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2019-20 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS (• All Times EST) Date Opponent Time/Score 11/6 NEWBERRY W, 79-50 11/9 at UT-Martin W, 92-75 2019-2020 GAME NOTEBOOK 11/14 WINTHROP W, 61-58. VS. 11/19 at No. 4 Kansas % L, 63-5 11/23 DELAWARE STATE % W, 98-66. 11/24 SOUTHERN UTAH% W, 70-56 11/26 APPALACHIAN STATE 7 P.M. 11/30 at Arkansas Little-Rock 3 p.m. 12/4 at The Citadel * 7 p.m. NOV. 26, 2019 | 7 P.M. | FREEDOM HALL (JOHNSON CITY, TENN.) 12/7 at North Dakota State 8 p.m. 12/15 MILLIGAN 2 P.M. RADIO: WXSM-AM 640 (JAY SANDOS) 12/18 at LSU 7 p.m. 12/21 CLEVELAND STATE 4 P.M. TV: ESPN+ (DAVID JACKSON & BRUCE TRANBARGER) 12/29 MARS HILL 2 P.M. 1/1 WOFFORD * 4 P.M. 1/4 at Furman * 4 p.m. STATS: ETSUBUCS.COM (STATBROADCAST) 1/8 at UNCG * 7 p.m. 1/11 VMI * 4 P.M. ETSU (2019-20 Record: 5-1 Overall, 0-0 SoCon) 1/15 SAMFORD * 7 P.M. PROBABLE STARTERS 1/18 at Western Carolina * 7 p.m. 1/25 CHATTANOOGA * 4 P.M. No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. G/GS PPG RPG APG Min/G 1/29 MERCER * 7 P.M. 3 Bo Hodges G Jr. 6-5 210 6/6 15.0 5.8 2.5 28.7 2/1 UNCG * 4 P.M. 10 Patrick Good G Jr. 6-0 175 6/4 10.2 3.0 1.0 23.8 2/5 at Chattanooga * 7 p.m. 2/8 at Mercer * 4:30 p.m. 11 Jeromy Rodriguez F RSr. 6-7 230 6/6 8.5 7.5 0.8 23.0 2/12 THE CITADEL * 7 P.M. 15 Isaiah Tisdale G Sr. 6-1 195 6/6 7.2 4.0 3.7 25.3 2/15 at VMI * 1 p.m. 2/19 FURMAN * 7 P.M. 25 Lucas N’Guessan C Sr. 7-0 230 6/6 9.0 5.7 1.2 20.3 2/22 at Samford * 3 p.m. RESERVES 2/26 at Wofford * 7 p.m. 1 Tray Boyd III G Sr. 6-4 195 6/0 11.8 2.0 1.7 21.8 2/29 WESTERN CAROLINA * 4 P.M. 3/6-9 SoCon Tournament (Asheville, N.C.) 5 Daivien Williamson G So. 6-2 165 6/2 9.2 1.8 3.7 25.5 Home games in BOLD CAPS 12 Damari Monsanto G Fr. 6-6 225 --- --- --- --- --- * SoCon Conference game; % Maui Invitational (Mainland) 13 Octavion Corley C RJr. 7-0 210 3/0 0.7 1.7 0.0 9.3 21 Joe Hugley* F Sr. 6-7 235 2/0 4.0 3.5 0.0 11.5 23 Vonnie Patterson F Jr. 6-4 200 5/0 3.0 2.8 0.8 20.2 24 Jordan Coffin G Jr. 6-1 185 3/0 0.7 0.7 0.0 3.3 33 Charlie Weber F Fr. 6-9 215 3/0 3.7 2.0 0.7 9.0 Ledarrius Brewer$ G Jr. 6-5 195 28/22 12.7 4.7 2.0 28.3 HEAD COACH: Steve Forbes (Southern Arkansas, ’88) ASSISTANT COACHES: Jason Shay (Iowa, ’95), BJ McKie (South Carolina, ’99), Brooks Savage (Tennessee, ’08), Frank Davis (Tennessee Tech, ’10) * From Central Connenticut State; $ From SEMO has to sit out 2019-2020 season TONIGHT’S TOP STORYLINES 1) Fifty-five miles seperate both campuses, however, this marks the first meeting between both schools in 2,909 days when ETSU won 65-48 on Dec. 10, 2011 in Boone, N.C. ... This marks the first time the game has been played in Johnson City since Nov. 15, 2011 when ETSU won 81-68 ... Overall, this is the 126th all-time meeting with ETSU leading the series, 79-46 -- the Bucs have won six straight. 2) The Bucs never trailed in their game versus the Thunderbirds, while ETSU led for 76 min- utes and 46 seconds of the possible 80 minutes in the two games over the weekend … In Yet again this season, ETSU fans around the globe will the Bucs’ four home games this season, ETSU has led in 149 minutes and 17 seconds of the have the opportunity to watch the Bucs play via Internet possible 160 minutes. video streaming with the Watch ESPN App, through ESPN+ or the SoConDigitalNetwork.com. Check out 3) The Bucs cap off playing three games over a four-day stretch when ETSU takes on Appalachian ETSUBucs.com to learn which outlet will be broadcasting State on Tuesday night … ETSU defeated Delaware State and Southern Utah on Saturday and games throughout the year. Sunday in the Maui Invitational Mainland games … Overall, the marks the Bucs’ fourth game over a week span as ETSU played at No. 4 Kansas last Tuesday. GAME #6 | APPALACHIAN STATE | NOV. 26, 2019 | FREEDOM HALL @ETSU_MBB etsubasketball MEDIA INFORMATION WE ARE “ETSU” The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to ask both the print East Tennessee State’s Athletic Media Relations Office is and broadcast media to honor our request to be called “ETSU” ... East Tennessee available to assist members of the media with their questions State University in first reference is acceptable, but subsequent references should and requests about Buccaneer basketball. Contact Director of be ETSU ... On TV graphics please use ETSU ... Our nickname is the Buccaneers, but Communications Kevin Brown with any questions about the Bucs is also acceptable. Bucs. BUC BITS Kevin Brown, Director (MBB Contact) (423) 747-3877 (C) As ETSU head coach Steve Forbes enters his fifth season with the Buccaneers, the David Fox, Assistant Director .....(423) 439-5263 (W) program has maintained and strengthened its position as one of the preeminent mid- Matt Busch, Intern ..................... (423) 439-5612 (W) majors in the country. ... In fact, Forbes has taken the Bucs to even higher levels of success, having totaled 105 victories and a .724 winning percentage during his ETSU David Czarlinsky, GA ..................(423) 439-8212 (W) tenure ... At present, those numbers give Forbes the 17th highest win percentage among active NCAA Division I head coaches. … The Buccaneers posted their fourth Media Relations Fax ........................