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2020-21 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS (• All Times EST) Date Opponent Time/Score 11/25 Abilene Christian % L, 47-70 11/26 Austin Peay % L, 66-67 VS . CHAMPIONS 2019-20 SOCON 11/27 MTSU % W, 57-43 12/8 vs. UNCA & PPD 12/12 UAB L, 61-65 12/15 GARDNER-WEBB W, 65-60 12/17 COLUMBIA INTL W, 96-54 11-7, 7-3 10-7, 3-7 12/19 LEE UNIVERSITY W, 62-53 12/22 at Alabama L,69-85 FEBRUARY 10, 2021 | 7 P.M. | MCALISTER FIELD HOUSE 12/30 WESTERN CAROLINA* W, 86-78 1/2 at UNCG* (Nexstar) W, 71-61 RADIO: WXSM-AM 640 (JAY SANDOS) 1/16 at Furman (ESPNU) L, 66-78 1/18 VMI W, 92-81 TV: ESPN+ (KYLE WEST & JASON KEMPF) 1/20 at Western Carolina * W, 59-48 1/23 FURMAN * W, 71-62 1/30 THE CITADEL * W, 112-84 STATS: CITADELSPORTS.COM (SIDEARM STATS) 2/1 at Wofford * L, 62-67 2/3 at Mercer * W, 70-64 ETSU (2020-21 Record: 11-7 Overall, 7-3 SoCon) 2/6 CHATTANOONGA * L, 65-67 No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. G/GS PPG RPG APG Min/G 2/10 at The Citadel * 7 p.m. 2/13 WOFFORD * 4 p.m. Previous Game Starters 2/15 at Chattanooga* 7 p.m. 0 Silas Adheke C Sr. 6-8 245 18/18 6.5 6.4 0.9 25.6 2/17 MERCER * 7 p.m. 1 Serrel Smith G Jr. 6-4 175 18/15 7.3 2.2 1.2 24.7 2/20 at Samford * 8 p.m. 2/24 at VMI * 7 p.m. 12 Damari Monsanto G RFr. 6-6 225 18/13 13.3 7.7 1.0 26.6 2/27 UNCG * 4 p.m. 23 Vonnie Patterson F Sr. 6-4 200 18/18 5.3 3.6 1.7 23.4 3/5 SoCon Opening Round$ TBA 3/6 SoCon Quarterfinal$ TBA 25 Ledarrius Brewer G RJr. 6-5 190 17/17 15.4 4.6 1.4 29.9 3/7 SoCon Semifnals$ TBA Off the Bench 3/8 SoCon Championship$ TBA 2 Paul Smith F Fr. 6-8 245 --- --- --- --- --- Home games in BOLD CAPS * SoCon Conference game; 3 Truth Harris G Fr. 6-1 175 16/0 1.3 0.3 0.2 5.4 % Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, Fla.) 4 David Sloan G Sr. 6-0 180 17/9 10.6 1.9 4.4 26.2 & Harrrah's Cherokee Center (Asheville, N.C.) $ SoCon Tournament Asheville, N.C.) 5 Marcus Niblack G Fr. 6-1 190 12/0 1.8 1.2 0.9 11.3 14 Ty Brewer F Jr. 6-9 205 18/0 9.0 4.1 0.7 21.4 15 Richard Amaefule F Fr. 6-9 230 15/0 1.7 2.5 0.3 9.2 21 Sadaidriene Hall G/F Fr. 6-5 200 2/0 1.0 0.5 0.5 2.0 22 Morrell Schramm G Fr. 6-2 210 4/0 0.8 0.0 0.3. 2.3 24 Jordan Coffin G Sr. 6-1 190 2/0 3.5 1.5 0.0 3.5 33 Charlie Weber F So. 6-9 215 12/0 1.1 1.2 0.3 6.2 HEAD COACH: Jason Shay (Iowa, ’95) ASSISTANT COACHES: Turner Battle (Buffalo, ’05), Greg Heiar (Mount St. Clare, ’00), Matt Wise (Transylvania, ’11), Chad Donley (Liberty, ’13) TONIGHT’S TOP STORYLINES 1) ETSU leads the all-time series 46-17, while winning the last five and 11 of the last 13 meetings … The Bucs are seeking the series sweep after defeating the Bulldogs 112-84 back on Jan. 30 inside Johnson City … ETSU has won the last five meetings in Charleston, including a 44-point win (115-71) on Jan. 5, 2017 … The Bucs won nine straight games over The Citadel in Charleston from 1989-2000. 2) Damari Monsanto has been on fire over the last five games as he’s averaging 22.4 points and 9.2 rebounds, while shooting 56 percent (38-68) from the field and 58 percent from beyond the arc (23-40) … Monsanto, who has scored at least 20 points in each of his last five games, is the first Buccaneer to accomplish the feat since Ge’Lawn Guyn scored in five straight games since Feb. 20-March 6, 2016 Yet again this season, ETSU fans around the globe will have the opportunity to watch the Bucs play via Internet 3) In its 11 wins this season, ETSU has faced a second-half deficit eight times, including a pair of eight-point video streaming with the Watch ESPN App, through deficits at Western Carolina and at Mercer … The only times the Bucs didn’t trail in the second half were ESPN+ . Check out ETSUBucs.com to learn which outlet against Columbia International, The Citadel and at UNCG. will be broadcasting games throughout the year. GAME #19 | AT THE CITADEL | FEB. 10, 2021 | MCALISTER FIELD HOUSE @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 avail- and broadcast media to honor our request to be called “ETSU” ... East Tennessee able to assist members of the media with their questions and State University in first reference is acceptable, but subsequent references should requests about Buccaneer basketball. Contact Director of Com- be ETSU ... On TV graphics please use ETSU ... Our nickname is the Buccaneers, but munications Kevin Brown with any questions about the Bucs. Bucs is also acceptable. LAST TIME OUT Kevin Brown, Director (MBB Contact) (423) 747-3877 (C) JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 6, 2021) – Ty Brewer (Meridian, Miss.) looked to have David Fox, Assistant Director .....(423) 439-5263 (W) been the hero for the Buccaneers. Matt Busch, Intern ..................... (423) 439-5612 (W) However, Chattanooga’s A.J. Caldwell got the last laugh. Caldwell knocked down a David Czarlinsky, GA ..................