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2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS TABLE OF CONTENTS

THIS IS Charleston BASKETBALL 2 QUICK FACTS

3 2015-16 schedule

4 2015-16 roster

5 preseason BY THE NUMBERS

6 tv/radio chart COACHING STAFF 7-13 coaching staff bios MEET THE COUGARS 14-31 PLAYEr profiles MISCELLANEOUS 32-33 2014-15 OVERALL AND CAA STATISTICS

34-39 brief history records, Awards & honors

40-44 preseason clippings

1 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION Location: Charleston, S.C. 2014-15 Overall Record: 9-24 Founded: 1770 CAA Record: 3-15 (10th) - CAA quarterfinals Enrollment: 11,649 2015 Postseason Play: None Nickname: Cougars Twitter: @CofCBasketball Colors: Maroon and White Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Letterwinners R/L: 10/4 Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Newcomers: 5 Home Court (Capacity): Top Returners: TD Arena/John Kresse Court (5,100) (Name, Ht., Class, Pos., PPG, RPG, Honors) President: Glenn F. McConnell (College of Charleston '69) • Canyon Barry, 6-6, JR., G, 12.5 ppg, 5.1 rpg Director of Athletics: 2014 CAA All-Rookie Team and TWo-TIME CAA All-Academic Team Joe Hull (NC State '78) • Joe Chealey, 6-3, JR., G, 12.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 3.3 apg Associate AD/SWA: Newcomers: Laura Lageman (Buffalo '82) (Name, Ht., Class, Pos., Hometown) Faculty Athletics Representative: •Grant riller, 6-3, fr., g, ocoee, fla. Dr. Vince Benigni (IUP '83) payton hulsey, 6-5, jr.-tr., g, memphis, tenn. Ticket Office Phone: (843) 953-COUG (2632) jarrell brantley, 6-7, fr., f, columbia, s.c. marquise pointer, 6-0, fr., g, jonesboro, ark. COACHING STAFF james bourne, 6-8, gr.-sr., f, alexandria, va. Head Coach: Earl Grant (Georgia College '00) - Second Season Head Coach’s Overall Record (Years): 9-24 (TWO YearS) ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Head Coach’s CofC Record (Years): 9-24 (TWO YearS) Director of Athletics Communications Basketball Office Phone: (843) 953-5556 (Men’s Basketball Contact): Assistant Coach: Marlene Navor (Washington State ’'00) Dick Bender (Western Maryland '86) - second Season Office Phone: (843) 953-6720 Assistant Coach: Cell Phone: (843) 647-9916 milan brown (howard '93) - First season E-Mail: [email protected] Assistant Coach: Associate Director: Quinton Ferrell (Presbyterian '07) - second Season Wes johnson (troy '15) Director of Basketball Operations: Assistant Director: J.D. Powell (Clemson '01) –- second Season chris chandler (San jose state '13) Assistant Director: BASKETBALL HISTORY zachary senvisky (morehead state '15) Seasons of Basketball: Athletics Communications Phone: 106th Season (25th as NCAA Division I) (843) 953-5465 Overall All-Time Record (Since 1898): 1,180-983 (.546) Athletics Communications Fax: Overall NCAA Division I Record (Since 1991): (843) 953-6534 516-226 (.695) Press Row Phone: (843) 953-6554 All-Time Home Court Record: 414-78 (.841) Website: www.CofCSports.com Record in TD Arena (Since 2008): 72-34 (.679) Twitter: @CofCSports NCAA Appearances (Last): Four (1999) Instagram: @cofcsports NIT Appearances (Last): Four (2011) Mailing Address: CBI/CIT Appearances (Last): Three (2013) / None College of Charleston Athletics Communications Last Time AP and Coaches Top 25 Rankings: TD Arena, Room 109 March 8, 1999 (No. 16) / April 1, 1997 (No. 21) 301 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29401

