STRONGER THAN EVER
(From left) Strength coach Elijah Muhammad, assistant coach David Boyden, associate head coach Happy Osborne, head coach Steve Payne, assistant coach Russ Willemsen, director of basketball operations Charles Newton, team chaplain Robert Owens.
TENNESSEE TECH COACHING HISTORY Coach Years Putty Overall 1924-47 Hooper Eblen 1947-48 Raymond Brown 1948-55 John Oldham 1955-64 Kenny Sidwell 1964-69 Connie Inman 1969-76 Cliff Malpass 1976-80 Tom Deaton 1980-89 Frank Harrell 1989-98 Jeff Lebo 1998-2002 Mike Sutton 2002-11 Steve Payne 2011-??
Record Win % 107-114 .484 18-7 .720 75-76 .497 118-83 .587 66-57 .537 78-94 .453 34-70 .327 106-119 .471 129-153 .457 75-43 .636 149-130 .534 0-0 .000
(From left) Student assistants Joey Meredith, Seth Bruton, Kris Collett, and Ty Young.
2011-12 GOLDEN EAGLE BASKETBALL
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