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2019–20 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

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2019–20 Charleston Cougars men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record17–14 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • J.D. Powell
  • Eric Wilson
  • Mantoris Robinson
Home arenaTD Arena
Seasons
2019–20 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hofstra 14 4   .778 26 8   .765
William & Mary 13 5   .722 21 11   .656
Towson 12 6   .667 19 13   .594
Delaware 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Charleston 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Northeastern 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Elon 7 11   .389 13 21   .382
Drexel 6 12   .333 14 19   .424
UNC Wilmington 5 13   .278 10 22   .313
James Madison 2 16   .111 9 21   .300
2020 CAA tournament winner

The 2019–20 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by fifth-year head coach Earl Grant, played their home games at the TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). In a season limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cougars finished the season 9–10, 6–4 CAA play, to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament to Drexel.[1]

Following the season, head coach Grant was hired as the new coach at Boston College.[2] Shortly thereafter, the school named Winthrop coach Pat Kelsey the team's new head coach.[3][4]

Previous season

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The Cougars finished the 2018–19 season 24–9, 12–6 in CAA play, to finish in third place in the conference. At the CAA tournament they defeated Drexel before losing to Northeastern in the semifinals.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jarrell Brantley 5 F 6'7" 250 Senior Columbia, SC Graduated
Isaih Moore 11 F 6'9" 195 Freshman Columbia, SC Transferred to Tallahassee CC[5]
Trent Robinson 15 G 5'11" 180 Senior Columbia, SC Graduated
Marquise Pointer 21 G 6'0" 220 Senior Jonesboro, AR Graduated
Jermaine Blackmon Jr. 22 G 6'2" 230 Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated
Nick Harris 23 F 6'10" 260 Senior Dacula, GA Graduated

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brenden Tucker
#35 PG
Dacula, GA Dacula High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 24, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 79
Trevon Reddish
PG
McDonough, GA Eagles Landing Christian Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 30, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
DeAngelo Epps
SF
Charlotte, NC Charlotte Country Day 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 16, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2019–20 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jaylen Richard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Charles E. Jordan HS Durham, NC
G 1 Grant Riller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Ocoee HS Ocoee, FL
G 2 Brevin Galloway 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Seneca Senior HS Anderson, SC
F 3 Deangelo Epps 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Carmel Christian School Charlotte, NC
F 4 Dontavius King 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Potter's House Christian Academy Greenville, SC
G 5 Brenden Tucker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Dacula HS Lawrenceville, GA
G 10 Zep Jasper 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Laney HS Augusta, GA
G 13 Quan McCluney 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Gaston Day School Gastonia, NC
F 20 Sam Miller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Gonzaga College HS Arlington, VA
G 23 Trevon Reddish 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Eagle's Landing Christian Academy Carrollton, GA
F 24 Jaylen McManus 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr North Mecklenburg HS Charlotte, NC
G 31 Zach Rabinowitz (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Providence HS Charlotte, NC
G 32 Jeffrey Pizano-McInnis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Marvin Ridge Moline, IL
F/C 33 Osinachi Smart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr New Garden Friends School Umuahia, Nigeria
C 40 Samba Ndiaye 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Sunrise Christian Academy (KS) Thiès, Senegal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 16, 2019