2 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS 2015 16 schedule

DATE DAY OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Nov. 5 Thursday SOUTHERN WESLEYAN (Exh.) Charleston, S.C. 7:00 p.m. Nov. 13 Friday SOUTH CAROLINA STATE% Charleston, S.C. 7:00 p.m. Nov. 16 Monday @ Navy Annapolis, Md. 7:00 p.m. Nov. 21 Saturday @ Davidson Davidson, N.C. 1:00 p.m. Nov. 24 Tuesday COASTAL CAROLINA Charleston, S.C. 7:00 p.m. Nov. 27 Friday WESTERN CAROLINA Charleston, S.C. 3:00 p.m. Nov. 30 Monday LSU Charleston, S.C. 7:00 p.m. Dec. 5 Saturday @ The Citadel Charleston, S.C. 1:00 p.m. Dec. 7 Monday EAST CAROLINA Charleston, S.C. 7:00 p.m. Dec. 13 Sunday NORTH GREENVILLE Charleston, S.C. 3:00 p.m. Dec. 19 Saturday @ Miami (Fla.) Coral Gables, Fla. 4:00 p.m. Dec. 22 Tuesday @ Campbell Buies Creek, N.C. 2:00 p.m. Dec. 31 Thursday @ James Madison* Harrisonburg, Va. 1:00 p.m. Jan. 2 Saturday @ William & Mary* Williamsburg, Va. 4:00 p.m. Jan. 7 Thursday HOFSTRA* Charleston, S.C. 7:00 p.m. Jan. 9 Saturday @ Drexel* Philadelphia, Pa. 4:00 p.m. Jan. 14 Thursday WILLIAM & MARY* [MyTV] Charleston, S.C. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16 Saturday ELON* [mytv] Charleston, S.C. 4:00 p.m. Jan. 21 Thursday @ Towson* [csn] Towson, Md. 6:00 p.m. Jan. 23 Saturday DELAWARE* (CofC Athletics HOF Weekend) Charleston, S.C. 4:00 p.m. Jan. 28 Thursday NORTHEASTERN* [mytv] Charleston, S.C. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 30 Saturday @ UNCW* Wilmington, N.C. 7:00 p.m. Feb. 4 Thursday TOWSON* [mytv] Charleston, S.C. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6 Saturday DREXEL* (Homecoming) [mytv] Charleston, S.C. 4:00 p.m. Feb. 11 Thursday JAMES MADISON* [mytv] Charleston, S.C. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 Saturday @ Elon* Elon, N.C. 7:00 p.m. Feb. 18 Thursday @ Delaware* Newark, Del. 7:00 p.m. Feb. 20 Saturday UNCW* (CofC Basketball Alumni Weekend) [asn] Charleston, S.C. 6:00 p.m. Feb. 25 Thursday @ Northeastern* Boston, Mass. 7:00 p.m. Feb. 27 Saturday @ Hofstra* [asn] Hempstead, N.Y. 4:00 p.m. Mar. 4-7 Friday-Monday @ CAA Championship Baltimore, Md. TBA Mar. 15-16 Tuesday-Wednesday @ NCAA First Four Dayton, Ohio TBA Mar. 17-20 Thursday-Sunday @ NCAA Second/Third Rounds TBA TBA Mar. 24-27 Thursday-Sunday @ NCAA Regionals TBA TBA Apr. 2 & Apr. 4 Saturday & Monday @ NCAA Final Four Houston, Texas TBA

* Denotes CAA game % Denotes doubleheader with CofC women's basketball team All Times Listed In Eastern Time Zone

3 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS 2015 16 roster

NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Donovan Gilmore F 6-7 205 So. Greensboro, N.C. (Wesleyan Christian Academy) 1 Grant Riller G 6-3 178 Fr. Ocoee, Fla. (Ocoee) 3 Payton Hulsey G 6-5 215 Jr.-Tr. Memphis, Tenn. (Eastern Florida State College) 4 John Eck G 6-4 170 So. Hilton Head Island, S.C. (Hilton Head Prep) 5 Jarrell Brantley F 6-7 245 Fr. Columbia, S.C. (Notre Dame Prep (Mass.)) 11 Evan Bailey F 6-6 207 So. Canton, Ohio (Jackson) 12 Cameron Johnson G 6-4 196 So. Athens, Ga. (Clarke Central) 13 Joe Chealey G 6-3 180 Jr. Orlando, Fla. (Apopka) 15 Terrance O’Donohue F 6-7 227 Jr. Norcross, Ga. (Norcross) 21 Marquise Pointer G 6-0 205 Fr. Jonesboro, Ark. (Jonesboro Senior) 23 Nick Harris F 6-10 245 RS-Fr. Dacula, Ga. (St. Pius X Catholic) 24 Canyon Barry G 6-6 210 Jr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Cheyenne Mountain) 25 Tim Branin II G 6-1 180 So. Richmond, Va. (Deep Run) 31 Harrison Bowne F 6-6 230 Sr. Hickory, N.C. (St. Stephens) 44 James Bourne F 6-8 255 Gr.-Sr. Alexandria, Va. (Winthrop)

