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 vs. 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 The Buccaneers at VMI 12/22 GEORGIA SOUTHERN (Watch ESPN) W, 79-59 12/28 TUSCULUM (Watch ESPN) W, 84-65 Feb. 10, 2018 -- Cameron Hall (Lexington, Va.) -- 1 p.m. (EST) 12/31 at Mercer * (Watch ESPN) W, 74-55 1/4 at Samford * (Watch ESPN) W, 90-72 Radio: Buc Sports Network -- Web: Watch ESPN App -- TV: None 1/6 at Chattanooga * (Watch ESPN) W, 85-66 1/11 UNCG * (Watch ESPN) W, 68-58 1/13 VMI * (Watch ESPN) W, 89-48 1/18 at Furman * (Watch ESPN) W, 62-61 ETSU (2017-18 Record: 21-4 Overall, 12-0 SoCon) 1/20 WESTERN CAROLINA * (Watch ESPN) W, 66-50 Probable Starters (Note: 2017-18 statistics) 1/24 MERCER * (Watch ESPN) W, 84-75 1/27 at Wofford * (Watch ESPN) W, 75-62 No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. G/GS PPG RPG APG Min/G 1/29 at The Citadel * (Watch ESPN) W, 73-71 1 Desonta Bradford G Sr. 6-4 190 25/25 15.5 5.8 3.5 32.0 2/1 SAMFORD * (Watch ESPN) W, 96-76 2/3 CHATTANOOGA * (Watch ESPN) W, 81-61 2 David Burrell F Sr. 6-6 200 24/24 7.1 4.8 1.0 22.2 2/10 at VMI * (Watch ESPN) 1 p.m. 5 Peter Jurkin C Sr. 7-0 245 24/23 8.2 5.1 0.3 18.6 2/12 at UNCG * (Watch ESPN) 7 p.m. 12 Jalan McCloud G Sr. 5-11 175 24/19 12.1 2.6 3.6 25.7 2/17 at Western Carolina * (Watch ESPN) 2 p.m. 2/20 THE CITADEL * (Watch ESPN) 7 p.m. 24 Jermaine Long G Sr. 6-3 180 25/23 3.8 2.0 2.8 20.0 2/23 WOFFORD * (Watch ESPN) 7 p.m. Reserves 2/25 FURMAN * (Watch ESPN) 2 p.m. 3/2-5 SoCon Tournament $ TBA 0 Kanayo Obi-Rapu G Sr. 6-3 195 23/1 3.9 1.3 0.5 10.5 Home games in BOLD CAPS 3 Bo Hodges G Fr. 6-4 190 23/1 8.9 3.5 0.6 19.5 * SoCon Conference game; 4 Jason Williams G So. 5-11 185 24/3 3.2 0.8 1.6 12.2 $ SoCon Tournament in Asheville, N.C. % Adolph Rupp Classic 11 Devontavius Payne G Sr. 6-2 175 24/4 9.4 3.0 1.2 22.8 30 James Harrison F Jr. 6-8 225 13/0 1.8 1.3 0.2 5.2 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 25/2 5.8 5.2 0.4 16.6 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) Tonight’s top storylines: 1) The Bucs will look to remain unbeaten in Southern Conference play when they travel to face VMI in Lexington, Va., on Saturday at 1 p.m. 2) The Bucs have won 19 of their last 20 games and are 9-3 on the road this season. The team also has a 15-game winning streak, which currently ranks This season, ETSU fans around the globe will as the second longest in NCAA Division I play, and the team will be trying to have the opportunity to watch the Bucs play via tie the 2003-04 Bucs for the school record at 16 in a row with a win over VMI. Internet video streaming at both ESPN3 (Watch ESPN) and the SoConDigitalNetwork.com. Check out ETSUBucs.com to learn which outlet 3) ETSU is currently ranked 5th in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll, 67th will be broadcasting the games throughout the in the most recent KenPom Power Rankings, and 60th in the NCAA Nitty Gritty year. RPI following games played on Jan. 30. NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES ... 1968, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2017 ETSU at VMI Media Information We are “ETSU” East Tennessee State’s Athletic Media Relations Offi ce is The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to available to assist members of the media with their questions ask both the print and broadcast media to honor our request and requests about Buccaneer basketball. Contact Associate to be called “ETSU” ... East Tennessee State University in first Athletic Director Michael White with any questions about the reference is acceptable, but subsequent references should be ETSU ... On TV graphics please use ETSU ... Our nickname is Bucs. the Buccaneers, but Bucs is also acceptable. Michael White, Assoc. AD ........(423) 439-4220 (W) Buc bits (Basketball Contact) ...................(423) 956-1461 (C) When Steve Forbes was hired as the men’s basketball coach Kevin Brown, Asst. Director. ..(423) 439-5263 (W) at ETSU on March 31, 2015, he promised that the Buccaneers Marissa Avanzato, GA ................(423) 439-5612 (W) would have a program of “first, best and most.” ... Less than Mike Ezekiel, GA ........................(423) 439-8212 (W) two years later, Forbes made good on that guarantee as he guided the 2016-17 ETSU men’s basketball team to a 27-win Media Relations Fax ........................(423) 439-6138 season, both a Southern Conference regular season and tour- Press Row Phone ............................