# 2019–20 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by 15th-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 14–18, 7–11 in Big South play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They defeated Presbyterian in the first round of the Big South tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Radford.

## Previous season

The Buccaneers finished the 2018–19 season 18–16 overall, 9–7 in Big South play to finish in a tie for fifth place. In the Big South tournament, they defeated USC Upstate in the first round, upset Winthrop in the quarterfinals, before losing to Radford in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the CIT, where they defeated Florida Atlantic in the first round, before falling to Hampton in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Columbia International | W 99–71 | 1–0 | CSU Field House (802) North Charleston, SC |
| November 8, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | L 49–63 | 1–1 | Corbett Sports Center (1,904) Greensboro, NC |
| November 12, 2019* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Furman | L 47–91 | 1–2 | CSU Field House (881) North Charleston, SC |
| November 16, 2019* 7:00 pm, FSOH | | at Dayton | L 61–90 | 1–3 | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| November 18, 2019* 6:30 pm, BTN | | at No. 3 Michigan State | L 46–94 | 1–4 | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| November 23, 2019* 11:30 am | | vs. Southern Utah Maui on the Mainland | W 80–45 | 1–5 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,526) Johnson City, TN |
| November 24, 2019* 11:30 | | vs. Delaware State Maui on the Mainland | W 71–61 | 2–5 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,509) Johnson City, TN |
| December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Missouri | L 60–68 | 3–5 | Mizzou Arena (7,894) Columbia, MO |
| December 7, 2019* 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | North Carolina Central | W 58–53 | 4–5 | CSU Field House (622) North Charleston, SC |
| December 16, 2019* 7:00 pm, FloSports | | at James Madison | W 81–60 | 4–6 | JMU Convocation Center (2,046) Harrisonburg, VA |
| December 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Kentucky | L 69–76 | 5–6 | McBrayer Arena (1,707) Richmond, KY |
| December 28, 2019* 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Piedmont International | W 108–52 | 6–6 | CSU Field House (173) North Charleston, SC |
| Big South Conference regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | W 89–75 | 7–6 (1–0) | CSU Field House (632) North Charleston, SC |
| January 4, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Hampton | L 85–92 | 7–7 (1–1) | Hampton Convocation Center (3,123) Hampton, VA |
| January 8, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Longwood | L 56–74 | 7–8 (1–2) | CSU Field House (417) North Charleston, SC |
| January 11, 2020 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | L 69–71 | 7–9 (1–3) | CSU Field House (714) North Charleston, SC |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Campbell | W 77–62 | 8–9 (2–3) | Gore Arena (1,887) Buies Creek, NC |
| January 18, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at High Point | W 79–60 | 9–9 (3–3) | Millis Center (1,272) High Point, NC |
| January 23, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 74–66 | 10–9 (4–3) | CSU Field House (753) North Charleston, SC |
| January 25, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | W 92–83 $^{2OT}$ | 11–9 (5–3) | Paul Porter Arena (1,432) Boiling Springs, NC |
| January 30, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Winthrop | L 60–77 | 11–10 (5–4) | CSU Field House (947) North Charleston, SC |
| February 1, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Radford | L 74–77 $^{OT}$ | 11–11 (5–5) | Dedmon Center (1,278) Radford, VA |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Longwood | L 63–71 | 11–12 (5–6) | Willett Hall (1,351) Farmville, VA |
| February 8, 2020 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Hampton | W 82–75 | 12–12 (6–6) | CSU Field House (736) North Charleston, SC |
| February 10, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | L 52–66 | 12–13 (6–7) | G. B. Hodge Center (745) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 13, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | High Point | W 66–63 | 13–13 (7–7) | CSU Field House (693) North Charleston, SC |
| February 15, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | L 75–79 | 13–14 (7–8) | Kimmel Arena (2,122) Asheville, NC |
| February 20, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Campbell | L 51–66 | 13–15 (7–9) | CSU Field House (715) North Charleston, SC |
| February 27, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | L 74–83 | 13–16 (7–10) | CSU Field House (732) North Charleston, SC |
| February 29, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | L 65–76 | 13–17 (7–11) | Templeton Physical Education Center (415) Clinton, SC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (8) | (9) Presbyterian First round | W 81–64 | 14–17 | CSU Fieldhouse (691) North Charleston, SC |
| March 5, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (8) | at (1) Radford Quarterfinals | L 48–62 | 14–18 | Dedmon Center (2,222) Radford, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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