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

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1990-91 East Tennessee State Buccaneers ETSU Buccaneers Wordmark.png 300 Southern Conference SoCon 15 17 28–5 11–3 Alan LeForce 1st ETSU/Mountain States HealthAlliance Athletic Center SoCon regular season co-champions and tournament champions NCAA tournament first round 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 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/east-tennessee-state/1991.html 1990-91 ETSU Buccaneers Roster and Stats College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=East Tennessee State Buccaneers| Regular season Nov 14, 1990 yes yes BYU Marriott Center Provo, Utah NIT Preseason Tournament 83–80 1–0 Nov 16, 1990 yes yes Arizona 3 Marriott Center Provo, Utah NIT Preseason Tournament 79–88 1–1 Nov 26, 1990 yes 1990 men George Mason Patriots George Mason Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 105–92 2–1 Dec 1, 1990 yes 1990 men Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 103–86 3–1 yes Eckerd Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 112–48 4–1 yes 1990 men Wofford Terriers Wofford Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 92–50 5–1 Dec 8, 1990 yes yes 1990 men James Madison Dukes James Madison JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia 68–65 6–1 Dec 15, 1990 yes yes 24 1990 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 90–79 7–1 Dec 22, 1990 yes 21 NC State Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 94–91 8–1 Dec 29, 1990 yes yes 20 George Mason Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia 96–86 9–1 Jan 5, 1991 17 1990 men Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 89–70 10–1 1–0 Jan 10, 1991 yes 16 1990 men Liberty Flames Liberty Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 86–55 11–1 Jan 12, 1991 16 1990 men Furman Paladins Furman Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 95–79 12–1 2–0 Jan 14, 1991 15 The Citadel Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 96–76 13–1 3–0 Jan 19, 1991 yes 15 1990 men Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina 93–76 14–1 4–0 Jan 21, 1991 yes 12 1990 men Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 74–76 14–2 4–1 Jan 26, 1991 yes 12 VMI Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia 97–66 15–2 5–1 Jan 28, 1991 16 1990 men Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 99–88 16–2 6–1 Jan 30, 1991 yes yes 16 1990 men Memphis Tigers Memphis State Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee 105–102 OT 17–2 Feb 2, 1991 yes 16 Appalachian State Varsity Gymnasium Boone, North Carolina 94–78 18–2 7–1 Feb 4, 1991 13 Chattanooga Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 93–70 19–2 8–1 Feb 1991 yes 13 Belmont Abbey Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 110–70 20–2 Feb 9, 1991 yes 13 The Citadel McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina 101–69 21–2 9–1 Feb 11, 1991 yes 10 Furman Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina 93–104 21–3 9–2 Feb 14, 1991 yes yes 10 Liberty Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia 90–49 22–3 Feb 16, 1991 yes yes 10 1990 men Charlotte 49ers UNC Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina 96–80 23–3 Feb 18, 1991 13 Western Carolina Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 102–78 24–3 10–2 Feb 23, 1991 yes 13 Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia 103–107 OT 24–4 10–3 Feb 25, 1991 19 VMI Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 88–76 25–4 11–3 |- !colspan=9 style=East Tennessee State Buccaneers| SoCon tournament Mar 1, 1991 yes yes 19 2 The Citadel 7 Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina SoCon Tournament Quarterfinal 99–70 26–4 Mar 2, 1991 yes yes 19 2 Chattanooga 3 Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina SoCon Tournament Semifinal 104–71 27–4 Mar 3, 1991 yes yes 19 2 Appalachian State 4 Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina SoCon tournament championship 101–82 28–4 |- !colspan=9 style=East Tennessee State Buccaneers| NCAA tournament Mar 14, 1991 yes yes 15 10 MW Iowa 7 MW Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota First Round 73–76 28–5 AP Poll Eastern Time MW Midwest Source Rankings 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/east-tennessee-state/1991-schedule.html 1990-91 ETSU Buccaneers Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Awards and honors Keith Jennings – SoCon Player of the Year (Coaches), Consensus Second-Team All-American References Category:East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball seasons East Tennessee State East Tennessee State East Tennessee East Tennessee