Record: 20-10. Last 10: 8-2.

Location, conference: Johnson City, Tenn.; Southern.

Web site: www.etsubucs.com.

Conference finish: First; won conference tournament.

NCAA tournament record: 2-6.

Last tournament appearance: 1992.

Coach: Ed DeChellis (seventh season, 106-92).

Starters:
F Jerald Fields, 6-7, Jr., 12.7 ppg., 6.5 rpg.
F Z. Wadood, 6-5, Jr., 14.5 ppg., 3.2 steals.
G Ryan Lawson, 6-2, Sr., 7.8 ppg., 1.2 steals.
G Tim Smith, 5-9, Fr., 15.1 ppg., 2.5 steals.
G T. Wade, 6-6, Soph., 16.3 ppg., 5.3 rpg.

Key reserves: F Brad Nuckles, 6-9, Fr., 5.6 ppg., 5.2 rpg.; G Ben Rhoda, 6-4, Fr., 8.8 ppg., 1.7 apg.

Key statistics: PPG.: 82.3; OPPG.: 75.2; FG.: 46.7 percent; OFG.: 43.3 percent; 3-PT.: 34.9 percent; FT.: 73.1 percent.

Scouting report: The Buccaneers have quick hands — Zakee Wadood ranks second in the nation with 3.2 steals per game. Tim Smith is 20th with 2.5 per game. The team ranks second nationally with 11.6 steals per game. ... The Bucs were sixth in the nation in points per game, trailing Duke (83) by just 0.4.

—Statistics through regular season.