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Charleston Southern Buccaneers | |
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University | Charleston Southern University |
Conference | Big South (primary) |
NCAA | Division I (FCS) |
Athletic director | Jeff Barber |
Location | North Charleston, South Carolina |
Varsity teams | 16 (7 men's, 9 women's) |
Football stadium | Buccaneer Field |
Basketball arena | Buccaneer Fieldhouse North Charleston Coliseum |
Baseball stadium | Nielsen Field at CSU Ballpark |
Softball stadium | CSU Softball Complex |
Soccer stadium | CSU Soccer Field |
Tennis venue | Gary Clark Banks Sr. Tennis Center |
Mascot | Bucky the Buccaneer |
Nickname | Buccaneers |
Colors | Blue and gold[1] |
Website | www |
The Charleston Southern Buccaneers are the athletic teams that represent Charleston Southern University, located in North Charleston, South Carolina, in intercollegiate sports at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Big South Conference since the 1983–84 academic year. The football program competes in the FCS, formerly known as I-AA.
Charleston Southern competes in sixteen intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, and track and field (indoor and outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball. Other sports formerly offered by the Buccaneers include men's soccer and men's tennis.