Charleston Basketball Ncaa Tournament Appearances 1994 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2018 Nit Appearances 1995 | 1996 | 2003 | 2011 | 2017
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GAME 31 | DELAWARE CHARLESTON BASKETBALL NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 1994 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2018 NIT APPEARANCES 1995 | 1996 | 2003 | 2011 | 2017 Men’s Basketball Contact: Marlene Navor | Director of Athletics Communications & Creative Content E-mail: [email protected] | Office: (843) 953-6720 | Cell: (843) 647-9916 2019 | 20 SCHEDULE #4 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (17-13) Overall: 17-13 | CAA: 11-7 vs. #5 DELAWARE (21-10) Home: 10-5 | Away: 6-6 | Neutral: 1-2 Hercules Tires CAA Men’s Basketball Championship Quarterfinals NOVEMBER March 8, 2020 • 2:30 p.m. (ET) DATE OPPONENT TIME Entertainment and Sports Arena (4,200) N 5 USC UPSTATE [FloSports] W, 74-55 N 9 GEORGIA STATE [FloSports] W, 84-80 at Washington, D.C. N 13 OKLAHOMA STATE [CBSSN] L, 54-73 Television: FloSports N 19 at Marshall W, 76-66 N 23 at UCF^ [ESPN3] L, 71-72 Play-By-Play: Scott Jackson | Color Analyst: Tarik Turner Radio: College of Charleston Radio Network (ESPN Radio 910 AM | 94.7 FM) WOODEN LEGACY (Anaheim, Calif.) Play-By-Play: Everett German Internet: Live Statistics at www.CAAStats.com N 28 vs. Wake Forest [ESPNews] L, 56-65 Live On-Demand Video: FloSports Subscription at http://bit.ly/2JP6sGV N 29 vs. Providence [ESPNU] W, 63-55 D 1 vs. UCF [ESPNU] L, 56-77 GAME INFORMATION DECEMBER D 8 COKER [FloSports] W, 76-50 College of Charleston Delaware D 14 at Richmond [NBCSN] L, 71-78 D 18 #25 VCU [FloSports] L, 71-76 2019-20 Record 17-13 (11-7 CAA) 21-10 (11-7 CAA) D 21 SC STATE [FloSports] W, 73-61 Head Coach Earl Grant Martin Ingelsby D 28 at Drexel* [FloSports] W, 76-65 D 30 at Delaware* [FloSports] W, 75-63 Career Record 118-78 (6th Season) 65-65 (4th Season) Record at School 118-78 (6th Season) 65-65 (4th Season) JANUARY Leading Scorer Grant Riller (21.7) Nate Darling (21.1) J 2 TOWSON* [FloSports] W, 81-69 J 4 JAMES MADISON* [FloSports] W, 85-69 Leading Rebounder Sam Miller (6.0) Justyn Mutts (8.4) J 9 at Elon* [FloSports] W, 73-65 Series History CofC Leads 12-5 J 11 at William & Mary* [FloSports] L, 56-67 J 16 NORTHEASTERN* [FloSports] L, 76-79 Last Meeting CofC def. Delaware, 80-71, J 18 HOFSTRA* [FloSports] W, 69-67 on Feb. 27, 2020 in Charleston, S.C. J 25 UNCW* [FloSports] L, 70-72 J 30 at James Madison* [CBSSN] W, 87-68 PROBABLE STARTERS FEBRUARY F 1 at Towson* [FloSports] W, 79-70 F 6 WILLIAM & MARY* [FloSports] W, 68-50 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON F 8 ELON* [FloSports] L, 65-72 PPG RPG APG MIN F 13 at Hofstra* [CBSSN] L, 63-76 #10 Zep Jasper, G, 6-1, 175, So. 7.5 1.7 1.7 30.1 F 15 at Northeastern* [FloSports] L, 51-65 #1 Grant Riller, G, 6-3, 190, Sr. 21.7 5.2 3.9 33.5 F 22 at UNCW* [FloSports] L, 55-68 F 27 DELAWARE* [CBSSN] W, 80-71 #2 Brevin Galloway, G, 6-2, 215, Jr. 11.2 2.6 1.8 29.8 F 29 DREXEL* [FloSports] W, 75-66 #24 Jaylen McManus, F, 6-7, 230, Sr. 8.5 4.5 0.6 26.7 #20 Sam Miller, F, 6-9, 240, Sr. 8.6 6.0 1.2 23.6 MARCH DELAWARE CAA CHAMPIONSHIP (Washington, D.C.) PPG RPG APG MIN M 8 vs. Delaware [FloSports] 2:30 p.m. #0 Ryan Allen, G, 6-2, 200, Jr. 12.2 2.2 2.1 33.5 #1 Kevin Anderson, G, 6-5, 190, Jr. 11.6 3.9 3.8 34.6 * Colonial Athletic Association game #3 Nate Darling, G, 6-5, 200, RS-Jr. 21.1 3.9 2.8 38.2 ^ Non-bracketed game of the Wooden Legacy #2 Dylan Painter, F, 6-10, 225, RS-Jr. 9.3 5.8 1.0 20.2 All Times Listed In Eastern Time Zone #25 Justyn Mutts, F, 6-7, 220, RS-So. 12.1 8.4 2.0 31.5 WWW.COFCSPORTS.COM | TWITTER/INSTAGRAM/FACEBOOK: @COFCBASKETBALL #COMECUS TOURNAMENT PREVIEW INSIDE THE SERIES One last ride for seniors Grant Riller, Jaylen McManus, Sam College of Charleston holds a seven-game advantage in the Miller and Zach Rabinowitz as the fourth-seeded College all-time series with Delaware, 12-5. The Cougars currently of Charleston men’s basketball team (17-13) travels to Our own a nine-game win streak in the series having swept the Nation’s Capital to take on fifth-seeded Delaware (21-10) in regular-season series with the Blue Hens the last four years. the quarterfinals of the 2020 Hercules Tires Colonial Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Championship on Sunday, LAST 10 GAMES IN THE