2023–24 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team
The 2023–24 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men’s basketball team represents East Tennessee State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by first-year head coach Brooks Savage, play their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, Tennessee, as members of the Southern Conference.
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 0–0 (0–0 SoCon) |
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| Home arena | Freedom Hall Civic Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Greensboro | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 SoCon Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Buccaneers finished the 2022–23 season 12–20, 8–10 in SoCon play to finish tied for fifth place. They lost to Western Carolina in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament.[1]
Following the end of the season, head coach Desmond Oliver was fired.[2] He had a record of 27-37 after 2 seasons. On March 20, 2023, Brooks Savage was hired as his replacement.[3]
Offseason
Departing players
| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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| Jeremy Gregory | 0 | F | 6'6" | 230 | Freshman | Charlotte, North Carolina | Transferred to Chipola College |
| Jamarius Hairston | 1 | G | 6'3" | 193 | Graduate Student | Salisbury, North Carolina | Completed College Eligibility |
| Jordan King | 2 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Junior | Albany, New York | Transferred to Richmond |
| Deanthony Tipler | 3 | G | 5'10" | 170 | Senior | Ashland, Mississippi | Graduated, Transferred to UT Rio Grande Valley |
| Kristian Shaw | 4 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Freshman | Hendersonville, Tennessee | Transferred to Volunteer State CC |
| Josh Taylor | 10 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Junior | Atlanta, Georgia | Transferred to Georgia State |
| Jalen Haynes | 11 | F | 6'8" | 255 | Sophomore | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Transferred to George Mason |
| Brock Jancek | 13 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Graduate Student | Knoxville, Tennessee | Completed College Eligibility |
| Cameron George | 15 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Sophomore | Knoxville, Tennessee | Walk-on, Transferred to King University |
| Kordell Charles | 20 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Sophomore | Ontario,Canada | Transferred to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Karon Boyd | 0 | G | 6'5" | 220 | Sophomore | Concord, NC | USC Aiken |
| Quimari Peterson | 1 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Junior | Gary, IN | John A. Logan College |
| Tyler Rice | 3 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Junior | Columbia, SC | William & Mary |
| DJ Hughes | 10 | F | 6'6" | 230 | Junior | Indianapolis, IN | Butler |
| Ebby Asamoah | 14 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Graduate Student | Rockville, MD | Delaware |
| Jadyn Parker | 24 | F | 6'10" | 200 | RS Junior | Shallotte, NC | North Florida |
2023 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Maki Johnson SG |
Huntington, West Virginia | Huntington Prep School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Mar 31, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 | ||||||
| Gabe Sisk SG |
Louisville, Kentucky | Ballard High School (KY) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 30, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 | ||||||
| David Meriweather C |
Indianapolis, Indiana | Lawrence North High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Sep 14, 2023 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 30, 2023* 7:00 pm |
College at Wise | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN | |||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm |
King | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN | |||||||||
| November 9, 2023* TBA |
at Elon | Schar Center Elon, NC | |||||||||
| November 13, 2023* TBA |
at Butler | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||||
| November 17, 2023* 7:00 pm |
Davidson | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN | |||||||||
| November 22, 2023* 7:00 pm |
at Cleveland State Viking Invitational |
Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
| November 24, 2023* TBA |
vs. Alabama A&M Viking Invitational |
Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
| November 29, 2023* 6:30 pm |
at Appalachian State | Holmes Center Boone, NC | |||||||||
| December 3, 2023* 3:00 pm |
at Jacksonville State | Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL | |||||||||
| December 10, 2023* TBA |
Tennessee Tech | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN | |||||||||
| December 15, 2023* 7:00 pm |
Tusculum | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN | |||||||||
| December 20, 2023* TBA |
Kansas City | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN | |||||||||
| December 22, 2023* TBA |
at Utah State | Smith Spectrum Logan, UT | |||||||||
| December 29, 2023* 7:00 pm |
at East Carolina | Williams Arena Greenville, NC | |||||||||
| SoCon Regular season | |||||||||||
| January 3, 2024 TBA |
Mercer | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN | |||||||||
| January 6, 2024 TBA |
at UNC Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | |||||||||
| January 10, 2024 TBA |
Western Carolina | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN | |||||||||
| January 13, 2024 TBA |
at Furman | Timmons Arena Greenville, SC | |||||||||
| January 17, 2024 TBA |
at Wofford | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC | |||||||||
| January 21, 2024 TBA, ESPN2/ESPNU |
Chattanooga | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN | |||||||||
| January 24, 2024 TBA |
at VMI | Cameron Hall Lexington, VA | |||||||||
| January 27, 2024 TBA |
Samford | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN | |||||||||
| January 31, 2024 TBA |
at Mercer | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA | |||||||||
| February 3, 2024 TBA |
The Citadel | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN | |||||||||
| February 7, 2024 TBA |
Wofford | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN | |||||||||
| February 10, 2024 TBA |
Furman | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN | |||||||||
| February 14, 2024 TBA |
at Chattanooga | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN | |||||||||
| February 17, 2024 TBA |
at Western Carolina | Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC | |||||||||
| February 21, 2024 TBA |
VMI | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN | |||||||||
| February 24, 2024 TBA |
at Samford | Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL | |||||||||
| February 28, 2024 TBA |
at The Citadel | McAlister Field House Charleston, SC | |||||||||
| March 2, 2024 TBA |
UNC Greensboro | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN | |||||||||
| SoCon Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 8-11, 2024 TBA |
Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC | ||||||||||
Source[4]
References
- "Early deficit too much for Bucs to overcome against Western Carolina". East Tennessee State Athletics. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- "ETSU to Part Ways with Head Men's Basketball Coach Desmond Oliver". East Tennessee State Athletics. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- "Brooks Savage named ETSU men's basketball head coach". East Tennessee State Athletics. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- "Men's Basketball - Schedule". East Tennessee State Athletics. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
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