2020–21 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

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2020–21 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball
College of Charleston Cougars logo.svg
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2020–21 record9–10 (6–4 CAA)
Head coach
Associate head coachJ.D. Powell
Assistant coaches
  • Eric Wilson
  • Mantoris Robinson
Home arenaTD Arena
Seasons
2020–21 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
James Madison 8 – 2   .800 13 – 7   .650
Northeastern 8 – 2   .800 10 – 9   .526
Charleston 6 – 4   .600 9 – 10   .474
Hofstra 8 – 6   .571 13 – 10   .565
Delaware 5 – 4   .556 7 – 8   .467
Drexel † 4 – 5   .444 12 – 8   .600
William & Mary 4 – 6   .400 7 – 10   .412
Elon 4 – 7   .364 10 – 9   .526
Towson 3 – 9   .250 4 – 14   .222
UNC Wilmington 1 – 6   .143 7 – 10   .412
† 2021 CAA Tournament winner

The 2020–21 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by seventh-year head coach Earl Grant, play their home games at the TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Cougars finished the season 9–10, 6–4 CAA play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament to Drexel.

Previous season[]

The Cougars finished the 2019–20 season 17–14, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament to Delaware.[1]

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jaylen Richard 0 G 6'4" 175 Sophomore Durham, NC Entered transfer portal
Grant Riller 1 G 6'3" 195 RS Senior Ocoee, FL Declared for the 2020 NBA draft; Drafted 56th overall by the Charlotte Hornets[2]
Quan McCluney 13 G 6'6" 200 Sophomore Gastonia, NC Trandferred to Queens (NC)
Sam Miller 20 F 6'9" 240 Senior Arlington, VA Graduated
Trevon Reddish 23 G 6'4" 195 Senior Carrollton, GA Transferred to Presbyterian
Jaylen McManus 24 F 6'7" 230 Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated
Zach Rabinowitz 31 G 6'2" 200 Senior Charlotte, NC Walk on; Graduated

Incoming transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Payton Willis 0 G 6'4" 190 Senior Fayetteville, Arkansas Minnesota
Lorenzo Edwards 21 F 6'8" 215 Senior Lake Forest, Illinois Saint Joseph's

2020 recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
D'Avian Houston
PG 		Bellaire, Texas Episcopal High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
RJ Ogom
PF 		Chicago, Ill. Homewood-Flossmoor High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg)  
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:

  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

Roster[]

2020–21 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Payton Willis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Minnesota Fayetteville, Arkansas
G 2 D'Avian Houston 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Episcopal High School Houston, Texas
F 3 DeAngelo Epps 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Carmel Christian School (NC) Charlotte, North Carolina
F 4 Dontavius King 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Fr Potter's House Christian Academy Greenville, South Carolina
G 5 Brenden Tucker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Dacula High School Lawrenceville, Georgia
G/F 10 Cameron Copeland 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr McLennan Community College Douglasville, Georgia
C 11 Samba Ndiaye 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Sunrise Christian Academy Thiès, Senegal
G 12 Zep Jasper 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Laney High School Augusta, Georgia
F 14 Keegan Harvey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Newcastle, Australia
F 21 Lorenzo Edwards 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Saint Joseph's Lake Forest, Illinois
F 23 RJ Ogom 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Homewood-Flossmoor High School Chicago, Illinois
G 32 Jeffrey Pizano-McInnis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Marvin Ridge High School Moline, Illinois
F/C 33 Osinachi Smart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr New Garden Friends School Umuahia, Nigeria
G 55 Brevin Galloway 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Seneca High School Anderson, South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 1, 2021

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
6:00 pm, ACCN 		at No. 16 North Carolina L 60–79  0–1
 Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
November 28, 2020*
1:00 pm, FloSports 		Limestone W 99–59  1–1
 TD Arena (1,439)
Charleston, SC
December 2, 2020*
7:00 pm, FloSports 		No. 19 Richmond Canceled TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
December 5, 2020*
2:00 pm, FloSports 		Furman L 57–81  1–2
 TD Arena (1,453)
Charleston, SC
December 9, 2020*
7:00 pm, FloSports 		Marshall L 72–84  1–3
 TD Arena (1,419)
Charleston, SC
December 11, 2020*
7:00 pm, FloSports 		South Carolina State W 90–63  2–3
 TD Arena (1,361)
Charleston, SC
December 18, 2020*
7:00 pm, FloSports 		Western Carolina L 70–76 OT 2–4
 TD Arena (1,471)
Charleston, SC
December 21, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia State L 55–72  2–5
 GSU Sports Arena (630)
Atlanta, GA
January 2, 2021
2:00 pm, FloSports 		at Delaware L 67–70  2–6
(0–1) 		Bob Carpenter Center 
Newark, DE
January 3, 2021
2:00 pm, FloSports 		at Delaware W 66–59  3–6
(1–1) 		Bob Carpenter Center 
Newark, DE
January 9, 2021
1:00 pm, FloSports 		Drexel W 61–60  4–6
(2–1) 		TD Arena (1,420)
Charleston, SC
January 10, 2021
1:00 pm, FloSports 		Drexel W 73–68  5–6
(3–1) 		TD Arena (1,410)
Charleston, SC
January 16, 2021
1:00 pm, FloSports 		Northeastern L 62–67  5–7
(3–2) 		TD Arena (1,530)
Charleston, SC
January 17, 2021
1:00 pm, FloSports 		Northeastern L 66–68  5–8
(3–3) 		TD Arena (1,451)
Charleston, SC
January 23, 2021
1:00 pm, FloSports 		at William & Mary Postponed Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
January 24, 2021
1:00 pm, FloSports 		at William & Mary Postponed Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
January 30, 2021
2:00 pm, FloSports 		at James Madison Postponed Atlantic Union Bank Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
January 31, 2021
2:00 pm, FloSports 		at James Madison Postponed Atlantic Union Bank Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
February 6, 2021
1:00 pm, FloSports 		Towson W 90–88 2OT 6–8
(4–3) 		TD Arena (1,493)
Charleston, SC
February 7, 2021
1:00 pm, FloSports 		Towson W 66–53  7–8
(5–3) 		TD Arena (1,445)
Charleston, SC
February 13, 2021
1:00 pm, FloSports 		Elon W 71–53  8–8
(6–3) 		TD Arena (1,502)
Charleston, SC
February 14, 2021
1:00 pm, FloSports 		Elon L 55–66  8–9
(6–4) 		TD Arena (1,467)
Charleston, SC
February 20, 2021*
1:00 pm 		Columbus State W 86–83  9–9
 TD Arena (895)
Charleston, SC
CAA Tournament
March 7, 2021
9:30 pm, FloSports 		(3) vs. (6) Drexel
Quarterfinals 		L 75–80  9–10
 Atlantic Union Bank Center (250)
Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Cougars Fall Short To Delaware In CAA Quarterfinals". College of Charleston Athletics. March 8, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "NBA Draft 2020: Charleston's Grant Riller drafted 56th overall to the Charlotte Hornets". Mid-Major Madness. November 18, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". College of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
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