2021–22 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

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2021–22 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball
College of Charleston Cougars logo.svg
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2021–22 record17–15 (8–10 CAA)
Head coach
Associate head coachDave Davis
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Kloman
  • Michael Cassidy
Home arenaTD Arena
Seasons
← 2020–21
 →
2021–22 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Towson 15 – 3   .833 25 – 9   .735
UNC Wilmington 15 – 3   .833 27 – 9   .750
Hofstra 13 – 5   .722 21 – 11   .656
Drexel 10 – 8   .556 15 – 14   .517
Delaware † 10 – 8   .556 22 – 13   .629
Charleston 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Elon 7 – 11   .389 10 – 22   .313
James Madison* 6 – 12   .333 15 – 14   .517
William & Mary 4 – 14   .222 5 – 27   .156
Northeastern 2 – 16   .111 9 – 22   .290
*Ineligible for conference tournament due to changing conferences in 2022
† 2022 CAA Tournament winner

The 2021–22 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by first-year head coach Pat Kelsey, played their home games at the TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season[]

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Cougars finished the 2020–21 season 9–10, 6–4 CAA play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament to Drexel.[1]

Following the season, head coach Earl Grant was hired as the new coach at Boston College.[2] Shortly thereafter, the school named Winthrop coach Pat Kelsey the team's new head coach.[3][4]

Roster[]

2021–22 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jordan Sechan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 GS Bucknell New Canaan, CT
G 2 Reyne Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Australian Institute of Sport Ulverstone, Australia
G 3 Dalton Bolon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS West Liberty Gnadenhutten, OH
F 4 Raekwon Horton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Vermont Academy Santee, SC
G 5 Brenden Tucker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Dacula HS Lawrenceville, GA
G/F 11 Dimitrius Underwood 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS UT Dallas Mesquite, TX
F 12 John Meeks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 224 lb (102 kg) GS Bucknell Burlington, NC
F 25 Ben Burnham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Carmel Christian School Fort Mill, SC
F 30 Nick Farrar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So NC State Apex, NC
G 31 Jack Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
 Fr Ocean Township HS Ocean Township, NJ
F/C 33 Osinachi Smart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS New Garden Friends School Umuahia, Nigeria
F 34 Charles Lampten 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Dawson CC Roanoke, TX
F 35 Babacar Faye 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Fr NBA Academy Africa Saly, Senegal
G 41 Nikita Evdokimov 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Fr Lokomotiv Kuban Chekhov, Russia
G 45 Dylan Ritter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 Fr Zionsville HS Zionsville, IN
F 50 Adam Comer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Fr Broome HS Spartanburg, SC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 23, 2022

