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East Tennessee State Buccaneers Men's Basketball School History

Location: Johnson City, Tennessee

Coverage: 67 seasons (1957-58 to 2023-24)

Record (since 1957-58): 1043-882 .542 W-L%

Conferences: A-Sun, Southern and OVC

Conference Champion: 11 Times (Reg. Seas.), 10 Times (Tourn.)

NCAA Tournament: 10 Years (2-11), 0 Final Fours, 0 Championships

NCAA Champion:

Ranked in AP Poll: 0 Times (Preseason), 1 Time (Final), 14 Weeks (Total)

Seasons where the school was classified as a major school (i.e., Division I or equivalent).
* Indicates season for which the school's overall and/or conference record has been adjusted by penalty. See our database of forfeits and vacated games.

67 Seasons

SRS back to 1949-50

67 Seasons Table
			Overall			Conference
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
1	2023-24	Southern	19	16	.543	8	10	.444	-3.11	-2.74	71.5	69.6						Brooks Savage (19-16)
2	2022-23	Southern	12	20	.375	8	10	.444	-6.00	-4.44	69.1	69.0						Desmond Oliver (12-20)
3	2021-22	Southern	15	17	.469	7	11	.389	-2.76	-0.36	72.1	73.0						Desmond Oliver (15-17)
4	2020-21	Southern	13	12	.520	8	7	.533	1.65	0.30	69.4	66.2						Jason Shay (13-12)
5	2019-20	Southern	30	4	.882	16	2	.889	7.63	-1.82	76.3	63.1						Steve Forbes (30-4)
6	2018-19	Southern	24	10	.706	13	5	.722	5.21	-1.79	79.6	69.7						Steve Forbes (24-10)
7	2017-18	Southern	25	9	.735	14	4	.778	3.72	-4.09	75.2	65.9						Steve Forbes (25-9)
8	2016-17	Southern	27	8	.771	14	4	.778	7.31	-2.11	79.5	69.7				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	13	Steve Forbes (27-8)
9	2015-16	Southern	24	12	.667	14	4	.778	-1.49	-2.29	78.1	74.6						Steve Forbes (24-12)
10	2014-15	Southern	16	14	.533	8	10	.444	-4.80	-4.01	73.4	71.3						Murry Bartow (16-14)
11	2013-14	A-Sun	19	16	.543	10	8	.556	-5.93	-6.08	76.8	76.1						Murry Bartow (19-16)
12	2012-13	A-Sun	10	22	.313	8	10	.444	-11.53	-2.11	62.3	71.4						Murry Bartow (10-22)
13	2011-12	A-Sun	17	14	.548	10	8	.556	-0.41	-1.78	67.7	65.1						Murry Bartow (17-14)
14	2010-11	A-Sun	24	12	.667	16	4	.800	2.08	-2.12	69.9	64.4						Murry Bartow (24-12)
15	2009-10	A-Sun	20	15	.571	13	7	.650	-0.83	-1.47	69.3	67.5				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	16	Murry Bartow (20-15)
16	2008-09	A-Sun	23	11	.676	14	6	.700	3.21	-1.87	78.1	70.1				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	16	Murry Bartow (23-11)
17	2007-08	A-Sun	19	13	.594	11	5	.688	-4.24	-1.89	78.6	77.2						Murry Bartow (19-13)
18	2006-07	A-Sun	24	10	.706	16	2	.889	-2.37	-5.44	73.1	67.3						Murry Bartow (24-10)
19	2005-06	A-Sun	15	13	.536	12	8	.600	-7.26	-9.14	81.6	78.0						Murry Bartow (15-13)
20	2004-05	Southern	10	19	.345	4	12	.250	-9.75	-3.25	76.8	78.7						Murry Bartow (10-19)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
21	2003-04	Southern	27	6	.818	15	1	.938	4.19	-3.15	79.3	69.4				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	13	Murry Bartow (27-6)
22	2002-03	Southern	20	11	.645	11	5	.688	-0.90	-2.94	82.0	75.2				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	15	Ed DeChellis (20-11)
23	2001-02	Southern	18	10	.643	11	5	.688	3.25	-1.55	81.5	72.8						Ed DeChellis (18-10)
24	2000-01	Southern	18	10	.643	13	3	.813	-3.06	-6.14	72.6	65.2						Ed DeChellis (18-10)
25	1999-00	Southern	14	15	.483	8	8	.500	-8.71	-4.97	69.1	70.9						Ed DeChellis (14-15)
26	1998-99	Southern	17	11	.607	9	7	.563	-6.66	-6.42	72.4	69.2						Ed DeChellis (17-11)
27	1997-98	Southern	11	16	.407	6	9	.400	-11.59	-8.39	65.9	66.9						Ed DeChellis (11-16)
28	1996-97	Southern	7	20	.259	2	12	.143	-19.41	-4.17	59.9	72.6						Ed DeChellis (7-20)
29	1995-96	Southern	7	20	.259	3	11	.214	-12.64	-2.36	73.8	81.9						Alan LeForce (7-20)
