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

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1989-90 East Tennessee State Buccaneers ETSU Buccaneers Wordmark.png 300 Southern Conference SoCon 27–7 12–2 Les Robinson 5th Alan LeForce ETSU/Mountain States HealthAlliance Athletic Center SoCon Regular Season championsSoCon tournament champions NCAA tournament first round 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 1989 East Tennessee State Buccaneers y Greg Dennis 11 C 6 11 Jr Keith Jennings 22 PG 5 7 155 Jr y basketball Culpeper, Virginia Calvin Talford 24 F 6 4 So Les Robinson Alan LeForce Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/east-tennessee-state/1990.html 1989-90 ETSU Buccaneers Roster and Stats College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/east-tennessee-state/1990-schedule.html 1989-90 ETSU Buccaneers Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=East Tennessee State Buccaneers| Regular season Nov 25, 1989 yes Charleston Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 120–83 6,177 1–0 Nov 28, 1989 yes yes 1989 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 83–70 23,108 1–1 Dec 2, 1989 yes Carson–Newman Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 91–65 6,780 2–1 Dec 4, 1989 yes Newberry Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 125–74 5,287 3–1 Dec 8, 1989 yes yes Boston University Harry Adams Field House Missoula, Montana Montana Tournament 73–78 3,610 4–1 Dec 9, 1989 yes yes 1989 men Monmouth Hawks Monmouth Harry Adams Field House Missoula, Montana Montana Tournament 79–67 3,500 5–1 Dec 19, 1989 yes yes NC State 15 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 92–82 11,500 6–1 Dec 22, 1989 yes yes 1989 men East Carolina Pirates East Carolina Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii Chaminade Christmas Tournament 86–80 300 7–1 Dec 23, 1989 yes yes 1989 men Maryland Terrapins Maryland Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii Chaminade Christmas Tournament 86–91 300 7–2 Dec 24, 1989 yes yes 1989 men Chaminade Silverswords Chaminade Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii Chaminade Christmas Tournament 83–69 300 8–2 Dec 30, 1989 yes yes UCLA 16 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California 66–115 7,466 8–3 Jan 3, 1990 yes 1989 men Liberty Flames Liberty Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 107–91 5,125 9–3 Jan 6, 1990 yes 1989 men Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina 92–73 2,041 10–3 1–0 Jan 8, 1990 yes 1989 men Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 75–70 5,008 11–3 2–0 Jan 10, 1990 yes yes 1989 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 69–73 7,150 11–4 Jan 13, 1990 1989 men Furman Paladins Furman Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 94–65 8,046 12–4 3–0 Jan 15, 1990 The Citadel Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 92–57 6,240 13–4 4–0 Jan 17, 1990 yes yes 1989 men Drake Bulldogs Drake Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa 86–78 4,059 14–4 Jan 20, 1990 yes 1989 men Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State Varsity Gymnasium Boone, North Carolina 96–94 8,465 15–4 5–0 Jan 27, 1990 yes VMI Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia 77–78 2,475 15–5 5–1 Jan 29, 1990 yes 1989 men Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia 99–88 7,712 16–5 6–1 Feb 3, 1990 Chattanooga Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 93–73 9,940 17–5 7–1 Feb 5, 1990 Western Carolina Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 99–88 6,348 18–5 8–1 Feb 8, 1990 yes yes 1989 men Liberty Flames Liberty Vines Center Lynchburg, Virginia 64–49 2,950 19–5 Feb 10, 1990 yes The Citadel McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina 87–86 2,138 20–5 9–1 Feb 12, 1990 yes Furman Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina 97–100 OT 3,121 20–6 9–2 Feb 17, 1990 Appalachian State Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 98–82 10,475 21–6 10–2 Feb 21, 1990 yes Drake Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 86–71 6,148 22–6 Feb 24, 1990 Marshall Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 84–74 10,150 23–6 11–2 Feb 26, 1990 VMI Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 100–81 7,624 24–6 12–2 |- !colspan=9| SoCon tournament Mar 2, 1990 yes yes Western Carolina Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina SoCon Tournament Quarterfinal 75–60 25–6 Mar 3, 1990 yes yes VMI Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina SoCon Tournament Semifinal 99–94 26–6 Mar 4, 1990 yes yes Appalachian State Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina SoCon tournament championship 96–75 27–6 |- !colspan=9| NCAA tournament Mar 15, 1990 yes yes 13 SE Georgia Tech 9 4 SE Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee First Round 83–99Los Angeles Times NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT : SOUTHEAST REGIONAL : Popeye Can't Finish Off Michigan State; Georgia Tech 99, East Tennessee State 83 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-03-16-sp-152-story.html March 16, 1990 April 12, 2020Georgia Tech vs. East Tennessee State Box Score, March 15, 1990 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1990-03-15-east-tennessee-state.html Sports Reference March 15, 1990 April 12, 2020 27–7 AP Poll Eastern Time SE Southeast Source2019–20 ETSU Men's Basketball Record Book http://cdn.streamlinetechnologies.com/etsubucs/AF4BB91E-CA28-4156-9DE8-7C3C24A353F2/MBBHistory101119.pdf ETSU Athletics April 12, 2020 Awards and honors Keith Jennings – SoCon Player of the Year (Coaches) References Category:East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball seasons East Tennessee State East Tennessee State Category:Southern Conference men's basketball champion seasons East Tennessee East Tennessee