| Year: | 2024–25 |
| Sport: | basketball |
| Team: | East Tennessee State Buccaneers |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 6–3 |
| Conf Record: | 0–0 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Kris Arkenberg |
| Asst Coach2: | Marcus Belcher |
| Asst Coach4: | Cory Dixon |
The 2024–25 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represents 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.
The Buccaneers finished the season 19–16, 8–10 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated VMI,[1] UNC Greensboro,[2] and Chattanooga[3] to advance to the championship game of the SoCon tournament where they lost to Samford.[4]
| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Lewis | 4 | G | 6'5" | 215 | Graduate Student | Missouri | ||
| John Buggs III | 7 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Graduate Student | North Texas | ||
| Davion Bradford | 8 | F/C | 7'0" | 270 | Senior | Wake Forest | ||
| Roosevelt Wheeler | 12 | F/C | 6'11" | 245 | Senior | VCU |
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