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 5-4, 1-0 5-3, 0-0 12/19 LEE UNIVERSITY W, 62-53 12/22 at Alabama L,69-85 JANUARY 2, 2021 | 5 P.M. | GREENSBORO COLISEUM 12/30 WESTERN CAROLINA* W, 86-78 1/2 at UNCG* (Nexstar) 5 p.m. RADIO: WXSM-AM 640 (JAY SANDOS) 1/6 VMI 7 p.m. 1/9 at Wofford* 7 p.m. TV: NEXSTAR / ESPN+ (PETE YANITY & MATT MATHENY) 1/13 SAMFORD* 7 p.m. 1/16 at Furman (ESPNU) 4 p.m. 1/20 at Western Carolina * TBA STATS: UNCGSPARTANS.COM (STATBROADCAST) 1/23 FURMAN * 4 p.m. 1/27 CHATTANOONGA * 7 p.m. ETSU (2020-21 Record: 5-4 Overall, 1-0 SoCon) 1/30 THE CITADEL * 4 p.m. No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. G/GS PPG RPG APG Min/G 2/3 at Mercer * TBA 2/6 at Chattanooga * 2 p.m. Previous Game Starters 2/10 at The Citadel * 7 p.m. 0 Silas Adheke C Sr. 6-8 245 9/9 6.4 6.6 1.2 23.7 2/13 WOFFORD * 4 p.m. 1 Serrel Smith G Jr. 6-4 175 9/6 6.0 2.4 1.3 23.4 2/17 MERCER * 7 p.m. 2/20 at Samford * 8 p.m. 12 Damari Monsanto G RFr. 6-6 225 9/4 9.2 5.9 1.1 22.8 2/24 at VMI * 7 p.m. 23 Vonnie Patterson F Sr. 6-4 200 9/9 5.2 3.6 1.8 22.2 2/27 UNCG * 4 p.m. 3/5 SoCon Opening Round$ TBA 25 Ledarrius Brewer G RJr. 6-5 190 9/9 16.1 4.9 1.4 29.1 3/6 SoCon Quarterfinal$ TBA Off the Bench 3/7 SoCon Semifnals$ TBA 2 Paul Smith F Fr. 6-8 245 --- --- --- --- --- 3/8 SoCon Championship$ TBA Home games in BOLD CAPS 3 Truth Harris G Fr. 6-1 175 9/0 1.6 0.4 0.2 6.4 * SoCon Conference game; 4 David Sloan G Sr. 6-0 180 8/8 9.9 1.5 4.1 26.0 % Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, Fla.) & Harrrah's Cherokee Center (Asheville, N.C.) 5 Marcus Niblack G Fr. 6-1 190 9/0 2.1 1.2 1.1 13.9 $ SoCon Tournament Asheville, N.C.) 14 Ty Brewer F Jr. 6-9 205 9/0 9.8 4.2 0.8 22.2 15 Richard Amaefule F Fr. 6-9 230 9/0 2.1 2.9 0.3 11.4 22 Morrell Schramm G Fr. 6-2 210 1/0- 0.0 0.0 0.0. 4.0 24 Jordan Coffin G Srr. 6-1 190 1/0 4.0 3.0 0.0 4.0 33 Charlie Weber F So. 6-9 215 3/0 0.0 0.3 0.0 2.3 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) Saturday marks the 34th all-time meeting, with ETSU holding an 18-15 lead … Only 55 total points separate both teams in the 33 games played – ETSU scoring 2,424 points and UNCG scoring 2,369 … The Bucs swept the series a year ago as ETSU defeated UNCG 64-57 back on Jan. 8 in Greensboro and won 82-65 in Johnson City on Feb. 1, marking ETSU’s first series sweep over the Spartans since 2015-16 2) When it comes to the month of January, the Bucs play stellar basketball … Since 2015-16, the Blue and Gold have gone 35-8 (.814) in the month of January, while winning 25 of its last 28 games in January … The 35 wins during this span are tied for the fifth-most in the country only behind Vermont (39), Bucknell (37), Yet again this season, ETSU fans around the globe will Gonzaga and Belmont at 36, while the Bucs are tied with Cincinnati, Villanova and Winthrop. have the opportunity to watch the Bucs play via Internet video streaming with the Watch ESPN App, through 3) Since the start of the 2015-16 campaign, ETSU has won the most games in the Southern Conference ESPN+ . Check out ETSUBucs.com to learn which outlet with 72 victories … UNCG (67), Furman (66) and Wofford (60) are the other top win leaders in league play will be broadcasting games throughout the year. during this span. GAME #10 | AT UNCG | JAN. 2, 2021 | GREENSBORO COLISEUM @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. (Dec. 30, 2020) – The reigning Southern Conference champions David Fox, Assistant Director .....(423) 439-5263 (W) are going to see everyone’s best fight. Matt Busch, Intern ..................... (423) 439-5612 (W) The ETSU men’s basketball team got that in Wednesday’s SoCon opener, but behind David Czarlinsky, GA ..................(423) 439-8212 (W) dominating performances from Ledarrius and Ty Brewer (Meridian, Miss.), the Buc- caneers landed the knockout punch – courtesy of a 53-point second half outburst – as the Bucs rallied for an 86-78 win over Western Carolina inside Freedom Hall. Media Relations Fax ........................(423) 439-6138 INSIDE THE NUMBERS Press Row Phone ............................