Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball

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Charleston Southern Buccaneers
men's basketball
Basketball current event.svg 2024–25 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team
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University Charleston Southern University
Head coach Saah Nimley (1st season)
Conference Big South
Location North Charleston, South Carolina
Arena North Charleston Coliseum & Buccaneer Field House
(capacity: 11,475 / 881)
Nickname Buccaneers
ColorsBlue and gold [1]
   
NCAA tournament appearances
1997
Conference tournament champions
1986, 1987, 1995, 1997
Conference regular season champions
1986, 1987, 2013, 2015

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Charleston Southern University in North Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big South Conference. The Buccaneers made their only appearance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 1997.

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History

NCAA tournament results

Charleston Southern has competed in the NCAA tournament once, in 1997; the Buccaneers lost to UCLA 10975 in the first round. [2]

YearRoundOpponentResult
1997 First RoundUCLAL 75–109

NIT results

Charleston Southern has competed in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) twice. Their combined record is 0–2.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2013 First RoundSouthern MissL 71–78
2015 First RoundOld DominionL 56–65

CIT results

The Buccaneers have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT), one time. Their record is 1–1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2019 First Round
Second Round
Florida Atlantic
Hampton
W 68–66
L 67–73

References

  1. CSU Athletics Style Guide (PDF). April 28, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  2. "NCAA basketball tournament History: Charleston Southern Buccaneers". ESPN.com . Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2012.