Our Big South Preview continues today with the Charleston Southern Buccaneers. The Buccaneers were the Big South regular season champions this past season. Charleston Southern finished one of their best seasons in program history at 19-13 overall and 12-4 in Big South play. Liberty defeated Charleston Southern 87-76 in the conference championship game. As regular season champs the Buccaneers received an automatic bid to the NIT where they were defeated by Southern Miss 78-71.
Losing
Jeremy Sexton
6’2″ 175lb G
9.9 points, 2.7 rebounds
Mathiang Muo
6’5″ 217lb F
11.2 points, 5.1 rebounds
Losing Sexton doesn’t hurt as bad when you have Saah Nimley and Arlon Harper. Muo will be more difficult to replace.
Returning
Saah Nimley
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| 1st Team All-Big South Guard Saah Nimley |
Jr 5’8″ 155lb G
15.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists
Arlon Harper
Jr 6’1″ 170lb G
15.3 points, 4.4 rebounds
Cedrick Bowen
Jr 6’5″ 205lb F
7.5 points, 4.0 rebounds
Paul Gombwer
Jr 6’6″ 215lb F
5.5 points, 6.3 rebounds
Sheldon Strickland
Sr 6’0″ 180lb G
4.0 points
Allie Fullah
Sr 6’7″ 235lb F/C
4.0 points, 3.8 rebounds
CSU will need their supporting cast to step up and help Nimley & Harper if the Bucs want to cut down the nets in Myrtle Beach next March.
Incoming
Bakari Copeland
6’5″ 210lb G
Tre’ Smith
6’3″ 185lb G
Will Saunders
6’7″ F
Outlook
Charleston Southern will be an early season candidate to repeat as regular season champs, but, as we all know, it only matters if you’re cutting down the nets in March.
Previous team previews:
Presbyterian
Winthrop
Coastal Carolina
UNC-Asheville
Gardner-Webb