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2021*
7:00 pm, FloHoops 		South Carolina State
Rising Coaches Classic 		W 106–74  1–0
 TD Arena (4,448)
Charleston, SC
November 12, 2021*
7:30 pm, FloHoops 		Lipscomb
Rising Coaches Classic 		W 86–77  2–0
 TD Arena (4,151)
Charleston, SC
November 13, 2021*
5:00 pm, FloHoops 		Loyola (MD)
Rising Coaches Classic 		W 79–72  3–0
 TD Arena (4,166)
Charleston, SC
November 16, 2021*
8:30 pm, CBSSN 		No. 18 North Carolina L 83–94  3–1
 TD Arena (5,203)
Charleston, SC
November 22, 2021*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma State L 66–96  3–2
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,307)
Stillwater, OK
November 27, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Chattanooga W 68–66  4–2
 McKenzie Arena (2,244)
Chattanooga, TN
November 30, 2021*
7:30 pm, FloHoops 		Tulane W 81–77  5–2
 TD Arena (3,852)
Charleston, SC
December 3, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Furman L 88–91 OT 5–3
 Timmons Arena (2,015)
Greenville, SC
December 7, 2021*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tulane W 86–72  6–3
 Devlin Fieldhouse (653)
New Orleans, LA
December 12, 2021*
2:00 pm, FloHoops 		Presbyterian W 78–76 OT 7–3
 TD Arena (3,648)
Charleston, SC
December 16, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Stetson L 59–67  7–4
 Edmunds Center (399)
DeLand, FL
December 19, 2021*
2:00 pm 		vs. Rhode Island
Holiday Hoops Fest 		Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols at Rhode Island Entertainment and Sports Arena 
Washington, D.C.
December 22, 2021*
7:00 pm, ODUSports.com 		at Old Dominion W 82–80  8–4
 Chartway Arena (4,272)
Norfolk, VA
CAA regular season
December 31, 2021
2:00 pm, FloHoops 		Delaware L 66–67  8–5
(0–1) 		TD Arena (3,394)
Charleston, SC
January 9, 2022
4:00 pm, FloHoops 		Elon W 65–61  9–5
(1–1) 		TD Arena (3,635)
Charleston, SC
January 17, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops 		UNC Wilmington L 78–86  9–6
(1–2) 		TD Arena (3,844)
Charleston, SC
January 20, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Towson L 67–74  9–7
(1–3) 		SECU Arena (968)
Towson, MD
January 22, 2022
4:00 pm, FloHoops 		at James Madison L 94–95  9–8
(1–4) 		Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,721)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 25, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops 		William & Mary
Rescheduled from January 11 		W 74–73  10–8
(2–4) 		TD Arena (3,230)
Charleston, SC
January 27, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops 		Hofstra L 73–76  10–9
(2–5) 		TD Arena (3,719)
Charleston, SC
January 29, 2022
4:00 pm, FloHoops 		Northeastern W 81–63  11–9
(3–5) 		TD Arena (4,634)
Charleston, SC
February 3, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops 		at William & Mary W 84–61  12–9
(4–5) 		Kaplan Arena (2,352)
Williamsburg, VA
February 5, 2022
4:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Elon W 66–64  13–9
(5–5) 		Schar Center (2,690)
Elon, NC
February 12, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops 		at UNC Wilmington L 79–85  13–10
(5–6) 		Trask Coliseum (5,250)
Wilmington, NC
February 14, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops 		Drexel
Rescheduled from December 29 		W 79–75  14–10
(6–6) 		TD Arena (3,516)
Charleston, SC
February 17, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops 		James Madison L 63–71  14–11
(6–7) 		TD Arena (4,283)
Charleston, SC
February 19, 2022
4:00 pm, FloHoops 		Towson L 77–80  14–12
(6–8) 		TD Arena (5,060)
Charleston, SC
February 22, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Northeastern
Rescheduled from January 3 		W 83–72  15–12
(7–8) 		Matthews Arena (518)
Boston, MA
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Delaware W 99–96  16–12
(8–8) 		Bob Carpenter Center (1,706)
Newark, DE
February 26, 2022
4:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Drexel L 79–80  16–13
(8–9) 		Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,184)
Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 2022
7:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Hofstra
Rescheduled from January 5 		L 84–89  16–14
(8–10) 		Mack Sports Complex (1,416)
Hempstead, NY
CAA Tournament
March 6, 2022
8:30 pm, FloHoops 		(6) vs. (3) Hofstra
Quarterfinals 		W 92–76  17–14
 Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,578)
Washington, D.C.
March 7, 2022
8:30 pm, CBSSN 		(6) vs. (2) UNC Wilmington
Semifinals 		L 57–60  17–15
 Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,707)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[5][6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Drexel vs. Charleston - Game Recap - March 7, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  2. ^ "BC names Charleston's Grant new head coach". ESPN.com. 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  3. ^ Bilodeau, Kevin. "College of Charleston hiring Winthrop's Pat Kelsey as new head basketball coach". www.live5news.com. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  4. ^ "Winthrop's Kelsey leaving for College of Charleston job". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  5. ^ "2021-22 Charleston Cougars Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  6. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". College of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  7. ^ "2021-22 College of Charleston Cougars Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
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