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Golden Eagle Coaching History Tennessee Tech’s Coaching Legacy
Putty Overall, 1924-46 164-145 (.530)
Coach Putty Overall Hooper Eblen Raymond Brown Johnny Oldham Kenny Sidwell Connie Inman Cliff Malpass Tom Deaton Frank Harrell^ Jeff Lebo Mike Sutton
Years 1924-46 1947-48 1948-54 1955-63 1964-68 1969-75 1976-79 1980-88 1988-97 1998-02 2002-
W-L 164-145 18-7 75-76 118-83 66-57 78-94 34-70 106-119 129-153 75-43 114-100
Pct. .530 .720 .496 .587 .536 .453 .326 .471 .457 .635 .533
Titles 2 MVC, 1 TIAC ---- ---3 OVC ---- ------- 1 OVC ---- 2 OVC 1 OVC
^Took over in the middle of the 1988 season OVC - Ohio Valley Conference (1955-56, 1957-58, 1962-63, 1984-85, 2000-01) MVC - Mississippi Valley Conference (1930-31, 1931-32) TIAC - Tennessee Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1946-47) Post Season Tournament Play NCAA - 1958, lost to Notre Dame; 1963, lost to Loyola NIT - 1985, lost to University of Tennessee; 2002, defeated Georgia State, Dayton and Yale; lost to Memphis Hooper Eblen, 1947-48 18-7 (.720)
Mike Sutton, 2002 114-100 (.533)
TECH COACHES
Average wins/season 1. Jeff Lebo - 18.75 2. Hooper Eblen - 18.0^ 3. Kenny Sidwell - 16.5 4. Mike Sutton - 16.3 5. Johnny Oldham - 14.75 6. Frank Harrell - 14.33 7. Tom Deaton - 13.25 8. Connie Inman - 13.0 9. Raymond Brown - 12.5 10. Cliff Malpass - 11.33 11. Putty Overall - 7.45 ^ only one season
Raymond Brown, 1948-54 75-76 (.496)
Cliff Malpass, 1976-79 34-70 (.326)
Johnny Oldham, 1955-63 118-83 (.587)
Tom Deaton, 1980-88 106-119 (.471)
Kenny Sidwell, 1964-68 66-57 (.536)
Frank Harrell, 1988-97 129-153 (.457)
Connie Inman, 1969-75 78-94 (.453)
Jeff Lebo, 1998-2002 75-43 (.635)
Most wins/career 1. Putty Overall - 164 2. Frank Harrell - 129 3. Johnny Oldham - 118 4. Mike Sutton - 114 5. Tom Deaton - 106 6. Connie Inman - 78 7. Jeff Lebo - 75 Raymond Brown - 75 9. Kenny Sidwell - 66 10. Cliff Malpass - 34 11. Hooper Eblen - 18
TENNESSEE TECH MEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE / 2009-10
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