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

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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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, as members of the

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2019–20 season 30–4, 16–2 in SoCon play to finish as the SoCon regular season champions. They defeated VMI, Western Carolina and Wofford 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

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. On April 30, 2020, head coach

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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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East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball The East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represents East Tennessee State University (ETSU), located in Johnson City, Tennessee, in men's college basketball. East Tennessee State is coached by Brooks Savage and currently competes ...