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2017-18 GAME NOTEBOOK 2017-18 Schedule and Results (2017-18 Season • All Times EST) Date Opponent Time/Score 11/10 at Northern Kentucky L, 63-81 11/13 at Savannah State W, 76-61 11/17 at No. 7 Kentucky (SEC Network) % L, 61-78 11/20 DELAWARE ST. % (Watch ESPN) W, 81-57 11/22 TROY % (Watch ESPN) L, 65-73 11/25 FORT WAYNE % (Watch ESPN) W, 83-73 11/29 at Fordham W, 82-77 12/6 NORTHERN KENTUCKY (Watch ESPN) W, 84-71 12/10 HIWASSEE COLLEGE (Watch ESPN) W, 94-48 12/16 at No. 10 Xavier (FoxSports) L, 66-68 12/19 at Detroit Mercy (Watch ESPN) W, 81-73 12/22 GEORGIA SOUTHERN (Watch ESPN) W, 79-59 12/28 TUSCULUM (Watch ESPN) W, 84-65 2018 Southern Conference 12/31 at Mercer * (Watch ESPN) W, 74-55 1/4 at Samford * (Watch ESPN) W, 90-72 Men’s Basketball Tournament Notebook 1/6 at Chattanooga * (Watch ESPN) W, 85-66 1/11 UNCG * (Watch ESPN) W, 68-58 March 2-5, 2018 -- U.S. Cellular Center (Asheville, N.C.) 1/13 VMI * (Watch ESPN) W, 89-48 Radio: Buc Sports Network -- Web: ESPN3.com -- TV: ESPN2 (Title Game) 1/18 at Furman * (Watch ESPN) W, 62-61 1/20 WESTERN CAROLINA * (Watch ESPN) W, 66-50 1/24 MERCER * (Watch ESPN) W, 84-75 1/27 at Wofford * (Watch ESPN) W, 75-62 ETSU (2017-18 Record: 23-8 Overall, 14-4 SoCon) 1/29 at The Citadel * (Watch ESPN) W, 73-71 Probable Starters (Note: 2017-18 statistics) 2/1 SAMFORD * (Watch ESPN) W, 96-76 2/3 CHATTANOOGA * (Watch ESPN) W, 81-61 No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. G/GS PPG RPG APG Min/G 2/10 at VMI * (Watch ESPN) W, 70-56 1 Desonta Bradford G Sr. 6-4 190 30/30 15.5 5.8 3.5 32.5 2/12 at UNCG * (Watch ESPN) L, 56-74 2 David Burrell F Sr. 6-6 200 30/30 7.3 5.0 1.0 21.7 2/17 at Western Carolina *(Watch ESPN) W, 72-61 2/20 THE CITADEL * (Watch ESPN) L, 82-84 5 Peter Jurkin C Sr. 7-0 245 30/29 7.7 4.9 0.2 17.9 2/23 WOFFORD * (Watch ESPN) L, 71-75 12 Jalan McCloud G Sr. 5-11 175 30/24 11.5 2.7 3.5 26.0 2/25 FURMAN * (Watch ESPN) L, 76-79 24 Jermaine Long G Sr. 6-3 180 31/29 3.8 2.3 2.7 21.0 3/3 SoCon Quarterfi nals $ (Watch ESPN) 6 pm 3/4 SoCon Semifi nals $ (Watch ESPN) 6:30 pm Reserves 3/5 SoCon Final $ (ESPN2) 9 pm 0 Kanayo Obi-Rapu G Sr. 6-3 195 26/1 3.6 1.3 0.6 10.4 Home games in BOLD CAPS * SoCon Conference game; 3 Bo Hodges G Fr. 6-4 190 29/1 9.3 3.5 0.9 20.7 $ SoCon Tournament in Asheville, N.C. 4 Jason Williams G So. 5-11 185 29/3 3.1 0.8 1.5 11.5 % Adolph Rupp Classic 11 Devontavius Payne G Sr. 6-2 175 30/6 9.6 3.1 1.1 23.3 30 James Harrison F Jr. 6-8 225 14/0 1.7 1.3 0.1 5.3 23 Dillon Reppart G Sr. 6-3 180 7/0 1.0 1.0 0.4 4.3 33 Mladen Armus F Fr. 6-10 230 31/2 6.0 5.5 0.5 17.4 34 Karl Overstreet C Sr. 6-10 240 1/0 2.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 Head Coach: Steve Forbes (Southern Arkansas, ’88) Assistant Coaches: Jason Shay (Iowa, ’95), Brooks Savage (Tennessee, ’08), BJ McKie (South Carolina, ’99), Frank Davis (Tennessee Tech, ’10) * (Patrick Good is redshirting this season after transfering from Appalachian State) Tournament’s top storylines: 1) The Buccaneers enter the 2018 SoCon Tournament with the goal of mak- ing a third straight championship game appearance and defending their 2017 tournament title. The Bucs have made 10 trips all-time to the NCAA Tournament, with seven of those trips coming out of the SoCon Tournament This season, ETSU fans around the globe will (1989, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’03, ’04, ’17). have the opportunity to watch the Bucs play via Internet video streaming at both ESPN3 (Watch ESPN) and the SoConDigitalNetwork.com. 2) The Bucs have won 21 of their last 26 games, which included the nation’s Check out ETSUBucs.com to learn which outlet longest winning streak (16 games). That streak matched a program record. will be broadcasting the games throughout the year. 3) ETSU is currently ranked 12th in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll. NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES ... 1968, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2017 SoCon Tournament Notebook Media Information 2018 Southern Conference East Tennessee State’s Athletic Media Relations Offi ce is Men’s Basketball Championship available to assist members of the media with their questions presented by General Shale and requests about Buccaneer basketball. Contact Associate MARCH 2-5 • U.S. CELLULAR CENTER • ASHEVILLE, N.C. Athletic Director Michael White with any questions about the FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY Bucs. MARCH 2 MARCH 3 MARCH 4 MARCH 5 No. 8 The Citadel Session 1, Game 1 Michael White, Assoc. AD ........(423) 439-4220 (W) March 2, 5 p.m. (Basketball Contact) ...................(423) 956-1461 (C) Session 2, Game 3 No. 9 VMI March 3, 12 p.m. Kevin Brown, Asst. Director. ..(423) 439-5263 (W) No. 1 UNCG Marissa Avanzato, GA ................(423) 439-5612 (W) Session 4, Game 7 March 4, 4 p.m. Mike Ezekiel, GA ........................(423) 439-8212 (W) No. 4 Mercer Session 2, Game 4 March 3, 2:30 p.m. Media Relations Fax ........................