East Tennessee State
Official Name:
East Tennessee State University
Nickname:
Buccaneers
Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 70641
University Drive & State of Franklin Road
Johnson City, TN 37614
Website:
Telephone:
(423) 439-4220
Fax:
(423) 439-6138
Enrollment:
11,500
Arena:
Memorial Center
Capacity: 13,000
Year Opened: 1977
School Colors:
Blue and Gold
Conference:
Atlantic Sun (since 2006)
Former Member of Ohio Valley (1959-78) and southern (1980-2005)
NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances:
NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances:
(1) 1957
1-1 record (.500)
All-Time Winningest Coach:
Madison Brooks (25 years from 1949-73, 369-268 record, .579)
All-Time Scoring Leader:
Tim Smith (2,300 points from 2003-06)
All-Time Rebounding Leader:
Tommy Woods (1,034 from 1965-67)
Single-Game Individual Scoring Record:
Tom Chilton (52 points as senior vs. Austin Peay on 2/5/61)
All-American Selections:
(2) F Tom Chilton (1961), G Keith Mister Jennings (1991)
NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans:
(1) Keith Mister Jennings (1991)
Additional School Information on this Page:
Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:
Tom Chilton (52 vs. Austin Peay)
February 5, 1961 (senior/32.1 ppg)
1 | 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
50 | 50 | 100 | |
43 | 43 | 86 |
Name | FG | FT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
Chilton | 16 | 20-23 | 52 |
Crumley | 4 | 2-2 | 10 |
Coulter | 3 | 3-4 | 9 |
Riddick | 2 | 4-4 | 8 |
Taylor | 2 | 7-10 | 11 |
Ervin | 2 | 0-0 | 4 |
McQuery | 1 | 1-2 | 3 |
Range | 1 | 1-2 | 3 |
Totals | 31 | 38-47 | 100 |
Percentages | .809 |
Name | FG | FT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
Beshears | 6 | 6-11 | 18 |
Bradley | 5 | 5-6 | 15 |
Darrah | 1 | 0-0 | 2 |
Davis | 3 | 3-6 | 9 |
Briggeman | 0 | 2-2 | 2 |
Camp | 4 | 2-2 | 10 |
Phillips | 6 | 3-4 | 15 |
Celusta | 2 | 1-2 | 5 |
Henderson | 2 | 5-7 | 9 |
Overton | 0 | 1-2 | 1 |
Totals | 29 | 28-42 | 86 |
Percentages | .667 |
Coach | Seasons | Years | Record | W-L % | Best Season(s) | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Reece | 4 | 1919-22 | 23-12 | .657 | 1922 | 11-3 |
Vernon McFee | 1 | 1923 | 5-5 | .500 | 1923 | 5-5 |
Jim Luck | 2 | 1924-25 | 11-15 | .423 | 1925 | 5-4 |
John Robinson | 6 | 1926-31 | 25-40 | .385 | 1931 | 10-6 |
Gene McMurray | 13 | 1934-47 (not 1944) | 92-81 | .532 | 18-3 | |
L.T. Roberts | 1 | 9-8 | .529 | 9-8 | ||
25 | 1949-73 | 369-268 | .579 | 23-4 | ||
Leroy Fisher | 3 | 1974-76 | 23-52 | .307 | 9-14 | |
Charles "Sonny" Smith | 2 | 1977-78 | 30-23 | .566 | 18-9 | |
Jim Hallihan | 4 | 1979-82 | 57-53 | .518 | 16-11 | |
Barry Dowd | 3 | 1983-85 | 40-46 | .465 | 22-9 | |
Les Robinson | 5 | 1986-90 | 78-70 | .527 | 27-7 | |
Alan LeForce | 6 | 1991-96 | 108-70 | .608 | 28-5 | |
7 | 1997-2003 | 105-93 | .530 | 20-11 | ||
8 | 2004-11 | 162-99 | .621 | 27-6 |
- All-Time W-L Record: 1,134-899 (.558) from 1922 through 2011.
- NOTES: East Tennessee State moved up to major-college status in 1959
- East Tennessee State did not field a team in 1943-44 during World War II
- Coach is unknown for 1931-32 (12-6 record) and no records are available for 1932-33.