The 2020–21 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University in the

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. The Buccaneers, led by first-year head coach Jason Shay, played their home games at the

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in Johnson City, Tennessee, as members of the Southern Conference.

Previous season

The Buccaneers finished the 2019–20 season 30–4, 16–2 in SoCon play to finish as the SoCon regular season champions. They defeated VMI,

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and

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to become champions of the SoCon tournament. They earned the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 30, 2020, head coach Steve Forbes resigned to become the head coach at Wake Forest. He finished at ETSU with a five-year record of 130–43.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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