# 2021–22 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by third-year head coach John Pelphrey, played their home games at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

## Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2020–21 season 5–22, 5–15 in OVC play to finish in eleventh place. Since only the top 8 teams qualify for the OVC tournament, they failed to qualify.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 28, 2021* 7:30 pm | | Berea | W 104–63 | – | Eblen Center Cookeville, TN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 12 Memphis | L 65–89 | 0–1 | FedExForum (12,928) Memphis, TN |
| November 14, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Oakwood | W 109–68 | 1–1 | Eblen Center (497) Cookeville, TN |
| November 16, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Chattanooga Coke Zero Sugar Classic | L 62–69 | 1–2 | McKenzie Arena (2,701) Chattanooga, TN |
| November 18, 2021* 5:00 pm | | vs. UNC Asheville Coke Zero Sugar Classic | L 55–61 | 1–3 | McKenzie Arena (412) Chattanooga, TN |
| November 23, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | W 88–77 | 2–3 | Eblen Center (692) Cookeville, TN |
| November 26, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | at No. 15 Tennessee | L 69–80 | 2–4 | Thompson–Boling Arena (16,909) Knoxville, TN |
| November 30, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Chattanooga | L 65–82 | 2–5 | Eblen Center (802) Cookeville, TN |
| December 4, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Evansville | L 51–59 | 2–6 | Ford Center (3,275) Evansville, IN |
| December 8, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Carolina | L 69–74 $^{OT}$ | 2–7 | Ramsey Center (1,722) Cullowhee, NC |
| December 11, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Troy | L 72–75 | 2–8 | Eblen Center (679) Cookeville, TN |
| December 16, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kentucky Christian | Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols at Kentucky Christian | Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols at Kentucky Christian | Eblen Center Cookeville, TN |
| December 16, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Montreat | W 117–60 | 3–8 | Eblen Center (439) Cookeville, TN |
| December 18, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wright State | L 63–72 | 3–9 | Nutter Center (2,827) Dayton, OH |
| December 21, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cincinnati | L 67–76 | 3–10 | Fifth Third Arena (10,028) Cincinnati, OH |
| OVC regular season ||||||
| January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri State | Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols | Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols | Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO |
| January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Belmont | L 77–92 | 3–11 (0–1) | Curb Event Center (1,188) Nashville, TN |
| January 15, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UT Martin | W 76–70 | 4–11 (1–1) | Skyhawk Arena (1,515) Martin, TN |
| January 17, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tennessee State Rescheduled from December 30 | L 64–80 | 4–12 (1–2) | Gentry Complex (271) Nashville, TN |
| January 20, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | W 94–76 | 5–12 (2–2) | Eblen Center (1,644) Cookeville, TN |
| January 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Murray State Rescheduled from January 1 | L 53–79 | 5–13 (2–3) | CFSB Center (3,524) Murray, KY |
| January 27, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Murray State | L 75–80 | 5–14 (2–4) | Eblen Center (840) Cookeville, TN |
| January 29, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | L 55–58 | 5–15 (2–5) | Eblen Center Cookeville, TN |
| January 31, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Morehead State Rescheduled from January 6 | L 56–70 | 5–16 (2–6) | Eblen Center (482) Cookeville, TN |
| February 3, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Morehead State | L 68–75 | 5–17 (2–7) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,069) Morehead, KY |
| February 5, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Belmont | L 92–100 $^{OT}$ | 5-18 (2-8) | Eblen Center (2,945) Cookeville, TN |
| February 7, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Illinois Rescheduled from January 8 | W 84–58 | 6–18 (3–8) | Eblen Center (804) Cookeville, TN |
| February 10, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Illinois | W 73–62 | 7–18 (4–8) | Lantz Arena (726) Charleston, IL |
| February 12, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at SIU Edwardsville | L 60–61 | 7–19 (4–9) | First Community Arena (627) Edwardsville, IL |
| February 17, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | W 98–94 | 8–19 (5–9) | Eblen Center (1,009) Cookeville, TN |
| February 19, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Austin Peay | W 73–69 | 9–19 (6–9) | Dunn Center (1,372) Clarksville, TN |
| February 24, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee State | L 56–92 | 9–20 (6–10) | Eblen Center (1,896) Cookeville, TN |
| February 26, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | UT Martin | W 88–75 | 10–20 (7–10) | Eblen Center (1,710) Cookeville, TN |
| Ohio Valley tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2022 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (6) Austin Peay First Round | W 78–51 | 11–20 | Ford Center (351) Evansville, IN |
| March 3, 2022 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (3) Morehead State Quarterfinals | L 56–73 | 11–21 | Ford Center (591) Evansville, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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