(423) 439-8212 (W) three-pointer with one second remaining, carrying the Mocs to a 67-65 victory over ETSU on Saturday evening inside Freedom Hall. Media Relations Fax ........................(423) 439-6138 After trailing the entire game, Brewer’s three-pointer from the right wing gave the Press Row Phone ............................(423) 747-3877 Bucs their only lead of the night with 11.9 seconds left. Following an ETSU timeout, Media Relations Mailing Address . P.O. Box 70707 the Mocs had time to set up the final play, resulting in Malachi Smith passing it off to Caldwell who took one dribble and got off the 24-footer with two defenders on ...........................................Johnson City, TN., 37614 him for his only made field goal of the game. The Bucs had a desperation half-court Overnight Address: ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center, Rm. 272-W heave at the buzzer but it was off the mark. Corner of St. of Franklin and J. Robert Bell,Johnson City, TN., 37614 INSIDE THE NUMBERS • ETSU saw a pair of streaks snapped Saturday night as they dropped to 11-7 overall UICK ACTS FOR OOPS and 7-3 in SoCon play. The Bucs, who had won the last seven games inside Freedom Q F ETSU H Hall, also saw their 10-game win streak over Chattanooga end. GENERAL INFORMATION • Chattanooga won its second straight game en route to improving to 14-5 overall LOCATION .................................................................................... Johnson City, Tenn. and 5-5 in conference play. The Mocs’ win was the first over ETSU since claiming FOUNDED .................................................................................................................1911 the SoCon Championship on March 7, 2016, while it was their first win in Johnson City since Feb. 13, 2016. NICKNAME ...................................................................................................Buccaneers • Saturday was the 92nd all-time meeting between the two programs with Chat- ENROLLMENT ........................................................................................................ 14,400 tanooga now pushing its lead in the series to 48-44, while 33 games have been COLORS ...........................................................................................Navy Blue & Gold decided by five points or less. ARENA ............................................................. Freedom Hall Civic Center (6,177) • Despite making 12 threes and shooting 52 percent from long distance, the Bucs AFFILIATION ........................................................................................ NCAA Division I couldn’t shrug off a sluggish start where the Mocs scored 15 of the first 18 points. CONFERENCE ..................................................................................Southern (SoCon) • Overall, ETSU shot 45 percent for the contest and made nine of its 13 attempts PRESIDENT ...................................................Dr. Brian Noland (West Virginia, ’91) at the charity stripe. • The Mocs were slightly better at 46 percent from the floor, while they were 8-of-21 ATHLETICS DIRECTOR ............................................... Scott Carter (ETSU, ’02 & ’04) from three and 7-of-11 at the line. ATHLETICS PHONE ...............................................................................(423) 439-4343 • ETSU was plus-4 on the glass (33-29) and outscored Chattanooga’s bench 20-5. TICKET OFFICE PHONE .........................................................................(423) 439-3878 Turnovers proved to be critical as the Bucs turned it over 12 times to only five by ATHLETIC WEBSITE ...................................................................www.ETSUBucs.com the Mocs, resulting in a 12-5 advantage in points off turnovers for the visitors. HISTORY TOP PERFORMERS FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL ............................................................................... 1918-19 • For the fifth straight game, redshirt freshman Damari Monsanto (Pembroke Pines, OVERALL ALL-TIME RECORD ....................................................................... 1,393-1,051 Fla.) scored over 20 points as he netted 13 of his game-high 22 in the second half. Monsanto knocked down five threes and also grabbed seven rebounds. NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES/LAST ......................................................11/2020 • Monsanto is the first ETSU player to register five straight 20-point scoring games NCAA TOURNAMENT RECORD .................................................................................2-11 since Ge’Lawn Guyn did so from Feb. 20-March 6, 2016. NIT APPEARANCES/LAST ......................................................................................2/2007 • David Sloan (Louisville, Ky.) scored in double figures for the second straight game LAST POST-SEASON OPPONENT ....................