1989–90 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

1989–90 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
SoCon Regular Season champions
SoCon tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record27–7 (12–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coachAlan LeForce
Home arenaETSU/Mountain States Health
Alliance Athletic Center
1989–90 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East Tennessee State122 .857277  .794
Marshall95 .6431513  .536
Appalachian State86 .5711911  .633
VMI77 .5001415  .483
Chattanooga77 .5001414  .500
The Citadel59 .3571216  .429
Furman59 .3571516  .484
Western Carolina311 .2141018  .357
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1990
Rankings from AP poll

The 1989–90 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team represented East Tennessee State University during the 1989-90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Les Robinson. The Bucs finished the season 27–7 and 12–2 in Southern Conference play to finish in first place after the regular season. They won the Southern Conference tournament championship in Asheville to receive the automatic berth to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 seed in the Southeast region. They lost to No. 4 seed, and eventual Final Four participant, Georgia Tech, 99–83 in the first round.