Malik Martin

25 Malik Martin
Malik Martin
  • Height:
    7-0
  • Weight:
    220
  • Hometown:
    Miami, Fla.
  • Position:
    F
  • Year:
    Gr.
  • Previous School:
    USF
  • gp
    15
  • pts/g
    9.7
  • fg %
    40.4
  • 3pt %
    18.9
  • ft %
    66.7
  • reb/g
    5.0
  • a/g
    1.5
Bio

2017-18 (USF): Martin played in all 32 games for USF as a redshirt junior, making seven starts while averaging 23.3 minutes per game…  averaged 6.4 points and 4.7 rebounds per game… led the team with a 58.2 field goal percentage and a total of 151 rebounds… knocked down 9-of-19 attempts from beyond the arc for a 47.4 3-point percentage… blocked a team-high 30 shots and made 17 steals… dropped a career-high 24 points in 34 minutes of action on 9-of-11 shooting for his first career double-double against Arkansas State (Nov. 24)… also blocked three shots in the game… hauled in a career-high 11 rebounds at Appalachian State (Dec. 2), just missing out on a double-double with nine points… also snagged 10 boards in a contest at SMU (Dec. 31)… narrowly missed a double-double with 19 points and nine rebounds while going 8-for-10 from the field and a season-best 2-for-3 from 3-point range in a victory at Memphis (Mar. 1)… blocked a career-high four shots against FIU (Dec. 11)… scored in double figures seven times and grabbed at least five rebounds in 17 games… posted multiple rejections nine times.

2016-17 (USF): Martin sat out the 2016-17 season as a redshirt due to NCAA transfer rules.

2015-16 (USC): Martin played in 27 of the team’s 34 games during his sophomore campaign, averaging 6.6 minutes per game… scored 48 points with 40 rebounds nine blocks and six steals on the year… scored a season-high nine points and hauled in five rebounds at Stanford (Feb. 25)… corralled a season-best seven boards against CSUN (Nov. 23)… recorded a season-high three blocks twice, against SIUE (Dec. 21) and again at Arizona State (Feb. 12).

2014-15 (USC): Martin played in 29 of USC’s 32 games as a freshman, making 15 starts and averaging 17.9 minutes per game… averaged 5.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game… shot a team-best 52.4 percent from the field… blocked 22 shots and came up with 12 steals on the year… started the first four games of the year, scoring 10 points with six rebounds in the season-opener against Portland State (Nov. 15)… started against Tennessee Tech (Nov. 17) in his second career game, scoring three points and grabbing three rebounds in 18 minutes… scored a season-high 15 points while adding six rebounds at Arizona (Feb. 19)… corralled a season-best seven rebounds three times, including vs. Stanford (Jan. 11), vs. Washington State (Feb. 25) and against Washington (Feb. 28)… blocked a season-best three shots against Cal (Jan. 7)… missed three games with a minor knee injury in November… posted double-figures five times and snagged five or more rebounds in 12 games… ranked second on the team with 16 slams on the year.

High School: Martin lettered at Faith Baptist High School in Brandon, Fla…. averaged 19 points and 12 rebounds per game as a senior… rated the 2014 No. 4-ranked player in Florida according to 247Sports, the No. 33 power forward according to Scout.com and the No. 109 overall prospect by Rivals.com… named All-County and All-State as a senior… averaged 17.2 points per game as a junior at Northeast High, where he was also an honor roll student… played for USA Basketball and at the LeBron James and Kevin Durant Camps.

Personal: Son of Stacey and Byron Martin… born January 20, 1995… full name is Malik Jabari Martin.

Academic: Pursuing a master’s degree in professional studies… earned his bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of South Florida in May 2018… named twice to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 27, Mar. 5).

