2015–16 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

2015–16 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball

Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2015–16 record	17–14 (8–10 CAA)
Head coach	Earl Grant (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Dick Bender
Assistant coach	Milan Brown
Assistant coach	Quinton Ferrell
Home arena	TD Arena

2015–16 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hofstra	14	–	4	.778	24	–	9	.727
UNC Wilmington †	14	–	4	.778	25	–	7	.781
Towson	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
James Madison	11	–	7	.611	21	–	11	.656
William & Mary	11	–	7	.611	20	–	11	.645
Northeastern	9	–	9	.500	18	–	15	.545
College of Charleston	8	–	10	.444	17	–	14	.548
Elon	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Drexel	3	–	15	.167	6	–	25	.194
Delaware	2	–	16	.111	7	–	23	.233

† 2016 CAA Tournament winner As of March 7, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represents the College of Charleston during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars are led by second year head coach Earl Grant. The Cougars play their home games at the TD Arena and are in their third year as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous Season

The Cougars finished the season 9–24, 3–15 in CAA play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament where they lost to UNC Wilmington.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Adjehi Baru	1	F/C	6'9"	225	Senior	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Graduated
Glen Pierre, Jr.	5	F/C	6'11"	210	Sophomore	Orlando, FL	Transferred to SIU Edwardsville
Pat Branin	10	G	6'1"	190	Senior	Richmond, VA	Graduated
Anthony Stitt	22	G	6'1"	180	Senior	Charlotte, NC	Graduated
David Wishon	33	C	7'2"	265	RS Junior	Concord, NC	Transferred to Lipscomb

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Payton Hulsey	3	G	6'5"	200	Junior	Memphis, TN	Eastern Florida State College
James Bourne	44	F	6'8"	240	RS Senior	Alexandria, VA	Winthrop

Recruiting

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Marquise Pointer PG	Jonesboro, AR	Jonesboro Senior High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 1, 2014
Marquise Pointer PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Grant Riller SG	Ocoee, FL	Ocoee High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Oct 4, 2014
Grant Riller SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jarrell Brantley SF	Columbia, SC	Notre Dame Prep	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A
Jarrell Brantley SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-08-08.

Recruiting class of 2016

2016 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brevin Galloway PG	Anderson, SC	Seneca High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 6, 2015
Brevin Galloway PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-08-08.

Roster

2015–16 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
3.5 !F	0	Gilmore, DonovanDonovan Gilmore	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	2.0 !So	Wesleyan Christian Academy	Greensboro, NC
1.5 !G	1	Riller, GrantGrant Riller	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Ocoee	Ocoee, FL
1.5 !G	3	Hulsey, PaytonPayton Hulsey	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Southwind/Eastern Florida	Memphis, TN
1.5 !G	4	Eck, JohnJohn Eck (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hilton Head Prep	Hilton Head Island, SC
3.5 !F	5	Brantley, JarrellJarrell Brantley	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Notre Dame Prep	Columbia, SC
3.5 !F	11	Bailey, EvanEvan Bailey	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Jackson	Canton, OH
1.5 !G	12	Johnson, CameronCameron Johnson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Clarke Central	Athens, GA
1.5 !G	13	Chealey, JoeJoe Chealey	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Apopka	Orlando, FL
3.5 !F	15	O'Donohue, TerranceTerrance O'Donohue	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Norcross	Norcorss, GA
3.5 !F	23	Harris, NickNick Harris	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	St. Pius X Catholic	Dacula, GA
1.5 !G	24	Barry, CanyonCanyon Barry	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Cheyenne Mountain	Colorado Springs, CO
1.5 !G	25	Branin II, TimTim Branin II (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Deep Run	Richmond, VA
3.5 !F	31	Bowne, HarrisonHarrison Bowne (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	St. Stephens	Hickory, NC
3.5 !F	44	Bourne, JamesJames Bourne	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Bishop O'Connell/Winthrop	Alexandria, VA

Head coach

Earl Grant (Clemson)

Assistant coach(es)

