East Tennessee State Buccaneers

School Name:	East Tennessee State University
Location:	Johnson City, Tennessee
Arena:	Memorial Center
Capacity:	6,500
Conference:	Atlantic Sun
Head coach:	Murry Bartow

Contents 1 External Links 2 History 2.1 Division 1 Season-by-season results 2.2 The Les Robinson / Alan LeForce Era 2.3 The Ed Dechellis Era 2.4 The Murry Bartow Era 3 Post-Season History 3.1 NCAA Results 3.2 NIT Results 3.3 CIT Results 4 Team Records 4.1 Career leaders 4.2 Single game leaders 5 ETSU players in the NBA and ABA 6 External links 7 References

External LinksEdit

• Official athletics site

The East Tennessee State Buccaneers are the basketball team that represents East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in Johnson City, Tennessee. ETSU currently competes in the Atlantic Sun Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2010. The Buccaneers are coached by 8th-year head coach Murry Bartow.

History Edit

Division 1 Season-by-season results Edit

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Madison Brooks (1948–1973)
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:		370-263
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
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	25-22
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	69-36
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)	–
2000–2001	Ed Dechellis	18–10	13–3	1st (North)	–
2001–2002	Ed Dechellis	18–10	11–5	T–1st (North)	–
2002–2003	Ed Dechellis	20–11	11–5	T–1st (North)	NCAA 1st Round
Ed Dechellis:		105–93	60–49
Murry Bartow (2003–present)
2003–2004	Murry Bartow	27–6	15–1	1st (North)	NCAA 1st Round
2004–2005	Murry Bartow	10–19	4–12	5th (North)
2005–2006	Murry Bartow	15–13	12–8	5th
2006–2007	Murry Bartow	24–10	16–2	1st	NIT 1st Round
2007–2008	Murry Bartow	19–13	11–5	T–3rd
2008–2009	Murry Bartow	23–10	14–6	T–2nd	NCAA 1st Round
2009–2010	Murry Bartow	20–15	13–7	T–2nd	NCAA 1st Round
2010–2011	Murry Bartow	24–12	17–5	2nd	CIT Semifinals
Murry Bartow:		127–62	102–46
Total:		941–733
National Champion         Conference Regular Season Champion         Conference Tournament Champion       Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion       Conference Division Champion

The Les Robinson / Alan LeForce EraEdit

Commonly referred to as "The Glory Days" of ETSU basketball, between 1989 and 1992, ETSU won 4 straight Southern Conference titles while compiling 99 wins. During this time ETSU had wins over prestigious programs such as Arizona, NC State (3 times), Wake Forest, Cincinnati, BYU, Xavier, Mississippi State, Southern Miss, Tennessee (twice) and Memphis. ETSU also suffered their most famous loss when they lost by 1 point to top ranked Oklahoma as a 16th seed in the 1989 NCAA Tournament.

When Les Robinson left for NC State after the 1990 season, long time assistant Alan Leforce took over a veteran team led by Senior Keith "Mister" Jennings. The team was ranked as high as 10th^[1] in the nation during the 1991 season and finished the year 17th in the AP poll and 15th in the Coaches poll.^[2] In the 1992 NCAA Tournament ETSU upset the Arizona Wildcats in the opening round, but eventually fell in the second round to the Michigan Wolverines and the Fab Five.

The Ed Dechellis EraEdit

In 1996 Ed Dechellis replaced Alan Leforce who resigned after the 1995-1996 season. In 2001 Dechellis led ETSU to their first regular season conference title since the 91-92 season. In 2003 Dechellis helped ETSU win their first Southern Conference Tournament title and first NCAA birth since 1992. ETSU faced Wake Forest University in the first round where they lost in the final seconds 73-76 after having a chance to win the game with the last shot. After the 2003 season Dechellis left for Penn State.

Dechellis complied 105-93 record at ETSU but is mostly remembered for bringing prominence back to the ETSU basketball program that had struggled after the 1993 season.

The Murry Bartow EraEdit

In 2003 ETSU hired Murry Bartow after Ed Dechellis took the head coaching position at Penn State. Bartow took over a senior led team that won 27 games and nearly went undefeated in conference play in his first season, additionally ETSU won their second straight Southern Conference Tournament and headed back to the NCAA tournament for the second straight year. ETSU had another close call in the 2004 NCAA Tournament when they lost to Cincinnati 77-80 in the closing seconds, much like the Wake Forest game the previous year.

In the 2005-2006 season ETSU left the Southern Conference to join the Atlantic Sun Conference. During his time in the Atlantic Sun ETSU has received 4 postseason bids. Back to Back NCAA tournaments in 2009 and 2010, the NIT in 2007 and the CIT in 2011.

Post-Season History Edit

ETSU has appeared in nine NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 2–10. ^[3] ETSU also appeared in the 1983 and 2007 NIT. In 2011 ETSU was invited to the CIT and made it to the semifinals after defeating Furman and Ohio. The Bucs then lost to Iona in the semifinals, 83-80.

