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2018–19 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

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2018–19 Charleston Cougars men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record24–9 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • J.D. Powell
  • Quinton Ferrell
  • Mantoris Robinson
Home arenaTD Arena
Seasons
2018–19 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hofstra 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
Northeastern 14 4   .778 23 11   .676
Charleston 12 6   .667 24 9   .727
William & Mary 10 8   .556 14 17   .452
Delaware 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Drexel 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
Elon 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
James Madison 6 12   .333 14 19   .424
Towson 6 12   .333 10 22   .313
UNC Wilmington 5 13   .278 10 23   .303
2019 CAA tournament winner


The 2018–19 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston during the 2018–19 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.

Previous season

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The Cougars finished the 2017–18 season 26–8, 14–4 in CAA play to share the regular season title with Northeastern. At the CAA tournament they defeated Drexel, William & Mary, and Northeastern to become CAA Tournament champions. They earned the CAA's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a #13 seed where they lost in the first round to Auburn.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
John Eck 4 G 6'4" 170 Senior Hilton Head Island, SC Left team
Evan Bailey 11 F 6'6" 210 Senior Canton, OH Graduated
Cameron Johnson 12 G 6'4" 200 Senior Athens, GA Graduated
Joe Chealey 13 G 6'4" 190 Senior Orlando, FL Graduated

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaylen Richard
SG
Durham, NC Charles E. Jordan High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 23, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Quan McCluney
SF
Gastonia, NC Gaston Day School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jul 28, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Isaih Moore
SF
Sumter, SC Sumter High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 20, 2017 
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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
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:

Roster

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2018–19 College of 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) Fr Charles E. Jordan HS Durham, North Carolina
G 1 Grant Riller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Ocoee HS Ocoee, Florida
G 2 Brevin Galloway 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Seneca Senior HS Anderson, South Carolina
F 3 Sam Miller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Gonzaga College HS Arlington, Virginia
G 4 Zach Rabinowitz (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Providence HS Charlotte, North Carolina
F 5 Jarrell Brantley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Notre Dame Prep (MA) Columbia, South Carolina
G 10 Zep Jasper 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Laney HS Augusta, Georgia
F 11 Isaih Moore 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Sumter HS Columbia, South Carolina
G 13 Quan McCluney 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Gaston Day School Gastonia, North Carolina
G 15 Trent Robinson (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Ridge View HS Columbia, South Carolina
G 21 Marquise Pointer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Jonesboro HS Jonesboro, Arkansas
F 22 Jermaine Blackmon Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Davidson Day School Charlotte, North Carolina
F 23 Nick Harris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr St. Pius X Catholic HS Dacula, Georgia
F 24 Jaylen McManus 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr North Mecklenburg HS Charlotte, North Carolina
F/C 33 Osinachi Smart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So New Garden Friends School Umuahia, Nigeria
C 40 Samba Ndiaye 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So 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: August 30, 2018

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018*
7:00 pm
Benedict W 95–43 
TD Arena (2,987)
Charleston, SC
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm
Presbyterian W 85–73  1–0
TD Arena (3,711)
Charleston, SC
November 10, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Carolina W 77–74  2–0
Ramsey Center (1,689)
Cullowhee, NC
November 13, 2018*
7:00 pm
Rhode Island
A10–CAA Challenge
W 66–55  3–0
TD Arena (4,276)
Charleston, SC
November 18, 2018*
4:00 pm, FSOK
at Oklahoma State
AdvoCare Invitational campus game
L 58–70  3–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,595)
Stillwater, OK
November 22, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 19 LSU
AdvoCare Invitational quarterfinals
L 55–67  3–2
HP Field House (2,226)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 23, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. UAB
AdvoCare Invitational
W 74–51  4–2
HP Field House (2,185)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 25, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Memphis
AdvoCare Invitational
W 78–75  5–2
HP Field House (1,933)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm
South Carolina State W 83–70  6–2
TD Arena (4,167)
Charleston, SC
December 1, 2018*
4:00 pm
Charlotte W 72–64  7–2
TD Arena (4,134)
Charleston, SC
December 9, 2018*
2:00 pm
Georgia College W 87–59  8–2
TD Arena (3,987)
Charleston, SC
December 15, 2018*
4:00 pm, NBCSN
at VCU W 83–79  9–2
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
December 18, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Siena W 83–58  10–2
Times Union Center (4,614)
Albany, NY
December 21, 2018*
7:00 pm
Coastal Carolina W 73–71  11–2
TD Arena (4,054)
Charleston, SC
CAA regular season
December 29, 2018
7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington W 73–66  12–2
(1–0)
Trask Coliseum (3,748)
Wilmington, NC
January 3, 2019
7:00 pm
at Towson W 67–55  13–2
(2–0)
SECU Arena (1,058)
Towson, MD
January 5, 2019
7:00 pm
at James Madison L 58–69  13–3
(2–1)
JMU Convocation Center (2,224)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 10, 2019
7:00 pm
Drexel L 78–79  13–4
(2–2)
TD Arena (4,116)
Charleston, SC
January 12, 2019
4:00 pm
Delaware W 71–58  14–4
(3–2)
TD Arena (4,320)
Charleston, SC
January 17, 2019
7:00 pm, NESNPlus
at Northeastern L 60–69  14–5
(3–3)
Matthews Arena (1,074)
Boston, MA
January 19, 2019
4:00 pm
at Hofstra L 72–86  14–6
(3–4)
Mack Sports Complex (2,217)
Hempstead, NY
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm
Elon W 72–53  15–6
(4–4)
TD Arena (3,714)
Charleston, SC
January 26, 2019
4:00 pm
William & Mary W 74–59  16–6
(5–4)
TD Arena (4,569)
Charleston, SC
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm
James Madison W 70–53  17–6
(6–4)
TD Arena (3,933)
Charleston, SC
February 2, 2019
4:00 pm
Towson W 54–53  18–6
(7–4)
TD Arena (4,194)
Charleston, SC
February 7, 2019
7:00 pm
at Delaware W 83–75  19–6
(8–4)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,726)
Newark, DE
February 9, 2019
4:00 pm
at Drexel W 86–84  20–6
(9–4)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,175)
Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 2019
7:00 pm
Hofstra L 95–99  20–7
(9–5)
TD Arena (4,095)
Charleston, SC
February 16, 2019
4:00 pm
Northeastern W 88–79  21–7
(10–5)
TD Arena (4,867)
Charleston, SC
February 21, 2019
7:00 pm
at William & Mary L 84–86 OT 21–8
(10–6)
Kaplan Arena (3,658)
Williamsburg, VA
February 23, 2019
7:00 pm
at Elon W 84–74  22–8
(11–6)
Schar Center (3,623)
Elon, NC
March 2, 2019
4:00 pm
UNC Wilmington W 70–61  23–8
(12–6)
TD Arena (4,898)
Charleston, SC
CAA tournament
March 10, 2019
8:30 pm
(3) vs. (6) Drexel
CAA Tournament Quarterfinal
W 73–61  24–8
North Charleston Coliseum (4,040)
North Charleston, SC
March 11, 2019
8:30 pm, CBSSN
(3) vs. (2) Northeastern
CAA Tournament Semifinal
L 67–70  24–9
North Charleston Coliseum (3,599)
North Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". CofCSports.com. Retrieved August 30, 2018.