(423) 525-1662 nament title, and a 10th trip all-time to the NCAA Tournament Media Relations Mailing Address . P.O. Box 70707 ... Overall, the Bucs have combined to win more games than ...........................................Johnson City, TN., 37614 any other program in the SoCon over the last two years (51) and have made back-to-back appearances in the league’s Overnight Address: ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center, Rm. 146-W tournament championship game ... As the squad enters the Corner of St. of Franklin and J. Robert Bell,Johnson City, TN., 37614 2017-18 season, the momentum and excitement around the program are high, but there will be challenges. ... Graduating Quick Facts for ETSU Hoops four of its starting five players from a year ago, the Bucs have lost 62 percent of its offensive production from a year ago, GENERAL INFORMATION along with its two best interior post defender. Location ...........................................................Johnson City, Tenn. Founded ................................................................................. 1911 The series vs. VMI Nickname.....................................................................Buccaneers The Bucs and Keydets have met 60 times in a series that dates Enrollment ...........................................................................15,000 back to 1953, with the Bucs holding a 49-11 advantage all-time Colors .................................................................Navy Blue & Gold ... ETSU has won five straight in the series, including a 89-48 Arena .......................................Freedom Hall Civic Center (6,500) home victory back on Jan. 13, 2018. Affi liation ................................................................NCAA Division I Last time out vs. VMI Conference ...................................................................... Southern JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 13, 2018) – Following an im- President .............................. Dr. Brian Noland (West Virginia, ’91) portant win over UNC Greensboro and with a trip to Furman Athletics Director .................................... Scott Carter (ETSU, ’03) awaiting next, a home matchup with VMI could have been Athletics Phone...................................................... (423) 439-4343 considered a “trap” game for the ETSU men’s basketball team. Ticket Offi ce Phone ............................................... (423) 439-3878 Turns out, the Buccaneers weren’t interested in overlooking the Athletic Website ............................................www.ETSUBucs.com Keydets. ... On a night when senior guard Desonta Bradford HISTORY (Humboldt) became the 41st player in program history to reach First year of basketball ......................................................1918-19 1,000 points for his career, the Bucs got a game high 17 points Overall all-time record .................................................1,324-1,029 from both senior guard Devontavius Payne (Carbondale, Ill.) and senior forward David Burrell (Milwaukee) to roll to an 89- NCAA Tournament appearances/last ................................10/2017 48 Southern Conference win over VMI inside Freedom Hall. With NCAA Tournament record ........................................................2-11 the victory, the Bucs have now won 12 of their last 13 games NIT appearances/last ..........................................................2/2007 to improve to 14-4 overall and 5-0 in SoCon play. Meanwhile, Last post-season opponent .....Florida in NCAA First Round, 2017 VMI dropped to 5-10, 0-4. ... The Bucs, who were without the Result ................................................................................L, 65-80 services of senior guard Jalan McCloud (Forth Worth, Texas) COACHING STAFF for family reasons, also got 16 points from freshman guard Bo Head Coach......................Steve Forbes (Southern Arkansas, ’88) Hodges (Nashville). Meanwhile, Bradford scored 14, including his milestone reaching 1,000th point, which came with 5:07 Record at ETSU ....................................... 72-24 (.750), Third year Career Record ......................................238-84 (.739), 10 seasons left in the contest. For the game, ETSU once again shot over Overall NCAA Tournament Record .................................0-1 (.000) 50 percent from the field (53.2), while also out-rebounding the Keydets 43-34, besting them 48-16 on points in the paint, NCAA Tournament Record at ETSU ..............................