NCAA Basketball: 5 smallest arenas entering 2019-20 season

By Erik Mauro | Nov 5, 2019

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - MARCH 16: A general view as the Vanderbilt Commodores play the Northwestern Wildcats during the first round of the 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Vivint Smart Home Arena on March 16, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images) /

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WICHITA, KS – NOVEMBER 13: Guard Demetrius Pollard #20 of the Charleston Southern Buccaneers shoot the ball against the Wichita State Shockers during the second half on November 13, 2015 at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas. Wichita State defeated Charleston Southern 88-63. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) /

2. CSU Field House, Charleston Southern – Capacity: 881

The second to last entry goes to the Charleston Southern Buccaneers out of the Big South. Charleston Southern is located in – get this – North Charleston, South Carolina.

The Bucs have one NCAA Tournament appearance but it came over 20 years ago in 1997. They have made the NIT twice in the past seven years in 2013 and 2015 but lost in the first round both times.

Charleston Southern may have the coolest coach name in the country with Barclay Radenbaugh leading the way. He is entering his 15th season in charge of the program and made the CIT last season, winning in the first round before being eliminated. He has one co-conference regular-season title on his resume as well.

For the first time on our list, we have an overcapacity sellout. That happened for the Buccaneers last year, in the first home game of the year against South Carolina State. That was the only sellout, as some games got just over 300 fans and some games barely got over 400.

The Bucs can draw at points, and other times not, but there is potential here. They can make the postseason, and they have, but Radenbaugh needs to develop some consistency with his program moving forward and break the NCAA Tournament drought.

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