2017–18 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team





































2017–18 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
ETSU Buccaneers Wordmark.png
Conference Southern Conference
2017–18 record 25–9 (14–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Steve Forbes (3rd season)
Assistant coach Jason Shay
Assistant coach Brooks Savage
Assistant coach BJ McKie
Home arena Freedom Hall Civic Center

Seasons


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2017–18 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L  
PCT

UNC Greensboro †
15 3   .833     27 8
  .771
East Tennessee State 14 4   .778     25 9
  .735
Furman 13 5   .722     23 10
  .697
Mercer 11 7   .611     19 15
  .559
Wofford 11 7   .611     21 13
  .618
Western Carolina 8 10   .444     13 19
  .406
Samford 6 12   .333     10 22
  .313
The Citadel 5 13   .278     11 21
  .344
VMI 4 14   .222     9 21
  .300
Chattanooga 3 15   .167     10 23
  .303

† 2018 SoCon Tournament winner


The 2017–18 East Tennessee Buccaneers basketball team represented East Tennessee State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by third-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 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.




Contents






  • 1 Previous season


  • 2 Roster


  • 3 Schedule and results


  • 4 References





Previous season


The Buccaneers finished the 2016–17 season 27–8, 14–4 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for the SoCon regular season championship. They defeated Mercer, Samford and UNC Greensboro to become champions of the SoCon Tournament. They earned the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Florida.



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2017–18 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team
Players Coaches



























































































































































Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown

G
0

Kanayo Obi-Rapu

6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)

Jr

Greensboro, North Carolina

G
1

Desonta Bradford

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)

Sr

Humboldt, Tennessee

F
2

David Burrell

6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)

Sr

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

G
3

Bo Hodges

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)

Fr

Nashville, Tennessee

G
4

Jason Williams

5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)

So

Detroit, Michigan

C
5

Peter Jurkin

7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
245 lb (111 kg)

RS Sr

Juba, South Sudan

F
10

Kendrick Gray

6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)

Fr

Newport, Vermont

G
11

Devontavius Payne

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)

Sr

Carbondale, Illinois

G
12

Jalan McCloud

5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)

Sr

Fort Worth, Texas

F
13

Jeromy Rodriguez

6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)

Jr

Santiago, Dominican Republic

G
15

Patrick Good

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
165 lb (75 kg)

So

Johnson City, Tennessee

F
20

James Harrison

6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)

Jr

Dallas, Texas

G
23

Dillon Reppart

6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)

Sr

Johnson City, Tennessee

G
24

Jermaine Long

6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)

Sr

New Orleans, Louisiana

F
33

Mladen Armus

6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)

Fr

Belgrade, Serbia

C
34

Karl Overstreet

6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)

Sr

Lynchburg, Virginia


Head coach

  • Steve Forbes

Assistant coach(es)


