2023–24 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

2023–2024 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball
2023–2024 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	0-0 (0-0 Coastal Athletic Association)
Head coach	Pat Kelsey (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Brian Kloman
Assistant coaches	Michael Cassidy; Thomas Carr;
Home arena	TD Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–2025 →

2023–24 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Charleston †	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
Drexel	13	–	5	.722	20	–	12	.625
Hofstra	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
UNC Wilmington	12	–	6	.667	21	–	10	.677
Towson	11	–	7	.611	20	–	14	.588
Delaware	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
Stony Brook	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
Monmouth	10	–	8	.556	18	–	15	.545
Campbell	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
Northeastern	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
Elon	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
North Carolina A&T	5	–	13	.278	7	–	25	.219
William & Mary	4	–	14	.222	10	–	23	.303
Hampton	3	–	15	.167	9	–	24	.273

† 2024 CAA tournament winner

The 2023-2024 College of Charleston men's basketball team will represent the College of Charleston in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by third-year head coach Pat Kelsey, will play their home games at TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina, as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2022–23 season 31-4, 16-2 in CAA play to finish tied for first place with Hofstra. The team defeated Stony Brook, Towson, and UNC Wilmington to win the CAA tournament, claiming the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The team won 31 games before qualifying for the NCAA Tournament, a record for the school's Division I era.^[1]

This was the 6th NCAA tournament appearance in program history. As a No. 12 seed in the NCAA tournament's Southern region, they were defeated in the First Round by No. 5 seed San Diego State, a team that went on to upset No. 1 seed Alabama in the Sweet 16 and later played in the national championship game.

On November 20, 2022, the Cougars defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies in the Charleston Classic Championship game, winning the local tournament for the first time in program history. On January 2, 2023, the Cougars were ranked in the AP poll for the first time in 20 years. They remained ranked for four weeks, the earliest in any season that the Cougars have been ranked for multiple consecutive weeks.^[2]

Preseason

In the conference's preseason poll, the Cougars were picked to finish in first place.^[3]

Juniors Ante Brzovic (CAA Preseason First Team), Reyne Smith (CAA Preseason Second Team) and Ben Burnham are set to return.^[4]^[5]

Roster

2023–24 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jordan Crawford	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	North Mecklenburg HS	Charlotte, NC
F	1	Frankie Policelli	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Long Island Lutheran	New Hartford, NY
G	2	Reyne Smith	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Australian Institute of Sport	Ulverstone, Australia
G	3	Khalil London	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	St. Dominic HS	Wyandanch, NY
G	4	Bryce Butler	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Greater Latrobe Senior HS	Latrobe, PA
G	5	Evan Kilminster	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Australian Institute of Sport	Newcastle, Australia
F	10	Ante Brzovic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Southeastern Oklahoma State	Zagreb, Croatia
G	11	Kobe Rodgers	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	St. Xavier HS	Cincinnati, OH
G	12	CJ Fulton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	St. Malachy's College	Belfast, Ireland
F	13	Ben Burnham	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Carmel Christian School	Fort Mill, SC
F	15	Mayar Wol	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Word of God Christian Academy	Raleigh, NC
F	23	James Scott	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	E.E. Smith HS	Fayetteville, NC
G	31	Jack Miller	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Ocean Township HS	Ocean Township, NJ
G	40	Frankie Idlett	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	IMG Academy	Miami, FL
F	41	Spencer Legg	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Woodberry Forest School	Washington, D.C.
G	45	Dylan Ritter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Zionsville HS	Zionsville, IN
F	50	Adam Comer	6 ft 19 in (2.31 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Broome HS	Spartanburg, SC
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Head coach

Pat Kelsey (Xavier)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Kloman (Tennessee)
Michael Cassidy (ACPE)
Thomas Carr (Pfeiffer)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 9, 2023

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops	Iona	TD Arena Charleston, SC
November 10, 2023* 6:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. Duquesne Veterans Classic	Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
November 16, 2023* 11:30 am, ESPNU	vs. Vermont Myrtle Beach Invitational First Round	HTC Center Conway, SC
November 17, 2023* ESPNU	vs. Saint Louis/Wyoming Myrtle Beach Invitational Semifinals	HTC Center Conway, SC
November 19, 2023* ESPNU	vs. Myrtle Beach Invitational Championship	HTC Center Conway, SC
November 26, 2023* 5:30 pm, FloHoops	at Kent State	MAC Center Kent, OH
December 1, 2023* FloHoops	vs. Liberty Field of 68 Tip-Off	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
December 2, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPNU	at FAU Field of 68 Tip-Off	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, FloHoops	Rhode Island	TD Arena Charleston, SC
December 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops	The Citadel	TD Arena Charleston, SC
December 18, 2023* 6:00 pm, FloHoops	Coastal Carolina	TD Arena Charleston, SC
December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops	Saint Joseph's	TD Arena Charleston, SC
December 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops	Montreat	TD Arena Charleston, SC
CAA regular season
January 4, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops	at Hofstra	David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex Hempstead, NY
January 6, 2024 FloHoops	at Stony Brook	Island Federal Arena Stony Brook, NY
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops	Elon	TD Arena Charleston, SC
January 13, 2024 4:30 pm, FloHoops	Monmouth	TD Arena Charleston, SC
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops	Towson	TD Arena Charleston SC,
January 20, 2024 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at UNC Wilmington	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
January 25, 2024 FloHoops	at Hampton	Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops	at Campbell	Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops	UNC Wilmington	TD Arena Charleston, SC
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops	at William & Mary	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
February 8, 2024 8:00 pm, CBSSN	North Carolina A&T	TD Arena Charleston, SC
February 10, 2024 3:30 pm, FloHoops	Drexel	TD Arena Charleston, SC
February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops	at Northeastern	Matthews Arena Boston, MA
February 19, 2024 8:00 pm, CBSSN	William & Mary	TD Arena Charleston, SC
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops	at Delaware	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, CBSSN	at Towson	SECU Arena Towson, MD
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops	Campbell	TD Arena Charleston, SC
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops	Hofstra	TD Arena Charleston, SC
CAA tournament
March 10, 2023 CBSSN	vs. Quarterfinals	Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C.
March 11, 2023 CBSSN	vs. Semifinals	Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C.
March 12, 2024 CBSSN	vs. Championship	Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C.
NCAA tournament

*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	RV																			Not released
Coaches	—

References

^ "Cougars Rule CAA After Rallying Past UNCW". College of Charleston Athletics. 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
^ "2022-23 College of Charleston Cougars Men 's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
^ McQuiggan, Miles. "Charleston Tabbed as CAA Men's Basketball Favorite; Drexel's Williams Selected as Preseason Player of the Year". caasports.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
^ "Men's Basketball Picked First in CAA Preseason Poll". College of Charleston Athletics. 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster". College of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". College of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved 2023-10-11.

[1] "Cougars Rule CAA After Rallying Past UNCW". College of Charleston Athletics. 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-10-09.

[2] "2022-23 College of Charleston Cougars Men 's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-09.

[3] McQuiggan, Miles. "Charleston Tabbed as CAA Men's Basketball Favorite; Drexel's Williams Selected as Preseason Player of the Year". caasports.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.

[4] "Men's Basketball Picked First in CAA Preseason Poll". College of Charleston Athletics. 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2023-10-20.

[5] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster". College of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved 2023-10-11.

[6] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". College of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved 2023-10-11.

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