2018–19 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team


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.

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

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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     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.