Draft:2024–25 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

2024–25 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
2024–25 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Brooks Savage (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Kris Arkenberg; Marcus Belcher; Brian Jones;
Home arena	Freedom Hall Civic Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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2024–25 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Chattanooga	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
East Tennessee State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Furman	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Mercer	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Samford	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
The Citadel	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UNC Greensboro	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
VMI	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Western Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wofford	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 SoCon tournament winner

The 2024–25 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represent 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, 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 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
Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Tyler Rice	3	G	6'1"	180	Junior	Columbia, South Carolina	Transferred to Hampton
Justice Smith	12	G	6'6"	215	RS Junior	Lyons, New York	Transferred to Niagara
Ebby Asamoah	14	G	6'5"	200	Graduate Student	Rockville, Maryland	Completed College Eligibility
Braden Ilic	23	F	6'9"	225	Sophomore	Morristown, Tennessee	Transferred to Carson–Newman
Jadyn Parker	24	F	6'10"	200	RS Junior	Shallotte, North Carolina	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brandon Crawford F	Irmo, South Carolina	Overtime Elite	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 8, 2024
Brandon Crawford F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 14, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 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)	Jr	Concord, North Carolina
G	1	Quimari Peterson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Gary, Indiana
G	2	Maki Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Huntington, West Virginia
G	3	Timmy Fasehun (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Livingston, New Jersey
G	4	Curt Lewis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Louisville, Kentucky
G	5	Allen Strothers	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Jr	Newport News, Virginia
G	7	John Buggs III	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Homer, Louisiana
F/C	8	Davion Bradford	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Sr	St. Louis, Missouri
F	10	DJ Hughes	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Indianapolis, Indiana
C	11	David Meriweather	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Fr	Indianapolis, Indiana
F/C	12	Roosevelt Wheeler	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Richmond, Virginia
G	15	Jaxson Jones (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Council Bluffs, Iowa
G	21	Gabe Sisk	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Louisville, Kentucky
F	22	Jaden Seymour	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	31	Brandon Crawford	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Irmo, South Carolina

Head coach

Brooks Savage (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Kris Arkenberg (IUPUI)
Marcus Belcher (Southern Illinois)
Brian Jones (Northern Iowa)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 14, 2024

Schedule and results

References

v t e East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
Venues	ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center (1977–2014) Freedom Hall Civic Center (2014–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25