The Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents

Charleston Southern University Charleston Southern University (CSU) is a private university in North Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It is affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention (Southern Baptist Convention). History Charleston Southern Universit ...

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, United States. The school's team currently competes in the

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. The Buccaneers made their only appearance in the

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in 1997.

History

NCAA tournament results

Charleston Southern has competed in the NCAA tournament once, in

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; the Buccaneers lost to

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109–75 in the first round.

NIT results

Charleston Southern has competed in the

National Invitation Tournament The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is an annual men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Since 2023, all rounds of the tournament are played at various sites across the country whi ...

(NIT) twice. Their combined record is 0–2.

CIT results

The Buccaneers have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT), one time. Their record is 1–1.

References

External links

Team website
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