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 10-6, 6-2 10-6, 3-5 12/19 LEE UNIVERSITY W, 62-53 12/22 at Alabama L,69-85 FEBRUARY 3, 2021 | 7 P.M. | HAWKINS ARENA 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+ (FRANK MALLOY & SYBIL BLALOCK) 1/20 at Western Carolina * W, 59-48 1/23 FURMAN * W, 71-62 1/30 THE CITADEL * W, 112-84 STATS: MERCERBEARS.COM (STATBROADCAST) 2/1 at Wofford * L, 62-67 2/3 at Mercer * 7 p.m. ETSU (2020-21 Record: 10-6 Overall, 6-2 SoCon) 2/6 CHATTANOONGA * 4 p.m. 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 16/16 6.1 6.4 1.1 25.3 2/17 MERCER * 7 p.m. 1 Serrel Smith G Jr. 6-4 175 16/13 7.9 2.4 1.3 25.4 2/20 at Samford * 8 p.m. 2/24 at VMI * 7 p.m. 12 Damari Monsanto G RFr. 6-6 225 16/11 12.1 7.6 0.9 26.3 2/27 UNCG * 4 p.m. 23 Vonnie Patterson F Sr. 6-4 200 16/16 5.3 3.7 1.8 22.9 3/5 SoCon Opening Round$ TBA 3/6 SoCon Quarterfinal$ TBA 25 Ledarrius Brewer G RJr. 6-5 190 15/15 16.4 5.0 1.5 29.3 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 15/0 1.3 0.3 0.2 5.6 % Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, Fla.) 4 David Sloan G Sr. 6-0 180 15/9 10.2 1.9 4.4 26.1 & Harrrah's Cherokee Center (Asheville, N.C.) $ SoCon Tournament Asheville, N.C.) 5 Marcus Niblack G Fr. 6-1 190 10/0 2.1 1.2 1.0 12.9 14 Ty Brewer F Jr. 6-9 205 16/0 9.6 4.4 0.7 21.8 15 Richard Amaefule F Fr. 6-9 230 13/0 1.9 2.5 0.3 9.8 21 Sadaidriene Hall G/F Fr. 6-5 200 1/0 2.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 22 Morrell Schramm G Fr. 6-2 210 3/0 1.0 0.0 0.0. 2.7 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 10/0 1.3 1.1 0.2 6.0 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, who had its 10-game win streak over Mercer snapped last January in Johnson City, still leads the all-time series, 23-9 … Prior to the 71-55 setback on Jan. 29, 2020, the Bucs’ last loss to Mercer was on Feb. 28, 2015 (69-64), which is the last time ETSU lost in Macon … Overall, the Bucs are 10-5 in games played in Macon, including winning the last five contests … Of the 10 wins at Mercer, one includes the 72-66 win in the 2010 ASUN Championship game inside Hawkins Arena. 2) Since the start of the 2015-16 season, the Bucs have bounced back following a loss as ETSU is 34-7 in those contests (not including postseason games) ... In addition, ETSU has only had five occasions of losing two or more games during this run.. Yet again this season, ETSU fans around the globe will have the opportunity to watch the Bucs play via Internet 3) After not receiving votes last week, the ETSU men’s basketball team made a huge leap in this week’s video streaming with the Watch ESPN App, through CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll as the Bucs were ranked No. 19 in the latest poll on Monday ESPN+ . Check out ETSUBucs.com to learn which outlet … ETSU was one of four SoCon schools in the Top 25 – No. 9 Furman, No. 21 UNCG and No. 24 Wofford. will be broadcasting games throughout the year. GAME #17 | AT MERCER | FEB. 3, 2021 | HAWKINS ARENA @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) SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Feb. 1, 2021) – After seeing five guys score in double figures David Fox, Assistant Director .....(423) 439-5263 (W) in Saturday’s win over The Citadel, the ETSU men’s basketball team only had one Matt Busch, Intern ..................... (423) 439-5612 (W) show up on Monday. David Czarlinsky, GA ..................(423) 439-8212 (W) Damari Monsanto (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) netted a career-high 24 points but it wasn’t enough to carry the Buccaneers to a road win at Wofford, as the Buccaneers fell 67-62 inside Richardson Indoor Stadium. Media Relations Fax ........................(423) 439-6138 INSIDE THE NUMBERS Press Row Phone ............................