30	1994-95	Southern	14	14	.500	9	5	.643	-5.95	-3.99	79.2	78.8						Alan LeForce (14-14)
31	1993-94	Southern	16	14	.533	13	5	.722	-0.74	-1.49	83.7	81.0						Alan LeForce (16-14)
32	1992-93	Southern	19	10	.655	12	6	.667	-0.39	-3.31	83.2	77.7						Alan LeForce (19-10)
33	1991-92	Southern	24	7	.774	12	2	.857	6.71	-1.79	86.1	77.7				Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round	14	Alan LeForce (24-7)
34	1990-91	Southern	28	5	.848	11	3	.786	11.66	-2.47	94.0	76.8		10	17	Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	10	Alan LeForce (28-5)
35	1989-90	Southern	27	7	.794	12	2	.857	5.81	-1.89	89.2	78.6				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	13	Les Robinson (27-7)
36	1988-89	Southern	20	11	.645	7	7	.500	-0.54	-0.43	85.5	82.2				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	16	Les Robinson (20-11)
37	1987-88	Southern	14	15	.483	9	7	.563	-8.98	-6.02	75.4	78.8						Les Robinson (14-15)
38	1986-87	Southern	7	21	.250	3	13	.188	-16.90	-3.15	69.6	80.1						Les Robinson (7-21)
39	1985-86	Southern	13	16	.448	8	8	.500	-6.11	-4.22	74.4	75.6						Les Robinson (13-16)
40	1984-85	Southern	9	18	.333	3	13	.188	-10.70	-3.51	66.6	73.3						Barry Dowd (9-18)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
41	1983-84	Southern	9	19	.321	6	10	.375	-8.89	0.59	62.9	68.9						Barry Dowd (9-19)
42	1982-83	Southern	22	9	.710	12	4	.750	2.65	-1.31	74.1	69.6						Barry Dowd (22-9)
43	1981-82	Southern	13	15	.464	8	8	.500	0.90	0.36	80.6	77.9						Jim Hallahan (13-15)
44	1980-81	Southern	13	14	.481	9	7	.563	-2.18	-3.02	73.0	70.7						Jim Hallahan (13-14)
45	1979-80	Southern	15	13	.536	8	6	.571	-4.26	-6.14	71.6	68.0						Jim Hallahan (15-13)
46	1978-79	Southern	16	11	.593	0	0		-5.88	-7.06	75.2	71.6						Jim Hallahan (16-11)
47	1977-78	OVC	18	9	.667	10	4	.714	0.19	-4.52	75.7	70.4						Sonny Smith (18-9)
48	1976-77	OVC	12	14	.462	6	8	.429	-5.11	-4.34	69.7	70.3						Sonny Smith (12-14)
49	1975-76	OVC	6	20	.231	4	10	.286	-10.67	-3.37	75.3	82.7						Leroy Fisher (6-20)
50	1974-75	OVC	9	14	.391	5	9	.357	-7.73	-4.23	83.4	85.7						Leroy Fisher (9-14)
51	1973-74	OVC	8	18	.308	3	11	.214	-11.95	-5.95	72.1	79.5						Leroy Fisher (8-18)
52	1972-73	OVC	9	17	.346	2	12	.143	-7.85	-2.61	71.5	73.9						Madison Brooks (9-17)
53	1971-72	OVC	11	14	.440	6	8	.429	-10.32	-3.37	72.5	76.9						Madison Brooks (11-14)
54	1970-71	OVC	12	12	.500	8	6	.571	-5.23	-4.18	74.0	73.8						Madison Brooks (12-12)
55	1969-70	OVC	15	11	.577	8	6	.571	-1.74	-4.26	80.0	77.1						Madison Brooks (15-11)
56	1968-69	OVC	15	11	.577	6	8	.429	0.70	-2.20	79.5	73.7						Madison Brooks (15-11)
57	1967-68	OVC	19	8	.704	10	4	.714	3.30	0.13	76.6	70.5				Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal		Madison Brooks (19-8)
58	1966-67	OVC	17	9	.654	8	6	.571	-0.74	-3.70	76.4	71.2						Madison Brooks (17-9)
59	1965-66	OVC	7	14	.333	3	11	.214	-8.70	-1.95	79.8	83.2						Madison Brooks (7-14)
60	1964-65	OVC	6	17	.261	4	10	.286	-12.84	-7.96	76.1	80.2						Madison Brooks (6-17)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
61	1963-64	OVC	12	10	.545	8	6	.571	-10.17	-7.06	74.7	75.6						Madison Brooks (12-10)
62	1962-63	OVC	14	8	.636	7	5	.583	-10.29	-8.23	71.0	68.6						Madison Brooks (14-8)
63	1961-62	OVC	11	14	.440	3	9	.250	-12.24	-4.99	73.6	76.0						Madison Brooks (11-14)
64	1960-61	OVC	9	15	.375	1	11	.083	-8.99	-1.80	77.7	81.6						Madison Brooks (9-15)
65	1959-60	OVC	9	14	.391	2	10	.167	-11.60	-1.38	76.2	81.9						Madison Brooks (9-14)
66	1958-59	OVC	13	10	.565	5	7	.417	-1.73	0.36	77.7	74.0						Madison Brooks (13-10)
67	1957-58-nm	OVC	7	18	.280													Madison Brooks (7-18)

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