Charleston Southern's basketball program began in 1965 at the Baptist university in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Buccaneers compete in the Big South Conference and have won multiple conference titles. The program made its lone NCAA Tournament appearance in 1997 as the Big South's automatic qualifier.
The Buccaneers nickname references Charleston's rich pirate history — the city was a famous haven for pirates like Blackbeard and Stede Bonnet in the early 18th century.
Winning the 1997 Big South Tournament to earn the program's first and only NCAA Tournament berth, one of the program's biggest moments on the national stage.
Charleston Southern's campus is located near the site where Blackbeard the pirate blockaded Charleston Harbor in 1718, making the Buccaneers nickname historically apt.
The Charleston Southern Buccaneers compete in the Big South and hold an all-time record of 553–896 (.382 winning percentage) across 48 recorded seasons dating back to 1974-75.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 15-17 | 6-10 (Big South) | Saah Nimley | |
| 2024-25 | 10-22 | 6-10 (Big South) | Saah Nimley | |
| 2023-24 | 10-20 | 6-10 (Big South) | Barclay Radebaugh,Saah Nimley | |
| 2022-23 | 10-21 | 5-13 (Big South) | Barclay Radebaugh | |
| 2021-22 | 6-25 | 1-15 (Big South) | Barclay Radebaugh | |
| 2020-21 | 3-18 | 2-15 (Big South) | Barclay Radebaugh | |
| 2019-20 | 14-18 | 7-11 (Big South) | Barclay Radebaugh | |
| 2018-19 | 18-16 | 9-7 (Big South) | Barclay Radebaugh | |
| 2017-18 | 15-16 | 9-9 (Big South) | Barclay Radebaugh | |
| 2016-17 | 12-19 | 7-11 (Big South) | Barclay Radebaugh | |
| 2015-16 | 9-21 | 5-13 (Big South) | Barclay Radebaugh | |
| 2011-12 | 19-12 | 11-7 (Big South) | Barclay Radebaugh | |
| 2010-11 | 16-16 | 9-9 (Big South) | Barclay Radebaugh | |
| 2009-10 | 13-17 | 7-11 (Big South) | Barclay Radebaugh | |
| 2008-09 | 9-20 | 4-14 (Big South) | Barclay Radebaugh | |
| 2007-08 | 10-20 | 4-10 (Big South) | Barclay Radebaugh | |
| 2006-07 | 8-22 | 2-12 (Big South) | Barclay Radebaugh | |
| 2005-06 | 13-16 | 7-9 (Big South) | Barclay Radebaugh | |
| 2004-05 | 13-17 | 7-9 (Big South) | Jim Platt | |
| 2003-04 | 6-22 | 3-13 (Big South) | Jim Platt | |
| 2002-03 | 14-14 | 8-6 (Big South) | Jim Platt | |
| 2001-02 | 12-17 | 8-6 (Big South) | Jim Platt | |
| 2000-01 | 10-19 | 6-8 (Big South) | Jim Platt | |
| 1999-00 | 8-21 | 3-11 (Big South) | Tom Conrad | |
| 1998-99 | 12-16 | 4-6 (Big South) | Tom Conrad | |
| 1997-98 | 5-22 | 2-10 (Big South) | Tom Conrad | |
| 1996-97 | 17-13 | 7-7 (Big South) | Tom Conrad | |
| 1995-96 | 15-13 | 9-5 (Big South) | Gary Edwards | |
| 1994-95 | 19-10 | 12-4 (Big South) | Gary Edwards | |
| 1992-93 | 9-18 | 5-11 (Big South) | Gary Edwards | |
| 1991-92 | 16-14 | 7-7 (Big South) | Gary Edwards | |
| 1990-91 | 9-19 | 4-10 (Big South) | Gary Edwards | |
| 1989-90 | 9-19 | 4-8 (Big South) | Gary Edwards | |
| 1988-89 | 12-16 | 6-6 (Big South) | Gary Edwards | |
| 1987-88 | 17-12 | 8-4 (Big South) | Gary Edwards | |
| 1986-87 | 21-9 | 12-2 (Big South) | Tommy Gaither | |
| 1985-86 | 21-9 | 5-1 (Big South) | Tommy Gaither | |
| 1984-85 | 13-15 | Ind | Tommy Gaither | |
| 1983-84 | 15-13 | Ind | Tommy Gaither | |
| 1982-83 | 13-14 | Ind | Phil Carter | |
| 1981-82 | 13-13 | Ind | Phil Carter | |
| 1980-81 | 8-19 | Ind | Phil Carter | |
| 1979-80 | 2-23 | Ind | David Reese | |
| 1978-79 | 2-25 | Ind | David Reese | |
| 1977-78 | 8-19 | Ind | Danny Monk | |
| 1976-77 | 8-19 | Ind | Danny Monk | |
| 1975-76 | 3-23 | Ind | Danny Monk | |
| 1974-75 | 4-16 | Ind | Billy Henry |
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