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 15 11
Games started 14 11
Minutes 389 299
Minutes per game 25.9 27.2
FG 57-141 41-100
FG Pct 40.4 41.0
3PT 7-37 6-28
3PT Pct 18.9 21.4
FT 24-36 17-25
FT Pct 66.7 68.0
Off rebounds 15 8
Def rebounds 60 55
Total rebounds 75 63
Rebounds per game 5.0 5.7
Personal fouls 26 20
Disqualifications - -
Assists 23 17
Turnovers 39 32
Assist to turnover ratio 0.6 0.5
Steals 11 6
Blocks 8 7
Points 145 105
Points per game 9.7 9.5
Points per 40 min 14.9 14.0
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 14 Jacksonville State L, 67-57
Feb 16 Belmont L, 93-65
Feb 21 Eastern Kentucky L, 67-66
Feb 23 Morehead State L, 66-63
Feb 28 at SIUE L, 76-68
Mar 2 at Eastern Illinois W, 63-57
Game Log - Shooting
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 6 at Memphis L, 76-61 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Presbyterian L, 80-65 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Savannah State L, 97-83 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #7 North Carolina L, 108-58 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 at #11 Michigan State L, 101-33 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 ULM W, 79-73 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 28 Winthrop L, 82-70 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 1 at Chattanooga L, 71-60 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 6 Warren Wilson College W, 118-60 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 9 Hiwassee College W, 97-60 - 18 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 7
Dec 15 at Kennesaw State L, 73-68 1 25 3-8 37.5 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 7
Dec 20 Savannah State W, 91-80 1 26 7-15 46.7 0-2 0.0 6-8 75.0 20
Dec 29 at #3 Tennessee L, 96-53 1 21 3-13 23.1 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 3 at Tennessee State W, 66-64 1 26 3-6 50.0 1-1 100.0 3-5 60.0 10
Jan 5 at Belmont L, 79-67 1 32 7-12 58.3 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 17
Jan 10 SIUE W, 78-69 1 41 6-11 54.5 2-4 50.0 2-3 66.7 16
Jan 12 Eastern Illinois L, 67-60 1 34 3-6 50.0 1-1 100.0 1-2 50.0 8
Jan 17 Tennessee State L, 79-62 1 33 3-11 27.3 1-4 25.0 5-5 100.0 12
Jan 19 at Jacksonville State L, 65-48 1 25 0-8 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 24 at Morehead State L, 67-61 1 23 1-11 9.1 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 26 at Eastern Kentucky W, 91-85 1 25 8-14 57.1 0-3 0.0 1-3 33.3 17
Jan 31 Austin Peay L, 77-66 1 23 4-8 50.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 9
Feb 2 Murray State L, 67-63 1 32 6-12 50.0 0-3 0.0 2-3 66.7 14
Feb 7 at Southeast Missouri L, 71-66 1 5 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 9 at UT Martin L, 77-58 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 Jacksonville State L, 67-57 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 Belmont L, 93-65 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 Eastern Kentucky L, 67-66 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 Morehead State L, 66-63 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at SIUE L, 76-68 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 at Eastern Illinois W, 63-57 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Ball control
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 6 at Memphis L, 76-61 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Presbyterian L, 80-65 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Savannah State L, 97-83 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #7 North Carolina L, 108-58 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 at #11 Michigan State L, 101-33 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 ULM W, 79-73 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 28 Winthrop L, 82-70 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 1 at Chattanooga L, 71-60 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 6 Warren Wilson College W, 118-60 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 9 Hiwassee College W, 97-60 - 18 0 1 1 2 1 2 0
Dec 15 at Kennesaw State L, 73-68 1 25 3 2 5 1 2 1 1
Dec 20 Savannah State W, 91-80 1 26 2 2 4 3 1 1 0
Dec 29 at #3 Tennessee L, 96-53 1 21 2 0 2 0 3 1 0
Jan 3 at Tennessee State W, 66-64 1 26 0 4 4 0 4 1 1
Jan 5 at Belmont L, 79-67 1 32 2 4 6 0 2 0 0
Jan 10 SIUE W, 78-69 1 41 0 9 9 4 2 1 0
Jan 12 Eastern Illinois L, 67-60 1 34 0 4 4 3 3 2 1
Jan 17 Tennessee State L, 79-62 1 33 1 2 3 1 2 0 1
Jan 19 at Jacksonville State L, 65-48 1 25 1 3 4 2 5 1 1
Jan 24 at Morehead State L, 67-61 1 23 1 5 6 2 2 0 1
Jan 26 at Eastern Kentucky W, 91-85 1 25 0 8 8 1 4 0 0
Jan 31 Austin Peay L, 77-66 1 23 1 6 7 2 0 0 2
Feb 2 Murray State L, 67-63 1 32 2 10 12 2 7 1 0
Feb 7 at Southeast Missouri L, 71-66 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Feb 9 at UT Martin L, 77-58 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 Jacksonville State L, 67-57 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 Belmont L, 93-65 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 Eastern Kentucky L, 67-66 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 Morehead State L, 66-63 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at SIUE L, 76-68 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 at Eastern Illinois W, 63-57 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Ball control extended
