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2023–24 East Tennessee State Buccaneers Men's Basketball Team
The 2023–24 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, Tennessee, as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 19–16, 8–10 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated VMI, UNC Greensboro, and Chattanooga to advance to the championship game of the SoCon tournament where they lost to Samford. 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. Following the end of the season, head coach Desmond Oliver was fired. He had a record of 27-37 after 2 seasons. On March 20, 2023, Brooks Savage was hired as his replacement. Offseason Depa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooks Savage
Brooks T. Savage (born September 12, 1985) is an American men's college basketball head coach for the East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball, East Tennessee State Buccaneers. Early life Born in Columbia, South Carolina, Savage played basketball for the Irmo High School Yellow Jackets under coach Tim Whipple. In college, Savage was a student manager for the Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball, University of Tennessee under then head coaches, Buzz Peterson and Bruce Pearl. After completing his undergraduate degree in 2008, Savage became a graduate assistant under Bruce Pearl until 2010. Savage earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in sports management during his time in University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Coaching career Assistant Coach In 2011, Savage began his coaching career as an assistant coach with one year stints at Northwest Florida State College, Northwest Florida State and Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball, Presbyterian. Following his time a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |