2022–23 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

2022–23 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record12–20 (8–10 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Bialkoski
  • Joe Hugley
  • Vince Martin
Home arenaFreedom Hall Civic Center
Seasons
2022–23 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Furman † 15 – 3   .833 28 – 8   .778
Samford 15 – 3   .833 21 – 11   .656
UNC Greensboro 14 – 4   .778 20 – 12   .625
Western Carolina 10 – 8   .556 18 – 16   .529
East Tennessee State 8 – 10   .444 12 – 20   .375
Wofford 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
Chattanooga 7 – 11   .389 18 – 17   .514
Mercer 6 – 12   .333 14 – 19   .424
The Citadel 5 – 13   .278 10 – 22   .313
VMI 2 – 16   .111 7 – 25   .219
† 2023 SoCon tournament winner

The 2022–23 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by second-year head coach Desmond Oliver, played their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, Tennessee, as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 8–10 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the SoCon Tournament, they lost to Western Carolina in the quarterfinals

On March 10, 2023, the school fired head coach Desmond Oliver.[1] On March 21, the school named former ETSU and Wake Forest assistant coach Brooks Savage the team's new head coach.[2]

Previous season

The Buccaneers finished the 2021–22 season 15–17, 7–11 in SoCon play to finish in eighth place. They lost to The Citadel in the first round of the SoCon Tournament.[3]

Roster

2022–23 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Jeremy Gregory 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 1 Jamarius Hairston 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) GS Salisbury, North Carolina
G 2 Jordan King 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Albany, New York
G 3 DeAnthony Tipler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Ashland, Mississippi
G 4 Kristian Shaw 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Hendersonville, Tennessee
G 5 Allen Strothers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Newport News, Virginia
F 10 Josh Taylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia
F 11 Jalen Haynes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G 12 Justice Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Lyons, New York
F 13 Brock Jancek 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Knoxville, Tennessee
G 15 Cameron George 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Knoxville, Tennessee
F 20 Kordell Charles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Ontario, Canada
F 22 Jaden Seymour 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina
F 23 Braden Ilic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Morristown, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 18, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2022*
6:00 pm 		Limestone W 71–56  –
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,478)
Johnson City, TN
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Emory & Henry W 88–66  1–0
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,516)
Johnson City, TN
November 11, 2022*
8:30 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Elon
Asheville Championship semifinals 		W 77–64  2–0
 Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
November 13, 2022*
4:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Louisiana
Asheville Championship final 		L 77–81  2–1
 Harrah's Cherokee Center (1,221)
Asheville, NC
November 17, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Little Rock W 84–76  3–1
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,814)
Johnson City, TN
November 20, 2022*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tennessee Tech L 62–69  3–2
 Eblen Center (787)
Cookeville, TN
November 23, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Appalachian State L 70–74  3–3
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,825)
Johnson City, TN
November 27, 2022*
1:00 pm, SECN 		at Georgia L 47–62  3–4
 Stegeman Coliseum (7,202)
Athens, GA
November 30, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mars Hill W 84–56  4–4
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,671)
Johnson City, TN
December 3, 2022*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Jacksonville State L 61–63  4–5
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,205)
Johnson City, TN
December 11, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Morehead State L 57–61  4–6
 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,565)
Morehead, KY
December 14, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Queens L 75–78  4–7
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,240)
Johnson City, TN
December 17, 2022*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UNC Asheville L 73–74  4–8
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,007)
Johnson City, TN
December 22, 2022*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at LSU L 68–72  4–9
 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,059)
Baton Rouge, LA
SoCon Regular season
December 29, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wofford W 73–71  5–9
(1–0) 		Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,225)
Spartanburg, SC
December 31, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at VMI W 64–50  6–9
(2–0) 		Cameron Hall (750)
Lexington, VA
January 4, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Carolina L 60–71  6–10
(2–1) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,104)
Johnson City, TN
January 7, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Furman L 56–70  6-11
(2-2) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,136)
Johnson City, TN
January 11, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at The Citadel W 96–74  7–11
(3–2) 		McAlister Field House (1,073)
Charleston, SC
January 14, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mercer L 55–68  7-12
(3-3) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,026)
Johnson City, TN
January 18, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Samford L 59–69  7-13
(3-4) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,894)
Johnson City, TN
January 21, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Chattanooga W 78–62  8-13
(4-4) 		McKenzie Arena (3,751)
Chattanooga, TN
January 25, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Mercer L 67–71 OT 8-14
(4-5) 		Hawkins Arena (1,727)
Macon, GA
January 28, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Chattanooga L 64–73  8-15
(4-6) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,914)
Johnson City, TN
February 1, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wofford W 77–52  9-15
(5-6) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,469)
Johnson City, TN
February 4, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Samford L 62–73  9–16
(5–7) 		Pete Hanna Center (2,836)
Homewood, AL
February 8, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at UNC Greensboro L 65–91  9–17
(5–8) 		Greensboro Coliseum (1,476)
Greensboro, NC
February 10, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		VMI W 69–65  10–17
(6–8) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,063)
Johnson City, TN
February 15, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Carolina L 66–68  10–18
(6–9) 		Ramsey Center (1,634)
Cullowhee, NC
February 18, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Furman L 79–83  10–19
(6–10) 		Timmons Arena (2,129)
Greenville, SC
February 22, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		The Citadel W 78–70  11–19
(7–10) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,478)
Johnson City, TN
February 25, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UNC Greensboro W 63–62  12–19
(8–10) 		Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,652)
Johnson City, TN
SoCon Tournament
March 4, 2023
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) Western Carolina
Quarterfinals 		L 57–69  12–20
 Harrah's Cherokee Center (4,851)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[4]

References

  1. ^ "Oliver out as ETSU men's basketball coach". WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather. March 10, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  2. ^ Database, Coaches (March 21, 2023). "Brooks Savage hired as new ETSU head coach". Coaches Database. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Bucs drop overtime heartbreaker to The Citadel in SoCon Tournament". East Tennessee State Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "Men's Basketball - Schedule". East Tennessee State Athletics. Retrieved August 25, 2022.