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East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball | ||||
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University | East Tennessee State University | |||
First season | 1918 | |||
All-time record | 1,350–1,063 (.559) | |||
Head coach | Brooks Savage (1st season) | |||
Conference | SoCon | |||
Location | Johnson City, Tennessee | |||
Arena | Freedom Hall Civic Center (capacity: 6,149) | |||
Nickname | Buccaneers | |||
Colors | Navy blue and gold[1] | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1957*, 1968 | ||||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | ||||
1957*, 1992 | ||||
NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
1957*, 1968, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2017 *at Division II level | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
1968, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2020 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
1968, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2017, 2020 | ||||
Conference division season champions | ||||
2003 |
The East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represents East Tennessee State University (ETSU), located in Johnson City, Tennessee, in men's college basketball. East Tennessee State is coached by Brooks Savage and currently competes in the Southern Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2017. In March 2020 the Buccaneers won the SoCon championship.
History
Conference affiliations
- Pre-1958 – Volunteer State Athletic Conference
- 1958–59 to 1977–78 – Ohio Valley Conference[a]
- 1979–80 to 2004–05 – Southern Conference[b]
- 2005–06 to 2013–14 – Atlantic Sun Conference
- 2014–15 to present – Southern Conference
- Notes
Season-by-season results
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | |||
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Madison Brooks (1948–1973) | ||||||||
1957–1958 | Madison Brooks | 7–18 | ||||||
1958–1959 | Madison Brooks | 13–10 | 5–7 | 4th | ||||
1959–1960 | Madison Brooks | 9–14 | 2–10 | 7th | ||||
1960–1961 | Madison Brooks | 9–15 | 1–11 | 7th | ||||
1961–1962 | Madison Brooks | 11–14 | 3–9 | 6th | ||||
1962–1963 | Madison Brooks | 14–8 | 7–5 | 3rd | ||||
1963–1964 | Madison Brooks | 12–10 | 8–6 | 6th | ||||
1964–1965 | Madison Brooks | 6–17 | 4–10 | 7th | ||||
1965–1966 | Madison Brooks | 7–14 | 3–11 | 7th | ||||
1966–1967 | Madison Brooks | 17–9 | 8–6 | 3rd | ||||
1967–1968 | Madison Brooks | 19–8 | 10–4 | 1st | NCAA Sweet 16 | |||
1968–1969 | Madison Brooks | 15–11 | 6–8 | 5th | ||||
1969–1970 | Madison Brooks | 15–11 | 8–6 | 3rd | ||||
1970–1971 | Madison Brooks | 12–12 | 8–6 | 4th | ||||
1971–1972 | Madison Brooks | 11–14 | 6–8 | 6th | ||||
1972–1973 | Madison Brooks | 9–17 | 2–12 | 8th | ||||
Madison Brooks: | 377–281 | |||||||
Leroy Fisher (1973–1976) | ||||||||
1973–1974 | Leroy Fisher | 8–18 | 3–11 | 8th | ||||
1974–1975 | Leroy Fisher | 9–14 | 5–9 | 5th | ||||
1975–1976 | Leroy Fisher | 6–20 | 4–10 | 8th | ||||
Leroy Fisher: | 23–53 | 12–30 | ||||||
Sonny Smith (1976–1978) | ||||||||
1976–1977 | Sonny Smith | 12–14 | 6–8 | 5th | ||||
1977–1978 | Sonny Smith | 18–9 | 10–4 | 2nd | ||||
Sonny Smith: | 30–23 | 16–13 | ||||||
Jim Halihan (1978–1982) | ||||||||
1978–1979 | Jim Halihan | 16–11 | 1-5? | 9th? | ||||
1979–1980 | Jim Halihan | 15–13 | 8–7 | 4th | ||||
1980–1981 | Jim Halihan | 13–14 | 9–7 | 4th | ||||
1981–1982 | Jim Halihan | 13–15 | 8–8 | 4th | ||||
Jim Halihan: | 57–53 | 26–27 | ||||||
Barry Dowd (1982–1985) | ||||||||
1982–1983 | Barry Dowd | 22–9 | 12–4 | 3rd | NIT 1st Round | |||
1983–1984 | Barry Dowd | 9–19 | 6–10 | 7th | ||||
1984–1985 | Barry Dowd | 9–18 | 3–13 | 9th | ||||
Barry Dowd: | 40–46 | 21–27 | ||||||
Les Robinson (1985–1990) | ||||||||
1985–1986 | Les Robinson | 13–16 | 8–8 | 4th | ||||
1986–1987 | Les Robinson | 7–21 | 3–13 | 8th | ||||
1987–1988 | Les Robinson | 14–15 | 9–7 | 4th | ||||
1988–1989 | Les Robinson | 20–11 | 7–7 | 4th | NCAA 1st Round | |||
1989–1990 | Les Robinson | 27–7 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | |||
Les Robinson: | 81–70 | 39–37 | ||||||
Alan LeForce (1990–1996) | ||||||||
1990–1991 | Alan LeForce | 28–5 | 11–3 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | |||
1991–1992 | Alan LeForce | 24–7 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA 2nd Round | |||
1992–1993 | Alan LeForce | 19–10 | 12–6 | 2nd | ||||
1993–1994 | Alan LeForce | 16–14 | 13–5 | 2nd | ||||
1994–1995 | Alan LeForce | 14–14 | 9–5 | 2nd (North) | ||||
1995–1996 | Alan LeForce | 7–20 | 3–11 | T-5th (North) | ||||
Alan LeForce: | 108–70 | 60–32 | ||||||
Ed DeChellis (1996–2003) | ||||||||
1996–1997 | Ed DeChellis | 7–20 | 2–11 | 5th (North) | – | |||
1997–1998 | Ed DeChellis | 11–16 | 6–9 | T–5th | – | |||
1998–1999 | Ed DeChellis | 17–11 | 9–7 | 3rd (North) | – | |||
1999–2000 | Ed DeChellis | 14–15 | 8–8 | 4th (North) | – |