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

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 |
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## 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 | |
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## Awards and honors

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