1991–92 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

1991–92 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
1991–92 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
SoCon regular season champions and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	24–7 (12–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Alan Leforce (2nd season);
Home arena	ETSU/Mountain States Health; Alliance Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Tennessee State †	12	–	2	.857	24	–	7	.774
Chattanooga	12	–	2	.857	23	–	7	.767
Furman	9	–	5	.643	17	–	11	.607
Appalachian State	9	–	5	.643	15	–	14	.517
Western Carolina	5	–	9	.357	11	–	17	.393
Marshall	3	–	11	.214	7	–	22	.241
VMI	3	–	11	.214	10	–	18	.357
The Citadel	3	–	11	.214	10	–	18	.357

† 1992 SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 1992 Rankings from AP poll

The 1991–92 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team represented East Tennessee State University during the 1991-92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 2nd year coach Alan Leforce. The Bucs finished the season 24–7 and 12–2 in Southern Conference play to finish in 1st place. They won the Southern Conference tournament championship in Asheville to receive the automatic berth to the NCAA tournament as the No. 14 seed in the Southeast region. They upset No. 3 Arizona in the 1st round^[1] and then lost to No.2 Michigan in the 2nd round.

Roster

Player	Pos	Height	Summary
Rodney English	F	6-4	17.5 Pts 7.5 Reb 2.6 Ast
Greg Dennis	C	6-11	16.2 Pts 6.5 Reb 1.6 Ast
Calvin Talford	F	6-4	16.2 Pts 5.5 Reb 1.7 Ast
Jason Niblett	G	5-11	10.2 Pts 2.6 Reb 3.7 Ast
Jerry Pelphrey	F	6-5	6.1 Pts 3.1 Reb 1.2 Ast
Trazel Silvers	F	6-5	5.7 Pts 4.5 Reb 0.6 Ast
Marty Story	F	6-3	5.1 Pts 2.3 Reb 1.4 Ast
Eric Palmer	G	5-7	4.6 Pts 1.1 Reb 1.8 Ast
Reese Dudley	G	5-11	3.9 Pts 0.8 Reb 0.4 Ast
Leslie Brunn	C	6-7	1.5 Pts 1.0 Reb 0.1 Ast
Damien Hodge	G	5-10	0.8 Pts 0.2 Reb 0.5 Ast
Robert Spears	C	6-9	1.0 Pts 1.1 Reb 0.0 Ast
Loren Riddick	G	6-2	0.4 Pts 0.6 Reb 0.1 Ast

Source^[2]

Schedule and results

G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Mon Nov 25 1991	REG		Tennessee	SEC	W	87	70	1	0	W 1	Thompson-Boling Arena
2	Sat Nov 30 1991	REG		Oral Roberts		W	109	93	2	0	W 2	Memorial Center
3	Sat Dec 7 1991	REG		Southern Mississippi	Metro	W	87	76	3	0	W 3	Memorial Center
4	Sat Dec 14 1991	REG	N	Louisiana-Monroe	Southland	W	86	77	4	0	W 4
5	Sun Dec 15 1991	REG	N	Oregon	Pac-10	L	83	98	4	1	L 1
6	Sat Dec 21 1991	REG		Austin Peay	OVC	L	85	89	4	2	L 2	Winfield Dunn Center
7	Mon Dec 23 1991	REG		James Madison	CAA	W	110	90	5	2	W 1	Memorial Center
8	Fri Dec 27 1991	REG		Xavier	MW Coll	W	82	79	6	2	W 2	Cincinnati Gardens
9	Sat Jan 4 1992	REG		Oral Roberts		L	83	85	6	3	L 1	Mabee Center
10	Tue Jan 7 1992	REG		Southern Mississippi	Metro	L	63	79	6	4	L 2	Reed Green Coliseum
11	Sat Jan 11 1992	REG		Furman	Southern	W	80	75	7	4	W 1	Memorial Auditorium
12	Mon Jan 13 1992	REG		The Citadel	Southern	W	79	60	8	4	W 2	McAlister Field House
13	Sat Jan 18 1992	REG		Western Carolina	Southern	W	102	66	9	4	W 3	Memorial Center
14	Mon Jan 20 1992	REG		Chattanooga	Southern	L	82	88	9	5	L 1	Memorial Center
15	Sat Jan 25 1992	REG		Virginia Military Institute	Southern	W	80	68	10	5	W 1	Cameron Hall
16	Mon Jan 27 1992	REG		Marshall	Southern	W	72	66	11	5	W 2	Henderson Center
17	Sat Feb 1 1992	REG		Appalachian State	Southern	W	81	75	12	5	W 3	Memorial Center
18	Thu Feb 6 1992	REG		North Carolina State	ACC	W	72	66	13	5	W 4	Reynolds Coliseum
19	Sat Feb 8 1992	REG		The Citadel	Southern	W	107	88	14	5	W 5	Memorial Center
20	Mon Feb 10 1992	REG		Furman	Southern	L	94	103	14	6	L 1	Memorial Center
21	Sat Feb 15 1992	REG		Chattanooga	Southern	W	83	67	15	6	W 1	The McKenzie Arena
22	Mon Feb 17 1992	REG		Western Carolina	Southern	W	96	76	16	6	W 2	Ramsey Center
23	Sat Feb 22 1992	REG		Marshall	Southern	W	99	80	17	6	W 3	Memorial Center
24	Mon Feb 24 1992	REG		Virginia Military Institute	Southern	W	92	84	18	6	W 4	Memorial Center
25	Fri Feb 28 1992	REG		Appalachian State	Southern	W	70	63	19	6	W 5	Varsity Gym
26	Fri Mar 6 1992	CTOURN	N	The Citadel	Southern	W	89	55	20	6	W 6	Asheville Civic Center
27	Sat Mar 7 1992	CTOURN	N	Appalachian State	Southern	W	77	69	21	6	W 7	Asheville Civic Center
28	Sun Mar 8 1992	CTOURN	N	Chattanooga	Southern	W	74	62	22	6	W 8	Asheville Civic Center
29	Fri Mar 20 1992	NCAA	N	Arizona(10)	Pac-10	W	87	80	23	6	W 9	The Omni
30	Sun Mar 22 1992	NCAA	N	Michigan(15)	Big Ten	L	90	102	23	7	L 1

Source^[3]

References

^ "SOUTHEAST REGIONAL: East Tennessee State Stuns Arizona, Extends Streak to 9". Los Angeles Times. March 21, 1992. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
^ "1991-92 ETSU Buccaneers Roster and Stats".
^ "1991-92 ETSU Buccaneers Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

[1] "SOUTHEAST REGIONAL: East Tennessee State Stuns Arizona, Extends Streak to 9". Los Angeles Times. March 21, 1992. Retrieved April 27, 2020.

[2] "1991-92 ETSU Buccaneers Roster and Stats".

[3] "1991-92 ETSU Buccaneers Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

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