Etsu Men’s Basketball Defeats VMI 92-64

Etsu Men’s Basketball Defeats VMI 92-64.
The ETSU men’s basketball team picked up its fifth straight win with a 92-64 victory over VMI on Saturday afternoon inside Freedom Hall.

Etsu Men’s Basketball Defeats VMI 92-64

The Etsu men’s Basketball team won their fourth straight game92-64, defeating the VMI Keydets on Saturday afternoon inside Freedom Hall. With the win, the Bucs improved to 10-4 overall and 2-0 in Southern conference play VMI dropped to 4-10 on the season and 0-2 in the SoCon.

Etsu used a strong defensive effort, combined with some hot shooting, to pull away from VMI in the second half. The Bucs limited the Keydets to just 33 percent shooting for the game, while forcing 20 turnovers. Etsu also held a significant advantage on the glass, outrebounding VMI by a 46-30 margin.

On the offensive end, the Bucs shot 50 percent from the field and 41 percent from three-point range Five different players scored in double figures for Etsu, led by Bo Hodges (Nashville, Tenn.) with 18 points. Hodges was joined in double figures by Tray Boyd III (Memphis, Tenn.), Jeromy Rodriguez (Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic), Isaac Banks (New Orleans, La.) and Daivien Williamson (Winston-Salem, N.C.), who all scored 12 points apiece.

Boyd III also pulled down a game-high eight rebounds for the Bucs.

Etsu will return to action on Tuesday night when they travel to Western Carolina for a 7 p.m. tip inside Rams Gymnasium in Cullowhee, N.C.

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Etsu Men’s Basketball Defeats VMI 92-64
The ETSU men’s Basketball team improved to 3-0 on the young season with a 92-64 victory over Virginia Military Institute on Tuesday night inside Freedom Hall.

The Bucs were once again led by senior guard Desonta Bradford (Humboldt, Tenn.), who scored a game-high 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field, including 4-of-6 from three-point range. He also had three rebounds and two steals in 30 minutes of action.

Sophomore guard Isaiah Tisdale (Lexington, Ky.) was the only other Buccaneer in double figures as he tallied 12 points, to go along with four assists. Tisdale has now reached double figures in all three games this season.

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Etsu Men’s Basketball Defeats VMI 92-64
The ETSU men’s basketball team improved to 3-0 on the young season with a 92-64 victory over VMI Tuesday night inside Freedom Hall.

The Buccaneers were once again led by senior guard Desonta Bradford (Humboldt, Tenn.), who scored a game-high 17 points to go along with five assists and three steals. Junior guard Bo Hodges (Nashville, Tenn.) posted his second double-double in as many games, scoring 16 points and grabbing 11 rebounds, while junior forward Jeromy Rodriguez (Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic) tallied his first career double-double with 15 points and 10 boards.

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The ETSU men’s basketball team improved to 13-3 overall and 3-1 in the SoCon with a 92-64 victory over VMI on Saturday afternoon inside Freedom Hall. With the win, the Bucs have now won nine straight games, which is a new school record

Junior college transfer Desonta Bradford (Humboldt, Tenn.) poured in 22 points to lead four Buccaneer players in double figures. Bradford was joined by sophomore guard Bo Hodges (Nashville, Tenn.), who scored 16 points; senior post Isaac Banks (New Orleans, La.), who tallied 15 points; and junior college transfer Jeromy Rodriguez (Santiago, Dominican Republic), who added 11 points and pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season.

Etsu Men’s basketball game Highlights

Etsu men’s basketball team defeated VMI 92-64 on Saturday. Etsu had an impressive performance, with six players scoring in double digits.Senior forward Jeromy Rodriguez led the team in scoring with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Freshman point guard Daivien Williamson was close behind with 16 points and 6 assists. For VMI, junior guard Bubba Parham was the top scorer with 21 points.

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On Tuesday, November 19th, the Etsu Men’s basketball team defeated the VMI Keydets 92-64. This was a victory for the Buccaneers who are now 6-1 on the season.

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Etsu Men’s Basketball Defeats VMI 92-64

The Etsu Men’s Basketball team defeated VMI 92-64 on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Bucs improve to 10-4 on the season and 2-1 in Southern Conference play.

Etsu was led by senior guard Desonta Bradford, who scored 21 points on 8-of-15 shooting. Joining Bradford in double figures were juniors Jermirco Baylor (15 points) and David Burrell (14 points).

The Bucs will return to action on Wednesday night when they host Western Carolina Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m. inside Freedom Hall.

Etsu Men’s Basketball Fans

Etsu Men’s basketball fans were in for a treat when their team took on VMI on Tuesday night. The game was a close one, with the score being tied at halftime. However, Etsu pulled away in the second half to win 92-64. This is the team’s fifth win in a row, and they continue to impress fans with their strong play.

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The ETSU men’s Basketball Team improved to 3-0 on the young season with a 92-64 victory over VMI Tuesday night inside Brooks Gym. The win also marked Head Coach Steve Forbes’ 100th career victory, as he became just the third head coach in program history to reach the century mark in wins.

The Bucs used a balanced scoring effort as all five starters reached double figures for the second consecutive game. Senior guard Tray Boyd III (Memphis, Tenn.) led the way with 18 points, while junior forward Jer Tyson Egbuna(Wolverhampton, United Kingdom) posted his first collegiate double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds.

Forbes now has a 100-52 record in five seasons at ETSU, which includes leading the Bucs to three straight 20-win seasons and back-to-back Southern Conference regular season titles. He also became just the seventh Head Coach in NCAA Division I history – and first since Temple’s John Chaney in 1990 – to win at least 20 games in each of his first four seasons at a school.

Etsu Men’s Basketball Alumni

Etsu Men’s Basketball Defeats VMI 92-64
The Etsu men’s Basketball team won their first game of the season against VMI 92-64. The game was a homecoming for Etsu alumni, who were able to attend and watch their former team in action.