2025–26 Charleston Southern Buccaneers women's basketball team

2025–26 Charleston Southern Buccaneers women's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record8–22 (6–10 Big South)
Head coach
Associate head coachAshley Reddick
Assistant coaches
  • Cortez Mitchell
  • Amir Gilliam
  • Lauren Bevis
Home arenaBuccaneer Field House
2025–26 Big South women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
High Point † 13 – 3   .813 27 – 6   .818
Radford 12 – 4   .750 23 – 12   .657
Longwood 11 – 5   .688 21 – 10   .677
Gardner–Webb 9 – 7   .563 12 – 19   .387
Winthrop 7 – 9   .438 15 – 17   .469
UNC Asheville 7 – 9   .438 12 – 18   .400
Charleston Southern 6 – 10   .375 8 – 22   .267
USC Upstate 6 – 10   .375 12 – 20   .375
Presbyterian 1 – 15   .063 3 – 27   .100
† 2026 Big South tournament winner
As of March 21, 2026

The 2025–26 Charleston Southern Buccaneers women's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by fifth-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.

Previous season

The Buccaneers finished the 2024–25 season 14–16, 10–6 in Big South play, to finish in a tie for third place.[1] They were defeated by Winthrop in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament.[2]

Preseason

On October 15, 2025, the Big South Conference released their preseason poll. Charleston Southern was picked to finish fifth in the conference.[3]

Preseason rankings

Big South Preseason Poll
Place Team Votes
1 High Point 77 (6)
2 Longwood 69 (1)
3 Radford 67 (1)
4 Winthrop 48
5 Charleston Southern 41
6 USC Upstate 33
7 Gardner–Webb 25
8 Presbyterian 23
9 UNC Asheville 22 (1)
(#) first-place votes

Source:[3]

Preseason All-Big South Teams

Preseason All-Big South Teams
Team Player Year Position
Second Tyonna Bailey Junior Guard

Source:[4]

Roster

2025–26 Charleston Southern Buccaneers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Mya Dotson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Lewisville High School Lewisville, Texas
G 2 Courtney Davis (C) 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) GS Little Rock Warner Robins, Georgia
G 3 Tyonna Bailey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr St. John's Newark, New Jersey
G 4 Caelan Ellis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Buffalo Powder Springs, Georgia
G 5 Taylor Caldwell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr East Georgia State College Lithia Springs, Georgia
G 6 Aïssé Coulibaly 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Hamilton Heights Christian Academy Paris, France
G 7 Naveyah Damon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Oakland Miami, Florida
C 10 Nevaeh Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Bastrop High School Bastrop, Texas
G 11 Alba Garcia 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr IES Ortega y Gasset Madrid, Spain
G 12 Sydney Bradley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Northwest Florida State College St. Louis, Missouri
G 15 Alaina Nettles (C) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Cane Bay High School Anchorage, Alaska
G 20 Thelma Barbitch 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So UTEP Paris, France
G 21 Asha Sra 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Grand Canyon Fresno, California
F 22 Saniya Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Duluth High School Tucker, Georgia
G 35 Laura Ortega 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Highland Community College San Fernando, Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 9, 2026

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Jacksonville L 84–86 OT 0–1
 Swisher Gymnasium (124)
Jacksonville, FL
November 7, 2025*
11:00 am, FloCollege 		at Charleston L 65–80  0–2
 TD Arena (3,617)
Charleston, SC
November 11, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at East Carolina L 62–91  0–3
 Williams Arena (890)
Greenville, NC
November 13, 2025*
7:00 pm, ACCNX 		at Georgia Tech L 40–87  0–4
 McCamish Pavilion (1,439)
Atlanta, GA
November 22, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		South Carolina State W 53−51  1−4
 Buccaneer Field House (862)
North Charleston, SC
November 25, 2025*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia Southern L 57−65  1−5
 Buccaneer Field House (356)
North Charleston, SC
November 28, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mercer L 45–71  1–6
 Buccaneer Field House (180)
North Charleston, SC
December 1, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Allen W 83–62  2–6
 Buccaneer Field House (456)
North Charleston, SC
December 6, 2025*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wofford L 42–70  2–7
 Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (371)
Spartanburg, SC
December 17, 2025*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Clemson L 52–78  2–8
 Buccaneer Field House (390)
North Charleston, SC
December 19, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Furman L 53–66  2–9
 Buccaneer Field House (135)
North Charleston, SC
December 21, 2025*
12:00 pm, ACCNX 		at No. 18 North Carolina L 74−93  2−10
 Carmichael Arena (2,369)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 29, 2025*
12:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Georgia L 52–97  2–11
 Stegeman Coliseum (1,972)
Athens, GA
Big South regular season
December 31, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		USC Upstate W 60–49  3–11
(1–0) 		Buccaneer Field House (72)
North Charleston, SC
January 3, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Radford W 63–59  4–11
(2–0) 		Dedmon Center (597)
Radford, VA
January 7, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Longwood L 63–83  4–12
(2–1) 		Buccaneer Field House (68)
North Charleston, SC
January 10, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Winthrop L 54–63  4–13
(2–2) 		Winthrop Coliseum (243)
Rock Hill, SC
January 14, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at UNC Asheville W 72–66  5–13
(3–2) 		Kimmel Arena (582)
Asheville, NC
January 17, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Gardner–Webb L 45–52  5–14
(3–3) 		Buccaneer Field House (522)
North Charleston, SC
January 23, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Presbyterian W 77–73  6–14
(4–3) 		Templeton Center (219)
Clinton, SC
January 28, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		High Point L 66–87  6–15
(4–4) 		Buccaneer Field House (345)
North Charleston, SC
January 30, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at USC Upstate W 85–62  7–15
(5–4) 		G. B. Hodge Center (124)
Spartanburg, SC
February 4, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UNC Asheville L 48–60  7–16
(5–5) 		Buccaneer Field House (310)
North Charleston, SC
February 7, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Presbyterian W 88–62  8–16
(6–5) 		Buccaneer Field House (322)
North Charleston, SC
February 11, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Gardner–Webb L 44–56  8–17
(6–6) 		Paul Porter Arena (378)
Boiling Springs, NC
February 14, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at High Point L 48–64  8–18
(6–7) 		Qubein Center (1,447)
High Point, NC
February 21, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Radford L 78–92  8–19
(6–8) 		Buccaneer Field House (278)
North Charleston, SC
February 25, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Longwood L 69–96  8–20
(6–9) 		Joan Perry Brock Center (1,044)
Farmville, VA
February 28, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Winthrop L 55–77  8–21
(6–10) 		Buccaneer Field House (382)
North Charleston, SC
Big South tournament
March 5, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (2) Radford
Quarterfinals 		L 67–86  8–22
 Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  2. ^ "Women's Hoops Advances To Semifinals Of Big South Tournament On Wagner's Buzzer-Beater". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  3. ^ a b "High Point Voted 2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Big South Conference. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  4. ^ "Big South Announces 2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Honors". Big South Conference. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  5. ^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Charleston Southern University. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  6. ^ "Charleston Southern Buccaneers 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.