The 2024–25 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by second-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.
Previous season The Buccaneers 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.
Offseason Departing players Departing Players Tyler Rice 3 G 6'1" 180 Columbia, South Carolina Transferred to Hampton Justice Smith 12 G 6'6" 215 Lyons, New York Transferred to Niagara Ebby Asamoah 14 G 6'5" 200 Rockville, Maryland Completed College Eligibility Braden Ilic 23 F 6'9" 225 Morristown, Tennessee Transferred to Carson–Newman Jadyn Parker 24 F 6'10" 200 Shallotte, North Carolina Graduated
Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Curt Lewis 4 G 6'5" 215 Graduate Student Louisville, KY Missouri John Buggs III 7 G 6'3" 185 Graduate Student Homer, LA North Texas Davion Bradford 8 F/C 7'0" 270 Senior St. Louis, MO Wake Forest Roosevelt Wheeler 12 F/C 6'11" 245 Senior Richmond, VA VCU
2024 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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