2017–18 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by 13th-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 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.

2017–18 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record15–16 (9–9 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCSU Field House
Seasons
2017–18 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Asheville 13 5   .722 21 13   .618
Radford 12 6   .667 23 13   .639
Winthrop 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
Campbell 10 8   .556 18 16   .529
Liberty 9 9   .500 22 15   .595
Charleston Southern 9 9   .500 15 16   .484
High Point 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Gardner–Webb 9 9   .500 14 18   .438
Presbyterian 4 14   .222 11 21   .344
Longwood 3 15   .167 7 26   .212
2018 Big South tournament winner

Previous season

edit

The Buccaneers They finished the season 12–19, 7–11 in Big South play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Presbyterian in the first round of the Big South tournament before losing to Winthrop in the quarterfinals.

Roster

edit
2017–18 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Jamaal David 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Potomac, Maryland
F 1 Travis McConico 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Jacksonville, Florida
G 2 Cortez Mitchell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Jackson, Mississippi
G 4 Deontaye Buskey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Daphne, Alabama
F 5 Jamar Martin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Toronto, Ontario, Canada
F/C 10 Abdul Sarki 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Minna, Nigeria
G 11 Christian Keeling 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Augusta, Georgia
F 12 Ty Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Pontotoc, Mississippi
F 13 Jordan Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland
G 15 Jamal Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Toronto, Canada
F 20 Alex Stewart 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Chapin, South Carolina
F 21 Nathan Payne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Pickens, South Carolina
F 23 Javis Howard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Irmo, South Carolina
G 24 Phlandrous Jr. Fleming 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Athens, Georgia
F 30 Sean Price 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Port Charlotte, Florida
F 33 JC Cavin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Greenville, South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 31, 2017

Schedule and results

edit
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Davidson L 62–110  0–1
John M. Belk Arena (3,705)
Davidson, NC
Nov 12, 2017*
4:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at NC State L 56–78  0–2
PNC Arena (13,602)
Raleigh, NC
Nov 15, 2017*
7:30 pm
Columbia International W 98–58  1–2
CSU Field House (813)
North Charleston, SC
Nov 18, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at USC Upstate W 82–72  2–2
Hodge Center (528)
Spartanburg, SC
Nov 20, 2017*
5:00 pm
Toccoa Falls W 107–36  3–2
CSU Field House (422)
North Charleston, SC
Nov 25, 2017*
9:00 pm, ESPN3
at Illinois State W 64–62 OT 4–2
Redbird Arena (3,831)
Normal, IL
Nov 28, 2017*
7:30 pm
VMI L 68–76  4–3
CSU Field House (881)
North Charleston, SC
Dec 12, 2017*
1:00 pm
at South Carolina State L 88–91 OT 4–4
SHM Memorial Center (154)
Orangeburg, SC
Dec 15, 2017*
7:30 pm
Eastern Kentucky L 65–70  4–5
CSU Field House (556)
North Charleston, SC
Dec 18, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 24 Florida State L 58–69  4–6
Donald L. Tucker Center (5,836)
Tallahassee, FL
Dec 21, 2017*
7:30 pm
Johnson & Wales (NC) W 102–58  5–6
CSU Field House (140)
North Charleston, SC
Big South regular season
Dec 30, 2017
5:30 pm
Longwood W 84–43  6–6
(1–0)
CSU Field House (426)
North Charleston, SC
Jan 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Liberty L 53–70  6–7
(1–1)
Vines Center (1,688)
Lynchburg, VA
Jan 6, 2018
7:00 pm
at High Point L 59–80  6–8
(1–2)
Millis Athletic Center (1,521)
High Point, NC
Jan 9, 2018
7:30 pm
Radford L 61–64  6–9
(1–3)
CSU Field House (711)
North Charleston, SC
Jan 12, 2017
7:30 pm
Winthrop L 53–64  5–11
(1–4)
CSU Field House (881)
North Charleston, SC
Jan 15, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UNC Asheville L 73–83  6–11
(1–5)
Kimmel Arena (1,723)
Asheville, NC
Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm
at Campbell L 47–62  6–12
(1–6)
Gore Arena (1,721)
Buies Creek, NC
Jan 21, 2017
5:30 pm
Gardner–Webb W 83–68  7–12
(2–6)
CSU Field House (525)
North Charleston, SC
Jan 24, 2017
7:30 pm
Presbyterian L 49–57  7–13
(2–7)
CSU Field House (686)
North Charleston, SC
Jan 27, 2018
2:00 pm, Stadium
at Radford W 84–81 OT 8–13
(3–7)
Dedmon Center (1,707)
Radford, VA
Feb 1, 2017
7:30 pm
High Point W 83–74  9–13
(4–7)
CSU Field House (610)
North Charleston, SC
Feb 3, 2018
7:00 pm
at Gardner–Webb L 61–63  9–14
(4–8)
Paul Porter Arena (1,449)
Boiling Springs, NC
Feb 7, 2017
7:30 pm
Liberty W 87–75  10–14
(5–8)
CSU Field House (725)
North Charleston, SC
Feb 10, 2018
4:00 pm
at Presbyterian W 64–54  11–14
(6–8)
Templeton Center (1,168)
Clinton, SC
Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm
at Longwood W 77–65  12–14
(7–8)
Willett Hall (1,173)
Farmville, VA
Feb 18, 2017
5:30 pm
UNC Asheville L 80–85 OT 12–15
(7–9)
CSU Field House (722)
North Charleston, SC
Feb 22, 2017
7:30 pm
Campbell W 72–68  13–15
(8–9)
CSU Field House (696)
North Charleston, SC
Feb 24, 2018
2:00 pm
at Winthrop W 78–75  14–15
(9–9)
Winthrop Coliseum (2,418)
Rock Hill, SC
Big South tournament
Feb 27, 2018
7:00 pm
(8) (9) Presbyterian
First round
W 68–51  15–15
CSU Field House (806)
North Charleston, SC
Mar 1, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(8) at (1) UNC Asheville
Quarterfinals
L 66–71  15–16
Kimmel Arena (2,276)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Source[1][2].

References

edit
  1. ^ "2017-18 Charleston Southern Men's Basketball Schedule - Charleston Southern University". Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Charleston Southern Buccaneers Schedule".