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 6 at Memphis L, 76-61 - - - -
Nov 10 Presbyterian L, 80-65 - - - -
Nov 13 at Savannah State L, 97-83 - - - -
Nov 16 at #7 North Carolina L, 108-58 - - - -
Nov 18 at #11 Michigan State L, 101-33 - - - -
Nov 23 ULM W, 79-73 - - - -
Nov 28 Winthrop L, 82-70 - - - -
Dec 1 at Chattanooga L, 71-60 - - - -
Dec 6 Warren Wilson College W, 118-60 - - - -
Dec 9 Hiwassee College W, 97-60 - 1 - 2.0
Dec 15 at Kennesaw State L, 73-68 1 3 - 0.5
Dec 20 Savannah State W, 91-80 1 1 - 3.0
Dec 29 at #3 Tennessee L, 96-53 1 1 - 0.0
Jan 3 at Tennessee State W, 66-64 1 4 - 0.0
Jan 5 at Belmont L, 79-67 1 2 - 0.0
Jan 10 SIUE W, 78-69 1 1 - 2.0
Jan 12 Eastern Illinois L, 67-60 1 3 - 1.0
Jan 17 Tennessee State L, 79-62 1 1 - 0.5
Jan 19 at Jacksonville State L, 65-48 1 1 - 0.4
Jan 24 at Morehead State L, 67-61 1 3 - 1.0
Jan 26 at Eastern Kentucky W, 91-85 1 2 - 0.3
Jan 31 Austin Peay L, 77-66 1 2 - -
Feb 2 Murray State L, 67-63 1 1 - 0.3
Feb 7 at Southeast Missouri L, 71-66 1 0 - 0.0
Feb 9 at UT Martin L, 77-58 - - - -
Feb 14 Jacksonville State L, 67-57 - - - -
Feb 16 Belmont L, 93-65 - - - -
Feb 21 Eastern Kentucky L, 67-66 - - - -
Feb 23 Morehead State L, 66-63 - - - -
Feb 28 at SIUE L, 76-68 - - - -
Mar 2 at Eastern Illinois W, 63-57 - - - -
Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2018-19 15 25.9 3.8-9.4 0.5-2.5 1.6-2.4 9.7
Total 15 25.9 3.8-9.4 0.5-2.5 1.6-2.4 9.7
Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2018-19 15 14 389 57-141 40.4 7-37 18.9 24-36 66.7 145
Total 15 14 389 57-141 40.4 7-37 18.9 24-36 66.7 145
Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2018-19 15 389 25.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 18.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 15 389 25.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 18.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2018-19 15 1.0 4.0 5.0 1.5 2.6 0.7 0.5
Total 15 1.0 4.0 5.0 1.5 2.6 0.7 0.5
Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2018-19 15 14 15 60 75 23 39 11 8
Total 15 14 15 60 75 23 39 11 8
Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2018-19 15 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 15 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 15 25.9 3.8-9.4 0.5-2.5 1.6-2.4 9.7
Conference 11 27.2 3.7-9.1 0.5-2.5 1.5-2.3 9.5
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 7 29.6 4.6-9.7 0.6-2.3 2.6-3.6 12.3
Away 8 22.8 3.1-9.1 0.4-2.6 0.8-1.4 7.4
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 5 27.2 5.4-10.2 0.6-2.0 2.6-4.2 14.0
Losses 10 25.3 3.0-9.0 0.4-2.7 1.1-1.5 7.5
Month
December 4 22.5 4.0-10.2 0.2-2.2 1.8-2.8 10.0
January 9 29.1 3.9-9.7 0.7-2.7 1.7-2.4 10.1
February 2 18.5 3.0-6.5 0.0-2.0 1.0-1.5 7.0
Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 15 14 389 57-141 40.4 7-37 18.9 24-36 66.7 145
Conference 11 11 299 41-100 41.0 6-28 21.4 17-25 68.0 105
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 7 6 207 32-68 47.1 4-16 25.0 18-25 72.0 86
Away 8 8 182 25-73 34.2 3-21 14.3 6-11 54.5 59
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result
Wins 5 4 136 27-51 52.9 3-10 30.0 13-21 61.9 70
Losses 10 10 253 30-90 33.3 4-27 14.8 11-15 73.3 75
Month
December 4 3 90 16-41 39.0 1-9 11.1 7-11 63.6 40
January 9 9 262 35-87 40.2 6-24 25.0 15-22 68.2 91
February 2 2 37 6-13 46.2 0-4 0.0 2-3 66.7 14
Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 15 389 25.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 18.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 11 299 27.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 21.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 7 207 29.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 8 182 22.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 14.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 5 136 27.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 30.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 10 253 25.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 14.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
December 4 90 22.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 11.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 9 262 29.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 2 37 18.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 15 1.0 4.0 5.0 1.5 2.6 0.7 0.5
Conference 11 0.7 5.0 5.7 1.5 2.9 0.5 0.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 7 0.9 4.9 5.7 2.4 2.3 1.0 0.6
Away 8 1.1 3.3 4.4 0.8 2.9 0.5 0.5
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 0.4 4.8 5.2 2.0 2.4 1.0 0.2
Losses 10 1.3 3.6 4.9 1.3 2.7 0.6 0.7
Month
December 4 1.8 1.3 3.0 1.5 1.8 1.3 0.3
January 9 0.7 5.0 5.7 1.7 2.7 0.6 0.8
February 2 1.0 5.0 6.0 1.0 4.0 0.5 0.0
Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 15 14 15 60 75 23 39 11 8
Conference 11 11 8 55 63 17 32 6 7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 7 6 6 34 40 17 16 7 4
Away 8 8 9 26 35 6 23 4 4
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 4 2 24 26 10 12 5 1
Losses 10 10 13 36 49 13 27 6 7
Month
December 4 3 7 5 12 6 7 5 1
January 9 9 6 45 51 15 24 5 7
February 2 2 2 10 12 2 8 1 0
Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 15 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
December 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
Tech men's basketball team hits road for Thursday visit to SIUE
Tech men's basketball team hits road for Thursday visit to SIUE