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2019*
7:00 p.m.
Nebraska Wesleyan W 91–67 
TD Arena (3,164)
Charleston, SC
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
USC Upstate W 74–55  1–0
TD Arena (4,014)
Charleston, SC
November 9, 2019*
2:00 p.m., FloSports
Georgia State W 84–80  2–0
TD Arena (3,853)
Charleston, SC
November 13, 2019*
9:00 p.m., CBSSN
Oklahoma State L 54–73  2–1
TD Arena (5,005)
Charleston, SC
November 19, 2019*
7:00 p.m.
at Marshall W 76–66  3–1
Cam Henderson Center (6,384)
Huntington, WV
November 23, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at UCF
Wooden Legacy campus-site game
L 71–72  3–2
Addition Financial Arena (4,578)
Orlando, FL
November 28, 2019*
4:30 p.m., ESPNews
vs. Wake Forest
Wooden Legacy quarterfinals
L 56–65  3–3
Anaheim Arena 
Anaheim, CA
November 29, 2019*
4:30 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Providence
Wooden Legacy 2nd-round consolation
W 63–55  4–3
Anaheim Arena (1,158)
Anaheim, CA
December 1, 2019*
4:00 p.m., ESPNU
vs. UCF
Wooden Legacy 5th-place game
L 56–77  4–4
Anaheim Arena 
Anaheim, CA
December 8, 2019*
2:00 p.m., FloSports
Coker W 76–50  5–4
TD Arena (3,726)
Charleston, SC
December 14, 2019*
5:00 p.m., NBCSN
at Richmond L 71–78  5–5
Robins Center (5,804)
Richmond, VA
December 18, 2019*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
VCU
A10–CAA Challenge
L 71–76  5–6
TD Arena (3,938)
Charleston, SC
December 21, 2019*
4:00 p.m., FloSports
South Carolina State W 73–61  6–6
TD Arena (3,651)
Charleston, SC
CAA regular season
December 28, 2019
2:00 p.m., FloSports
at Drexel W 76–65  7–6
(1–0)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (830)
Philadelphia, PA
December 30, 2019
7:00 p.m., FloSports
at Delaware W 83–75  8–6
(2–0)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,725)
Newark, DE
January 2, 2020
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Towson W 81–69  9–6
(3–0)
TD Arena (3,350)
Charleston, SC
January 4, 2020
4:00 p.m., FloSports
James Madison W 85–69  10–6
(4–0)
TD Arena (4,224)
Charleston, SC
January 9, 2020
7:00 p.m., FloSports
at Elon W 73–65  11–6
(5–0)
Schar Center (2,017)
Elon, NC
January 11, 2020
2:00 p.m., FloSports
at William & Mary L 56–67  11–7
(5–1)
Kaplan Arena (4,384)
Williamsburg, VA
January 16, 2020
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Northeastern L 76–79  11–8
(5–2)
TD Arena (4,340)
Charleston, SC
January 18, 2020
4:00 p.m., FloSports
Hofstra W 69–67  12–8
(6–2)
TD Arena (4,301)
Charleston, SC
January 25, 2020
4:00 p.m., FloSports
UNC Wilmington L 70–72  12–9
(6–3)
TD Arena (4,905)
Charleston, SC
January 30, 2020
6:30 p.m., CBSSN
at James Madison W 87–68  13–9
(7–3)
JMU Convocation Center (2,482)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 1, 2020
2:00 p.m., FloSports
at Towson W 79–70  14–9
(8–3)
SECU Arena (2,408)
Towson, MD
February 6, 2020
7:00 p.m., FloSports
William & Mary W 68–50  15–9
(9–3)
TD Arena (4,186)
Charleston, SC
February 8, 2020
4:00 p.m., FloSports
Elon L 65–72  15–10
(9–4)
TD Arena (5,108)
Charleston, SC
February 13, 2020
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Hofstra L 63–76  15–11
(9–5)
Mack Sports Complex (2,502)
Hempstead, NY
February 15, 2020
12:00 p.m., FloSports
at Northeastern L 51–65  15–12
(9–6)
Matthews Arena (1,473)
Boston, MA
February 22, 2020
7:00 p.m., FloSports
at UNC Wilmington L 55–68  15–13
(9–7)
Trask Coliseum (3,557)
Wilmington, NC
February 27, 2020
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
Delaware W 80–71  16–13
(10–7)
TD Arena (3,762)
Charleston, SC
February 29, 2020
4:00 p.m., FloSports
Drexel W 75–66  17–13
(11–7)
TD Arena (5,072)
Charleston, SC
CAA tournament
March 8, 2020
2:30 p.m., FloSports
(4) vs. (5) Delaware
Quarterfinals
L 67–79  17–14
Entertainment and Sports Arena (2,149)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Drexel vs. Charleston - Game Recap - March 7, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  2. ^ Borzello, Jeff (March 15, 2021). "BC names Charleston's Grant new head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Bilodeau, Kevin (March 25, 2021). "College of Charleston hiring Winthrop's Pat Kelsey as new head basketball coach". live5news.com. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "Winthrop's Kelsey leaving for College of Charleston job". USA Today. AP. March 25, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  5. ^ Brunson, Dennis (June 12, 2019). "Former SHS standout Isaih Moore leaves CofC for Florida JUCO". The Sumter Item. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". CofCSports.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.