# 2024–25 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by head coach Saah Nimley in his first full season, 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 2023–24 season 10–20, 6–10 in Big South play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They were defeated by UNC Asheville in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament.
Just seven games into the season, head coach Barclay Radebaugh announced that he would be stepping down, ending his 19-year tenure with the team, with associate head coach Saah Nimley serving as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On March 4, 2024, the school announced that they would be removing the interim tag, and naming Nimley the new head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at Clemson | L 64–91 | 0–1 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,463) Clemson, SC |
| November 7, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Florida | L 66–90 | 0–2 | UNF Arena (2,019) Jacksonville, FL |
| November 11, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Morris | W 108–50 | 1–2 | Buccaneer Field House (754) North Charleston, SC |
| November 15, 2024* 1:00 pm | | vs. UT Rio Grande Valley Greenbrier Tip-Off River Division Semifinals | L 76–86 | 1–3 | Colonial Hall (275) White Sulphur Springs, WV |
| November 16, 2024* 12:00 pm | | vs. VMI Greenbrier Tip-Off River Division third place game | L 69–80 | 1–4 | Colonial Hall (474) White Sulphur Springs, WV |
| November 19, 2024* 8:00 pm, SECN+ | | at LSU Greenbrier Tip-Off campus game | L 68–77 | 1–5 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,442) Baton Rouge, LA |
| November 23, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Furman | L 46–67 | 1–6 | Buccaneer Field House (784) North Charleston, SC |
| November 27, 2024* 7:30 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at Georgia Tech | L 67–91 | 1–7 | McCamish Pavilion (3,414) Atlanta, GA |
| November 30, 2024* 2:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at Miami (FL) | W 83–79 | 2–7 | Watsco Center (3,244) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 3, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UT Martin | W 83–68 | 3–7 | Buccaneer Field House (789) North Charleston, SC |
| December 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Davidson | L 72–73 | 3–8 | John M. Belk Arena (2,339) Davidson, NC |
| December 9, 2024* 7:00 pm | | at South Carolina State | L 63–82 | 3–9 | SHM Memorial Center (155) Orangeburg, SC |
| December 19, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | L 69–86 | 3–10 | CB&S Bank Arena (1,287) Florence, AL |
| December 22, 2024* 3:30 pm, SECN | | at Georgia | L 65–81 | 3–11 | Stegeman Coliseum (8,368) Athens, GA |
| December 28, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Columbia International | W 95–89 | 4–11 | Buccaneer Field House (856) North Charleston, SC |
| Big South regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 72–63 | 5–11 (1–0) | Buccaneer Field House (235) North Charleston, SC |
| January 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Longwood | L 78–83 | 5–12 (1–1) | Joan Perry Brock Center (1,738) Farmville, VA |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | High Point | L 79–93 | 5–13 (1–2) | Buccaneer Field House (456) North Charleston, SC |
| January 15, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | L 97–102 $^{3OT}$ | 5–14 (1–3) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,667) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Radford | W 58–54 | 6–14 (2–3) | Buccaneer Field House (785) North Charleston, SC |
| January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | L 61–71 | 6–15 (2–4) | Templeton Center (421) Clinton, SC |
| January 25, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | L 61–69 | 6–16 (2–5) | Buccaneer Field House (875) North Charleston, SC |
| January 29, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | W 82–75 | 7–16 (3–5) | G. B. Hodge Center (818) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Longwood | W 89–85 | 8–16 (4–5) | Buccaneer Field House (500) North Charleston, SC |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Winthrop | L 65–83 | 8–17 (4–6) | Buccaneer Field House (850) North Charleston, SC |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | W 79–72 | 9–17 (5–6) | Paul Porter Arena (2,349) Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 71–70 | 10–17 (6–6) | Buccaneer Field House (768) North Charleston, SC |
| February 15, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | L 72–75 | 10–18 (6–7) | Kimmel Arena (2,312) Asheville, NC |
| February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at High Point | L 60–83 | 10–19 (6–8) | Qubein Center (2,793) High Point, NC |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | L 69–79 | 10–20 (6–9) | Buccaneer Field House (823) North Charleston, SC |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Radford | L 60–76 | 10–21 (6–10) | Dedmon Center (1,423) Radford, VA |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) UNC Asheville Quarterfinals | L 60–80 | 10–22 | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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