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

2023–24 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
2023–24 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	9–6 (1–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Brooks Savage (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Kris Arkenberg; Joe Hugley; Brian Jones;
Home arena	Freedom Hall Civic Center

2023–24 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Western Carolina	3	–	0	1.000	14	–	2	.875
Samford	3	–	0	1.000	14	–	2	.875
UNC Greensboro	2	–	1	.667	11	–	5	.688
Chattanooga	2	–	1	.667	10	–	6	.625
Wofford	2	–	1	.667	9	–	7	.563
East Tennessee State	1	–	2	.333	9	–	7	.563
Mercer	1	–	2	.333	8	–	8	.500
Furman	1	–	2	.333	7	–	9	.438
The Citadel	0	–	3	.000	8	–	8	.500
VMI	0	–	3	.000	3	–	13	.188

† 2024 SoCon tournament winner As of January 12, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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

Departing Players
Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
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 St. Thomas
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

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Maki Johnson SG	Huntington, West Virginia	Huntington Prep School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 31, 2023
Maki Johnson SG	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
Gabe Sisk SG	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
David Meriweather C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 29, 2023.

Roster

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Karon Boyd	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Concord, North Carolina
G	1	Quimari Peterson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Gary, Indiana
G	2	Maki Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Huntington, West Virginia
G	3	Tyler Rice	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Columbia, South Carolina
G	4	Timmy Fasehun (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Livingston, New Jersey
G	5	Allen Strothers	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS So	Newport News, Virginia
F	10	DJ Hughes	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Indianapolis, Indiana
C	11	David Meriweather	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	12	Justice Smith	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Lyons, New York
G	14	Ebby Asamoah	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Rockville, Maryland
G	15	Jaxson Jones (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Council Bluffs, Iowa
G	21	Gabe Sisk	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Louisville, Kentucky
F	22	Jaden Seymour	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	23	Braden Ilic	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Morristown, Tennessee
F	24	Jadyn Parker	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Shallotte, North Carolina

Head coach

Brooks Savage (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Kris Arkenberg (IUPUI)
Joe Hugley (East Tennessee State)
Brian Jones (Northern Iowa)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 21, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023* 7:00 pm	Virginia–Wise	W 105–55	–	Freedom Hall Civic Center (1,967) Johnson City, TN
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	King	W 73–56	1–0	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,736) Johnson City, TN
November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops	at Elon	L 76–79	1–1	Schar Center (1,514) Elon, NC
November 13, 2023* 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at Butler	L 47–81	1–2	Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,511) Indianapolis, IN
November 17, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Davidson	W 70–68	2–2	Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,479) Johnson City, TN
November 22, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cleveland State Viking Invitational	L 70–72	2–3	Woodling Gym (1,412) Cleveland, OH
November 24, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Alabama A&M Viking Invitational	W 81–72	3–3	Woodling Gym (597) Cleveland, OH
November 29, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Appalachian State	L 61–72	3–4	Holmes Center (1,813) Boone, NC
December 3, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Jacksonville State	W 61–59	4–4	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,203) Jacksonville, AL
December 10, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Tennessee Tech	W 73–72	5–4	Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,121) Johnson City, TN
December 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Tusculum	W 105–43	6–4	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,379) Johnson City, TN
December 20, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+	Kansas City	W 70–57	7–4	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,281) Johnson City, TN
December 22, 2023* 9:00 pm	at Utah State	L 65–80	7–5	Smith Spectrum (6,804) Logan, UT
December 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at East Carolina	W 86–70	8–5	Williams Arena (4,259) Greenville, NC
SoCon Regular season
January 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Mercer	W 80–69	9–5 (1–0)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,529) Johnson City, TN
January 6, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at UNC Greensboro	L 54–70	9–6 (1–1)	Greensboro Coliseum (1,182) Greensboro, NC
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Western Carolina			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
January 13, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Furman			Timmons Arena Greenville, SC
January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Wofford			Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC
January 21, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	Chattanooga			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at VMI			Cameron Hall Lexington, VA
January 27, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Samford			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Mercer			Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
February 3, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	The Citadel			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Wofford			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
February 10, 2024 6:00 pm, CBSSN	Furman			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Chattanooga			McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
February 17, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Western Carolina			Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	VMI			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
February 24, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Samford			Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at The Citadel			McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
March 2, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	UNC Greensboro			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
SoCon Tournament
March 8-11, 2024 TBA				Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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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[1] "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.

[2] "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.

[3] "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.

[4] "Men's Basketball - Schedule". East Tennessee State Athletics. Retrieved September 28, 2023.

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