The Charleston Southern Buccaneers football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Charleston Southern University located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Big South–OVC Football Association. Charleston Southern's first football team was fielded in 1991. The team plays its home games at the 4,000 seat Buccaneer Field in North Charleston, South Carolina and are currently coached by Gabe Giardina.
The Charleston Southern Buccaneers are the athletic teams that represent Charleston Southern University, located in North Charleston, South Carolina, in intercollegiate sports at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Big South Conference since the 1983–84 academic year. The football program competes in the FCS, formerly known as I-AA.
The 2011–12 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Chuck Driesell and played their home games at McAlister Field House. They were a member of the South Division of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 6–24, 3–15 in SoCon play, to finish in last place in the South Division. They lost in the first round of the SoCon Basketball tournament to Western Carolina.
The 2011–12 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by seventh year head coach Barclay Radebaugh, played their home games at CSU Field House and are members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 11–7 in Big South play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Big South Basketball tournament to UNC Asheville. Despite having 19 wins, they did not accept an invitation to a post season tournament.
The 2013–14 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by ninth year head coach Barclay Radebaugh, played their home games at the CSU Field House and were members of the South Division of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 6–10 in Big South play to in fifth place in the South Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big South Conference tournament where they lost to Coastal Carolina.
The 2015 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Jamey Chadwell, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the Big South title. Charleston Southern earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. After a first-round bye, the Buccaneers defeated The Citadel in the second round before losing to the eventual national runner-up, Jacksonville State, in the quarterfinals. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.
The 2015 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Jamey Chadwell in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the Big South title with Liberty. Charleston Southern earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Buccaneers lost in the first round to Wofford. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.
The 2016–17 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by 12th-year head coach Barclay Radebaugh, played their home games at the CSU Field House in North Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 7–11 in Big South play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Presbyterian in the first round of the Big South tournament before losing to Winthrop in the quarterfinals.
The 2017–18 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by 13th-year head coach Barclay Radebaugh, played their home games at the CSU Field House in North Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 9–9 in Big South play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big South tournament, they defeated Presbyterian in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to UNC Asheville.
The 2018–19 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by 14th-year head coach Barclay Radebaugh, played their home games at the CSU Field House in North Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 9–7 in Big South play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. They defeated UCS Upstate and Winthrop to advance to the semifinals of the Big South tournament where they lost to Radford. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Florida Atlantic in the first round before falling in the second round to fellow Big South member Hampton.
The 2019–20 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by 15th-year head coach Barclay Radebaugh, played their home games at the CSU Field House in North Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in Big South play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They defeated Presbyterian in the first round of the Big South tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Radford.
The 2020 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Autry Denson, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 2–2 with an identical mark in conference play, placing third in the Big South. Charleston Southern played home games at Buccaneer Field in Charleston, South Carolina.
The 2020–21 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by 16th-year head coach Barclay Radebaugh, play their home games at the Buccaneer Field House in North Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.
The 2021–22 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by 17th-year head coach Barclay Radebaugh, played their home games at the Buccaneer Field House in North Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. With the reintroduction of divisions for the first time since the 2013–14 season, the Buccaneers played in the South division. they finished the season 6–25, 1–15 in Big South play to finish in last place in the South division. As the No. 12 seed in the Big South tournament, they defeated UNC Asheville in the first round before losing to USC Upstate in the quarterfinals.
The 1996–97 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University in the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by head coach Tom Conrad, played their home games at the Buccaneer Field House in North Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.
The 2022–23 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Asheville in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, who were led by fifth-year head coach Mike Morrell, played their home games at Kimmel Arena in Asheville, North Carolina, as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 27-7, 16–2 in Big South play to finish in first place, and defeated Charleston Southern, USC Upstate, and Campbell to claim the Big South tournament title. As tournament champions, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were eliminated in the first round by UCLA.
The 2022–23 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by 18th-year head coach Barclay Radebaugh, played their home games at the Buccaneer Field House in North Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.
The 2023–24 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers were led by 19th-year head coach Barclay Radebaugh for the first 7 games of the season before he resigned on November 30, 2023 with assistant Saah Nimley taking over for the rest of the season. They played their home games at the Buccaneer Field House in North Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.
The 2023–24 Charleston Southern Buccaneers women's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by third-year head coach Clarisse White, played their home games at the Buccaneer Field House in North Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.
The 2024–25 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team will represent Charleston Southern University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by head coach Saah Nimley in his first full season, will play their home games at the Buccaneer Field House in North Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.
