1989–90 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team
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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.
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record27–7 (12–2 SoCon)
Headcoach
- Les Robinson (5th season)
Assistant coachAlan LeForce
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SoCon Regular Season champions SoCon tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 27–7 (12–2 SoCon) |
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| Assistant coach | Alan LeForce |
| Home arena | ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State † | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 1990 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 25, 1989* |
Charleston | W 120–83 | 1–0 |
Memorial Center (6,177) Johnson City, Tennessee | |||||||
| Nov 28, 1989* |
at Tennessee | W 83–70 | 1–1 |
Thompson-Boling Arena (23,108) Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
| Dec 2, 1989* |
Carson–Newman | W 91–65 | 2–1 |
Memorial Center (6,780) Johnson City, Tennessee | |||||||
| Dec 4, 1989* |
Newberry | W 125–74 | 3–1 |
Memorial Center (5,287) Johnson City, Tennessee | |||||||
| Dec 8, 1989* |
vs. Boston University Montana Tournament |
L 73–78 | 4–1 |
Harry Adams Field House (3,610) Missoula, Montana | |||||||
| Dec 9, 1989* |
vs. Monmouth Montana Tournament |
W 79–67 | 5–1 |
Harry Adams Field House (3,500) Missoula, Montana | |||||||
| Dec 19, 1989* |
at No. 15 NC State | W 92–82 | 6–1 |
Reynolds Coliseum (11,500) Raleigh, North Carolina | |||||||
| Dec 22, 1989* |
vs. East Carolina Chaminade Christmas Tournament |
W 86–80 | 7–1 |
Neal S. Blaisdell Center (300) Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
| Dec 23, 1989* |
vs. Maryland Chaminade Christmas Tournament |
L 86–91 | 7–2 |
Neal S. Blaisdell Center (300) Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
| Dec 24, 1989* |
at Chaminade Chaminade Christmas Tournament |
W 83–69 | 8–2 |
Neal S. Blaisdell Center (300) Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
| Dec 30, 1989* |
at No. 16 UCLA | L 66–115 | 8–3 |
Pauley Pavilion (7,466) Los Angeles, California | |||||||
| Jan 3, 1990* |
Liberty | W 107–91 | 9–3 |
Memorial Center (5,125) Johnson City, Tennessee | |||||||
| Jan 6, 1990 |
at Western Carolina | W 92–73 | 10–3 (1–0) |
Ramsey Center (2,041) Cullowhee, North Carolina | |||||||
| Jan 8, 1990 |
at Chattanooga | W 75–70 | 11–3 (2–0) |
McKenzie Arena (5,008) Chattanooga, Tennessee | |||||||
| Jan 10, 1990* |
at Wake Forest | L 69–73 | 11–4 |
Lawrence Joel Coliseum (7,150) Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |||||||
| Jan 13, 1990 |
Furman | W 94–65 | 12–4 (3–0) |
Memorial Center (8,046) Johnson City, Tennessee | |||||||
| Jan 15, 1990 |
The Citadel | W 92–57 | 13–4 (4–0) |
Memorial Center (6,240) Johnson City, Tennessee | |||||||
| Jan 17, 1990* |
at Drake | W 86–78 | 14–4 |
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (4,059) Des Moines, Iowa | |||||||
| Jan 20, 1990 |
at Appalachian State | W 96–94 | 15–4 (5–0) |
Varsity Gymnasium (8,465) Boone, North Carolina | |||||||
| Jan 27, 1990 |
at VMI | L 77–78 | 15–5 (5–1) |
Cameron Hall (2,475) Lexington, Virginia | |||||||
| Jan 29, 1990 |
at Marshall | W 99–88 | 16–5 (6–1) |
Cam Henderson Center (7,712) Huntington, West Virginia | |||||||
| Feb 3, 1990 |
Chattanooga | W 93–73 | 17–5 (7–1) |
Memorial Center (9,940) Johnson City, Tennessee | |||||||
| Feb 5, 1990 |
Western Carolina | W 99–88 | 18–5 (8–1) |
Memorial Center (6,348) Johnson City, Tennessee | |||||||
| Feb 8, 1990* |
at Liberty | W 64–49 | 19–5 |
Vines Center (2,950) Lynchburg, Virginia | |||||||
| Feb 10, 1990 |
at The Citadel | W 87–86 | 20–5 (9–1) |
McAlister Field House (2,138) Charleston, South Carolina | |||||||
| Feb 12, 1990 |
at Furman | L 97–100 OT | 20–6 (9–2) |
Greenville Memorial Auditorium (3,121) Greenville, South Carolina | |||||||
| Feb 17, 1990 |
Appalachian State | W 98–82 | 21–6 (10–2) |
Memorial Center (10,475) Johnson City, Tennessee | |||||||
| Feb 21, 1990* |
Drake | W 86–71 | 22–6 |
Memorial Center (6,148) Johnson City, Tennessee | |||||||
| Feb 24, 1990 |
Marshall | W 84–74 | 23–6 (11–2) |
Memorial Center (10,150) Johnson City, Tennessee | |||||||
| Feb 26, 1990 |
VMI | W 100–81 | 24–6 (12–2) |
Memorial Center (7,624) Johnson City, Tennessee | |||||||
| SoCon tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 2, 1990* |
vs. Western Carolina SoCon Tournament Quarterfinal |
W 75–60 | 25–6 |
Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina | |||||||
| Mar 3, 1990* |
vs. VMI SoCon Tournament Semifinal |
W 99–94 | 26–6 |
Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina | |||||||
| Mar 4, 1990* |
vs. Appalachian State SoCon tournament championship |
W 96–75 | 27–6 |
Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina | |||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 15, 1990* |
(13 SE) | vs. (4 SE) No. 9 Georgia Tech First Round |
L 83–99[3][4] | 27–7 |
Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Awards and honors
- Keith Jennings – SoCon Player of the Year (Coaches)