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 (SoCon). 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 two seasons. On March 20, 2023, Brooks Savage was hired as his replacement.
Offseason Departing players Departing players Jeremy Gregory 0 F 6' 6" 230 Charlotte, NC Transferred to Chipola College Jamarius Hairston 1 G 6' 3" 193 Salisbury, NC Completed college eligibility Jordan King 2 G 6' 0" 175 Albany, NY Transferred to Richmond Deanthony Tipler 3 G 5' 10" 170 Ashland, MS Graduated, transferred to UT Rio Grande Valley Kristian Shaw 4 G 6' 5" 205 Hendersonville, TN Transferred to Volunteer State CC Josh Taylor 10 F 6' 8" 205 Atlanta, GA Transferred to St. Thomas Jalen Haynes 11 F 6' 8" 255 Fort Lauderdale, FL Transferred to George Mason Brock Jancek 13 F 6' 8" 225 Knoxville, TN Completed college eligibility Cameron George 15 G 6' 3" 185 Knoxville, TN Walk-on, transferred to King University Kordell Charles 20 F 6' 8" 205 Ontario, Canada Transferred to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Incoming transfers Incoming transfers 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
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| SoCon Regular season
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