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team hits the road to wrap up the 2018-19 campaign, beginning with a visit to Ohio Valley Conference foe SIUE. Tech will take on the Cougars for the second time season, matching up at the Vadalabene Center in a 7:30 p.m. CT tilt.

Golden Eagles fall to Morehead State in regular season home finale
Golden Eagles fall to Morehead State in regular season home finale

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Jr. Clay’s last-second heave to try and force an extra period fell just short Saturday night, as the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team fell to Morehead State, 66-63, in the regular season home finale.

Golden Eagles host Morehead State on Senior Night in final home game of regular season
Golden Eagles host Morehead State on Senior Night in final home game of regular season

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team will play its final regular season home game of the 2018-19 campaign Saturday evening, playing host to Morehead State at 7:30 p.m. CT on Senior Night.

Golden Eagles continue home stand with contest against Eastern Kentucky Thursday
Golden Eagles continue home stand with contest against Eastern Kentucky Thursday

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team keeps its four-game home stand rolling Thursday evening, welcoming long-time, Ohio Valley Conference foe Eastern Kentucky to the Eblen Center for a 7:30 p.m. CT tilt.

Tech men's basketball continues home stand against Belmont Saturday evening
Tech men's basketball continues home stand against Belmont Saturday evening

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team continues its four-game home stand Saturday evening, playing host to Ohio Valley Conference and in-state rival Belmont in a 7:30 p.m. CT affair in the Hooper Eblen Center.

Golden Eagles drop heartbreaker at Southeast Missouri in overtime
Golden Eagles drop heartbreaker at Southeast Missouri in overtime

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – It was a heartbreaker for the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Thursday evening, as the Golden Eagles fell to Ohio Valley Conference rival Southeast Missouri in overtime, 71-66.

