2016–17 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
	† 2017 CAA Tournament winner ;

College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball
2016–17 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball
NIT, First round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2016–17 record	25–10 (14–4 CAA)
Head coach	Earl Grant (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Milan Brown; JD Powell; Quinton Ferrell;
Home arena	TD Arena

The 2016–17 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars were led by third-year head coach Earl Grant and played their home games at the TD Arena as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 25–10, 14–4 in CAA play to finish in second place. They defeated James Madison and Towson to advance to the championship game of the CAA Tournament where they lost to UNC Wilmington. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Colorado State.

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2015–16 season 17–14, 8–10 in CAA play to finish in seventh 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
Donovan Gilmore	0	F	6'7"	210	Sophomore	Greensboro, NC	Transferred to UNC Asheville
Canyon Barry	24	G/F	6'6"	205	RS Junior	Colorado Springs, CO	Graduate transferred to Florida
Tim Branin II	25	G	6'1"	185	Freshman	Richmond, VA	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Harrison Bowne	31	F	6'6"	225	Senior	Hickory, NC	Graduated
James Bourne	44	F	6'8"	240	RS Senior	Alexandria, VA	Graduated

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Chevez Goodwin PF	Columbia, SC	Hammond School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 8, 2015
Chevez Goodwin PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jaylen McManus SF	Charlotte, NC	North Mecklenburg High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 31, 2014
Jaylen McManus SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Osinachi Smart C	Umuahia, Nigeria	New Garden Friends School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Mar 28, 2016
Osinachi Smart C	Recruiting star ratings: 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

2016–17 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Chevez Goodwin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Hammond School	Columbia, SC
G	1	Grant Riller	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	RS Fr	Ocoee	Ocoee, FL
G	2	Brevin Galloway	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Seneca	Anderson, SC
G	3	Payton Hulsey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Southwind/Eastern Florida	Memphis, TN
G	4	John Eck (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Hilton Head Prep	Hilton Head Island, SC
F	5	Jarrell Brantley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Notre Dame Prep	Columbia, SC
F	11	Evan Bailey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	So	Jackson	Canton, OH
G	12	Cameron Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Jr	Clarke Central	Athens, GA
G	13	Joe Chealey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Apopka	Orlando, FL
F	15	Terrance O'Donohue	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Norcross	Norcorss, GA
G	21	Marquise Pointer	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Jonesboro	Jonesboro, AR
F	23	Nick Harris	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS So	St. Pius X Catholic	Dacula, GA
F	24	Jaylen McManus	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	North Mecklenburg	Charlotte, NC
F/C	33	Osinachi Smart	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	New Garden Friends School	Umuahia, Nigeria

Head coach

Earl Grant (Clemson)

Assistant coach(es)