(423) 439-6138 No. 5 Woff ord CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Session 5, Game 9 Press Row Phone ............................(423) 525-1662 March 5, 9 p.m. Media Relations Mailing Address . P.O. Box 70707 ...........................................Johnson City, TN., 37614 No. 7 Samford Session 1, Game 2 Overnight Address: ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center, Rm. 146-W March 2, 7:30 p.m. Session 3, Game 5 Corner of St. of Franklin and J. Robert Bell,Johnson City, TN., 37614 No. 10 Chattanooga March 3, 6 p.m. No. 2 ETSU Session 4, Game 8 March 4, 6:30 p.m. Quick Facts for ETSU Hoops No. 3 Furman Session 3, Game 6 GENERAL INFORMATION March 3, 8:30 p.m. Location ...........................................................Johnson City, Tenn. No. 6 Western Carolina Founded ................................................................................. 1911 Nickname.....................................................................Buccaneers We are “ETSU” Enrollment ...........................................................................15,000 The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to Colors .................................................................Navy Blue & Gold ask both the print and broadcast media to honor our request Arena .......................................Freedom Hall Civic Center (6,500) to be called “ETSU” ... East Tennessee State University in first Affi liation ................................................................NCAA Division I reference is acceptable, but subsequent references should be Conference ...................................................................... Southern ETSU ... On TV graphics please use ETSU ... Our nickname is President .............................. Dr. Brian Noland (West Virginia, ’91) the Buccaneers, but Bucs is also acceptable. Athletics Director .................................... Scott Carter (ETSU, ’03) Athletics Phone...................................................... (423) 439-4343 Bucs ready to head back to Asheville Ticket Offi ce Phone ............................................... (423) 439-3878 The ETSU men’s basketball team has enjoyed its share of success at the SoCon Men’s Basketball Tournament ... Seven Athletic Website ............................................www.ETSUBucs.com times the Bucs have won the championship, which includes HISTORY last season’s title run, four straight championships from First year of basketball ......................................................1918-19 1989-92, and back-to-back titles in 2003 and 2004 ... While Overall all-time record .................................................1,326-1,032 the Bucs are 35-20 all-time in the SoCon Tournament, their NCAA Tournament appearances/last ................................10/2017 time in Asheville’s U.S. Cellular Center has been particularly NCAA Tournament record ........................................................2-11 enjoyable -- including a string of 14 straight wins from 1989 NIT appearances/last ..........................................................2/2007 to 1993 ... In fact, the Bucs played in the SoCon title game Last post-season opponent .....Florida in NCAA First Round, 2017 five straight years during that stretch -- winning four of those championship appearances. ... In all, the Bucs have made Result ................................................................................L, 65-80 seven championship game appearances in the U.S. Cellular COACHING STAFF Center, including back-to-back visits in the last two seasons Head Coach......................Steve Forbes (Southern Arkansas, ’88) (2016 & 2017). Record at ETSU ....................................... 74-28 (.725), Third year Career Record ......................................240-89 (.729), 10 seasons ETSU hoping to add another NCAA trip Overall NCAA Tournament Record .................................0-1 (.000) Having already made 10 trips to the NCAA Tournament in its NCAA Tournament Record at ETSU ............................... 0-1 (.000) history, the ETSU men’s basketball team would like to add to Basketball Offi ce Phone ........................................ (423) 439-4207 its legacy by taking another conference tournament trophy back to its treasure chest ... The most memorable stretch in Best Time To Reach Coach .........................................Contact SID school history was from 1989 to 1992, when the Bucs made Assistant Coaches .......................................................................... four straight trips to the NCAAS, were ranked in the Top 10 na- Jason Shay (Iowa, ’95), Third season at ETSU tionally (1991), and defeated Arizona in the NCAA first round Brooks Savage (Tennessee, ’08), Third season at ETSU in 1992 ... The Bucs only other trip prior to that run came in BJ McKie (South Carolina, ’99), First season at ETSU 1968 ... Other trips to the NCAAs came in 2003, 2004, 2009, Frank Davis (Tennessee Tech, ’10), First season at ETSU 2010 and 2017.