  • Jason Shay

  • Brooks Savage

  • BJ McKie




Legend



  • (C) Team captain


  • (S) Suspended


  • (I) Ineligible


  • (W) Walk-on




  • Injured Injured


  • Redshirt Current redshirt




Roster
Last update: January 4, 2018




Schedule and results































































































































































































































































































Date
time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season

Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3



at Northern Kentucky

L 63–81 
0–1


BB&T Arena (3,586)
Highland Heights, KY

Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm



at Savannah State
Adolph Rupp Classic

W 76–61 
1–1


Tiger Arena (965)
Savannah, GA

Nov 17, 2017*
7:00 pm, SECN



at No. 7 Kentucky
Adolph Rupp Classic

L 61–78 
1–2


Rupp Arena (20,378)
Lexington, KY

Nov 20, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3



Delaware State
Adolph Rupp Classic

W 81–57 
2–2


Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,562)
Johnson City, TN

Nov 22, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3



Troy
Adolph Rupp Classic

L 65–73 
2–3


Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN

Nov 25, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3



Fort Wayne
Adolph Rupp Classic

W 83–73 
3–3


Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,919)
Johnson City, TN

Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm



at Fordham

W 82–77 
4–3


Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,158)
Bronx, NY

Dec 6, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3



Northern Kentucky

W 84–71 
5–3


Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,484)
Johnson City, TN

Dec 10, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3



Hiwassee

W 94–48 
6–3


Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,321)
Johnson City, TN

Dec 16, 2017*
2:00 pm, FSN



at No. 10 Xavier

L 66–68 
6–4


Cintas Center (10,432)
Cincinnati, OH

Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3



at Detroit

W 81–73 
7–4


Calihan Hall (893)
Detroit, MI

Dec 22, 2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN3



Georgia Southern

W 79–59 
8–4


Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,050)
Johnson City, TN

Dec 28, 2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN3



Tusculum

W 84–65 
9–4


Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,218)
Johnson City, TN
SoCon regular season

Dec 31, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3



at Mercer

W 74–55 
10–4
(1–0)

Hawkins Arena (3,069)
Macon, GA

Jan 4, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN3



at Samford

W 90–72 
11–4
(2–0)

Pete Hanna Center (894)
Homewood, AL

Jan 6, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3



at Chattanooga

W 85–66 
12–4
(3–0)

McKenzie Arena (4,444)
Chattanooga, TN

Jan 11, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3



UNC Greensboro

W 68–58 
13–4
(4–0)

Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,038)
Johnson City, TN

Jan 13, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3



VMI

W 89–48 
14–4
(5–0)

Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,218)
Johnson City, TN

Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3



at Furman

W 62–61 
15–4
(6–0)

Timmons Arena (1,806)
Greenville, SC

Jan 20, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3



Western Carolina

W 66-50 
16-4
(7-0)

Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,412)
Johnson City, TN

Jan 24, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3



Mercer

W 84–75 
17–4
(8–0)

Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,770)
Johnson City, TN

Jan 27, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3



at Wofford

W 75–62 
18–4
(9–0)

Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,400)
Spartanburg, SC

Jan 29, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3



at The Citadel

W 73–71 
19–4
(10–0)

McAlister Field House (412)
Charleston, SC

Feb 1, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3



Samford

W 96–76 
20–4
(11–0)

Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,019)
Johnson City, TN

Feb 3, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3



Chattanooga

W 81–61 
21–4
(12–0)

Freedom Hall Civic Center (6,149)
Johnson City, TN

Feb 10, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3



at VMI

W 70–56 
22–4
(13–0)

Cameron Hall (3,253)
Lexington, VA

Feb 12, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3



at UNC Greensboro

L 56–74 
22–5
(13–1)

Greensboro Coliseum (4,179)
Greensboro, NC

Feb 17, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3



at Western Carolina

W 72–61 
23–5
(14–1)

Ramsey Center (1,836)
Cullowhee, NC

Feb 20, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3



The Citadel

L 82–84 
23–6
(14–2)

Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,911)
Johnson City, TN

Feb 23, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3



Wofford

L 71–75 
23–7
(14–3)

Freedom Hall Civic Center (6,005)
Johnson City, TN

Feb 25, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3



Furman

L 76–79 
23–8
(14–4)

Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,908)
Johnson City, TN

SoCon Tournament

Mar 3, 2018
8:30 pm, ESPN3

(2)

vs. (10) Chattanooga
Quarterfinals

W 77–59 
24–8


U.S. Cellular Center (5,431)
Asheville, NC

Mar 4, 2018
6:30 pm, ESPN3

(2)

vs. (3) Furman
Semifinals

W 63–52 
25–8


U.S. Cellular Center (5,546)
Asheville, NC

Mar 5, 2018
9:00 pm, ESPN2

(1)

vs. (1) UNC Greensboro
Championship game

L 47–62 
25–9


U.S. Cellular Center (5,823)
Asheville, NC

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.



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