# 2021–22 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by 17th-year head coach Barclay Radebaugh, played their home games at the Buccaneer Field House in North Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. With the reintroduction of divisions for the first time since the 2013–14 season, the Buccaneers played in the South division. they finished the season 6–25, 1–15 in Big South play to finish in last place in the South division. As the No. 12 seed in the Big South tournament, they defeated UNC Asheville in the first round before losing to USC Upstate in the quarterfinals.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Buccaneers finished the 2020–21 season 3–18, 2–15 in Big South play to finish in last place, before cancelling the remainder of their season on February 23, 2021 due to COVID-19 issues in the program.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Johnson & Wales (NC) | W 118–71 | 1–0 | Buccaneer Field House (423) North Charleston, SC |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | at Ole Miss | L 68–93 | 1–1 | SJB Pavilion (5,825) Oxford, MS |
| November 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at Wake Forest | L 59–95 | 1–2 | LJVM Coliseum (3,349) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 20, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bob Jones | W 119–63 | 2–2 | Buccaneer Field House (564) North Charleston, SC |
| November 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ACCN | | at Georgia Tech | L 70–85 | 2–3 | McCamish Pavilion (3,912) Atlanta, GA |
| November 26, 2021* 2:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at Clemson | L 59–91 | 2–4 | Littlejohn Coliseum (5,770) Clemson, SC |
| November 28, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kennesaw State | L 52–89 | 2–5 | KSU Convocation Center (742) Kennesaw, GA |
| December 2, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Jacksonville | L 56–67 | 2–6 | Buccaneer Field House (668) North Charleston, SC |
| December 5, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tarleton State | W 59–57 | 3–6 | Wisdom Gym (2,112) Stephenville, TX |
| December 16, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee State | L 75–78 | 3–7 | Buccaneer Field House (414) North Charleston, SC |
| December 20, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Manhattan The Citadel Classic | L 75–99 | 3–8 | McAlister Field House (912) Charleston, SC |
| December 21, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. South Carolina State The Citadel Classic | L 65–75 | 3–9 | McAlister Field House (0) Charleston, SC |
| January 2, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Toccoa Falls | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Buccaneer Field House North Charleston, SC |
| Big South regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | L 63–88 | 3–10 (0–1) | Buccaneer Field House (213) North Charleston, SC |
| January 8, 2022 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | L 59–82 | 3–11 (0–2) | Kimmel Arena (175) Asheville, NC |
| January 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Campbell | L 52–67 | 3–12 (0–3) | Gore Arena (0) Buies Creek, NC |
| January 15, 2022 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Winthrop | L 65–70 | 3–13 (0–4) | Buccaneer Field House (711) North Charleston, SC |
| January 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | High Point | W 70–66 | 4–13 (1–4) | Buccaneer Field House (511) North Charleston, SC |
| January 22, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at USC Upstate | L 57–70 | 4–14 (1–5) | G. B. Hodge Center (416) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | L 61–62 | 4–15 (1–6) | Buccaneer Field House (306) North Charleston, SC |
| January 29, 2022 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Hampton | L 74–78 | 4–16 (1–7) | Buccaneer Field House (537) North Charleston, SC |
| February 2, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Radford | L 52–64 | 4–17 (1–8) | Dedmon Center (1,099) Radford, VA |
| February 5, 2022 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Longwood | L 67–69 | 4–18 (1–9) | Buccaneer Field House (682) North Charleston, SC |
| February 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Toccoa Falls | W 97–60 | 5–18 | Buccaneer Field House (371) North Charleston, SC |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at North Carolina A&T | L 51–62 | 5–19 (1–10) | Corbett Sports Center (2,029) Greensboro, NC |
| February 12, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | L 65–82 | 5–20 (1–11) | Paul Porter Arena (1,092) Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 16, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | L 66–85 | 5–21 (1–12) | Buccaneer Field House (619) North Charleston, SC |
| February 19, 2022 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | L 73–78 $^{OT}$ | 5–22 (1–13) | Buccaneer Field House (628) North Charleston, SC |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | L 48–68 | 5–23 (1–14) | Templeton Physical Education Center (462) Clinton, SC |
| February 26, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | L 86–92 | 5–24 (1–15) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,378) Rock Hill, SC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | (12) | vs. (5) UNC Asheville First round | W 79–78 | 6–24 | Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| March 4, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | (12) | vs. (4) USC Upstate Quarterfinals | L 62–72 | 6–25 | Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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