2020–21 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

2020–21 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record13–12 (8–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFreedom Hall Civic Center
Seasons
2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Greensboro † 13 – 5   .722 21 – 9   .700
Wofford 12 – 5   .706 15 – 9   .625
Furman 10 – 5   .667 16 – 9   .640
Chattanooga 9 – 7   .563 18 – 8   .692
East Tennessee State 8 – 7   .533 13 – 12   .520
VMI 7 – 7   .500 13 – 12   .520
Mercer 8 – 9   .471 18 – 11   .621
The Citadel 5 – 11   .313 13 – 12   .520
Western Carolina 4 – 13   .235 11 – 16   .407
Samford 2 – 9   .182 6 – 13   .316
† 2021 SoCon tournament winner

The 2020–21 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by first-year head coach Jason Shay, played their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, Tennessee, as members of the Southern Conference.

Previous season

The Buccaneers finished the 2019–20 season 30–4, 16–2 in SoCon play to finish as the SoCon regular season champions. They defeated VMI, Western Carolina and Wofford to become champions of the SoCon tournament. They earned the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

On April 30, 2020, head coach Steve Forbes resigned to become the head coach at Wake Forest.[1] He finished at ETSU with a five-year record of 130–43.

Roster

2020–21 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 0 Silas Adheke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) GS Lagos, Nigeria
G 1 Serrel Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr St. Petersburg, Florida
F 2 Paul Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G 3 Truth Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Mount Vernon, New York
G 4 David Sloan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Louisville, Kentucky
G 5 Marcus Niblack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Leesburg, Florida
G/F 11 Eric Hancik 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Chino Hills, California
F 12 Damari Monsanto 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Pembroke Pines, Florida
F 14 Ty Brewer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Meridian, Mississippi
F 15 Richard Amaefule 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr London, England
F/C 21 Ismael Valdez 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bronx, New York
G 22 Morrell Schramm 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Cleveland, Tennessee
F 23 Vonnie Patterson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Louisville, Kentucky
G 24 Jordan Coffin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Knoxville, Tennessee
G 25 Ledarrius Brewer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Meridian, Mississippi
F 33 Charlie Weber 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Owings, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 16, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
November 25, 2020*
11:00 am 		vs. Abilene Christian
Gulf Coast Showcase 		L 47–70  0–1
 Hertz Arena (50)
Estero, FL
November 26, 2020*
2:00 pm 		vs. Austin Peay
Gulf Coast Showcase 		L 66–67  0–2
 Hertz Arena (50)
Estero, FL
November 27, 2020*
11:00 am 		vs. Middle Tennessee
Gulf Coast Showcase 		W 57–43  1–2
 Hertz Arena (50)
Estero, FL
December 12, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UAB L 61–65  1–3
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (124)
Johnson City, TN
December 15, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Gardner–Webb W 65–60  2–3
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (105)
Johnson City, TN
December 17, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Columbia International W 96–54  3–3
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (102)
Johnson City, TN
December 19, 2020*
4:00 pm 		Lee W 62–53  4–3
 Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN
December 22, 2020*
7:30 pm, SECN 		at Alabama L 69–85  4–4
 Coleman Coliseum (2,055)
Tuscaloosa, AL
SoCon Regular season
December 30, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Carolina W 86–78  5–4
(1–0) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (618)
Johnson City, TN
January 2, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UNC Greensboro W 71–61  6–4
(2–0) 		Greensboro Coliseum (150)
Greensboro, NC
January 16, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Furman L 66–78  6–5
(2–1) 		Bon Secours Wellness Arena (250)
Greenville, SC
January 18, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		VMI W 92–81  7–5
(3–1) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (720)
Johnson City, TN
January 20, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Carolina W 59–48  8–5
(4–1) 		Ramsey Center 
Cullowhee, NC
January 23, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Furman W 71–62  9–5
(5–1) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN
January 30, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		The Citadel W 112–84  10–5
(6–1) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (618)
Johnson City, TN
February 1, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Samford Postponed Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN
February 1, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wofford L 62–67  10–6
(6–2) 		Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium 
Spartanburg, SC
February 3, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Mercer W 70–64  11–6
(7–2) 		Hawkins Arena (927)
Macon, GA
February 6, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Chattanooga L 65–67  11–7
(7–3) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN
February 10, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at The Citadel L 71–79  11–8
(7–4) 		McAlister Field House 
Charleston, SC
February 13, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wofford W 71–49  12–8
(8–4) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN
February 15, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Chattanooga L 51–53  12–9
(8–5) 		McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
February 17, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mercer L 64–71  12–10
(8–6) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN
February 20, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Samford Cancelled Pete Hanna Center 
Homewood, AL
February 24, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at VMI Cancelled Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 27, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UNC Greensboro L 74–85 OT 12–11
(8–7) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN
SoCon tournament
March 6, 2021
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) Chattanooga
Quarterfinals 		W 63–53  13–11
 Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
March 7, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		(5) vs. (1) UNC Greensboro
Semifinals 		L 65–77  13–12
 Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References

  1. ^ "Wake Forest agrees to deal, will hire Steve Forbes from East Tennessee State". ACCSports.com. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "Schedule 2020–21". East Tennessee State Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2020.