1988–89 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2023 1988–89 East Tennessee State Buccaneers Basketball ETSU Buccaneers Wordmark.png 300 Southern Conference SoCon 20–11 7–7 Les Robinson 4th Alan LeForce ETSU/Mountain States HealthAlliance Athletic Center SoCon tournament champions NCAA tournament first round The 1988–89 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team represented East Tennessee State University during the 1988-89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Les Robinson. The Bucs finished the season 20–11 and 7–7 in Southern Conference play to finish in fourth place. They won the Southern Conference tournament championship in Asheville to receive the automatic berth to the NCAA tournament as the No. 16 seed in the Southeast region. They lost to No. 1 seed Oklahoma, 72–71 in the first round – the second game of the tournament between No. 1 and No. 16 seeds decided by a single point (Georgetown vs. Princeton). This was the first of four consecutive seasons where ETSU qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Roster 1988 East Tennessee State Buccaneers y Greg Dennis 11 C 6 11 So Keith Jennings 22 PG 5 7 155 So y basketball Culpeper, Virginia Les Robinson Alan LeForce Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/east-tennessee-state/1989.html 1988-89 ETSU Buccaneers Roster and Stats College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/east-tennessee-state/1989-schedule.html 1988-89 ETSU Buccaneers Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=East Tennessee State Buccaneers| Regular season yes Erskine Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 111–81 1–0 yes Bluefield Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 109–77 2–0 Dec 2, 1988 yes yes Syracuse 4 Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Carrier Classic 81–120 2–1 Dec 3, 1988 yes yes 1988 men Miami Redskins Miami (OH) Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Carrier Classic 79–78 3–1 Dec 6, 1988 yes 1988 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 91–82 4–1 Dec 10, 1988 yes 1988 men Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee State Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 70–69 5–1 Dec 16, 1988 yes yes 1988 men Pacific Tigers Pacific Hornets Nest Sacramento, California Sacramento Holiday Classic 88–86 6–1 Dec 17, 1988 yes yes 1988 men Sacramento State Hornets Sacramento State Hornets Nest Sacramento, California Sacramento Holiday Classic 88–86 7–1 Dec 29, 1988 yes yes Southwest Missouri State Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri BMA Holiday Classic 68–72 7–2 Dec 30, 1988 yes yes 1988 men Iona Gaels Iona Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri BMA Holiday Classic 92–88 8–2 Jan 8, 1989 1988 men Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 83–74 9–2 1–0 Jan 9, 1989 1988 men Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 82–86 OT 9–3 1–1 Jan 14, 1989 yes 1988 men Furman Paladins Furman Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina 86–90 9–4 1–2 Jan 21, 1989 1988 men Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 70–91 9–5 1–3 Jan 25, 1989 yes The Citadel Deas Hall Charleston, South Carolina 79–70 10–5 2–3 Jan 28, 1989 yes VMI Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia 91–81 11–5 3–3 Jan 30, 1989 1988 men Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 101–84 12–5 4–3 Feb 1, 1989 yes 1988 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 98–94 13–5 Feb 4, 1989 yes Chattanooga McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee 73–74 OT 13–6 4–4 Feb 6, 1989 yes Western Carolina Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina 77–93 13–7 4–5 Feb 11, 1989 The Citadel Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 75–78 13–8 4–6 Feb 13, 1989 Furman Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 83–81 14–8 5–6 Feb 18, 1989 yes Appalachian State Varsity Gymnasium Boone, North Carolina 89–87 OT 15–8 6–6 Feb 20, 1989 yes yes 1988 men Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia 79–82 15–9 Feb 22, 1989 yes 1988 men Wofford Terriers Wofford Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 93–65 16–9 Feb 25, 1989 yes Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia 88–97 16–10 6–7 Feb 27, 1989 VMI Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee 82–80 17–10 7–7 |- !colspan=9 style=East Tennessee State Buccaneers| SoCon tournament Mar 3, 1989 yes yes 4 The Citadel 5 Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina SoCon Tournament Quarterfinal 93–89 18–10 Mar 4, 1989 yes yes 4 Chattanooga 1 Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina SoCon Tournament Semifinal 76–73 19–10 Mar 5, 1989 yes yes 4 Marshall 6 Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina SoCon tournament championship 96–73 20–10 |- !colspan=9 style=East Tennessee State Buccaneers| NCAA tournament Mar 16, 1989 yes yes 16 SE Oklahoma 4 1 SE Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee First Round 71–72No. 1-Seeded Sooners Struggle Past East Tennessee St., 72-71 https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/17/sports/no-1-seeded-sooners-struggle-past-east-tennessee-st-72-71.html March 17, 1989 April 11, 2020 20–11 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 11, 2020 References Category:East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball seasons East Tennessee State East Tennessee State East Tennessee East Tennessee