Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball

Charleston Southern Buccaneers
men's basketball
Charleston Southern Buccaneers; men's basketball
	2025–26 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team
University	Charleston Southern University
Head coach	Saah Nimley (2nd season)
Location	North Charleston, South Carolina
Arena	North Charleston Coliseum & Buccaneer Field House ; (capacity: 11,475 / 881)
Conference	Big South
Nickname	Buccaneers
Colors	Blue and gold;
NCAA Division I 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.

History

Charleston Southern has competed in the NCAA tournament once, in 1997; the Buccaneers lost to UCLA 109–75 in the first round.^[2]

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1997	First Round	UCLA	L 75–109

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2013	First Round	Southern Miss	L 71–78
2015	First Round	Old Dominion	L 56–65

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2019	First Round Second Round	Florida Atlantic Hampton	W 68–66 L 67–73

^ CSU Athletics Style Guide (PDF). April 28, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
^ "NCAA basketball tournament History: Charleston Southern Buccaneers". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 20, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball
Venues	North Charleston Coliseum (alternate; 1993–present) Buccaneer Field House (1965–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

Big South Conference men's basketball
Teams	Charleston Southern Buccaneers Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs High Point Panthers Longwood Lancers Presbyterian Blue Hose Radford Highlanders UNC Asheville Bulldogs USC Upstate Spartans Winthrop Eagles
Championships & awards	Big South tournament Champions Player of the Year
Seasons	1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26