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.

2019–20 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
2019–20 record	14–18 (7–11 Big South)
Head coach	Barclay Radebaugh (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Rick Duckett Thomas Butters Saah Nimley
Home arena	CSU Field House

2019–20 Big South men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Radford	15	–	3		.833			21	–	11		.656
Winthrop†	15	–	3		.833			24	–	10		.706
Gardner–Webb	11	–	7		.611			16	–	16		.500
Longwood	9	–	9		.500			14	–	18		.438
Hampton	8	–	10		.444			15	–	19		.441
UNC Asheville	8	–	10		.444			15	–	16		.484
USC Upstate	7	–	11		.389			13	–	20		.394
Charleston Southern	7	–	11		.389			14	–	18		.438
Presbyterian	7	–	11		.389			10	–	22		.313
High Point	6	–	12		.333			9	–	23		.281
Campbell	6	–	12		.333			15	–	16		.484
† 2020 Big South Tournament winner As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

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,[1] upset Winthrop in the quarterfinals,[2] before losing to Radford in the semifinals.[3] They received an invitation to the CIT, where they defeated Florida Atlantic in the first round,[4] before falling to Hampton in the second round.[5]

Roster

2019–20 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Travis Anderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Atlanta, Georgia F 1 Terence Porter Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia G 2 Nate Louis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Miami, Florida G 4 Deontaye Buskey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Daphne, Alabama G/F 10 Jamir Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Miramar, Florida F 12 Ty Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Pontotoc, Mississippi F 14 Duncan LeXander 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Davidson, North Carolina C 22 Sadarius Bowser 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Gaffney, South Carolina G 23 Sean Price 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Port Charlotte, Florida G 24 Phlandrous Fleming Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Athens, Georgia G 30 Matt Kormylo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Greenville, South Carolina G 33 Dontrell Shuler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Columbia, South Carolina G 50 Malik Battle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia	Head coach Barclay Radebaugh (ETSU) Assistant coach(es) Rick Duckett (North Carolina) Thomas Butters (Clemson) Saah Nimley (Charleston Southern) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 24, 2020

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.

Source[6]

References

1. "No. 6 Buccaneers utilize strong second half to push past No. 11 USC Upstate in first round matchup". Charleston Southern University. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
2. "Bucs lead from start to finish; Knock off No. 3 Winthrop in Big South Championships quarterfinal round". Charleston Southern University. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
3. "No. 6 CSU falls to No. 2 Radford in the Big South Championships semifinal round, 63-54". Charleston Southern University. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
4. "Buccaneers hold off late Florida Atlantic charge in CIT First Round win". Charleston Southern University. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
5. "Hampton utilizes late free throw shooting to hold off Charleston Southern in CIT Second Round". Charleston Southern University. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
6. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Charleston Southern University. Retrieved September 25, 2019.