Going Dancing

ETSU men beat Wofford, earn spot in NCAA Tournament

Johnson City’s Patrick Good holds the Southern Conference Championship trophy aloft following ETSU’s 72-58 victory over Wofford on Monday night in Asheville. With the win, ETSU locked up an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament. PHOTOS BY DAKOTA HAMILTON, ETSU ATHLETICS
March 9, 2020 – Asheville, North Carolina – Harrah’s Cherokee Center: Image Credit: Dakota Hamilton/ETSU

The ETSU men’s basketball team is going dancing.

ETSU coach Steve Forbes cuts down the nets in Asheville for the second time in the past four years.

For the second time in the last four years and the 11th time in program history, ETSU is heading to the NCAA Tournament, as the top-seeded Buccaneers defeated the seventh-seeded Wofford Terriers 72-58 in Monday’s Southern Conference Championship at the Harrah’s Cherokee Center Asheville.

The Buccaneers celebrate their 30th victory, a school record. ETSU is just the fourth school in the 100-year history of the conference to win 30 games in a season.
March 9, 2020 – Asheville, North Carolina – Harrah’s Cherokee Center: Image Credit: Dakota Hamilton/ETSU

The Bucs, who earned the league’s automatic bid, became the fourth team in the 100-year history of the SoCon to reach the 30-win mark after improving to 30-4 on the season. They join Wofford (30-5, 2018-19), North Carolina (30-5, 1945-46) and North Carolina State (30-7, 1950-51) as the only teams to accomplish the feat. In addition, the Bucs’ eight SoCon tournament championships are now tied with North Carolina for the fourth-most in league history.