Head Coach: Earl Grant (Georgia College '00) - Second Season Assistant Coach: Dick Bender (Western Maryland '86) - Second Season Assistant Coach: Milan Brown (Howard '93) - First Season Assistant Coach: Quinton Ferrell (Presbyterian '07) - Second Season Director of Basketball Operations: J.D. Powell (Clemson‘'01) - Second Season

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Harrison BOWNE Bown (like Gown) Joe CHEALEY CHEE-lee Payton HULSEY HULL-see MARQUISE Pointer MAR-quise (like geese) Grant RILLER RILL-lurr

4 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS PRESEASON BY THE NUMBERS

25 Number of years the College of Charleston and the men’s basketball program have competed on the NCAA Division I level. The Cougars’ first season as a Division I member was 1991-92 and they will celebrate the program’s 25th Anniversary in 2015-16.

10 Number of CofC returners including the team’s top-two leading scorers in juniors Canyon Barry (12.5 ppg) and Joe Chealey (12.4 ppg).

7 Number of CofC opponents (non-conference and CAA) that advanced to postseason play a year ago including Miami (NIT Runner-Up), Davidson (NCAA 2nd Round), Coastal Carolina (NCAA 2nd Round), LSU (NCAA 2nd Round), Northeastern (NCAA 2nd Round), William & Mary (NIT) and James Madison (CIT).

3 Number of CofC non-conference opponents that finished in the Top 50 in the RPI indexes with Miami (No. 35), Davidson (No. 37) and LSU (No. 50).

2 CofC's ranking among CAA leaders in scoring defense (64.6 ppg) and field-goal percentage defense (.424) through all games played during the 2014-15 season.

5 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS TV/RADIO CHART

0 1 3 4 DONOVAN GILMORE GRANT RILLER PAYTON HULSEY JOHN ECK F • 6-7 • 205 • SO. G • 6-3 • 178 • FR. G • 6-5 • 215 • JR.-TR. G • 6-4 • 170 • SO. GREENSBORO, N.C. OCOEE, FLA. MEMPHIS, TENN. HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY) (OCOEE HS) (EASTERN FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE) (HILTON HEAD PREP)

5 11 12 13 JARRELL BRANTLEY EVAN BAILEY CAMERON JOHNSON JOE CHEALEY F • 6-7 • 245 • FR. F • 6-6 • 207 • SO. G • 6-4 • 196 • SO. G • 6-3 • 180 • JR. COLUMBIA, S.C. CANTON, OHIO ATHENS, GA. ORLANDO, FLA. (NOTRE DAME PREP (MASS.) (JACKSON HS) (CLARKE CENTRAL HS) (APOPKA HS)

15 21 23 24 TERRANCE O'DONOHUE MARQUISE POINTER NICK HARRIS CANYON BARRY F • 6-7 • 227 • JR. G • 6-0 • 205 • FR. F • 6-10 • 245 • RS-Fr. G • 6-6 • 210 • JR. NORCROSS, GA. JONESBORO, ARK. Dacula, Ga. COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. (NORCROSS HS) (JONESBORO SENIOR HS) (St. Pius X Catholic HS) (CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN HS)

25 31 44 TIM BRANIN II HARRISON BOWNE JAMES BOURNE EARL GRANT G • 6-1 • 180 • SO. F • 6-6 • 230 • SR. F • 6-8 • 255 • GR.-SR. Head Coach RICHMOND, VA. HICKORY, N.C. ALEXANDRIA, VA. second Season (DEEP RUN HS) (ST. STEPHENS HS) (WINTHROP)

6 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS head coach earl grant EARL GRANT Head Coach Georgia College '00 second Season

Earl Grant was named the 23rd all-time men's basketball head coach at College of Charleston on Sept. 2, 2014.

The former Lowcountry prep star out of R.B. Stall High School enters his season season with the Cougars. When he was hired in 2014, Grant joined the company of coaching greats Alfred von Kolnitz (1924-26), Ernest Wehman (two tenures from 1933-42, 1957-58), Willard Silcox, Sr. (three tenures: 1943-44, 1948-53, 1955-56), Fred Daniels (1968-70), Alan LeForce (1970-79), the program’s all-time winningest coach John Kresse (1979-2002) and Bobby Cremins (2006-12).

