JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 16, 2023) – The ETSU men's basketball team is set to rekindle an old rivalry with Davidson when the Buccaneers host the Wildcats on Friday night inside Freedom Hall. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. 
 
GAME INFO
DATE: Friday, Nov. 17
TIME: 7 p.m. 
LOCATION: Freedom Hall (Johnson City, Tenn.)
TEAMS: ETSU (1-2) vs. Davidson (2-1) 
LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+ (Keith Brake / Bruce Tranbarger)
LIVE STATS: ETSUBucs.com (StatBroadcast)
RADIO: WXSM-AM 640 | 104.9 NASH ICON (Jay Sandos)
TICKETS: Please call 423-439-3878 or visit ETSUTickets.com
TWITTER: @ETSU_MBB
GAME SPONSOR: Truist Bank
 
ABOUT THE BUCS

• ETSU returns home from a two-game road swing after playing at Elon and Butler 
• The Bucs currently sit at 1-2 on the young season 
• ETSU dropped both road contests as the Bucs fell in a hard-fought battle at Elon 79-76 last Thursday, while suffering an 81-47 setback to BIG EAST foe Butler on Monday 
• Three Buccaneers are averaging double figures in scoring with Quimari Peterson leading the team at 16.0 points per game … Jaden Seymour (12.3 ppg/8.7 rpg) and Ebby Asamoah (10.7 ppg/4.0 rpg) are also averaging double figures in scoring 
• As a team, ETSU is averaging 65.3 points per game and allowing 72.0
• The Bucs lead the SoCon in blocked shots per game (6.3) 
• The Bucs have made at least one three-pointer in 1,127 straight games … After Western Kentucky went 0-for-21 last Thursday night, the Bucs have the third-longest active streak in the country behind Duke and UNLV 
• The 2023-24 Buccaneer roster features 15 players ... ETSU's roster consists of one graduate player, two redshirt juniors, four juniors, one redshirt sophomore, three sophomores and four freshmen … Three players hail from North Carolina and Indiana, and one each from Tennessee, Iowa, West Virginia, New Jersey, New York, Kentucky, Virginia and Maryland
• The Bucs return four players from last year's roster who logged minutes, including starters Jaden Seymour and Allen Strothers, along with Justice Smith and Braden Ilic … Overall, ETSU only returns 29 percent of its scoring, 37 percent of its rebounding and 38 percent of its minutes played in 2022-23 … Seymour totaled 253 points, 218 rebounds and 1,793 minutes, Smith posted 237 points, 111 rebounds and 683 minutes, while Allen Strothers recorded 109 points, 51 rebounds and 776 minutes and Braden Ilic added for 46 points, 33 rebounds and 199 minutes
• After losing three starters and eight players from last year's team, head coach Brooks Savage and his staff brought in 11 new guys for the 2023-24 season … Seven of the Bucs are transfers – Ebby Asamoah (Delaware), Karon Boyd (USC Aiken), DJ Hughes (Butler), Jadyn Parker (North Florida), Quimari Peterson (John A. Logan), Tyler Rice (William & Mary) and Timmy Fasehun (Gulf Coast State College) … Four Bucs are true freshmen – Maki Johnson (Huntington Prep), Gabe Sisk (Ballard HS), Jaxson Jones (The Skill Factory) and David Meriwether (Lawrence North HS)

ABOUT DAVIDSON

• Davidson sits at 2-1 on the season after picking up wins over Washington and Lee and Maryland
• The Wildcats jumped out to a 19-2 lead over Clemson in last Sunday's Asheville Championship game but fell 68-65 to the Tigers 
• Davidson is averaging 71.7 points per game and allowing 64.0
• Six players are averaging at least 6.5 points per game with Bobby Durkin coming off the bench and posting 12.0 points per game 
• Grant Huffman is averaging 10.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game, while David Skogman is at 10.0 points and 6.3 rebounds per contest 
• Davidson returns two starters and 10 lettermen from last season's squad 
• The Wildcats have finished .500 or better in each of the last 22 seasons 
• Since joining the Atlantic 10 Conference in 2014-15, Davidson has won two regular season titles (2015, 2022), one tournament title (2018) and made three NCAA Tournaments (2015, 2018, 2022) … In the SoCon, Davidson won 23 regular season titles and 12 tournament crowns 

SERIES HISTORY 

• Tonight marks the 46th all-time meeting between the two programs with Davidson holding a 26-19 advantage 
• This is the first meeting since Jan. 26, 2005 when Davidson won 63-62
• ETSU has won three of the last four meetings and six of the last nine 
• The Bucs are 10-10 against Davidson at home, while this marks the first time the Wildcats are coming to Johnson City since Jan. 21, 2004 when ETSU won 75-70 
• The teams have combined for 32 SoCon regular season titles and 20 tournament crowns … ETSU has won nine regular season and eight tournament titles, compared to Davidson capturing 23 regular season and 12 tournament titles 
• The first all-time meeting was played on Dec. 29, 1960 with ETSU winning, 83-71 at the Laurel Invitational

 
UP NEXT 
ETSU heads back on the road for four straight games beginning next Wednesday when the Bucs head to Ohio to take on Cleveland State in the opener of the Viking Invitational. 
 
PURCHASE TICKETS 
Fans can purchase their Rivalry Pack by calling the ETSU Ticket Office at 423-439-3878 or visiting ETSUTickets.com. The Rivalry Pack guarantees tickets to the Davidson (Nov. 17), Chattanooga (Jan. 21) and Furman (Feb. 10) games. 
  
For more information on ETSU men's basketball, go to ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's basketball tab.