The 2025–26 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by third-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 2024–25 season 19–13, 12–6 in SoCon play, to finish in a tie for third place. They were upset by #6 seed and eventual tournament champions Wofford in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament.
Preseason On October 1, 2025, the SoCon released their preseason coaches poll. East Tennessee State was picked to finish fourth in the conference.
Preseason rankings +SoCon Preseason Poll Place Team Points 1 77 (5) 2 73 (5) 3 62 4 East Tennessee State 61 5 43 6 41 7 32 8 30 9 21 10 10
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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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