2023-24 Tennessee Tech Men's Basketball Roster

Season

Roster
No.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	Hometown / Previous School
0	Daniel Egbuniwe	Pos.: F	Ht.: 6-7	Wt.: 210	Cl.: So.	Hometown / Previous School: Memphis, Tenn. / Little Rock
1	Diante Wood	Pos.: G	Ht.: 6-4	Wt.: 210	Cl.: Sr.	Hometown / Previous School: Anniston, Ala. / Alabama/Jacksonville
2	Kyle Layton	Pos.: G	Ht.: 6-0	Wt.: 175	Cl.: Fr.	Hometown / Previous School: McKinney, Texas / Mountain Brook [AL] HS
4	Josiah Davis	Pos.: G	Ht.: 6-3	Wt.: 195	Cl.: So.	Hometown / Previous School: Kitchener, Ontario / West Virginia
5	Rodney Johnson Jr.	Pos.: F	Ht.: 6-5	Wt.: 220	Cl.: Jr.	Hometown / Previous School: Bryan, Texas / Weatherford College
10	Grant Slatten	Pos.: G	Ht.: 6-5	Wt.: 195	Cl.: Jr.	Hometown / Previous School: Sparta, Tenn. / Ole Miss
11	Grant Strong	Pos.: G	Ht.: 6-6	Wt.: 185	Cl.: So.	Hometown / Previous School: Celina, Tenn. / Clay County HS
13	Jayvis Harvey	Pos.: G	Ht.: 6-5	Wt.: 210	Cl.: Sr.	Hometown / Previous School: Durham, N.C. / James Madison/Georgia Highlands College
15	Rylee Samons	Pos.: F	Ht.: 6-7	Wt.: 195	Cl.: Fr.	Hometown / Previous School: Pikeville, Ky. / Pikeville HS
23	David Early	Pos.: G	Ht.: 6-4	Wt.: 235	Cl.: Jr.	Hometown / Previous School: Logan, W.Va. / Marshall
33	Bogdan Zimonjic	Pos.: G	Ht.: 6-5	Wt.: 190	Cl.: Jr.	Hometown / Previous School: Belgrade, Serbia / Florida Atlantic
34	David Craig	Pos.: C	Ht.: 7-2	Wt.: 235	Cl.: So.	Hometown / Previous School: Johannesburg, South Africa / Mercer
35	Jerome Beya	Pos.: F	Ht.: 6-9	Wt.: 225	Cl.: So.	Hometown / Previous School: Kinshasa, D.R. of the Congo / Sunrise Christian Academy [KS]
40	Nick Choate	Pos.: F	Ht.: 6-7	Wt.: 225	Cl.: So.	Hometown / Previous School: Livingston, Tenn. / Livingston Academy

Coaching & Support Staff

Head Coach: John Pelphrey (Kentucky, 1992), 5th Season

Assistant Coach: Alex Fain (Alabama, 2013), 5th Season

Assistant Coach: Blake Gray (Alabama, 2014), 3rd Season (5th Overall)

Assistant Coach: Andrew Steele (Alabama, 2012), 3rd Season

Director of Operations: Stefan King (Troy, 2018), 2nd Season

Athletic Trainer: Chuck Cushman (Southern Illinois, 2010), 4th Season (11th Overall)

Strength & Conditioning: Hank Grenda (Ball State, 2021), 2nd Season

Sports Information: Mike Lehman (Northern Illinois, 2012), 12th Season

Graduate Manager: Jonas Alger (Kentucky, 2023), 1st Season

Managers: Jayden Baker, Fogus Phasomkusolsil, Caleb Lee, Kaleb McCoy

Pronunciation Guide
0	Daniel Egbuniwe	(egg-BOO-nuh-way)
1	Diante Wood	(dee-ON-tay)
4	Josiah Davis	(jo-SY-uh)
15	Rylee Samons	(SAM-uns)
33	Bogdan Zimonjic	(BOHG-don) (zee-MON-zich)
35	Jerome Beya	(jeh-ROME) (BAY-yuh)
HC	John Pelphrey	(PELL-free)