Golden Eagles set for Thursday showdown in Show Me Center against Southeast Missouri
Golden Eagles set for Thursday showdown in Show Me Center against Southeast Missouri

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team heads back on the road for a two-game swing, beginning with a Thursday showdown at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. against Southeast Missouri. The Ohio Valley Conference tilt is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. CT tip.

Golden Eagles take Racers down to the wire, fall late to OVC rival
Golden Eagles take Racers down to the wire, fall late to OVC rival

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – It came down to the wire, but the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team came up just short Saturday night, falling to the visiting Murray State Racers in front of a raucous crowd of over 5,000 fans in the Eblen Center, 67-63.

Golden Eagles show fight late, fall to in-state foe Austin Peay
Golden Eagles show fight late, fall to in-state foe Austin Peay

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – An early second-half run proved too much to overcome for the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team Thursday night as the Golden Eagles fell to in-state and Ohio Valley Conference rival Austin Peay, 77-66 in the Eblen Center.

Tech men's basketball team to host Austin Peay Thursday on ESPNEWS
Tech men's basketball team to host Austin Peay Thursday on ESPNEWS

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team returns to the Hooper Eblen Center Thursday night, hosting in-state and Ohio Valley Conference rival Austin Peay in a nationally televised contest at 6:00 p.m. CT. The game will be aired live on ESPNEWS.

Relentless effort leads Golden Eagles past Eastern Kentucky at Georgetown College
Relentless effort leads Golden Eagles past Eastern Kentucky at Georgetown College

GEORGETOWN, Ky. – In a fast-paced, high-scoring, roller coaster of a ball game, it was the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team that came out on top Saturday night, racing to the finish line for a 91-85 victory over Ohio Valley Conference rival Eastern Kentucky.

Tech men's basketball team kicks off three-game road swing at Jacksonville State
Tech men's basketball team kicks off three-game road swing at Jacksonville State

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team will hit the dirt to kick start a three-game road swing, beginning with a trip to Ohio Valley Conference rival Jacksonville State. The two teams are slated to tip at 7:00 p.m. CT Saturday evening at Pete Mathews Coliseum.

Golden Eagles fall to Tennessee State in rematch
Golden Eagles fall to Tennessee State in rematch

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team couldn’t pull off the season series sweep over Ohio Valley Conference and in-state rival Tennessee State Thursday evening, falling to the Tigers in the Eblen Center by a final score of 79-62.

Tech men's basketball team hosts Tennessee State on ESPNU Thursday evening
Tech men's basketball team hosts Tennessee State on ESPNU Thursday evening

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team will wrap up a three-game home stand in Ohio Valley Conference play with a nationally televised contest Thursday night, hosting in-state rival Tennessee State on ESPNU in a 6:00 p.m. CT tilt in the Eblen Center.

Tech men's basketball hosts Eastern Illinois Saturday in doubleheader action
Tech men's basketball hosts Eastern Illinois Saturday in doubleheader action

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – On the heels of a thrilling, overtime victory over SIUE, the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team will get right back to work Saturday evening, playing host to Ohio Valley Conference foe Eastern Illinois in the back half of doubleheader action with the Golden Eagle women’s team. Tip is set for an approximate 7:30 p.m. CT start in the Eblen Center.

Golden Eagles prevail in overtime, defeat SIUE for 2-1 OVC start
Golden Eagles prevail in overtime, defeat SIUE for 2-1 OVC start

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – It took an extra five minutes, but the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team outlasted SIUE in Ohio Valley Conference play Thursday night, defeating the visiting Cougars in overtime, 78-69.

Tech men's basketball team back in Eblen Center to host SIUE Thursday
Tech men's basketball team back in Eblen Center to host SIUE Thursday

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team is finally back in the Eblen Center Thursday night, kicking off the home portion of its Ohio Valley Conference campaign with the second act of a league doubleheader against SIUE starting approximately at 7:30 p.m. CT.

Late first-half run too much for Golden Eagles to overcome in loss at Belmont
Late first-half run too much for Golden Eagles to overcome in loss at Belmont

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A late surge at the end of the first half of Saturday’s contest in Nashville proved to be the difference in the ball game, as the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team (5-10, 1-1) fell to Ohio Valley Conference rival Belmont in the Curb Event Center, 79-67.

Golden Eagles claim nail-biter at Tennessee State to start OVC play 1-0
Golden Eagles claim nail-biter at Tennessee State to start OVC play 1-0

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – It took until the final buzzer to know once and for all how the 2018-19 Ohio Valley Conference season would start for the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team, but in the end, the Golden Eagles (5-9, 1-0) kicked off its newest quest for a league crown with a nail-biting, 66-64 victory over in-state rival Tennessee State (3-10, 0-1) Thursday evening.

Tech men's basketball team rounds out 2018 with Saturday tilt at No. 3 Tennessee
Tech men's basketball team rounds out 2018 with Saturday tilt at No. 3 Tennessee

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team rounds out its non-conference schedule with its final match-up of 2018, making the 100-mile trip down I-40 for a tilt against No. 3 ranked Tennessee on Saturday, Dec. 29 at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville.

Golden Eagles outpace Tigers for wire-to-wire victory in Eblen Center
Golden Eagles outpace Tigers for wire-to-wire victory in Eblen Center

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team built a quick and early advantage Thursday evening and never looked back, leading Savannah State wire-to-wire to pick up its fourth victory of the season with a 91-80 decision over the Tigers (3-10) in the Eblen Center.

Golden Eagle comeback bid thwarted late by Kennesaw State
Golden Eagle comeback bid thwarted late by Kennesaw State

KENNESAW, Ga. – A 15-point rally just wasn’t enough for the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team Saturday afternoon, as the Golden Eagles fell on the road to Kennesaw State in a heartbreaker, 73-68.

Tech looks for third straight win with visit to Kennesaw State Saturday
Tech looks for third straight win with visit to Kennesaw State Saturday

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – After nearly a week off from competition, the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team returns to action Saturday, Dec. 15 when it travels south for a 3:00 p.m. CT tilt with Kennesaw State.

Tech makes its back-to-back wins, soars past Hiwassee Sunday afternoon
Tech makes its back-to-back wins, soars past Hiwassee Sunday afternoon

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – An overall team effort from top to bottom led the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team to its second straight win Sunday afternoon, as the Golden Eagles (3-7) cruised to a 97-60 victory over visiting Hiwassee College (7-8).

Golden Eagles continue road trip with match-up against No. 7 North Carolina
Golden Eagles continue road trip with match-up against No. 7 North Carolina

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team continues its three-game road trip with its biggest test of the season to date, taking on No. 7 ranked North Carolina Friday evening at 6:00 p.m. CT in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Tech men's basketball team kicks off three-game road trip at Savannah State
Tech men's basketball team kicks off three-game road trip at Savannah State

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team leaves Cookeville for a three-game road trip, kicking things off with a Tuesday contest at Savannah State. The first time the two programs will meet, tip is scheduled for a 6 p.m. CT start in Savannah, Ga. 

Golden Eagles host Presbyterian in home opener Saturday
Golden Eagles host Presbyterian in home opener Saturday

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team returns home after kicking off the 2018-19 campaign at Memphis on Tuesday, hosting Presbyterian in the home opener on Saturday, Nov. 10 against Presbyterian. The first time the two programs will meet, tip is scheduled for a 6 p.m. CT start and will follow the Golden Eagle volleyball team's final home contest of the season (2 p.m. start). 

Golden Eagles kick off 2018-19 campaign at Memphis
Golden Eagles kick off 2018-19 campaign at Memphis

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team will officially kick off the 2018-19 season Tuesday evening, making a trip west to take on in-state Memphis for the first time since 2009. Tip is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. CT and will feature a match-up between the eighth-year head man of the Golden Eagles, Steve Payne, and the first-time head coach of the Tigers, Penny Hardaway.

Tech men's basketball team wraps up first official week of practice
Tech men's basketball team wraps up first official week of practice

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The first of week of official practice is in the books for the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball time, kicking the 2018-19 campaign off with a mass of new faces set to don the purple and gold and take to the court of the Eblen Center this season.