# 2018–19 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by 14th-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 18–16, 9–7 in Big South play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. They defeated UCS Upstate and Winthrop to advance to the semifinals of the Big South tournament where they lost to Radford. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Florida Atlantic in the first round before falling in the second round to fellow Big South member Hampton.

## Previous season

The Buccaneers 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 30, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Georgia Southern Fundraiser for American Red Cross | L 61–79 | | Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Columbia International | W 100–68 | 1–0 | CSU Field House (788) North Charleston, SC |
| Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Florida Battle 4 Atlantis | L 46–76 | 1–1 | O'Connell Center (10,072) Gainesville, FL |
| Nov 13, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | South Carolina State | W 89–72 | 2–1 | CSU Field House (917) North Charleston, SC |
| Nov 16, 2018* 7:30 pm | | at Middle Tennessee Battle 4 Atlantis | L 73–76 | 2–2 | Murphy Center (3,945) Murfreesboro, TN |
| Nov 19, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Trinity Baptist Battle 4 Atlantis | W 98–49 | 3–2 | CSU Field House (480) North Charleston, SC |
| Nov 23, 2018* 3:30 pm | | vs. Coppin State Battle 4 Atlantis | W 93–67 | 4–2 | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (400) Spartanburg, SC |
| Nov 27, 2018* 8:00 pm, FSWI | | at Marquette | L 55–76 | 4–3 | Fiserv Forum (12,892) Milwaukee, WI |
| Dec 1, 2018* 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | North Florida | L 70–76 | 4–4 | CSU Field House (782) North Charleston, SC |
| Dec 11, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 23 Furman | L 69–77 | 4–5 | Timmons Arena (2,210) Greenville, SC |
| Dec 15, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Florida | L 61–68 | 4–6 | UNF Arena (1,282) Jacksonville, FL |
| Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Clemson | L 51–78 | 4–7 | Littlejohn Coliseum (6,757) Clemson, SC |
| Dec 21, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Johnson & Wales (NC) | W 86–61 | 5–7 | CSU Field House (301) North Charleston, SC |
| Dec 30, 2018* 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Piedmont International | W 111–65 | 6–7 | CSU Field House (425) North Charleston, SC |
| Big South regular season ||||||
| Jan 5, 2019 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | High Point | W 51–50 | 6–8 (0–1) | CSU Field House (675) North Charleston, SC |
| Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Hampton | W 94–82 | 6–9 (0–2) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,512) Hampton, VA |
| Jan 12, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Longwood | W 101–91 | 7–9 (1–2) | Willett Hall (1,084) Farmville, VA |
| Jan 19, 2019 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Campbell | L 72–73 | 7–10 (1–3) | CSU Field House (727) North Charleston, SC |
| Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Radford | L 78–86 | 7–11 (1–4) | Dedmon Center (2,107) Radford, VA |
| Jan 26, 2019 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 74–60 | 8–11 (2–4) | CSU Field House (628) North Charleston, SC |
| Jan 30, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 85–84 | 9–11 (3–4) | CSU Field House (785) North Charleston, SC |
| Feb 2, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | W 90–71 | 10–11 (4–4) | G. B. Hodge Center (809) Spartanburg, SC |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Winthrop | L 72–76 | 10–12 (4–5) | CSU Field House (733) North Charleston, SC |
| Feb 9, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | W 85–75 | 11–12 (5–5) | Kimmel Arena (1,743) Asheville, NC |
| Feb 13, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | L 74–77 | 11–13 (5–6) | Paul Porter Arena (1,150) Boiling Springs, NC |
| Feb 16, 2019 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Radford | W 53–52 | 12–13 (6–6) | CSU Field House (787) North Charleston, SC |
| Feb 21, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | W 92–60 | 13–13 (7–6) | CSU Field House (812) North Charleston, SC |
| Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Winthrop | L 78–80 $^{2OT}$ | 13–14 (7–7) | Winthrop Coliseum (3,755) Rock Hill, SC |
| Feb 27, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | W 77–48 | 14–14 (8–7) | CSU Field House (696) North Charleston, SC |
| Mar 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | W 72–65 | 15–14 (9–7) | Templeton Center (774) Clinton, SC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | (11) USC Upstate First round | W 71–52 | 16–14 | CSU Field House (757) North Charleston, SC |
| Mar 7, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | vs. (3) Winthrop Quarterfinals | W 77–63 | 17–14 | Gore Arena (1,460) Buies Creek, NC |
| Mar 8, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (2) Radford Semifinals | L 54–63 | 17–15 | Gore Arena (3,090) Buies Creek, NC |
| CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament ||||||
| Mar 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, watchcit.com | | Florida Atlantic First round | W 68–66 | 18–15 | CSU Field House (696) North Charleston, SC |
| Mar 26, 2019* 7:00 pm, watchcit.com | | at Hampton Second round | L 67–73 | 18–16 | Hampton Convocation Center (3,523) Hampton, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||