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 11-6, 7-2 13-5, 4-5 12/19 LEE UNIVERSITY W, 62-53 12/22 at Alabama L,69-85 FEBRUARY 6, 2021 | 4 P.M. | FREEDOM HALL 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+ (KENNY HAWKINS & KASEY MARLER) 1/20 at Western Carolina * W, 59-48 1/23 FURMAN * W, 71-62 1/30 THE CITADEL * W, 112-84 STATS: ETSUBUCS.COM (STATBROADCAST) 2/1 at Wofford * L, 62-67 2/3 at Mercer * W, 70-64 ETSU (2020-21 Record: 11-6 Overall, 7-2 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 17/17 6.4 6.6 1.0 25.6 2/17 MERCER * 7 p.m. 1 Serrel Smith G Jr. 6-4 175 17/14 7.6 2.4 1.2 25.4 2/20 at Samford * 8 p.m. 2/24 at VMI * 7 p.m. 12 Damari Monsanto G RFr. 6-6 225 17/12 12.8 7.7 1.0 26.5 2/27 UNCG * 4 p.m. 23 Vonnie Patterson F Sr. 6-4 200 17/17 5.4 3.6 1.8 23.2 3/5 SoCon Opening Round$ TBA 3/6 SoCon Quarterfinal$ TBA 25 Ledarrius Brewer G RJr. 6-5 190 16/16 15.9 4.7 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 16/9 10.4 1.9 4.2 25.9 & Harrrah's Cherokee Center (Asheville, N.C.) $ SoCon Tournament Asheville, N.C.) 5 Marcus Niblack G Fr. 6-1 190 11/0 1.9 1.1 0.9 11.8 14 Ty Brewer F Jr. 6-9 205 17/0 9.2 4.1 0.7 21.2 15 Richard Amaefule F Fr. 6-9 230 14/0 1.9 2.4 0.3 9.4 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 11/0 1.2 1.0 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) Saturday marks the 91st all-time meeting in the series with Chattanooga holding a slight 47-44 lead; however, ETSU has won the last 10 meetings … The 10-game win streak matches the longest run in the series by both teams, while ETSU has a plus-14.5 scoring margin (77.8-63.3) during this streak … Only 20 points separate the total team scores in the series with the Bucs holding a plus-20 advantage (6,784 to 6,764) … The Bucs’ last setback to the Mocs came in the 2016 SoCon Championship game where UTC won 73-67, while ETSU’s last loss to the Mocs was on Feb. 13, 2016 when Chattanooga won 76-68 in Johnson City. 2) Damari Monsanto has been on fire over the last four games as he’s averaging 22.5 points and 9.8 Yet again this season, ETSU fans around the globe will rebounds, while shooting 62 percent (32-52) from the field and 60 percent from beyond the arc (18-30) have the opportunity to watch the Bucs play via Internet … Monsanto, who has scored at least 20 points in each of his last four games, is the first Buccaneer to ac- video streaming with the Watch ESPN App, through complish the feat since Ge’Lawn Guyn scored in five straight games since Feb. 20-March 6, 2016 ESPN+ . Check out ETSUBucs.com to learn which outlet will be broadcasting games throughout the year. 3) ETSU has gone 76-13 (.854) inside Freedom Hall since the start of the 2015-16 season, including a 7-1 mark this year and a 16-1 record last year GAME #18 | VS. CHATTANOOGA | FEB. 6, 2021 | 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 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) MACON, Ga. (Feb. 3, 2021) – Facing an eight-point halftime deficit, the ETSU men’s David Fox, Assistant Director .....(423) 439-5263 (W) basketball team had its back against the wall. Matt Busch, Intern ..................... (423) 439-5612 (W) David Czarlinsky, GA ..................(423) 439-8212 (W) Fortunately, for the Blue and Gold, they responded to head coach Jason Shay’s chal- lenge. Led by double-doubles from Damari Monsanto (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) and Media Relations Fax ........................(423) 439-6138 Silas Adheke (Lagos, Nigeria), the Buccaneers used a second-half surge to rally for Press Row Phone ............................(423) 747-3877 a 70-64 victory over Mercer on Wednesday night inside Hawkins Arena. Media Relations Mailing Address . P.O. Box 70707 INSIDE THE NUMBERS ...........................................Johnson City, TN., 37614 • ETSU, who has won 25 of the 34 games in the series and the last six in Macon, Overnight Address: ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center, Rm. 272-W improved to 11-6 overall and 7-2 in league play. Mercer suffered just its second Corner of St. of Franklin and J. Robert Bell,Johnson City, TN., 37614 home loss of the year and dipped to 10-7, 3-6. • The Bucs outscored Mercer 38-24 in the second half, including a 17-3 run to erase UICK ACTS FOR OOPS an eight-point deficit and take 63-57 lead thanks to a David Sloan (Louisville, Ky.) Q F ETSU H three-pointer as the shot clock was counting down with 3:35 remaining. GENERAL INFORMATION • ETSU shot 60 percent in the final 20 minutes en route to posting a 51 percent LOCATION .................................................................................... Johnson City, Tenn. clip for the game, while after seeing the Bears shoot 52 percent in the first half, the FOUNDED .................................................................................................................1911 Bucs held them to 38 percent in the second. Overall, Mercer finished 46 percent from the field and 36 percent from beyond the arc. The Bucs made 15 of their 25 NICKNAME ...................................................................................................Buccaneers attempts in the second half, including 4-of-9 from 3-point range. ENROLLMENT ........................................................................................................ 14,400 • Both teams made eight free throws but managed to shoot below 62 percent on COLORS ...........................................................................................Navy Blue & Gold the night. ARENA ............................................................. Freedom Hall Civic Center (6,177) • The Bucs were plus-9 in fastbreak scoring, 16-7, while ETSU finished with only eight AFFILIATION ........................................................................................ NCAA Division I turnovers, marking the second time in the last three games ETSU had less than 10. CONFERENCE ..................................................................................Southern (SoCon) For the sixth straight game, ETSU won the battle on the boards as the Bucs were PRESIDENT ...................................................Dr. Brian Noland (West Virginia, ’91) plus-3, 32-29. Thirty-six of the Bucs’ points were scored in the paint. TOP PERFORMERS ATHLETICS DIRECTOR ............................................... Scott Carter (ETSU, ’02 & ’04) • Monsanto, who registered his fourth straight 20-point scoring game, tied a career- ATHLETICS PHONE ...............................................................................(423) 439-4343 high with 24 points and added 10 rebounds for his third double-double. Monsanto TICKET OFFICE PHONE .........................................................................(423) 439-3878 was unconscious in the second half – scoring 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting (3-5 from ATHLETIC WEBSITE ...................................................................www.ETSUBucs.com three) and grabbing seven rebounds. For the game, Monsanto was 9-of-14 from HISTORY the field and connected on four of the Bucs’ six makes from beyond the arc. The FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL ............................................................................... 1918-19 redshirt freshman guard is the first Buccaneer player to have four straight 20-point OVERALL ALL-TIME RECORD ....................................................................... 1,393-1,050 scoring games since Ge’Lawn Guyn posted five straight from Feb. 20-March 6, 2016. • Adheke posted his second double-double of the year (third career) as he tallied NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES/LAST ......................................................11/2020 11 points and 10 rebounds to go with two blocks and one steal.