The 2023–24 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represented

East Tennessee State University East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is a public research university in Johnson City, Tennessee. It was historically part of the State University and Community College System of Tennessee under the Tennessee Board of Regents, but since 2016, ...

in the

2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2023. The regular season ended on March 17, 2024, with the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning with the First Four on March 19 and ending with th ...

. The Buccaneers, led by first-year head coach

Brooks Savage Brooks T. Savage (born September 12, 1985) is an American men's college basketball head coach for the East Tennessee State Buccaneers. Early life Born in Columbia, South Carolina, Savage played basketball for the Irmo High School Yellow Jacket ...

, played their home games at the

Freedom Hall Civic Center Freedom Hall Civic Center is a multi-purpose arena in Johnson City, Tennessee. Starting in 2014, it became the basketball venue for East Tennessee State University. History Former and current entertainment include concerts from Van Halen, Bon ...

Johnson City, Tennessee Johnson City is a city in Washington, Carter, and Sullivan counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, mostly in Washington County. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 71,046, making it Tennessee's eighth-most populous cit ...

, as members of the

Southern Conference The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I. Southern Conference College football, football teams c ...

(SoCon). They finished the season 19–16, 8–10 in SoCon play, to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated VMI,

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and

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to advance to the championship game of the SoCon tournament where they lost to Samford.

Previous season

The

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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 two seasons. On March 20, 2023,

was hired as his replacement.

Offseason

Departing players

Incoming transfers

2023 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball The East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represents East Tennessee State University (ETSU), located in Johnson City, Tennessee, in men's college basketball. East Tennessee State is coached by Brooks Savage and currently competes ...