2011–12 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2011–12 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record1914 (97 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Happy Osborne
  • Russ Willemsen
  • David Boyden
Home arenaEblen Center
2011–12 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 Murray State151 .938312  .939
Tennessee State115 .6882013  .606
Morehead State106 .6251815  .545
Tennessee Tech97 .5631914  .576
Southeast Missouri State97 .5631516  .484
Austin Peay88 .5001220  .375
Jacksonville State88 .5001518  .455
Eastern Kentucky79 .4381616  .500
*SIU Edwardsville610 .3751017  .370
Eastern Illinois511 .3131217  .414
UT Martin016 .000427  .129
2012 Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
* Ineligible for conference tournament

The 2011–12 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by first year head coach Steve Payne, played their home games at the Eblen Center and are members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 9–7 in OVC play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Ohio Valley Basketball tournament to Murray State. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where the lost in the first round to Georgia State.