# 2017–18 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team

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.

## Previous season

The Buccaneers 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Davidson | L 62–110 | 0–1 | John M. Belk Arena (3,705) Davidson, NC |
| Nov 12, 2017* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at NC State | L 56–78 | 0–2 | PNC Arena (13,602) Raleigh, NC |
| Nov 15, 2017* 7:30 pm | | Columbia International | W 98–58 | 1–2 | CSU Field House (813) North Charleston, SC |
| Nov 18, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at USC Upstate | W 82–72 | 2–2 | Hodge Center (528) Spartanburg, SC |
| Nov 20, 2017* 5:00 pm | | Toccoa Falls | W 107–36 | 3–2 | CSU Field House (422) North Charleston, SC |
| Nov 25, 2017* 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Illinois State | W 64–62 $^{OT}$ | 4–2 | Redbird Arena (3,831) Normal, IL |
| Nov 28, 2017* 7:30 pm | | VMI | L 68–76 | 4–3 | CSU Field House (881) North Charleston, SC |
| Dec 12, 2017* 1:00 pm | | at South Carolina State | L 88–91 $^{OT}$ | 4–4 | SHM Memorial Center (154) Orangeburg, SC |
| Dec 15, 2017* 7:30 pm | | Eastern Kentucky | L 65–70 | 4–5 | CSU Field House (556) North Charleston, SC |
| Dec 18, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 24 Florida State | L 58–69 | 4–6 | Donald L. Tucker Center (5,836) Tallahassee, FL |
| Dec 21, 2017* 7:30 pm | | Johnson & Wales (NC) | W 102–58 | 5–6 | CSU Field House (140) North Charleston, SC |
| Big South regular season ||||||
| Dec 30, 2017 5:30 pm | | Longwood | W 84–43 | 6–6 (1–0) | CSU Field House (426) North Charleston, SC |
| Jan 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Liberty | L 53–70 | 6–7 (1–1) | Vines Center (1,688) Lynchburg, VA |
| Jan 6, 2018 7:00 pm | | at High Point | L 59–80 | 6–8 (1–2) | Millis Athletic Center (1,521) High Point, NC |
| Jan 9, 2018 7:30 pm | | Radford | L 61–64 | 6–9 (1–3) | CSU Field House (711) North Charleston, SC |
| Jan 12, 2017 7:30 pm | | Winthrop | L 53–64 | 5–11 (1–4) | CSU Field House (881) North Charleston, SC |
| Jan 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UNC Asheville | L 73–83 | 6–11 (1–5) | Kimmel Arena (1,723) Asheville, NC |
| Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Campbell | L 47–62 | 6–12 (1–6) | Gore Arena (1,721) Buies Creek, NC |
| Jan 21, 2017 5:30 pm | | Gardner–Webb | W 83–68 | 7–12 (2–6) | CSU Field House (525) North Charleston, SC |
| Jan 24, 2017 7:30 pm | | Presbyterian | L 49–57 | 7–13 (2–7) | CSU Field House (686) North Charleston, SC |
| Jan 27, 2018 2:00 pm, Stadium | | at Radford | W 84–81 $^{OT}$ | 8–13 (3–7) | Dedmon Center (1,707) Radford, VA |
| Feb 1, 2017 7:30 pm | | High Point | W 83–74 | 9–13 (4–7) | CSU Field House (610) North Charleston, SC |
| Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Gardner–Webb | L 61–63 | 9–14 (4–8) | Paul Porter Arena (1,449) Boiling Springs, NC |
| Feb 7, 2017 7:30 pm | | Liberty | W 87–75 | 10–14 (5–8) | CSU Field House (725) North Charleston, SC |
| Feb 10, 2018 4:00 pm | | at Presbyterian | W 64–54 | 11–14 (6–8) | Templeton Center (1,168) Clinton, SC |
| Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Longwood | W 77–65 | 12–14 (7–8) | Willett Hall (1,173) Farmville, VA |
| Feb 18, 2017 5:30 pm | | UNC Asheville | L 80–85 $^{OT}$ | 12–15 (7–9) | CSU Field House (722) North Charleston, SC |
| Feb 22, 2017 7:30 pm | | Campbell | W 72–68 | 13–15 (8–9) | CSU Field House (696) North Charleston, SC |
| Feb 24, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Winthrop | W 78–75 | 14–15 (9–9) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,418) Rock Hill, SC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| Feb 27, 2018 7:00 pm | (8) | (9) Presbyterian First round | W 68–51 | 15–15 | CSU Field House (806) North Charleston, SC |
| Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (8) | at (1) UNC Asheville Quarterfinals | L 66–71 | 15–16 | Kimmel Arena (2,276) Asheville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||