"I believe the College of Charleston has a boundless opportunity with Coach Earl Grant, and I am confident he will help launch a new beginning full of excellence, teamwork and success," CofC President Glenn McConnell said. "Earl inherits a team that has bonded together during the past months and has shown character, fortitude and leadership. I am very proud of how this team has stood up to adversity."”

Grant, 38, previously spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach under Brad Brownell at Clemson, where he made a positive impact on the Tiger men’s basketball program, both in recruiting, and with player development. He worked primarily with Clemson’s point guards.

"We are thrilled to welcome Earl back home and to the College of Charleston," CofC Director of Athletics Joe Hull said. "He will bring great energy and excitement to our program. He has learned the game from terrific coaches and is ready to lead the Cougars. We need to hit the ground running and Earl is ready to do that."”

He recruited 2014 first-team All-ACC selection K.J. McDaniels to Clemson, where he ultimately ended up averaging 17 points per game as a junior and was named ACC Defensive Player of the Year, before declaring early for the NBA Draft. McDaniels was selected 32nd overall in the 2014 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.

Several Tiger point guards have flourished under Grant’s mentoring including incumbent starter Rod Hall. After recruiting the Augusta, Ga., native to Clemson, Grant has seen Hall develop into one of the leaders of the program. During the 2013-14 season, Hall was second on the team in scoring average and ranked among the ACC’s top 10 in both assists per game and assist-to-turnover ratio.

In 2010-11, Grant worked with Demontez Stitt, who was named third-team All-ACC and was a member of the All-ACC Tournament Team. Demontez is the older cousin of CofC senior point guard Anthony Stitt. That same season, Grant helped Andre Young to an ACC-leading 2.55 assist-to-turnover ratio. Young went on to lead the conference in steals per game as a senior in 2011-12, earning All-ACC Defensive Team honors. He also led the Tigers in scoring under Grant’s direction.

Clemson put together strong team results with Grant in the fold as well. In 2013-14, the Tigers went 23-13 overall and recorded a 10-win improvement from the previous season. Clemson advanced to the NIT semifinals and was 10-8 during the ACC regular season.

In Grant’s first season in 2010-11, Clemson put together a 22-12 overall record and 9-7 league mark in the ACC. The Tigers earned the No. 4 seed at the ACC Tournament and advanced to the semifinals in Greensboro, N.C. Clemson also went to a fourth-consecutive NCAA Tournament and won its first-round game over UAB, 70-52, in Dayton, Ohio.

Clemson was strong defensively in four seasons with Grant part of its coaching staff. In 2010-11, the Tigers ranked No. 24 nationally in scoring defense. In 2011-12, Clemson yielded just 60.6 points per game to the opposition, the second-best figure among ACC schools. In 2012-13, the Tigers dropped their average even further to 60.1 points per game. That figure dropped to an ACC era-best at Clemson – 58.4 points per game – in 2013-14. The Tiger perimeter defense was No. 1 nationally defending the three-pointer (.286) last season.

Known as a top recruiter, Grant personally signed 10 of Clemson’s 15 players recruited by Brownell’s staff. He was Clemson’s lead recruiter for players such as Austin Ajukwa, Jaron Blossomgame, Gabe DeVoe, Ibrahim Djambo, Sidy Djitte, Hall, K.J. McDaniels and Patrick Rooks.

Prior to Clemson, Grant spent six years as an assistant coach under former College of Charleston assistant coach Gregg Marshall, the last three for him at Wichita State from 2007-10.

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With Grant on board, the Shockers made gradual improvement each season, culminating with a 25-10 overall record and 12-6 Missouri Valley Conference mark in 2009-10. The Shockers advanced to the championship game of the MVC Tournament and also earned a bid to the National Invitation Tournament. In 2008-09, Wichita State made its first postseason appearance in three years.

In three seasons at Winthrop University under Marshall from 2004-07, Grant helped the Eagles to three-consecutive Big South Conference Championships and three-straight NCAA Tournament appearances.

The 2006-07 campaign was a memorable one for Winthrop. With Grant’s assistance, the Eagles claimed a 74-64 upset over No. 6-seeded Notre Dame in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. It was Winthrop’s first NCAA Tournament win in seven tries. Grant helped the Eagles to a 29-5 overall record and unblemished 14-0 mark in Big South play. He had a positive effect on the play of guard, Torrell Martin, one of the Eagles’ top players in the history of the program.

In 2005-06, Winthrop finished the season with a 23-8 overall record and came within two points of upsetting Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament. Grant’s first season at Winthrop was 2004-05, when the Eagles went 27-6 overall.

