# 2018–19 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by eighth-year head coach Steve Payne, played their home games at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 8–23 overall, 4–14 in OVC play to finish in last place and missed the conference tournament.
On March 3, 2019, the school announced that Payne resigned after 8 seasons as Tennessee Tech head coach.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the season 19–14, 10–8 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated SIU Edwardsville in the first round of the OVC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Jacksonville State.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Memphis | L 61–76 | 0–1 | FedExForum (15,231) Memphis, TN |
| Nov 10, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Presbyterian Las Vegas Invitational | L 65–80 | 0–2 | Eblen Center (1,183) Cookeville, TN |
| Nov 13, 2018* 6:00 pm | at Savannah State | L 83–97 | 0–3 | Tiger Arena (1,029) Savannah, GA |
| Nov 16, 2018* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | at No. 7 North Carolina Las Vegas Invitational | L 58–108 | 0–4 | Dean Smith Center (20,816) Chapel Hill, NC |
| Nov 18, 2018* 5:00 pm, BTN | at No. 11 Michigan State Las Vegas Invitational | L 33–101 | 0–5 | Breslin Student Events Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Nov 23, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Louisiana–Monroe Las Vegas Invitational | W 79–73 | 1–5 | Eblen Center (896) Cookeville, TN |
| Nov 28, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Winthrop | L 70–82 | 1–6 | Eblen Center (980) Cookeville, TN |
| Dec 1, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Chattanooga | L 60–71 | 1–7 | McKenzie Arena (2,398) Chattanooga, TN |
| Dec 6, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Warren Wilson | W 118–60 | 2–7 | Eblen Center (811) Cookeville, TN |
| Dec 9, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Hiwassee | W 97–60 | 3–7 | Eblen Center (840) Cookeville, TN |
| Dec 15, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Kennesaw State | L 68–73 | 3–8 | KSU Convocation Center (1,203) Kennesaw, GA |
| Dec 20, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Savannah State | W 91–80 | 4–8 | Eblen Center (807) Cookeville, TN |
| Dec 29, 2018* 3:00 pm, SECN | at No. 3 Tennessee | L 53–96 | 4–9 | Thompson–Boling Arena (21,165) Knoxville, TN |
| Ohio Valley Conference regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Tennessee State | W 66–64 | 5–9 (1–0) | Gentry Complex (632) Nashville, TN |
| Jan 5, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Belmont | L 67–79 | 5–10 (1–1) | Curb Event Center (2,385) Nashville, TN |
| Jan 10, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | SIU Edwardsville | W 78–69 $^{OT}$ | 6–10 (2–1) | Eblen Center (1,674) Cookeville, TN |
| Jan 12, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Eastern Illinois | L 60–67 | 6–11 (2–2) | Eblen Center (3,079) Cookeville, TN |
| Jan 17, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU | Tennessee State | L 62–79 | 6–12 (2–3) | Eblen Center (1,276) Cookeville, TN |
| Jan 19, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Jacksonville State | L 48–65 | 6–13 (2–4) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,019) Jacksonville, AL |
| Jan 24, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Morehead State | L 61–67 | 6–14 (2–5) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,088) Morehead, KY |
| Jan 26, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Kentucky | W 91–85 | 7–14 (3–5) | Davis-Reid Alumni Gym (1,410) Georgetown, KY |
| Jan 31, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNews | Austin Peay | L 66–77 | 7–15 (3–6) | Eblen Center (1,997) Cookeville, TN |
| Feb 2, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Murray State | L 63–67 | 7–16 (3–7) | Eblen Center (5,250) Cookeville, TN |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Southeast Missouri State | L 66–71 $^{OT}$ | 7–17 (3–8) | Show Me Center (1,635) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Feb 9, 2019 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | at UT Martin | L 58–77 | 7–18 (3–9) | Skyhawk Arena (1,717) Martin, TN |
| Feb 14, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Jacksonville State | L 57–67 | 7–19 (3–10) | Eblen Center (1,159) Cookeville, TN |
| Feb 16, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Belmont | L 65–93 | 7–20 (3–11) | Eblen Center (2,625) Cookeville, TN |
| Feb 21, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Eastern Kentucky | L 66–67 | 7–21 (3–12) | Eblen Center (1,536) Cookeville, TN |
| Feb 23, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Morehead State | L 63–66 | 7–22 (3–13) | Eblen Center (1,949) Cookeville, TN |
| Feb 28, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at SIU Edwardsville | L 68–76 | 7–23 (3–14) | Vadalabene Center (1,350) Edwardsville, IL |
| Mar 2, 2019 3:15 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Illinois | W 63–57 | 8–23 (4–14) | Lantz Arena (1,046) Charleston, IL |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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