NCAA Results Edit

Year	Seed	Region	Round	Opponent	Results
1968		Mideast	First Round	Florida State	W 79-69
			Second Round	Ohio State	L 79-72
			Third Place Game	Marquette	L 57-69
1989	#16	Southeast	First Round	#1 Oklahoma	L 72-71
1990	#13	Southeast	First Round	#4 Georgia Tech	L 83-99
1991	#10	Midwest	First Round	#7 Iowa	L 73-76
1992	#14	Southeast	First Round	#3 Arizona	W 87-80
			Second Round	#6 Michigan	L 90-102
2003	#15	East	First Round	#2 Wake Forest	L 73-76
2004	#13	Atlanta Region	First Round	#4 Cincinnati	L 77-80
2009	#16	East	First Round	#1 Pittsburgh	L 62-72
2010	#16	East	First Round	#1 Kentucky	L 71-100

NIT Results Edit

Year	Round	Opponent	Results
1983	First Round	Vanderbilt	L 73-79
2007	First Round	Clemson	L 57-64

CIT Results Edit

Year	Round	Opponent	Results
2011	First Round	Furman	W 76-63
	Quarterfinals	Ohio	W 82-73
	Semifinals	Iona	L 80-83

Team RecordsEdit

Career leadersEdit

Career Scoring Leaders Seasons Player Points 2002-06 Tim Smith 2,302 1988-92 Greg Dennis 2,204 2006-09 Courtney Pigram 2,041 1987-91 Keith "Mister" Jennings 1,988 1988-92 Calvin Talford 1,872 1959-61 Tom Chilton 1,801 2007-11 Mike Smith 1,783 1980-83 Troy Mikell 1,684 2000-04 Zakee Wadood 1,382 1967-69 Harley "Skeeter" Swift 1,367

Career Rebound Leaders Seasons Player Rebounds 1965-67 Tommy Woods 1,034 1988-92 Greg Dennis 895 1977-80 Scott Place 825 2000-04 Zakee Wadood 822 2003-07 Brad Nuckles 791 2007-11 Mike Smith 783 2000-04 Jerald Fields 717 1972-74 Ron Mitchell 673 1974-77 Bob Brown 637 1991-94 Trazel Silvers 635

Career Assist Leaders Seasons Player Assists 1987-91 Keith "Mister" Jennings 983 2002-06 Tim Smith 508 2006-09 Courtney Pigram 416 1980-83 Marc Quesenberry 363 1984-87 Carniel Manuel 322 2009-Present Adam Sollazzo 272 1997-99 Greg Stephens 265 2007-11 Mike Smith 245 1995-99 Kyle Keeton 240 1983-86 Wes Stallings 239

Career Steals Leaders Seasons Player Steals 1987-91 Keith "Mister" Jennings 334 2002-06 Tim Smith 313 2000-04 Zakee Wadood 246 2006-09 Courtney Pigram 232 1991-94 Trazel Silvers 183 2000-04 Jerald Fields 167 2007-11 Mike Smith 146 1988-91 Alvin West 134 1995-99 Kyle Keeton 132 1999-03 Ryan Lawson 129 1989-92 Calvin Talford 127

Career Blocks Leaders Seasons Player Blocks 2000-04 Zakee Wadood 182 1988-92 Greg Dennis 174 2000-04 Jerald Fields 167 2003-07 Brad Nuckles 158 2008-Present Isiah Brown 141 2005-08 Andrew Reed 84 1993-96 Justin McClellan 83 1993-96 Phil Powe 78 1991-92 Rodney English 71 2008-09 Greg Hamlin 69 1988-92 Marty Story 69

Career FG% Leaders (min 200 Made) Seasons Player FG% 1993-96 Phil Powe .638 1974-77 Bob Brown .623 1974-75 Morris Tampa .611 1983-86 Calvin Cannady .610 2005-06 Dillion Sneed .598 1991-92 Rodney English .570 2000-04 Jerald Fields .567 1980-83 Troy Mikell .552 1987-91 Keith "Mister" Jennings .549 2008-09 Kevin Tiggs .536

Single game leaders Edit Most Points in a game Date Player Points Opponent 2/5/1961 Tom Chilton 52 Austin Peay 2/24/1961 Tom Chilton 47 Western Kentucky 2/16/2002 Dimeco Childress 42 Western Carolina 2/26/1960 Tom Chilton 42 Middle Tennessee 2/26/2005 Tim Smith 41 Georgia Southern Most Rebounds in a game Date Player Rebounds Opponent 1964-65 Tommy Woods 38 Middle Tennessee 1956-57 Herb Weaver 32 Milligan College 1954-65 Tommy Woods 32 East Carolina 1956-57 Herb Weaver 31 Kentucky Wesleyan 1954-55 Dick Creech 30 Middle Tennessee Most Assists in a game Date Player Assists Opponent 1990-91 Keith "Mister" Jennings 19 Appalachian State 2/24/2007 Courtney Pigram 18 Mercer University 1990-91 Keith "Mister" Jennings 18 The Citadel 1990-91 Keith "Mister" Jennings 16 VMI 1990-91 Keith "Mister" Jennings 15 Chattanooga All stats are from the 2010-2011 media guide and are updated through the 2010-2011 basketball season. ETSU players in the NBA and ABAEdit 3 players from ETSU have played in the NBA & ABA [4] and a total of 8 players have been drafted.[5] Tommy Woods 1968 [6] Skeeter Swift 1970 to 1974 [7] Keith "Mister" Jennings 1993 to 1995 [8] External linksEdit Official ETSU Men's Basketball Page Basketball Reference ReferencesEdit ↑ "Division I Records". National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 85. http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/D1.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-02.  ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/SOUC/1991.html ↑ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/history/_/team1/5858 ↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/colleges.cgi?college=etennst ↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/draft.cgi?college=etennst ↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/woodsto01.html ↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/swiftsk01.html ↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jennike01.html