SERIES March 8 at 2:30 p.m. (ET) in Washington, D.C. The game will W, 80-71 (+9) on Feb. 27, 2020 in Charleston, S.C. be televised on FloSports. The Cougars and Blue Hens will W, 75-63 (+12) on Dec. 30, 2019 in Newark, Del. meet for the second time in a little over a week after CofC W, 83-75 (+8) on Feb. 7, 2019 in Newark, Del. swept the regular-season series with an 80-71 win on Feb. 27 W, 71-58 (+13) on Jan. 12, 2019 at Charleston, S.C. at TD Arena. But, as all conference postseason tournaments W, 62-54 (+8) on Jan. 25, 2018 at Newark, Del. go, the slate is wiped clean as each team is prepared to W, 93-78 (+15) on Jan. 2, 2018 at Charleston, S.C. battle over the next three-or-four days to ultimately dance W, 78-65 (+13) on Feb. 23, 2017 at Charleston, S.C. in March. Both teams tied for fourth place in the standings W, 65-56 (+9) on Jan. 2, 2017 at Newark, Del. with 11-7 marks in conference play and earned a first-round W, 67-63 (+4) on March 4, 2016 at Baltimore, Md.^ bye. Charleston won the tiebreaker and higher seed by virtue L, 59-62 (-3) on Feb. 18, 2016 at Newark, Del. of its 2-0 record versus Delaware during the regular season. ^ CAA Tournament Once again, it will be a matchup between one of the league’s top scoring offenses in UD (74.6 ppg) against one of the MILLER HOMECOMING league’s top scoring defenses in CofC (67.7 ppg). The game Senior forward Sam Miller, who hails from Arlington, Virginia, will also showcase two of the top scorers in the league and will have about 15 family members and friends on hand country in All-CAA First Team selections Riller (11th in NCAA, cheering him on and the Cougars this weekend at the CAA 21.7 ppg) and Nate Darling (17th in NCAA, 21.1 ppg). Refreshed, Tournament. He starred at Gonzaga College High School – one the Cougars are raring to go in the postseason carrying a of the top high school teams in the D.C. metropolitan area. In two-game win streak into the contest and looking to make 2015, Miller was a first team all-conference selection and led some noise in March. the No. 7 nationally-ranked Eagles to a Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) championship title. He currently A LOOK AT DELAWARE ranks 10th in the CAA in rebounding (6.0 ppg), 11th in field- Delaware closed out the regular season with an 82-65 road goal percentage (48.6%) and sixth in blocked shots (0.9 bpg). win at UNCW on Feb. 29. The Blue Hens, like CofC, struggled in the later half of February winning seven-straight games, “I’m really excited. It’s home for me. Every game where I’ve before dropping three of their last five. Other than Darling, had friends or family at this year, I’ve played really well. they are led by junior guard Kevin Anderson (11.6 ppg), Hopefully, I’ll be able to continue that in the tournament.” – who earned a spot on the All-CAA Third Team. The Cougars Sam Miller and Blue Hens last met in postseason tournament play in the 2016 CAA First Round (W, 67-63) on March 4, 2016 at SOLID IN GOLD Baltimore, Md. College of Charleston is 5-0 this season when donning their gold uniforms (defeated Nebraska Wesleyan (exh.), Georgia THE COUGARS IN MARCH State, Providence, South Carolina State and Delaware). College of Charleston is 35-19 (.648) all-time in conference Throughout the last decade, many memorable moments tournament play as members of the Trans America Athletic have occurred for the Cougars when wearing the school’s Conference (TAAC) from 1993-98, Southern Conference accent color including a win over Dayton in the 2011 NIT First from 1998-2013 and Colonial from 2013-Present. The Round, a come-from-behind victory against Northeastern Cougars gained NCAA Division I status during the 1991- (OT) in the 2018 CAA Championship Game, beating preseason 92 season. They are 6-2 all-time in first-round games, 15-6 Top 25-ranked LSU in 2015 at TD Arena and CofC’s all-time in quarterfinal games, 10-5 in semifinal games and 4-6 in leading scorer and former Los Angeles Lakers guard Andrew championship games. CofC has played in the conference Goudelock winning the 3-Point Championship at the 2011 tournament championship game four times in the last 10 NCAA Final Four in Houston. years as members of the SoCon in 2011 (lost to Wofford) and 2013 (lost to Davidson) as well as members of the Colonial in SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 2017 (lost to UNCW) and 2018 (defeated Northeastern).