky | W 89–83 | 14–7 (6–2) | McBrayer Arena (1,050) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 01/28/2016 8:00 pm, ASN | Tennessee State | W 81–79 | 15–7 (7–2) | Eblen Center (2,146) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 01/30/2016 7:30 pm | Belmont | W 89–79 | 16–7 (8–2) | Eblen Center (4,428) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 02/06/2016 4:30 pm | at Jacksonville State | W 68–58 | 17–7 (9–2) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,248) Jacksonville, Alabama |
| 02/10/2016 7:30 pm | at Tennessee State | L 55–85 | 17–8 (9–3) | Gentry Complex (2,554) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 02/13/2016 7:30 pm | Jacksonville State | W 72–70 | 18–8 (10–3) | Eblen Center (3,611) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 02/20/2016 5:00 pm | at Belmont | L 86–95 | 18–9 (10–4) | Curb Event Center (5,074) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 02/25/2016 6:00 pm | Morehead State | L 59–69 | 18–10 (10–5) | Eblen Center (2,567) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 02/27/2016 1:00 pm | Eastern Kentucky | W 92–82 | 19–10 (11–5) | Eblen Center (3,078) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| Ohio Valley Conference tournament |||||
| 03/02/2016 6:00 pm | vs. Austin Peay | L 72–92 | 19–11 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,122) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Vegas 16 |||||
| 03/28/2016* 2:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. Old Dominion Quarterfinals | L 59–75 | 19–12 | Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, Nevada |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||