1990–91 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

1990–91 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
1990–91 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
SoCon regular season co-champions and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 17
Record	28–5 (11–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Alan LeForce (1st season);
Home arena	ETSU/Mountain States Health; Alliance Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Furman	11	–	3	.786	20	–	9	.690
No. 17 East Tennessee State†	11	–	3	.786	28	–	5	.848
Chattanooga	11	–	3	.786	19	–	10	.655
Appalachian State	7	–	7	.500	16	–	14	.533
Marshall	7	–	7	.500	14	–	14	.500
VMI	5	–	9	.357	10	–	18	.357
Western Carolina	3	–	11	.214	11	–	17	.393
The Citadel	1	–	13	.071	6	–	22	.214

† 1991 SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 1991 Rankings from AP poll

The 1990–91 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team represented East Tennessee State University during the 1990-91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year coach Alan Leforce. Leforce was an assistant the previous year under coach Les Robinson who left to become head coach at NC State. The Bucs finished the season 28–5 and 11–3 in Southern Conference play to finish in a tie for first place. They won the Southern Conference tournament championship in Asheville to receive the automatic berth to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region. They lost to No. 7 Iowa in the first round. They finished ranked No. 17 in the final AP poll.

Roster

Player	Pos	Height	Summary
Keith Jennings	G	5-7	20.1 Pts 3.9 Reb 9.1 Ast
Rodney English	F	6-4	13.8 Pts 5.8 Reb 1.2 Ast
Calvin Talford	F	6-4	14.6 Pts 4.4 Reb 1.0 Ast
Alvin West	G	6-3	10.6 Pts 2.7 Reb 1.4 Ast
Marty Story	F	6-3	9.1 Pts 3.8 Reb 1.0 Ast
Major Geer	G	6-1	8.5 Pts 1.7 Reb 1.5 Ast
Jerry Pelphrey	F	6-5	6.8 Pts 2.5 Reb 1.6 Ast
Trazel Silvers	F	6-5	5.0 Pts 2.6 Reb 0.4 Ast
Darell Jones	F	6-9	3.6 Pts 3.5 Reb 0.8 Ast
Eric Palmer	G	5-7	1.4 Pts 0.6 Reb 0.7 Ast
Michael Woods	F	6-5	1.0 Pts 0.6 Reb 0.6 Ast
Greg Dennis	C	6-11	11.5 Pts 6.0 Reb 2.0 Ast
Loren Riddick	G	6-2	1.0 Pts 1.0 Reb 0.2 Ast
Moe Hayes	G	5-8	0.2 Pts 0.4 Reb 0.5 Ast

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Rankings

Pre	11/27	12/4	12/11	12/18	12/25	1/1	1/8	1/15	1/22	1/29	2/5	2/12	2/19	2/26	3/5	Final
-	-	-	24	21	20	17	16	15	12	16	13	10	13	19	15	17

Source^[2]

Schedule and results

Date	Type		Opponent	Conf		Tm	Opp	W	L	Arena
Wed Nov 14 1990	REG		Brigham Young	WAC	W	83	80	1	0	Marriott Center
Fri Nov 16 1990	REG		Arizona(3)	Pac-10	L	79	88	1	1	McKale Center
Mon Nov 26 1990	REG		George Mason	CAA	W	105	92	2	1	Memorial Center
Sat Dec 1 1990	REG		Austin Peay	OVC	W	103	86	3	1	Memorial Center
Sat Dec 8 1990	REG		James Madison	CAA	W	68	65	4	1	JMU Convocation Center
Sat Dec 15 1990	REG		George Mason	CAA	W	96	86	5	1	Patriot Center
Sat Dec 22 1990	REG		Cincinnati	Metro	W	90	79	6	1	Fifth Third Arena
Sat Dec 29 1990	REG		North Carolina State	ACC	W	94	91	7	1	Memorial Center
Sat Jan 5 1991	REG		Appalachian State	Southern	W	89	70	8	1	Memorial Center
Thu Jan 10 1991	REG		Liberty	Ind	W	86	55	9	1	Memorial Center
Sat Jan 12 1991	REG		Furman	Southern	W	95	79	10	1	Memorial Center
Mon Jan 14 1991	REG		The Citadel	Southern	W	96	76	11	1	Memorial Center
Sat Jan 19 1991	REG		Western Carolina	Southern	W	93	76	12	1	Ramsey Center
Mon Jan 21 1991	REG		Chattanooga	Southern	L	74	76	12	2	The McKenzie Arena
Sat Jan 26 1991	REG		Virginia Military Institute	Southern	W	97	66	13	2	Cameron Hall
Mon Jan 28 1991	REG		Marshall	Southern	W	99	88	14	2	Memorial Center
Wed Jan 30 1991	REG		Memphis	Metro	W	105	102	15	2	Mid-South Coliseum
Sat Feb 2 1991	REG		Appalachian State	Southern	W	94	78	16	2	Varsity Gym
Mon Feb 4 1991	REG		Chattanooga	Southern	W	93	70	17	2	Memorial Center
Sat Feb 9 1991	REG		The Citadel	Southern	W	101	69	18	2	McAlister Field House
Mon Feb 11 1991	REG		Furman	Southern	L	93	104	18	3	Memorial Auditorium
Thu Feb 14 1991	REG		Liberty	Ind	W	90	49	19	3	Vines Center
Sat Feb 16 1991	REG		Charlotte	Sun Belt	W	96	80	20	3	Bojangles Coliseum
Mon Feb 18 1991	REG		Western Carolina	Southern	W	102	78	21	3	Memorial Center
Sat Feb 23 1991	REG		Marshall	Southern	L	103	107	21	4	Henderson Center
Mon Feb 25 1991	REG		Virginia Military Institute	Southern	W	88	76	22	4	Memorial Center
Fri Mar 1 1991	CTOURN	N	The Citadel	Southern	W	99	70	23	4	Asheville Civic Center
Sat Mar 2 1991	CTOURN	N	Chattanooga	Southern	W	104	71	24	4	Asheville Civic Center
Sun Mar 3 1991	CTOURN	N	Appalachian State	Southern	W	101	82	25	4	Asheville Civic Center
Thu Mar 14 1991	NCAA	N	Iowa	Big Ten	L	73	76	25	5

Source^[2]

Rankings

Awards and honors

Keith Jennings – SoCon Player of the Year (Coaches), Consensus Second-Team All-American

References

^ "1990-91 ETSU Buccaneers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ ^a ^b "1990-91 ETSU Buccaneers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[1] "1990-91 ETSU Buccaneers Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[sched-2] "1990-91 ETSU Buccaneers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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