# 2014–15 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fourth 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 12–18, 4–12 in OVC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Shirmane Thomas | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Sophomore | Homer, Louisiana |
| 1 | Jordan Johnson | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Senior | Hinesville, Georgia |
| 4 | DeOndre Haynes | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | RS–Sophomore | Calera, Alabama |
| 5 | Javon McKay | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 195 | Senior | Atlanta |
| 12 | Torrance Rowe | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Junior | Atlanta |
| 13 | Ryan Martin | Forward | 6–9 | 215 | Junior | London, England |
| 14 | Aleksa Jugovic | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Freshman | Leskovac, Serbia |
| 15 | Josh Bougher | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | Freshman | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 20 | Savonte Frazier | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Freshman | Lake Wales, Florida |
| 23 | Josiah Moore | Guard | 6–5 | 215 | RS–Junior | Atlanta |
| 25 | Mason Ramsey | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | RS–Freshman | Livingston, Tennessee |
| 32 | Dwan Caldwell | Center | 6–8 | 245 | Senior | Los Angeles |
| 33 | Charles Jackson | Center | 6–10 | 225 | Junior | Sacramento, California |
| 35 | Anthony Morse | Forward | 6–9 | 215 | Junior | Lawrenceville, Georgia |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/06/2014* 7:30 pm | Bluefield | W 93–54 | | Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 6:00 pm | Piedmont International | W 83–29 | 1–0 | Eblen Center (942) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 11/17/2014* 10:00 pm, P12N | at USC | L 58–70 | 1–1 | Galen Center (2,267) Los Angeles |
| 11/22/2014* 6:00 pm | Chattanooga | W 69–67 | 2–1 | Eblen Center (1,276) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 11/24/2014* 6:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana Green Wave Classic | W 81–62 | 3–1 | Eblen Center (1,024) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 11/26/2014* 7:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana Green Wave Classic | L 65–86 | 3–2 | University Center (550) Hammond, Louisiana |
| 11/30/2014* 1:00 pm | at Tulane Green Wave Classic | L 68–73 | 3–3 | Devlin Fieldhouse (912) New Orleans |
| 12/03/2014* 5:00 pm | Lipscomb | W 84–79 | 4–3 | Eblen Center (1,150) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 12/07/2014* 2:00 pm | Hiwassee | W 87–48 | 5–3 | Eblen Center (742) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 12/13/2014* 8:00 pm, SECN+ | at Alabama | L 53–65 | 5–4 | Coleman Coliseum (9,526) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| 12/15/2014* 6:00 pm | at North Florida | W 82–80 | 6–4 | UNF Arena (1,128) Jacksonville, Florida |
| 12/19/2014* 6:00 pm, FSN | at Tennessee | L 58–61 | 6–5 | Thompson–Boling Arena (13,201) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 12/22/2014* 7:00 pm | at UMKC | W 81–60 | 7–5 | Municipal Auditorium (1,359) Kansas City, Missouri |
| 12/29/2014* 6:00 pm | North Florida | W 87–84 | 8–5 | Eblen Center (1,549) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 01/01/2015 3:15 pm | at Eastern Illinois | L 59–61 | 8–6 (0–1) | Lantz Arena (805) Charleston, Illinois |
| 01/03/2015 6:30 pm, FCS Central | at SIU Edwardsville | L 62–85 | 8–7 (0–2) | Vadalabene Center (1,162) Edwardsville, Illinois |
| 01/08/2015 7:30 pm, WCTE | Murray State | L 67–83 | 8–8 (0–3) | Eblen Center (1,683) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 01/10/2015 7:30 pm, WCTE | Austin Peay | W 72–56 | 9–8 (1–3) | Eblen Center (2,554) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 01/15/2015 7:30 pm, WCTE | UT Martin | L 60–63 | 9–9 (1–4) | Eblen Center (1,856) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 01/17/2015 6:00 pm | at Southeast Missouri State | L 61–65 | 9–10 (1–5) | Show Me Center (2,964) Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| 01/22/2015 6:00 pm | Morehead State | L 74–78 | 9–11 (1–6) | Eblen Center (2,316) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 01/24/2015 7:30 pm | Eastern Kentucky | W 83–81 $^{OT}$ | 10–11 (2–6) | Eblen Center (2,519) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm | at Tennessee State | L 56–64 | 10–12 (2–7) | Gentry Complex (768) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 01/31/2015 2:00 pm | at Belmont | L 53–71 | 10–13 (2–8) | Curb Event Center (2,194) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 02/07/2015 7:30 pm | Jacksonville State | W 72–59 | 11–13 (3–8) | Eblen Center (2,068) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm, ASN | Tennessee State | W 71–52 | 12–13 (4–8) | Eblen Center (2,231) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 02/14/2015 7:30 pm | at Jacksonville State | L 68–82 | 12–14 (4–9) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,011) Jacksonville, Alabama |
| 02/16/2015* 6:00 pm | at East Tennessee State | L 79–87 | 12–15 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,072) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| 02/21/2015 7:30 pm, WCTE | Belmont | L 82–88 | 12–16 (4–10) | Eblen Center (1,614) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 02/26/2015 8:00 pm, CBSSN | Morehead State | L 73–86 | 12–17 (4–11) | Ellis Johnson Arena (3,118) Morehead, Kentucky |
| 02/28/2015 6:00 pm | Eastern Kentucky | L 67–70 | 12–18 (4–12) | McBrayer Arena (3,700) Richmond, Kentucky |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||