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2018–19 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 East Tennessee Buccaneers basketball team represented East Tennessee State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by fourth-year head coach Steve Forbes, played their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, Tennessee as of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 13–5 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Chattanooga in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament before losing in the semifinals to Wofford. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Green Bay.

2018–19 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
Cayman Island Classic Mainland champion
Sun Bowl Invitational champion
CIT, First Round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record24–10 (13–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFreedom Hall Civic Center
Seasons
2018–19 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Wofford † 18 – 0   1.000 30 – 5   .857
UNC Greensboro 15 – 3   .833 29 – 7   .806
Furman 13 – 5   .722 25 – 8   .758
East Tennessee State 13 – 5   .722 24 – 10   .706
Chattanooga 7 – 11   .389 12 – 20   .375
Mercer 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355
Samford 6 – 12   .333 17 – 16   .515
VMI 4 – 14   .222 11 – 21   .344
Western Carolina 4 – 14   .222 7 – 25   .219
The Citadel 4 – 14   .222 12 – 18   .400
† 2019 SoCon tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Buccaneers finished the 2017–18 season 25–9, 14–4 in SoCon play to finish in second place. They defeated Chattanooga and Furman to advance to the championship game of the SoCon tournament where they lost to UNC Greensboro. Despite having 25 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Roster

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2018–19 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Tray Boyd III 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee
F 2 D'Andre Bernard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Toronto, Ontario, Canada
G 3 Bo Hodges 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Nashville, Tennessee
G 4 Daivien Williamson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 5 Carlos Curtis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 10 Patrick Good 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Johnson City, Tennessee
F 11 Jeromy Rodriguez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Santiago, Dominican Republic
G 12 Tre Tiller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Chattanooga, Tennessee
C 13 Octavion Corley 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Reno, Nevada
G 15 Isaiah Tisdale 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lexington, Kentucky
F 20 James Harrison, Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Dallas, Texas
F 21 Kevon Tucker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Dacula, Georgia
G 23 Myles Rasnick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Knoxville, Tennessee
C 25 Lucas N'Guessan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr De Lier, Netherlands
F 33 Mladen Armus 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Belgrade, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 18, 2018

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Southern Wesleyan W 85–38 
Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,391)
Johnson City, TN
Regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia State
Cayman Islands Classic campus game 		L 68–74  0–1
 GSU Sports Arena (1,688)
Atlanta, GA
Nov 8, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Hiwassee W 109–44  1–1
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,539)
Johnson City, TN
Nov 11, 2018*
1:30 pm, FS1 		at Creighton
Cayman Islands Classic campus game 		L 69–75  1–2
 CHI Health Center Omaha (16,506)
Omaha, NE
Nov 17, 2018*
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Winthrop W 76–74  2–2
 Winthrop Coliseum 
Rock Hill, SC
Nov 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Chicago State
Cayman Islands Classic Mainland semifinals 		W 86–61  3–2
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,325)
Johnson City, TN
Nov 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Sam Houston State
Cayman Islands Classic Mainland championship 		W 77–63  4–2
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,203)
Johnson City, TN
Nov 24, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Dakota State W 79–61  5–2
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,610)
Johnson City, TN
Nov 27, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia Southern W 69–64  6–2
 Hanner Fieldhouse (2,256)
Statesboro, GA
Dec 1, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wofford L 62–79  6–3
(0–1) 		Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,014)
Spartanburg, SC
Dec 3, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Reinhardt W 107–60  7–3
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,493)
Johnson City, TN
Dec 8, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Martin W 80–62  8–3
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,210)
Johnson City, TN
Dec 15, 2018*
2:00 pm, BTN Plus 		at Illinois L 55–73  8–4
 State Farm Center (12,379)
Champaign, IL
Dec 21, 2018*
7:00 pm 		vs. Wyoming
Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals 		W 76–53  9–4
 Don Haskins Center (4,284)
El Paso, TX
Dec 22, 2018*
9:00 pm 		vs. Norfolk State
Sun Bowl Invitational championship game 		W 89–61  10–4
 Don Haskins Center (4,011)
El Paso, TX
Dec 29, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Furman W 79–56  11–4
(1–1) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,439)
Johnson City, TN
Jan 3, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Samford W 81–72 OT 12–4
(2–1) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,316)
Johnson City, TN
Jan 5, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Chattanooga W 96–70  13–4
(3–1) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,011)
Johnson City, TN
Jan 10, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at The Citadel W 98–73  14–4
(4–1) 		McAlister Field House (1,253)
Charleston, SC
Jan 12, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Mercer W 72–68 OT 15–4
(5–1) 		Hawkins Arena (3,227)
Macon, GA
Jan 17, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		VMI W 85–82  16–4
(6–1) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,286)
Johnson City, TN
Jan 19, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		UNC Greensboro L 68–75  16–5
(6–2) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,702)
Johnson City, TN
Jan 26, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Western Carolina W 91–69  17–5
(7–2) 		Ramsey Center (2,095)
Cullowhee, NC
Jan 31, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Samford W 74–66  18–5
(8–2) 		Pete Hanna Center (987)
Homewood, AL
Feb 2, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Chattanooga W 77–64  19–5
(9–2) 		McKenzie Arena (4,553)
Chattanooga, TN
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wofford L 76–78 OT 19–6
(9–3) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,911)
Johnson City, TN
Feb 9, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Furman L 61–91  19–7
(9–4) 		Timmons Arena (2,500)
Greenville, SC
Feb 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		The Citadel W 91–83  20–7
(10–4) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,723)
Johnson City, TN
Feb 16, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		Mercer W 88–69  21–7
(11–4) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,146)
Johnson City, TN
Feb 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at VMI W 94–70  22–7
(12–4) 		Cameron Hall (715)
Lexington, VA
Feb 24, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UNC Greensboro L 59–60  22–8
(12–5) 		Greensboro Coliseum (6,021)
Greensboro, NC
Mar 2, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Carolina W 81–74  23–8
(13–5) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,520)
Johnson City, TN
SoCon tournament
March 9, 2019
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(4) vs. (5) Chattanooga
Quarterfinals 		W 68–64  24–8
 U.S. Cellular Center (5,443)
Asheville, NC
March 10, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(4) vs. (1) Wofford
Semifinals 		L 72–81  24–9
 U.S. Cellular Center (6,273)
Asheville, NC
CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament
March 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, CBS Sports Live 		Green Bay
First round – Hugh Durham Classic 		L 94–102  24–10
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,817)
Johnson City, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ TN, Streamline Technologies | Nashville. "Men's Basketball | Schedule | Official Site of East Tennessee State Athletics". ETSUBucs.com. Retrieved March 23, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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