2013-14 TECH BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS GENERAL
Name . . . . . . . . . . . . Tennessee Tech University Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cookeville, Tenn. Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1915 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,118 Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Golden Eagles Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purple and Gold Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ohio Valley President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Philip Oldham Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Wilson Athletic Department Phone . . . 800-825-3948 Ticket Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . 931-372-3940
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Payne Record at TTU (Years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-31 (2) Overall Record (Years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-31 (2) Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 931-372-3950 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . spayne@tntech.edu Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rick Cabrera Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 931-372-3952 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hrcabrera@tntech.edu Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frank Davis Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 931-372-6115 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fdavis@tntech.edu Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Kloman Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 931-372-3951 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bkloman@tntech.edu Director of Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . Gus Fraley Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 931-372-3953 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gfraley@tntech.edu
TEAM INFORMATION
2012-13 Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-17 OVC Record (Finish) . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 (6th East) Home Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5 Away Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12 Neutral Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Returnees/Departed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/5 Position Starters/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/1 Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
HISTORY
First Year of Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1924-25 All-Time Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,042-1,014 All-Time OVC Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433-473 OVC Regular Season Championships . . . . . . . 7 Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1956, 1958, 1963 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1985, 2001, 2002, 2005 OVC Tournament Championships . . . . . . . . . . 1 Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1967 NCAA Tournament Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1958, 1963 NIT Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1985, 2002 CIT Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011, 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts .................................................................................................................................................................... 1 The Hoop ................................................................................................................................................................... 2-3 The Eagle’s Nest .......................................................................................................................................................... 4 The Blizzard .................................................................................................................................................................. 5 2013-14 Rosters .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 Feeling Lost? ................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Players ...................................................................................................................................................................... 8-49 The Seniors .......................................................................................................................................... 8-19 The Juniors ....................................................................................................................................... 20-25 The Sophomores ............................................................................................................................ 26-31 The Redshirts ................................................................................................................................... 32-35 The Newcomers .............................................................................................................................. 36-57 Coaching Staff .................................................................................................................................................... 50-57 Nike ............................................................................................................................................................................... 58 2013-14 Opponents ......................................................................................................................................... 59-63 Ohio Valley Conference ................................................................................................................................... 64-65 2012-13 OVC Stats ............................................................................................................................................ 66-69 2012-13 Season in Review ............................................................................................................................. 70-73 All-Time Participants ........................................................................................................................................ 74-75 Tech in the Pros ......................................................................................................................................................... 76 Tech in the Draft ................................................................................................................................................ 77-81 Tech Record Book .............................................................................................................................................. 82-91 Honors & Awards ............................................................................................................................................... 92-96 Coaching Records .................................................................................................................................................... 97 All-Time Results ................................................................................................................................................ 98-110 OVC Championship Teams ........................................................................................................................ 111-118 All-Time vs. OVC ............................................................................................................................................ 119-122 All-Time vs. Opponents .............................................................................................................................. 123-131 All-Time Series Results ................................................................................................................................ 132-133 Eblen Center Records, Facts, & Milestones .......................................................................................... 134-135 Largest Margins ..................................................................................................................................................... 136 Retired Jerseys ........................................................................................................................................................ 137 Hall of Fame .................................................................................................................................................... 138-139 Tech Athletics Individual Honors ..................................................................................................................... 140 Must See Cookeville ............................................................................................................................................. 141 Athletic Performance Center .................................................................................................................... 142-143 University Administration .................................................................................................................................. 144 Tech Athletics Staff ............................................................................................................................................... 145 Athletics Administration ............................................................................................................................ 146-147 Sports Information Staff ............................................................................................................................ 148-150 Following Tech ............................................................................................................................................... 151-152 About Tech ............................................................................................................................................................... 153 OVC Digital Network ............................................................................................................................................ 154 2013-14 NCAA Tournament ............................................................................................................................... 155 The Upper Cumberland ...................................................................................................................................... 156
EBLEN CENTER
Built . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1977 Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,280 Record at Eblen Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337-144 Largest Crowd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,352 Date . . . . . . . Mar. 14, 1985 vs. Tennessee (NIT) Record since 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126-31 Longest Winning Streak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 2, 2000 - Jan. 4, 2003
This digital media guide was produced by the Tennessee Tech Sports Information office . Tennessee Tech University is an AA/EEO employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age in its program and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Director of Diversity & Legal Affairs, PO Box 5164, Cookeville, TN 38505, 931-372-3016. R######### Credits: This guide is a publication of the Tennessee Tech University Sports Information Office. Written, designed, and produced by Mike Lehman, with assistance from Dylan Vazzano, Emily Homan, April Gilbert, Jocelyn VerVelde, and Rob Schabert. Special thanks to Steve Payne and his staff and the Golden Eagle players, and to Roman Stone and his staff. Special thanks also go to Dean Carothers and his staff (for unselfishly helping the SID office in a variety of technical matters), Tony Marable, Kim Nash, Kim Meredith, opponent SIDs and Kyle Schwartz at the OVC office. Cover design: WD Stone and Associates. Photography: TTU Photo Services, Tony Marable, Jim Dillon, Ben Corda, Mike Lehman, Rob Schabert.
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