JD Powell (Clemson)
Milan Brown (Howard)
Quinton Ferrell (Presbyterian)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016* 7:00 pm		Allen	W 118–67		TD Arena Charleston, SC
Non-Conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm, WCIV		The Citadel	W 81–68	1–0	TD Arena (4,178) Charleston, SC
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm		at Coastal Carolina	W 71–64	2–0	HTC Center (2,325) Conway, SC
11/17/2016* 7:30 pm, ESPN3		Boise State Charleston Classic quarterfinals	W 60–47	3–0	TD Arena (3,430) Charleston, SC
11/18/2016* 7:30 pm, ESPNU		UCF Charleston Classic semifinals	L 40–60	3–1	TD Arena (3,517) Charleston, SC
11/20/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Wake Forest Charleston Classic 3rd place game	L 61–78	3–2	TD Arena (4,325) Charleston, SC
11/23/2016* 7:00 pm, FS1		at No. 2 Villanova Charleston Classic	L 47–63	3–3	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
11/27/2016* 4:00 pm		USC Upstate	W 72–60	4–3	TD Arena (2,892) Charleston, SC
12/01/2016* 7:30 pm, WCIV		Navy	W 70–64	5–3	TD Arena (3,327) Charleston, SC
12/04/2016* 4:00 pm, WCIV		Davidson	W 76–61	6–3	TD Arena (3,618) Charleston, SC
12/11/2016* 2:00 pm		vs. Anderson	W 59–45	7–3	North Charleston Coliseum (502) North Charleston, SC
12/15/2016* 7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3		at East Carolina	W 53–35	8–3	Williams Arena (3,462) Greenville, NC
12/19/2016* 8:00 pm, SECN+		at LSU	L 65–75	8–4	Maravich Center (6,619) Baton Rouge, LA
12/22/2016* 7:00 pm		at Western Carolina	W 77–59	9–4	Ramsey Center (1,103) Cullowhee, NC
CAA regular season
12/31/2016 2:00 pm		at Elon	W 66–54	10–4 (1–0)	Alumni Gym (1,055) Elon, NC
01/02/2017 8:00 pm		at Delaware	W 65–56	11–4 (2–0)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,619) Newark, DE
01/05/2017 7:30 pm, WCIV		Towson	W 62–57	12–4 (3–0)	TD Arena (3,296) Charleston, SC
01/07/2017 4:00 pm, WCIV		Hofstra	W 77–71	13–4 (4–0)	TD Arena (3,604) Charleston, SC
01/12/2017 7:00 pm		at James Madison	W 53–51	14–4 (5–0)	JMU Convocation Center (2,768) Harrisonburg, VA
01/14/2017 4:00 pm, WCIV		William & Mary	W 77–67	15–4 (6–0)	TD Arena (3,722) Charleston, SC
01/19/2017 7:00 pm, ASN		UNC Wilmington	L 59–65	15–5 (6–1)	TD Arena (4,631) Charleston, SC
01/21/2017 4:00 pm, WCIV		James Madison	W 73–60	16–5 (7–1)	TD Arena (3,889) Charleston, SC
01/26/2017 7:00 pm		at Towson	L 77–83 ^OT	16–6 (7–2)	SECU Arena (2,076) Towson, MD
01/28/2017 2:00 pm, ASN		at Drexel	W 90–76	17–6 (8–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,602) Philadelphia, PA
02/02/2017 7:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	W 67–66	18–6 (9–2)	Trask Coliseum (5,200) Wilmington, NC
02/04/2017 5:00 pm, WCIV		Elon	W 71–58	19–6 (10–2)	TD Arena (4,081) Charleston, SC
02/09/2017 7:00 pm		Northeastern	L 72–73	19–7 (10–3)	TD Arena (2,916) Charleston, SC
02/11/2017 2:00 pm, CSN		at William & Mary	L 79–89	19–8 (10–4)	Kaplan Arena (5,107) Williamsburg, VA
02/16/2017 7:00 pm, ASN		at Hofstra	W 76–72	20–8 (11–4)	Hofstra Arena (1,619) Hempstead, NY
02/18/2017 1:00 pm		at Northeastern	W 85–71	21–8 (12–4)	Matthews Arena (1,447) Boston, MA
02/23/2017 7:30 pm, WCIV		Delaware	W 78–65	22–8 (13–4)	TD Arena (3,384) Charleston, SC
02/25/2017 5:00 pm		Drexel	W 80–67	23–8 (14–4)	TD Arena (3,111) Charleston, SC
CAA Tournament
03/04/2017 6:00 pm, CSN	(2)	vs. (7) James Madison Quarterfinals	W 67–62	24–8	North Charleston Coliseum (4,212) North Charleston, SC
03/05/2017 4:30 pm, CSN	(2)	vs. (3) Towson Semifinals	W 67–59	25–8	North Charleston Coliseum (4,708) North Charleston, SC
03/06/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN	(2)	vs. (1) UNC Wilmington Championship game	L 69–78	25–9	North Charleston Coliseum (6,342) North Charleston, SC
NIT
03/14/2017* 9:00 PM, ESPN3	(5)	at (4) Colorado State First round – California Bracket	L 74–81	25–10	Moby Arena (2,836) Fort Collins, CO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time [1][2].

References

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[1] ttp://www.cofcsports.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

[2] ttp://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/232

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