(423) 747-3877 • In a game that featured the last two Southern Conference champions, the Bucs Media Relations Mailing Address . P.O. Box 70707 had their four-game win streak snapped as ETSU dropped to 10-6, 6-2. Meanwhile, ...........................................Johnson City, TN., 37614 Wofford improved to 11-5, 8-2. Overnight Address: ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center, Rm. 272-W • The stat lines for both teams were nearly identical except for the shooting percent- Corner of St. of Franklin and J. Robert Bell,Johnson City, TN., 37614 ages. Wofford made two more field goals but managed to shoot 51 percent (25-49) thanks to hitting at a 61 percent clip in the second half. The Terriers also knocked down 12 threes and made five free throws. ETSU shot 40 percent from the floor QUICK FACTS FOR ETSU HOOPS (23-57), while making 11 triples and five of its six at the charity stripe. • The Bucs were plus-2 on the glass (32-30) and in steals (9-7), while both teams GENERAL INFORMATION dished out nine assists and Wofford had one more turnover, 16 to 15. LOCATION .................................................................................... Johnson City, Tenn. • ETSU held the edge in all the specialty stats as they were plus-4 in points off turn- FOUNDED .................................................................................................................1911 overs (18-14), plus-6 in points in the paint (22-16), plus-6 in second-chance points NICKNAME ...................................................................................................Buccaneers (13-7) and plus-4 in bench scoring (14-10). ENROLLMENT ........................................................................................................ 14,400 • The Bucs led by as many as 15 points in the first half before Wofford scored 15 COLORS ...........................................................................................Navy Blue & Gold unanswered to take its first lead of the game at the 2:08 mark of the opening frame. ARENA ............................................................. Freedom Hall Civic Center (6,177) • Prior to the game, ETSU cracked its way into the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 as they were No. 19. AFFILIATION ........................................................................................ NCAA Division I TOP PERFORMERS CONFERENCE ..................................................................................Southern (SoCon) • Monsanto posted his second straight 20-point scoring game and third of the season PRESIDENT ...................................................Dr. Brian Noland (West Virginia, ’91) as he led all players with 24 points. The freshman guard was 8-of-12 from the field ATHLETICS DIRECTOR ............................................... Scott Carter (ETSU, ’02 & ’04) and 6-of-9 from 3-point range, along with grabbing eight rebounds. ATHLETICS PHONE ...............................................................................(423) 439-4343 • The Bucs’ next leading scorer was Ledarrius Brewer (Meridian, Miss.) – who came TICKET OFFICE PHONE .........................................................................(423) 439-3878 into the night averaging 19 points in conference play – but finished with eight points ATHLETIC WEBSITE ...................................................................www.ETSUBucs.com on 3-of-11 shooting. • Senior Vonnie Patterson (Louisville, Ky.) scored all seven of his points in the second HISTORY half, while grabbing five rebounds and swiping two steals. FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL ............................................................................... 1918-19 • Wofford had three players score in double figures with Storm Murphy leading the OVERALL ALL-TIME RECORD ....................................................................... 1,392-1,050 way at 19 points. Tray Hollowell added 15 points and Max Klesmit tallied 14 points. NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES/LAST ......................................................11/2020 SERIES HISTORY NCAA TOURNAMENT RECORD .................................................................................2-11 ETSU, who had its 10-game win streak over Mercer snapped last January in Johnson NIT APPEARANCES/LAST ......................................................................................2/2007 City, still leads the all-time series, 23-9 … Prior to the 71-55 setback on Jan.