East Tennessee State extends Forbes' deal through 2021-22
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) East Tennessee State coach Steve Forbes has agreed to a contract extension running through 2021-22 after leading the Buccaneers to an NCAA Tournament berth last season.
Forbes led ETSU to a 27-8 record last season that included a Southern Conference Tournament championship and a share of the league's regular-season title. ETSU lost 80-65 to Florida in the first round of the NCAA Tournament .
ETSU went 24-12 in 2015-16, Forbes' first season.
ETSU athletic director Scott Carter said in a release Friday that ''I've known Coach Forbes for over a decade and can't think of a better person to carry Buccaneer basketball's culture into the future.''
Forbes said Carter's ''vision for the future of ETSU athletics is something I want to be a part of now, and in the future.''
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