Tennessee Tech's basketball program dates to 1921, and the Cookeville school competes in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Golden Eagles have been a consistent OVC competitor with several conference titles and NCAA Tournament appearances.
The Golden Eagles name represents the golden eagle, a powerful bird of prey, symbolizing strength and excellence for the technological university.
Making the 1958 and 1963 NCAA Tournaments as OVC champions, the program's signature postseason achievements.
Tennessee Tech's Hooper Eblen Center is named after the legendary coach who built the Golden Eagles into an OVC power, and Cookeville sits on the Cumberland Plateau between Nashville and Knoxville.
The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles compete in the Ohio Valley and hold an all-time record of 955–1035 (.480 winning percentage) across 79 recorded seasons dating back to 1943-44.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 13-18 | 8-12 (OVC) | John Pelphrey | |
| 2024-25 | 15-17 | 10-10 (OVC) | John Pelphrey | |
| 2023-24 | 10-21 | 5-13 (OVC) | John Pelphrey | |
| 2022-23 | 16-17 | 11-7 (OVC) | John Pelphrey | |
| 2021-22 | 11-21 | 7-10 (OVC) | John Pelphrey | |
| 2020-21 | 5-22 | 5-15 (OVC) | John Pelphrey | |
| 2019-20 | 9-22 | 6-12 (OVC) | John Pelphrey | |
| 2018-19 | 8-23 | 4-14 (OVC) | Steve Payne | |
| 2017-18 | 19-14 | 10-8 (OVC) | Steve Payne | |
| 2016-17 | 12-20 | 8-8 (OVC) | Steve Payne | |
| 2015-16 | 19-12 | 11-5 (OVC) | Steve Payne | |
| 2014-15 | 12-18 | 4-12 (OVC) | Steve Payne | |
| 2013-14 | 17-16 | 9-7 (OVC) | Steve Payne | |
| 2012-13 | 12-17 | 5-11 (OVC) | Steve Payne | |
| 2011-12 | 19-14 | 9-7 (OVC) | Steve Payne | |
| 2010-11 | 20-13 | 12-6 (OVC) | Mike Sutton | |
| 2009-10 | 15-17 | 8-10 (OVC) | Mike Sutton | |
| 2008-09 | 12-18 | 6-12 (OVC) | Mike Sutton | |
| 2007-08 | 13-19 | 10-10 (OVC) | Mike Sutton | |
| 2006-07 | 19-13 | 13-7 (OVC) | Mike Sutton | |
| 2005-06 | 19-12 | 13-7 (OVC) | Mike Sutton | |
| 2004-05 | 18-11 | 12-4 (OVC) | Mike Sutton | |
| 2003-04 | 13-15 | 7-9 (OVC) | Mike Sutton | |
| 2002-03 | 20-12 | 11-5 (OVC) | Mike Sutton | |
| 2001-02 | 27-7 | 15-1 (OVC) | Jeff Lebo | |
| 2000-01 | 20-9 | 13-3 (OVC) | Jeff Lebo | |
| 1999-00 | 16-12 | 11-7 (OVC) | Jeff Lebo | |
| 1998-99 | 12-15 | 8-10 (OVC) | Jeff Lebo | |
| 1997-98 | 9-21 | 5-13 (OVC) | Frank Harrell | |
| 1996-97 | 15-13 | 10-8 (OVC) | Frank Harrell | |
| 1995-96 | 13-15 | 7-9 (OVC) | Frank Harrell | |
| 1994-95 | 13-14 | 9-7 (OVC) | Frank Harrell | |
| 1993-94 | 10-21 | 5-11 (OVC) | Frank Harrell | |
| 1992-93 | 15-13 | 9-7 (OVC) | Frank Harrell | |
| 1991-92 | 14-15 | 8-6 (OVC) | Frank Harrell | |
| 1990-91 | 12-16 | 6-6 (OVC) | Frank Harrell | |
| 1989-90 | 19-9 | 9-3 (OVC) | Frank Harrell | |
| 1988-89 | 10-20 | 3-9 (OVC) | Frank Harrell,Tom Deaton | |
| 1987-88 | 12-16 | 5-9 (OVC) | Tom Deaton | |
| 1986-87 | 7-20 | 1-13 (OVC) | Tom Deaton | |
| 1985-86 | 14-15 | 6-8 (OVC) | Tom Deaton | |
| 1984-85 | 19-9 | 11-3 (OVC) | Tom Deaton | |
| 1983-84 | 18-10 | 11-3 (OVC) | Tom Deaton | |
| 1982-83 | 16-12 | 9-5 (OVC) | Tom Deaton | |
| 1981-82 | 12-14 | 8-8 (OVC) | Tom Deaton | |
| 1980-81 | 6-20 | 2-12 (OVC) | Tom Deaton | |
| 1979-80 | 5-21 | 1-11 (OVC) | Cliff Malpass | |
| 1978-79 | 11-15 | 7-5 (OVC) | Cliff Malpass | |
| 1977-78 | 11-15 | 7-7 (OVC) | Cliff Malpass | |
| 1976-77 | 7-19 | 1-13 (OVC) | Cliff Malpass | |
| 1975-76 | 14-10 | 7-7 (OVC) | Connie Inman | |
| 1974-75 | 13-12 | 7-7 (OVC) | Connie Inman | |
| 1973-74 | 7-18 | 4-10 (OVC) | Connie Inman | |
| 1972-73 | 14-11 | 7-7 (OVC) | Connie Inman | |
| 1971-72 | 14-11 | 7-7 (OVC) | Connie Inman | |
| 1970-71 | 7-17 | 4-10 (OVC) | Connie Inman | |
| 1969-70 | 10-15 | 4-10 (OVC) | Connie Inman | |
| 1968-69 | 13-11 | 5-9 (OVC) | Kenny Sidwell | |
| 1967-68 | 10-16 | 4-10 (OVC) | Kenny Sidwell | |
| 1966-67 | 12-11 | 6-8 (OVC) | Kenny Sidwell | |
| 1965-66 | 17-8 | 8-6 (OVC) | Kenny Sidwell | |
| 1964-65 | 14-11 | 8-6 (OVC) | Kenny Sidwell | |
| 1963-64 | 11-11 | 7-7 (OVC) | John Oldham | |
| 1962-63 | 16-8 | 8-4 (OVC) | John Oldham | |
| 1961-62 | 16-6 | 7-5 (OVC) | John Oldham | |
| 1960-61 | 6-13 | 3-9 (OVC) | John Oldham | |
| 1959-60 | 13-9 | 7-4 (OVC) | John Oldham | |
| 1958-59 | 16-9 | 7-5 (OVC) | John Oldham | |
| 1957-58 | 17-9 | 8-2 (OVC) | John Oldham | |
| 1956-57 | 9-11 | 1-9 (OVC) | John Oldham | |
| 1955-56 | 14-7 | 7-3 (OVC) | John Oldham | |
| 1954-55 | 9-11 | OVC | Raymond Brown | |
| 1953-54 | 12-10 | OVC | Raymond Brown | |
| 1952-53 | 14-11 | OVC | Raymond Brown | |
| 1951-52 | 9-13 | OVC | Raymond Brown | |
| 1950-51 | 12-9 | OVC | Raymond Brown | |
| 1949-50 | 9-12 | OVC | Raymond Brown | |
| 1948-49 | 10-10 | 0-1 (OVC) | Raymond Brown | |
| 1943-44 | 3-13 | Ind | Hooper Eblen |
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| Rank | Team | Conference | All-Time Wins |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
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