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CHARLESTON BASKETBALL NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 1994 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 NIT APPEARANCES 1995 | 1996 | 2003 | 2011 | 2017 Men’s Basketball Contact: Marlene Navor | Director of Athletics Communications E-mail: [email protected] | Office: (843) 953-6720 | Cell: (843) 647-9916 GAME 3 2017-18 SCHEDULE Overall: 1-1 | CAA: 0-0 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (1-1, 0-0 CAA) Home: 1-0 | Away: 0-1 | Neutral: 0-0 vs. DATE OPPONENT TIME TV CHARLOTTE (1-1, 0-0 C-USA) NOVEMBER N 10 SIENA (TH) W, 68-60 November 18, 2017 • 7:00 p.m. (ET) N 13 at #6 Wichita State L, 63-81 CBSSN N 18 at Charlotte 7:00 p.m. Halton Arena (9,105) GCI GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT at Charlotte, N.C. N 22 vs. Cal Poly 4:00 p.m. N 23/24 vs. Central Michigan/Sam Houston State Television: None | Live Video: http://conferenceusa.com/watch/ N 25 vs. TBA TBA Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/charlotte/mbball/ N 30 WESTERN CAROLINA 7:00 p.m. Radio: College of Charleston Radio Network (ESPN Radio 910 AM) DECEMBER D 4 HIGH POINT 7:00 p.m. GAME INFORMATION D 10 NORTH GREENVILLE 2:00 p.m. D 16 at Rhode Island 4:00 p.m. D 19 SOUTH CAROLINA ST. 7:00 p.m. D 22 at Coastal Carolina 7:00 p.m. College of Charleston Charlotte D 30 TOWSON* 4:00 p.m. 2017-18 Record 1-1 (0-0 CAA) 1-1 (0-0 C-USA) Head Coach Earl Grant Mark Price JANUARY Career Record 52-49 (4th Season) 28-37 (3rd Season) J 2 DELAWARE* 7:00 p.m. Record at School 52-49 (4th Season) 28-37 (3rd Season) J 5 at Drexel* 7:00 p.m. J 7 at Towson* TBA Leading Scorer Grant Riller (20.5) Jon Davis (15.0) J 11 NORTHEASTERN* 7:00 p.m. Leading Rebounder Nick Harris (7.5) Jon Davis (6.0) J 13 at Elon* 7:00 p.m. CSL J 18 UNCW* 7:00 p.m. Series History Charlotte Leads 12-9 J 20 HOFSTRA* 4:00 p.m. CSL Last Meeting Charlotte def. CofC, 90-85 (OT), J 25 at Delaware* 7:00 p.m. on Dec. 16, 2014 in Charlotte, N.C. J 27 JAMES MADISON* 3:00 p.m. FEBRUARY F 1 at Northeastern* 7:00 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS F 3 at Hofstra* 7:00 p.m. F 8 WILLIAM & MARY* 7:00 p.m. F 10 DREXEL* (Homecoming) 4:00 p.m. COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON F 15 at James Madison* 7:00 p.m. F 17 at UNCW* 7:00 p.m. CSL PPG RPG APG MIN F 22 ELON* 7:00 p.m. #13 Joe Chealey, G, 6-4, 190, Sr. 17.0 5.0 1.5 35.5 F 24 at William & Mary* 2:00 p.m. #1 Grant Riller, G, 6-3, 195, So. 20.5 2.5 1.5 34.5 MARCH #12 Cameron Johnson, G, 6-4, 200, Sr. 7.5 3.0 1.0 37.5 #24 Jaylen McManus, F, 6-7, 230, So. 3.0 3.5 0.5 22.0 M 3-6 at CAA Championship #23 Nick Harris, F, 6-10, 260, Jr. 7.0 7.5 1.0 33.0 North Charleston, S.C. TBA M 13-14 at NCAA First Four Dayton, Ohio TBA M 15-19 at NCAA 1st/2nd Rounds TBA CHARLOTTE M 22-25 at NCAA Regionals TBA PPG RPG APG MIN M 31 #3 Jon Davis, G, 6-3, 200, Jr. 15.0 6.0 6.0 28.5 & A 2 at NCAA Final Four San Antonio, Texas TBA #2 Andrien White, G, 6-3, 195, Jr. 14.0 3.0 0.5 24.0 #5 Austin Ajukwa, G, 6-7, 210, RS-Sr. 11.0 0.5 0.0 19.5 (TH) Denotes tripleheader with CofC volleyball and #21 Hudson Price, G, 6-7, 215, RS-Sr. 9.0 5.0 0.5 23.5 women’s basketball teams * Colonial Athletic Association game #0 Jailan Haslem, C, 6-10, 260, Jr. 3.0 3.0 0.5 17.5 All Times Listed In Eastern Time Zone WWW.COFCSPORTS.COM | TWITTER/INSTAGRAM/FACEBOOK: @COFCBASKETBALL #COMECUS 2 | 2017 | 18 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON BASKETBALL GAME NOTES QUICK FACTS GAME PREVIEW GENERAL INFORMATION Since the 2013-14 season, the College of Charleston men’s Location: Charleston, S.C. basketball team (1-1) has rekindled a regional rivalry series Founded: 1770 with Charlotte (1-1) once played between John Kresse’s and Enrollment: 11,294 Jeff Mullins’ squads in the early 1990s. This time around, Nickname: Cougars fourth-year head coach Earl Grant and third-year head Colors: Maroon and White coach Mark Price will be on both ends of the sidelines as the Affiliation: NCAA Division I Cougars and 49ers go head-to-head on Saturday, Nov. 18 at Conference: Colonial Athletic Association 7 p.m. (ET) at Halton Arena in Charlotte, N.C. Both teams are Home Court (Capacity): coming off tough road losses at No. 6-ranked Wichita State TD Arena/John Kresse Court (5,100) (81-63) and Oklahoma State (83-65) respectively. CofC President: Glenn F. McConnell continues on a nearly two-week road stretch away from the (College of Charleston ‘69) friendly confines of TD Arena as it will play three games in the Director of Athletics: Matt Roberts Great Alaska Shootout next week in Anchorage, Alaska. 