The 2017–18 East Tennessee Buccaneers basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Buccaneers, led by third-year head coach

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, played their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center in

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as of the

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. They finished the season 25–9, 14–4 in SoCon play to finish in second place. They defeated

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and Furman to advance to the championship game of the SoCon tournament where they lost to UNC Greensboro. Despite having 25 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2016–17 season 27–8, 14–4 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for the SoCon regular season championship. They defeated

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, Samford and UNC Greensboro to become champions of the SoCon tournament. They earned the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to

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Roster

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Schedule and results

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References

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