Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

13-18 - 8th in OVC

2026 Schedule

Sources: Tennessee Tech finalizing deal to hire Tobin Anderson as coach

Tennessee Tech is finalizing a five-year deal to make Tobin Anderson its next men's basketball coach, sources told ESPN.

Tennessee Tech is finalizing a five-year deal to make Tobin Anderson its next head coach, sources told me and Jeff Borzello. Anderson is a former head coach at Iona, Fairleigh Dickinson and St. Thomas Aquinas, leading 16-seed FDU to an upset of 1-seed Purdue in 2023. Tennessee Tech enters the SoCon next year and is making a signifciant investment in basketball.

Tennessee Tech fires coach Pelphrey after missing OVC tournament

Tennessee Tech has fired head coach John Pelphrey after his seventh straight losing season ended with his team failing to qualify for the Ohio Valley Conference tournament.

Niang's 12 lead UT Martin past Tennessee Tech 64-49

— Lamine Niang's 12 points helped UT Martin defeat Tennessee Tech 64-49 on Thursday.

The 2026 men's college basketball coaching carousel guide

The schools (Oklahoma? Syracuse?), names (Will Wade? Porter Moser? Josh Schertz?) and buzz we're tracking.

Nicholls tallies 20-point double-double as Tennessee Tech downs SIU-Edwardsville 62-52

— JaJuan Nicholls' 20-point double-double helped Tennessee Tech defeat SIU-Edwardsville 62-52 on Thursday.

OVC Standings

TEAM	W	L	GB	OVR
Tennessee State	80.5	-	9	23
Morehead State	75.3	3.5	13	20
Southeast Missour..	74.5	3.5	13	20
UT Martin	69.8	1.5	11	22
SIU Edwardsville	71.0	4	13	19
Lindenwood	77.8	5.5	15	18
Little Rock	70.5	11	20	12
Tennessee Tech	73.3	9.5	18	13
Eastern Illinois	67.1	10.5	20	13
Southern Indiana	68.7	15	23	7
Western Illinois	64.9	17.5	26	5