(423) 439-6138 straight 20-win season last year, which marks just the second time in program his- Press Row Phone ............................(423) 525-1662 tory ETSU has accomplished the feat (1988-89 to 1991-92) .. Under Coach Forbes, Media Relations Mailing Address . P.O. Box 70707 the Bucs have won 24, 27, 25 and 24 games over the last four seasons -- marking ...........................................Johnson City, TN., 37614 the most wins over a four-year stretch in Buccaneer history (100). Overnight Address: ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center, Rm. 146-W Corner of St. of Franklin and J. Robert Bell,Johnson City, TN., 37614 LAST TIME OUT JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 24, 2019) -- In a game where ETSU never trailed, the Buccaneers never felt at ease until the final minutes as the Blue and Gold pulled away for a 70-58 win over Southern Utah to claim the Maui Jim Maui Invitational QUICK FACTS FOR ETSU HOOPS mainland portion of the tournament on Sunday afternoon inside Freedom Hall. GENERAL INFORMATION For the fifth time in six games the Bucs had a different leading scorer as senior LOCATION .................................................................................... Johnson City, Tenn. center Lucas N’Guessan (De Lier, Netherlands) poured in a career-high 18 points FOUNDED .................................................................................................................1911 and grabbed seven rebounds, while junior guard Patrick Good (Johnson City, Tenn.) NICKNAME ...................................................................................................Buccaneers knocked down three of his five three-pointers in the second half to finish with 16 ENROLLMENT ........................................................................................................ 14,400 points. COLORS ...........................................................................................Navy Blue & Gold ARENA ............................................................. Freedom Hall Civic Center (6,177) ETSU, who has now won five of its first six games of the season, shot 45 percent AFFILIATION ........................................................................................ NCAA Division I from the field (21-27) and hit over 75 percent of its free throws for the second CONFERENCE ...................................................................................................Southern straight game – going 19-of-25 at the line – with N’Guessan connecting on all eight PRESIDENT ...................................................Dr. Brian Noland (West Virginia, ’91) trips. Southern Utah was held to 39.7 percent from the field (23-58), including a 25 percent clip from three (4-16) and 50 percent mark at the free throw line (8-16). ATHLETICS DIRECTOR .......................................................... Scott Carter (ETSU, ’03) Despite leading by 10 at the half, ETSU saw its deficit cut to three in the opening ATHLETICS PHONE ...............................................................................(423) 439-4343 eight minutes of the second half. TICKET OFFICE PHONE .........................................................................(423) 439-3878 ATHLETIC WEBSITE ...................................................................www.ETSUBucs.com That’s when Good stepped up and knocked down his clutch threes over a four- HISTORY minute stretch to see the Bucs’ lead expand back into double figures, 54-44, with FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL ............................................................................... 1918-19 7:36 remaining. OVERALL ALL-TIME RECORD ....................................................................... 1,358-1,044 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES/LAST ......................................................10/2017 The Thunderbirds kept battling and pulled within five at the 3:38 mark, but the Blue NCAA TOURNAMENT RECORD .................................................................................2-11 and Gold rattled off eight straight points to take their largest lead of the night, 64-51 NIT APPEARANCES/LAST ......................................................................................2/2007 with just under two minutes remaining. ETSU made 10 of its final 12 free throws in the closing minutes to secure the home win. LAST POST-SEASON OPPONENT ..................... Green Bay in CIT First Round, 2019 RESULT............................................................................................................. L, 94-102 The game was tightly contested in the first half as neither team led by as many as COACHING STAFF six in the opening 10 minutes, but with ETSU ahead 15-14, the Bucs used an 8-0 HEAD COACH ..........................................Steve Forbes (Southern Arkansas, ’88) run to build a nine-point lead, 23-14, following a three-pointer by Isaiah Tisdale RECORD AT ETSU ........................................................