2015-2016 East Tennessee State Buccaneers

2015-2016 East Tennessee State Buccaneers Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
10 Isaac Banks Jr F 6-7 235 Nov 24, 1994 New Orleans (LA) United States John Curtis Christian High School
14 Deuce Bello Sr SG 6-4 200 Sep 19, 1992 Greensboro (NC) United States Westchester Country Day School
11 Desonta Bradford So SG 6-4 190 Apr 12, 1996 Humboldt (TN) United States Humboldt High School
0 T.J. Cromer Jr G 6-3 195 Jun 22, 1995 Albany (GA) United States Albany High School
3 Ge'Lawn Guyn Sr PG 6-2 185 Nov 24, 1990 Lexington (KY) United States South Kent School
21 Nigel Holley Jr PF 6-9 210 Feb 15, 1995 Wilmington (NC) United States New Hanover High School
2 Shemar Johnson RS-Fr GF 6-7 195 Sep 20, 1996 Columbus (MS) United States New Hope High School
5 Peter Jurkin Jr C 7-0 245 Dec 16, 1992 Juba South Sudan United Faith Christian Academy
24 Abednego Lufile Jr F 6-7 240 Jun 8, 1994 Burlington Canada N/A
1 Petey McClain Sr G 6-0 185 Dec 17, 1992 Mobile (AL) United States Faith Academy
13 A.J. Merriweather Jr G 6-2 205 Aug 26, 1995 Jackson (TN) United States South Side High School
30 Stetson Moore Jr G 6-0 155 Aug 10, 1994 Knoxville (TN) United States Halls High School
31 Toriano Stokes Fr C 6-9 260 Aug 6, 1997 Memphis (TN) United States Westwood High School
15 Lester Wilson Sr GF 6-4 215 Feb 15, 1993 Knoxville (TN) United States Carter High School

East Tennessee State Transfers Sitting Out 2015-2016

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Tevin Glass Sr F 6-8 220 May 7, 1994 Norcross (GA) United States Wichita State
- Hanner Mosquera-Perea Sr PF 6-9 230 Jan 29, 1993 Istmina Colombia Indiana

Recent East Tennessee State Buccaneers History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 19-16 (8-10) 7th (SoCon) Runner Up N/A
2022-2023 12-20 (8-10) 5th (SoCon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 15-17 (7-11) 8th (SoCon) 1st Rnd N/A
2020-2021 13-12 (8-7) 5th (SoCon) 3rd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 30-4 (16-2) 1st (SoCon) Champion N/A
2018-2019 24-10 (13-5) 3rd (SoCon) 3rd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2017-2018 25-9 (14-4) 2nd (SoCon) Runner Up N/A
2016-2017 27-8 (14-4) 1st (SoCon) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2015-2016 24-12 (14-4) 2nd (SoCon) Runner Up Vegas 16 2nd Rnd
2014-2015 16-14 (8-10) 5th (SoCon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 19-16 (10-8) 4th (A-Sun) 2nd Rnd CIT 2nd Rnd
2012-2013 10-22 (8-10) 7th (A-Sun) 1st Rnd N/A
2011-2012 17-14 (10-8) 4th (A-Sun) 2nd Rnd N/A
2010-2011 24-12 (16-4) 2nd (A-Sun) 2nd Rnd CIT 4th Rnd
2009-2010 20-15 (13-7) 5th (A-Sun) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2008-2009 22-12 (14-6) 2nd (A-Sun) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2007-2008 19-13 (11-5) 3rd (A-Sun) 2nd Rnd N/A
2006-2007 24-10 (14-2) 1st (A-Sun) Runner Up NIT 1st Rnd
2005-2006 15-13 (12-8) 5th (A-Sun) 1st Rnd N/A
2004-2005 10-19 (4-12) 10th (SoCon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 27-6 (15-1) 1st (SoCon) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2002-2003 20-11 (11-5) 2nd (SoCon) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd

2015-2016 East Tennessee State Buccaneers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Ge'Lawn Guyn NABC All-District (22) First Team
T.J. Cromer NABC All-District (22) Second Team
T.J. Cromer All-SoCon Team (Coaches)
Ge'Lawn Guyn All-SoCon Team (Coaches)
Ge'Lawn Guyn All-SoCon First Team (Media)
T.J. Cromer All-SoCon Second Team (Media)
T.J. Cromer SoCon First Team All-Tournament
Ge'Lawn Guyn SoCon First Team All-Tournament
Desonta Bradford SoCon Second Team All-Tournament
Ge'Lawn Guyn Vegas 16 All-Tournament Team

2015-2016 East Tennessee State Buccaneers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters P. McClain G. Guyn A. Merriweather T. Cromer I. Banks
Rotation   D. Bello A. Lufile   P. Jurkin
Rotation   D. Bradford      
Rotation   L. Wilson      
Lim PT S. Moore     N. Holley T. Stokes

2015-2016 East Tennessee State Buccaneers Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Ge'Lawn Guyn 35 32.6 18.5 4.0 1.9 1.1 0.8 2.0
T.J. Cromer 36 32.0 14.9 3.4 3.1 1.0 0.1 2.0
Deuce Bello 36 21.9 9.2 3.4 1.0 1.1 0.4 1.9
Desonta Bradford 36 19.9 7.6 2.9 2.0 0.9 0.4 1.0
Lester Wilson 35 17.2 6.8 2.8 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.6
A.J. Merriweather 21 17.4 6.8 3.4 0.8 0.7 0.0 1.2
Isaac Banks 36 23.2 6.1 6.0 0.5 0.2 0.6 1.1
Peter Jurkin 36 12.1 5.2 3.1 0.0 0.3 0.9 1.0
Abednego Lufile 29 10.9 3.3 3.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.7
Petey McClain 36 19.9 2.6 2.4 2.6 0.9 0.1 1.3
Nigel Holley 19 6.6 1.3 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.4
Stetson Moore 10 3.6 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0
Toriano Stokes 11 4.3 0.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.1

2015-2016 East Tennessee State Buccaneers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Steve Forbes Head Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Wichita State, 2013 to 2015)
Brian Collins Assistant Coach 2015-2016 N/A
Brooks Savage Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Chattanooga, 2014 to 2015)
Jason Shay Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (North Dakota, 2012 to 2015)
Dr. Richard Sander Athletic Director 2013-2014 N/A
Donald Brown Director of Sports Performance 2015-2016 N/A
Jeff Clapacs Director of Basketball Operations 2015-2016 Director of Basketball Operations (Bowling Green, 2014 to 2015)
Michael White Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2012-2013 N/A
Brett Lewis Assistant Athletic Trainer 2007-2008 N/A