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2016–17 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

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2016–17 record
  
12–19 (8–8 OVC)

Assistant coach
  
Rick Cabrera

Division
  
East Division

Head coach
  
Steve Payne (6th year)

Assistant coach
  
Frank Davis


The 2016–17 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represents Tennessee Technological University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by sixth-year head coach Steve Payne, play their home games at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee and are members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference.

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Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2015–16 season 19–12, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the OVC Tournament to Austin Peay. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had 8 teams, where they lost in the quarterfinals to Old Dominion.

Preseason

In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors, Tennessee Tech was picked to finish in fourth place in the East Division of the OVC. Aleksa Jugovic was selected to the All-OVC Preseason Team.

References

2016–17 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team Wikipedia


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