East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball
East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball history
East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, TN)
Freedom Hall Civic Center
Southern Conference (SoCon)
Current head coach: Brooks Savage (2023-)
- Asst: Kristopher Arkenberg (2023-)
- Asst: Marcus Belcher (2024-)
- Asst: Brian Jones (2023-)
- Asst: Cory Dixon (2024-)
- Asst: Blake Sexton (2024-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 1 (1968)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 10 (1968, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2017)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 2-10
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 2 (1983, 2007)
- NIT Overall Record: 0-2
- CIT Appearances: 3 (2011, 2014, 2019)
- CIT Overall Record: 3-3
- Vegas 16 Appearances: 1 (2016)
- Vegas 16 Overall Record: 1-1
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 1 (1957)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 1-1
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 3 (1953, 1954, 1956)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 0-3
Conference Titles (Ohio Valley, Atlantic Sun, SoCon):
- SoCon Regular Season Championships: 9 (1990, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2017, 2020)
- Atlantic Sun Regular Season Championships: 1 (2007)
- Ohio Valley Regular Season Championships: 1 (1968)
- SoCon Tournament Championships: 8 (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2017, 2020)
- Atlantic Sun Tournament Championships: 2 (2009, 2010)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 1 (Keith Jennings, 1991)
- SoCon Player of the Year: 6 (last = Desonta Bradford, 2018)
- Atlantic Sun Player of the Year: 3 (last = Mike Smith, 2011)
- Ohio Valley Player of the Year: 1 (Skeeter Swift, 1968)
East Tennessee State head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Brooks Savage | 2023-Pres | 19-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Desmond Oliver | 2021-23 | 27-37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Shay | 2020-21 | 13-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Forbes | 2015-20 | 130-43 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Murry Bartow | 2003-15 | 224-165 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Ed DeChellis | 1996-2003 | 105-93 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Alan LeForce | 1990-96 | 108-70 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Les Robinson | 1985-90 | 81-70 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Barry Dowd | 1982-85 | 40-46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Hallahan | 1978-82 | 57-53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonny Smith | 1976-78 | 30-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leroy Fisher | 1973-76 | 23-52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Madison Brooks | 1948-73 | 370-263 | 1 | 1 (4^) | 0 |
| L.T. Roberts | 1947-48 | 9-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene McMurray | 1933-47 | 174-90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| no coach | 1931-33 | 12-6 | – | – | – |
| John Robinson | 1925-31 | 25-40 | – | – | – |
| Jim Luck | 1923-25 | 10-15 | – | – | – |
| Vernon McFee | 1922-23 | 5-5 | – | – | – |
| Charles Reece | 1918-22 | 19-12 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These tournament appearances came when the East Tennessee State program was at either the NAIA or NCAA Division II level; ETSU moved up to Division I prior to the 1957-58 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.