2016-2017 East Tennessee State Buccaneers

2016-2017 East Tennessee State Buccaneers Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
10 Isaac Banks Sr F 6-7 235 Nov 24, 1994 New Orleans (LA) United States John Curtis Christian High School
11 Desonta Bradford Jr SG 6-4 190 Apr 12, 1996 Humboldt (TN) United States Humboldt High School
3 David Burrell Jr F 6-6 200 Feb 9, 1995 Milwaukee (WI) United States Alexander Hamilton High School
0 T.J. Cromer Sr G 6-3 195 Jun 22, 1995 Albany (GA) United States Albany High School
40 Tevin Glass Sr F 6-8 220 May 7, 1994 Norcross (GA) United States Milton High School
5 Peter Jurkin RS-Sr C 7-0 245 Dec 16, 1992 Juba South Sudan United Faith Christian Academy
24 Jermaine Long Jr G 6-3 180 Oct 30, 1996 New Orleans (LA) United States Lusher Charter School
13 A.J. Merriweather Sr G 6-2 205 Aug 26, 1995 Jackson (TN) United States South Side High School
12 Hanner Mosquera-Perea Sr PF 6-9 230 Jan 29, 1993 Istmina Colombia La Lumiere School
1 Devontavius Payne Jr G 6-2 175 Aug 28, 1995 Carbondale (IL) United States Carbondale High School
23 Dillon Reppart Jr G 6-4 180 Sep 5, 1995 Johnson City (TN) United States Daniel Boone High School
2 Julian Walters Jr G 5-10 175 Feb 21, 1995 Madison (WI) United States Mt. Zion Prep
4 Jason Williams Fr PG 5-11 156 Aug 30, 1998 Detroit (MI) United States Allen Academy

East Tennessee State Transfers Sitting Out 2016-2017

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Kanayo Obi-Rapu, Jr. Jr G 6-4 190 Aug 21, 1995 Greensboro (NC) United States Longwood

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

2016-2017 East Tennessee State Buccaneers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
T.J. Cromer NABC All-District (22) First Team
T.J. Cromer All-SoCon First Team (Media)
T.J. Cromer Southern Conference Tournament MOP
Desonta Bradford SoCon First Team All-Tournament
T.J. Cromer SoCon First Team All-Tournament
T.J. Cromer SoCon Player of the Week (Feb 7, 2017)
T.J. Cromer SoCon Player of the Week (Jan 3, 2017)
T.J. Cromer SoCon All-Conference First Team (Coaches)
Desonta Bradford SoCon All-Conference Third Team (Coaches)

2016-2017 East Tennessee State Buccaneers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters A. Merriweather T. Cromer D. Bradford T. Glass H. Mosquera-Perea
Rotation D. Payne J. Long D. Burrell    
Rotation J. Walters   I. Banks    
Lim PT J. Williams D. Reppart     P. Jurkin

2016-2017 East Tennessee State Buccaneers Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
T.J. Cromer 35 31.7 19.1 2.8 3.2 1.0 0.4 2.8
Desonta Bradford 34 30.6 10.4 4.4 3.9 1.1 0.8 2.4
Tevin Glass 35 22.4 8.9 6.3 0.9 0.8 0.5 1.5
A.J. Merriweather 35 23.6 8.6 3.6 1.5 1.6 0.1 1.9
Hanner Mosquera-Perea 35 21.9 8.3 4.7 0.7 0.7 1.2 1.3
David Burrell 35 17.1 7.5 3.2 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.7
Devontavius Payne 35 15.3 6.6 1.5 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.9
Julian Walters 9 10.3 4.0 1.8 1.6 0.4 0.0 0.9
Jermaine Long 34 13.1 3.6 1.8 1.8 1.2 0.2 1.3
Isaac Banks 35 15.9 3.5 3.5 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.8
Jason Williams 23 9.3 2.0 1.0 1.3 0.4 0.0 1.0
Peter Jurkin 14 6.5 1.7 1.5 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.7
Dillon Reppart 8 1.8 1.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1

2016-2017 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
Mike Starke Director of Sports Performance 2016-2017 N/A
Matt Cline Director of Basketball Operations 2016-2017 Director of Basketball Operations (Eastern Michigan, 2014 to 2016)
Michael White Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2012-2013 N/A
Brett Lewis Assistant Athletic Trainer 2007-2008 N/A