1990–91 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

1990–91 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
SoCon regular season co-champions and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 17
Record28–5 (11–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home arenaETSU/Mountain States Health
Alliance Athletic Center
1990–91 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Furman 11 – 3   .786 20 – 9   .690
No. 17 † 11 – 3   .786 28 – 5   .848
Chattanooga 11 – 3   .786 19 – 10   .655
Appalachian State 7 – 7   .500 16 – 14   .533
Marshall 7 – 7   .500 14 – 14   .500
VMI 5 – 9   .357 10 – 18   .357
Western Carolina 3 – 11   .214 11 – 17   .393
The Citadel 1 – 13   .071 6 – 22   .214
† 1991 SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1991
Rankings from AP poll

The 1990–91 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team represented East Tennessee State University during the 1990-91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year coach Alan LeForce. LeForce was an assistant the previous year under coach Les Robinson who left to become head coach at NC State. The Bucs finished the season 28–5 and 11–3 in Southern Conference play to finish in a tie for first place. They won the Southern Conference tournament championship in Asheville to receive the automatic berth to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region. They lost to No. 7 Iowa in the first round. They finished ranked No. 17 in the final AP poll.

Roster

Player Class Pos Height Summary
Keith Jennings G 5-7 20.1 Pts 3.9 Reb 9.1 Ast
Rodney English F 6-4 13.8 Pts 5.8 Reb 1.2 Ast
Calvin Talford F 6-4 14.6 Pts 4.4 Reb 1.0 Ast
Alvin West G 6-3 10.6 Pts 2.7 Reb 1.4 Ast
Marty Story F 6-3 9.1 Pts 3.8 Reb 1.0 Ast
Major Geer G 6-1 8.5 Pts 1.7 Reb 1.5 Ast
Jerry Pelphrey F 6-5 6.8 Pts 2.5 Reb 1.6 Ast
Trazel Silvers F 6-5 5.0 Pts 2.6 Reb 0.4 Ast
Darell Jones F 6-9 3.6 Pts 3.5 Reb 0.8 Ast
Eric Palmer G 5-7 1.4 Pts 0.6 Reb 0.7 Ast
Michael Woods F 6-5 1.0 Pts 0.6 Reb 0.6 Ast
Greg Dennis C 6-11 11.5 Pts 6.0 Reb 2.0 Ast
Loren Riddick G 6-2 1.0 Pts 1.0 Reb 0.2 Ast

Source[1]

Rankings

Pre 11/27 12/4 12/11 12/18 12/25 1/1 1/8 1/15 1/22 1/29 2/5 2/12 2/19 2/26 3/5 Final
- - - 24 21 20 17 16 15 12 16 13 10 13 19 15 17

Source[2]

Schedule and results

Date Type Opponent Conf Tm Opp OT W L Arena
Wed Nov 14 1990 REG Brigham Young WAC W 83 80 1 0 Marriott Center
Fri Nov 16 1990 REG Arizona(3) Pac-10 L 79 88 1 1 McKale Center
Mon Nov 26 1990 REG George Mason CAA W 105 92 2 1 Memorial Center
Sat Dec 1 1990 REG Austin Peay OVC W 103 86 3 1 Memorial Center
Sat Dec 8 1990 REG James Madison CAA W 68 65 4 1 JMU Convocation Center
Sat Dec 15 1990 REG George Mason CAA W 96 86 5 1 Patriot Center
Sat Dec 22 1990 REG Cincinnati Metro W 90 79 6 1 Fifth Third Arena
Sat Dec 29 1990 REG North Carolina State ACC W 94 91 7 1 Memorial Center
Sat Jan 5 1991 REG Appalachian State Southern W 89 70 8 1 Memorial Center
Thu Jan 10 1991 REG Liberty Ind W 86 55 9 1 Memorial Center
Sat Jan 12 1991 REG Furman Southern W 95 79 10 1 Memorial Center
Mon Jan 14 1991 REG The Citadel Southern W 96 76 11 1 Memorial Center
Sat Jan 19 1991 REG Western Carolina Southern W 93 76 12 1 Ramsey Center
Mon Jan 21 1991 REG Chattanooga Southern L 74 76 12 2 The McKenzie Arena
Sat Jan 26 1991 REG Virginia Military Institute Southern W 97 66 13 2 Cameron Hall
Mon Jan 28 1991 REG Marshall Southern W 99 88 14 2 Memorial Center
Wed Jan 30 1991 REG Memphis Metro W 105 102 15 2 Mid-South Coliseum
Sat Feb 2 1991 REG Appalachian State Southern W 94 78 16 2 Varsity Gym
Mon Feb 4 1991 REG Chattanooga Southern W 93 70 17 2 Memorial Center
Sat Feb 9 1991 REG The Citadel Southern W 101 69 18 2 McAlister Field House
Mon Feb 11 1991 REG Furman Southern L 93 104 18 3 Memorial Auditorium
Thu Feb 14 1991 REG Liberty Ind W 90 49 19 3 Vines Center
Sat Feb 16 1991 REG Charlotte Sun Belt W 96 80 20 3 Bojangles Coliseum
Mon Feb 18 1991 REG Western Carolina Southern W 102 78 21 3 Memorial Center
Sat Feb 23 1991 REG Marshall Southern L 103 107 21 4 Henderson Center
Mon Feb 25 1991 REG Virginia Military Institute Southern W 88 76 22 4 Memorial Center
Fri Mar 1 1991 CTOURN N The Citadel Southern W 99 70 23 4 Asheville Civic Center
Sat Mar 2 1991 CTOURN N Chattanooga Southern W 104 71 24 4 Asheville Civic Center
Sun Mar 3 1991 CTOURN N Appalachian State Southern W 101 82 25 4 Asheville Civic Center
Thu Mar 14 1991 NCAA N Iowa Big Ten L 73 76 25 5

Source[2]

Rankings

Main article: 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "1990-91 ETSU Buccaneers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ a b "1990-91 ETSU Buccaneers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
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