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

1989–90 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
1989–90 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
SoCon Regular Season champions; SoCon tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	27–7 (12–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Les Robinson (5th season);
Assistant coach	Alan LeForce
Home arena	ETSU/Mountain States Health; Alliance Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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[edit]

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

Les Robinson

Assistant coach(es)

Alan LeForce

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Source^[1]^[2]

Schedule and results[edit]

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[edit]

Keith Jennings – SoCon Player of the Year (Coaches)

References[edit]

^ "1989-90 ETSU Buccaneers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ ^a ^b "1989-90 ETSU Buccaneers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "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.
^ "Georgia Tech vs. East Tennessee State Box Score, March 15, 1990". Sports Reference. March 15, 1990. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
^ "2019–20 ETSU Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). ETSU Athletics. Retrieved April 12, 2020.

[1] "1989-90 ETSU Buccaneers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[sched-2] "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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