2017 (North Carolina ‘97) Preseason Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year Senior Associate AD/SWA: Laura Lageman Joe Chealey along with fellow seniors Cameron Johnson and (Buffalo ‘82) Evan Bailey were the only Cougars to suit up in the team’s Faculty Athletics Representative: last visit to Charlotte – a 90-85 overtime thriller on Dec. 16, Dr. Vince Benigni (IUP ‘83) 2014 – Grant’s first season at The College. Chealey recorded Ticket Office Phone: (843) 953-COUG (2632) a game-high 30 points (his previous career high) on 11-of-18 shooting from the field and 7-of-9 shooting from beyond the COACHING STAFF arc versus the 49ers. He (17.0 ppg) and preseason All-CAA Head Coach: Earl Grant (Georgia College ‘00) Second Team selection Grant Riller (20.5 ppg) are currently Head Coach’s Overall Record (4 Years): 52-49 on a two-game double-digit scoring streak. Head Coach’s CofC Record (4 Years): 52-49 Basketball Office Phone: (843) 953-5556 Assistant Coach: Milan Brown (Howard ‘93) A LOOK AT CHARLOTTE Assistant Coach: J.D. Powell (Clemson ‘01) Assistant Coach: Charlotte is guided by Mark Price, who is a former NBA All- Quinton Ferrell (Presbyterian ‘07) Star that was an All-American point guard for former CofC Director of Basketball Operations: Head Coach Bobby Cremins at Georgia Tech from 1982-86. Matt Braeuer (Wichita State ‘08) His squad currently boast four players who are averaging Assistant Director of Basketball Operations: double-figures in scoring including the team’s top scorer Ben Korren (College of Charleston ‘16) and rebounder in junior guard Jon Davis (15.0 ppg and 6.0 rpg). The 49ers opened the season with a 116-76 victory BASKETBALL HISTORY over Methodist on Nov. 10. In the preseason Conference USA Seasons of Basketball: poll, they were picked to finish eighth out of the 14 teams in 108th Season (27th as NCAA Division I) the league. Overall All-Time Record (Since 1898): 1,223-1,008 (.548) QUEEN CITY HOMECOMING Overall NCAA Division I Record (Since 1991): 559-251 (.690) Sophomore forward Jaylen McManus and junior walk-on All-Time Home Court Record: 437-87 (.834) Jermaine Blackmon return home to the Queen City for Record in TD Arena (Since 2008): 95-43 (.688) the first time of their careers at CofC. McManus starred at NCAA Appearances (Last): Four (1999) North Mecklenburg High School, while Blackmon played at NIT Appearances (Last): Five (2017) Davidson Day School. One of the best players out of the CBI/CIT Appearances (Last): Three (2013) / None Class of 2016 in the state of North Carolina, McManus is a Last Time AP and Coaches Top 25 Rankings: former third team all-state, first team all-region and first March 8, 1999 (No. 16) / April 1, 1997 (No. 21) team all-district selection. During his senior year, he led the Vikings to a 27-3 overall record and advanced to the final TEAM INFORMATION four of the state playoffs. He was also selected to participate 2016-17 Overall Record: 25-10 in the North Carolina-South Carolina All-Star Game. CAA Record: 14-4 (2nd) - CAA Finals 2017 Postseason Play: NIT First Round Twitter and Instagram: @CofCBasketball Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0 Letterwinners R/L: 11/4 Newcomers: 3 WWW.COFCSPORTS.COM | TWITTER/INSTAGRAM/FACEBOOK: @COFCBASKETBALL #COMECUS 2017 | 18 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON BASKETBALL GAME NOTES | 3 SERIES HISTORY Charlotte leads 12-9 in the all-time series with College of Charleston. The Cougars have won five of the last nine contests in the series. CofC is 3-9 lifetime when playing on the road at Charlotte including a close 90-85 overtime loss to the 49ers on Dec. 16, 2014 at Halton Arena. L, 90-85 (OT), on Dec. 16, 2014 in Charlotte, N.C. W, 83-82, on Nov. 12, 2013 in Charleston, S.C. W, 71-64 on Feb. 7, 1994 in North Charleston, S.C. W, 68-54 on Nov. 23, 1991 in Charlotte, N.C. L, 60-100 on Dec. 9, 1974 in Charlotte, N.C. L, 63-79 on Feb.