2019–20 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

2019–20 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
Southern Conference regular season and tournament champions
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record30–4 (16–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFreedom Hall Civic Center
2019–20 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East Tennessee State162 .889304  .882
Furman153 .833257  .781
UNC Greensboro135 .722239  .719
Mercer117 .6111715  .531
Western Carolina108 .5561912  .613
Chattanooga108 .5562013  .606
Wofford810 .4441916  .543
Samford414 .2221023  .303
VMI315 .167924  .273
The Citadel018 .000624  .200
2020 SoCon tournament winner

The 2019–20 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by fifth-year head coach Steve Forbes, played their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, Tennessee, as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 30–4, 16–2 in SoCon play to finish as the SoCon regular season champions. They defeated VMI, Western Carolina and Wofford to become champions of the SoCon tournament. They earned the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

On April 30, 2020, head coach Steve Forbes resigned to become the head coach at Wake Forest. He finished at ETSU with a five-year record of 130–43.