(423) 747-3877 • ETSU, who improved to 5-4 and 1-0 in conference play, kept its winning streaks Media Relations Mailing Address . P.O. Box 70707 intact over the Catamounts as the Bucs have now won 12 straight in the series and ...........................................Johnson City, TN., 37614 15 consecutive at home. Overall, the Blue and Gold have won 29 of the last 30 Overnight Address: ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center, Rm. 272-W against the Catamounts. With the loss, the Western Carolina dipped to 7-3, 0-1. Corner of St. of Franklin and J. Robert Bell,Johnson City, TN., 37614 • The Bucs’ 86 points marked a season-high against a Division I opponent, including the 53 in the second half. • Both teams’ shooting percentages were nearly identical as they each shot 50 QUICK FACTS FOR ETSU HOOPS percent from the field, while ETSU hit at a 40 percent clip from beyond the arc (10-25) and Western finished at 37 percent (10-27). The Bucs made 31 field goals, ENERAL NFORMATION G I compared to the Catamounts’ 27. LOCATION .................................................................................... Johnson City, Tenn. • The two squads each grabbed 33 rebounds; however, ETSU was plus-4 on the FOUNDED .................................................................................................................1911 offensive glass (11-7), resulting in a plus-11 margin in second-chance points, 15-4. NICKNAME ...................................................................................................Buccaneers • ETSU finished with 13 steals and forced 19 turnovers, equating to 20 points off ENROLLMENT ........................................................................................................ 14,400 the Catamount miscues. COLORS ...........................................................................................Navy Blue & Gold • Wednesday marked the first time this season ETSU had fans inside Freedom Hall. The Bucs are allowing 10% capacity, which allowed 618 fans attend the SoCon opener. ARENA ............................................................. Freedom Hall Civic Center (6,177) TOP PERFORMERS AFFILIATION ........................................................................................ NCAA Division I • The Brewer Brothers combined for 45 points on a blistering 18-of-24 shooting as CONFERENCE ..................................................................................Southern (SoCon) Ty netted a game and season high 24 points, while Ledarrius registered a season PRESIDENT ...................................................Dr. Brian Noland (West Virginia, ’91) high 21 points, seven rebounds and career-high seven steals. ATHLETICS DIRECTOR .......................................................... Scott Carter (ETSU, ’03) • Damari Monsanto (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) and Silas Adheke (Lagos, Nigeria) also ATHLETICS PHONE ...............................................................................(423) 439-4343 finished in double figures for the Bucs. Monsanto added 13 points, four rebounds TICKET OFFICE PHONE .........................................................................(423) 439-3878 and two assists, while Adheke tallied 12 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Adheke and Monsanto both had 10 second-half points. ATHLETIC WEBSITE ...................................................................www.ETSUBucs.com • Serrel Smith (St. Petersburg, Fla.), who started in replace of David Sloan (Louisville, ISTORY H Ky.), went a perfect 6-of-6 at the free throw line to finish with eight points, three FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL ............................................................................... 1918-19 rebounds, three assists and three steals. OVERALL ALL-TIME RECORD ....................................................................... 1,387-1,048 • Western Carolina had four players score in double figures with local product Matt NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES/LAST ......................................................11/2020 Halvorsen leading the charge with 19 points on 5-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc. NCAA TOURNAMENT RECORD .................................................................................2-11 SERIES HISTORY NIT APPEARANCES/LAST ......................................................................................2/2007 Saturday marks the 34th all-time meeting, with ETSU holding an 18-15 lead … Only LAST POST-SEASON OPPONENT ..................... Green Bay in CIT First Round, 2019 55 total points separate both teams in the 33 games played – ETSU scoring 2,424 RESULT............................................................................................................. L, 94-102 points and UNCG scoring 2,369 … The Bucs swept the series a year ago as ETSU COACHING STAFF defeated UNCG 64-57 back on Jan.