Dick Bender (Western Maryland)
Milan Brown (Howard)
Quinton Ferrell (Presbyterian)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
November 5, 2015* 7:00 PM	Southern Wesleyan	W 85–54	1–0	TD Arena Charleston, SC
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 13, 2015* 7:00 PM	South Carolina State	W 74–54	1–0	TD Arena (4,024) Charleston, SC
November 16, 2015* 7:00 PM	at Navy	W 72–58	2–0	Alumni Hall (672) Annapolis, MD
November 21, 2015* 1:00 PM	at Davidson	L 81–82	2–1	John M. Belk Arena (4,478) Davidson, NC
November 24, 2015* 7:00 PM	Coastal Carolina	L 61–67	2–2	TD Arena (2,367) Charleston, SC
November 27, 2015* 3:00 PM	Western Carolina	W 57-56	3–2	TD Arena (2,002) Charleston, SC
November 30, 2015* 7:00 PM	LSU	W 70–58	4–2	TD Arena (4,761) Charleston, SC
December 5, 2015* 1:00 PM, ESPN3	at The Citadel	W 82–74	5–2	McAlister Field House (2,156) Charleston, SC
December 7, 2015* 7:00 PM	East Carolina	W 77–73	6–2	TD Arena (2,357) Charleston, SC
December 13, 2015* 3:00 PM	North Greenville	W 89–52	7–2	TD Arena (2,304) Charleston, SC
December 19, 2015* 4:00 PM, RSN	at #15 Miami (FL)	L 63–85	7–3	BankUnited Center (6,956) Coral Gables, FL
December 22, 2015* 2:00 PM	at Campbell	W 86–68	8–3	Gore Arena (1,124) Buies Creek, NC
CAA Regular Season
December 31, 2015 1:00 PM	at James Madison	W 65–62	9–3 (1–0)	JMU Convocation Center (2,495) Harrisonburg, VA
January 2, 2016 4:00 PM	at William & Mary	L 70–78	9–4 (0–1)	Kaplan Arena (2,873) Williamsburg, VA
January 7, 2016 7:00 PM	Hofstra	W 72–61	10–4 (2–1)	TD Arena (3,407) Charleston, SC
January 9, 2016 4:00 PM	at Drexel	L 54–61	10–5 (2–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,240) Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 2016 7:30 PM	William & Mary	L 61–63	10–6 (2–3)	TD Arena (3,069) Charleston, SC
January 16, 2016 4:00 PM, WCIV	Elon	L 64–65	10–7 (2–4)	TD Arena (2,874) Charleston, SC
January 21, 2016 6:00 PM, CSN	at Towson	W 40–37	11–7 (3–4)	SECU Arena (1,466) Towson, MD
January 23, 2016 4:00 PM	Delaware	W 59–58	12–7 (4–4)	TD Arena (2,913) Charleston, SC
January 28, 2016 7:30 PM, WCIV	Northeastern	W 68–61	13–7 (5–4)	TD Arena (2,528) Charleston, SC
January 30, 2016 7:00 PM	at UNC Wilmington	L 55–65	13–8 (5–5)	Trask Coliseum (5,100) Wilmington, NC
February 4, 2016 7:30 PM, WCIV	Towson	W 65–47	14–8 (6–5)	TD Arena (2,538) Charleston, SC
February 6, 2016 4:00 PM, WCIV	Drexel	W 60–38	15–8 (7–5)	TD Arena (3,456) Charleston, SC
February 11, 2016 7:30 PM, WCIV	James Madison	L 52–56	15–9 (7–6)	TD Arena (3,023) Charleston, SC
February 13, 2016 7:00 PM	at Elon	W 66–62	16–9 (8–6)	Alumni Gym (1,688) Elon, NC
February 18, 2016 7:00 PM	at Delaware	L 59–62	16–10 (8–7)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,831) Newark, DE
February 20, 2016 6:00 PM, ASN	UNC Wilmington	L 55–59 ^OT	16–11 (8–8)	TD Arena (3,629) Charleston, SC
February 25, 2016 7:00 PM	at Northeastern	L 57–58	16–12 (8–9)	Matthews Arena (1,585) Boston, MA
February 27, 2016 4:00 PM, ASN	at Hofstra	L 63–72	16–13 (8–10)	Hofstra Arena (3,478) Hempstead, NY
CAA Tournament
March 4, 2016 8:30 PM, CAA.tv	vs. Delaware First round	W 67–63	17–13	Royal Farms Arena (2,170) Baltimore, MD
March 5, 2016 6:00 PM, CSN	vs. UNC Wilmington Quarterfinals	L 64–66	17–14	Royal Farms Arena (3,450) Baltimore, MD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://www.cofcsports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=14800&SPID=7055&SPSID=64092

College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball

Venues	John Kresse Arena (1982–2008) TD Arena (2008–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

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