1989–90 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

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1989–90 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
ETSU Buccaneers Wordmark.png
SoCon Regular Season champions
SoCon Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1989–90 record27–7 (12–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coachAlan LeForce
Home arenaETSU/Mountain States Health
Alliance Athletic Center
Seasons
1989–90 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Tennessee State † 12 – 2   .857 27 – 7   .794
Marshall 9 – 5   .643 15 – 13   .536
Appalachian State 8 – 6   .571 19 – 11   .633
VMI 7 – 7   .500 14 – 15   .483
Chattanooga 7 – 7   .500 14 – 14   .500
The Citadel 5 – 9   .357 12 – 16   .429
Furman 5 – 9   .357 15 – 16   .484
Western Carolina 3 – 11   .214 10 – 18   .357
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1990; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team represented East Tennessee State University during the 1989-90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Les Robinson. The Bucs finished the season 27–7 and 12–2 in Southern Conference play to finish in first place after the regular season. They won the Southern Conference tournament championship in Asheville to receive the automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 13 seed in the Southeast region. They lost to No. 4 seed, and eventual Final Four participant, Georgia Tech, 99–83 in the first round.

Roster[]

1989–90 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 11 Greg Dennis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
—
 Jr
PG 22 Keith Jennings 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Culpeper, Virginia
F 24 Calvin Talford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 So
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Alan LeForce
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Source[1][2]

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 25, 1989*
 Charleston W 120–83  1–0
 Memorial Center 
Johnson City, Tennessee
Nov 28, 1989*
 at Tennessee W 83–70  1–1
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 8, 1989*
 vs. Boston University
Montana Tournament 		L 73–78  4–1
 Harry Adams Field House 
Missoula, Montana
Dec 9, 1989*
 vs. Monmouth
Montana Tournament 		W 79–67  5–1
 Harry Adams Field House 
Missoula, Montana
Dec 19, 1989*
 at No. 15 NC State W 92–82  6–1
 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 22, 1989*
 vs. East Carolina
Chaminade Christmas Tournament 		W 86–80  7–1
  
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 23, 1989*
 vs. Maryland
Chaminade Christmas Tournament 		L 86–91  7–2
  
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 24, 1989*
 at Chaminade
Chaminade Christmas Tournament 		W 83–69  8–2
  
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 30, 1989*
 at No. 16 UCLA L 66–115  8–3
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 10, 1990*
 at Wake Forest L 69–73  11–4
 Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 13, 1990
 Furman W 94–65  12–4
(4–0) 		Memorial Center 
Johnson City, Tennessee
Jan 15, 1990
 The Citadel W 92–57  13–4
(5–0) 		Memorial Center 
Johnson City, Tennessee
Jan 17, 1990*
 at Drake W 86–78  14–4
 Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 17, 1990
 Appalachian State W 98–82  21–6
(10–2) 		Memorial Center 
Johnson City, Tennessee
Feb 21, 1990*
 Drake W 86–71  22–6
 Memorial Center 
Johnson City, Tennessee
Feb 24, 1990
 Marshall W 84–74  23–6
(11–2) 		Memorial Center 
Johnson City, Tennessee
Feb 26, 1990
 VMI W 100–81  24–6
(12–2) 		Memorial Center 
Johnson City, Tennessee
SoCon Tournament
Mar 2, 1990*
 vs. Western Carolina
SoCon Tournament Quarterfinal 		W 75–60  25–6
 Asheville Civic Center 
Asheville, North Carolina
Mar 3, 1990*
 vs. VMI
SoCon Tournament Semifinal 		W 99–94  26–6
 Asheville Civic Center 
Asheville, North Carolina
Mar 4, 1990*
 vs. Appalachian State
SoCon Tournament Championship 		W 96–75  27–6
 Asheville Civic Center 
Asheville, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1990*
 (13 SE) vs. (4 SE) No. 9 Georgia Tech
First Round 		L 83–99[3][4]  27–7
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[2][5]

Awards and honors[]

References[]

  1. ^ "1989-90 ETSU Buccaneers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ a b "1989-90 ETSU Buccaneers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : SOUTHEAST REGIONAL : Popeye Can't Finish Off Michigan State; Georgia Tech 99, East Tennessee State 83". Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1990. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "Georgia Tech vs. East Tennessee State Box Score, March 15, 1990". Sports Reference. March 15, 1990. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "2019–20 ETSU Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). ETSU Athletics. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
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