Prior to joining Marshall's staff at Winthrop, Grant was an assistant coach at crosstown rival The Citadel from 2002-04.

A former student-athlete, Grant played two years at the NCAA Division II level at Georgia College in Milledgeville, Ga. He led the school to two appearances in the NCAA Tournament and to consecutive Peach Belt Conference Championships (1999 and 2000). In 2000, the Bobcats advanced all the way to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division II national tournament. He was named an All-Peach Belt First Team selection in 2000.

A native of North Charleston, S.C., Grant earned his bachelor's degree in psychology from Georgia College in 2000. He and his wife, Jacci, a 2001 College of Charleston graduate receiving a degree in elementary education, have three sons: Trey (8), Eyzaiah (7) and Elonzo (4).

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT EARL GRANT

"I have known Earl Grant for 14 years dating back to when he worked our basketball camps at The College. I am delighted that we have chosen a rising star in the basketball world. Earl will bring a very positive, energetic and genuine style to our basketball program. Earl has been a very proven and polished assistant coach having worked for two of the best and most successful coaches in the profession in Gregg Marshall and Brad Brownell." - Legendary College of Charleston Head Coach John Kresse

"I want to thank Earl Grant for all of the hard work and dedication he’s brought to our program these past four years. Earl is an outstanding coach with a unique gift for connecting with young people. His positive outlook on life, passion for the game of basketball and ability to connect with people will serve him well in his time at Charleston. This has certainly been a great year for our program, from a berth in the NIT semifinals, to watching K.J. McDaniels drafted into the NBA, to Earl achieving his dream of being a head coach." - Clemson Head Coach Brad Brownell

"First of all, Earl (Grant) is a tremendous family man – a great husband and father. He is going to set a positive example for your student-athletes in every phase of their lives. He is a hardworking, blue-collar grinder out of Stall High School. He has worked his way up from the junior college and Division II level to Division I at Winthrop, Wichita State, Clemson and now, College of Charleston. He has worked with great people and coaches along the way. The time has come for him to captain his own ship back in his hometown and city. He will have great pride of being a steward for your program. The city, the university, the alumni, the students and fans will all rally around Earl bringing great success and accomplishment back to your program." - Wichita State Head Coach Gregg Marshall

"Earl Grant will bring energy and tenacious recruiting ability to College of Charleston." - ESPN College Basketball Analyst Dick Vitale

"I've known Earl (Grant) for a long time. I recruited him when he was a player and then hired him for his first job within the coaching ranks. He is a terrific person, a great coach, has a really good work ethic and holds a very genuine personality that will be attractive to the faculty, alumni and student body at the College of Charleston." - Former Citadel Head Coach Pat Dennis

8 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS coaching staff DICK BENDER Assistant Coach Western Maryland '86 second Season

Dick Bender is in his second season as assistant men's basketball coach at College of Charleston.

In the fall of 2014, Bender reuniteD with head coach Earl Grant after serving the last four years as director of operations for the Clemson men's basketball program under head coach Brad Brownell. The Tigers compiled a 74-58 overall record during his time in the upstate and advanced to postseason play twice. Bender will work primarily with the Cougars' wing players.

"Dick Bender is the consummate professional," Grant said. "His organization and attention to detail is second-to-none. He has a great basketball mind and has experience in the Big South, Missouri Valley, Conference USA and ACC. He will do a great job of developing and mentoring our young players."”

The Tigers improved by 10 wins from 2012-13 to 2013-14, posting a 23-13 overall record last season with a trip to the NIT semifinals. Clemson’s 10-win improvement tied the school record for the best single-season turnaround as the team ended the season ranked No. 1 nationally in three- point field-goal percentage defense.

In 2011-12, Bender was part of a staff that helped Clemson to a 16-15 overall record and 8-8 mark in conference play. It was the fifth-straight ACC regular season with at least a .500 record for the Clemson program, an all-time record at the school. In addition, the Tigers knocked off three NCAA Tournament teams in Florida State, NC State and Virginia. The 20-point win over ACC Tournament champion Florida State would prove to the be the Seminoles’ largest margin of defeat that season.

In his first season at Clemson, Bender was an important part of the staff that led the Tigers to a 22-12 final record in 2010-11. Clemson was 9-7 in the ACC, the No. 4 seed for the conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C. The Tigers advanced to the NCAA Tournament for a record fourth- straight season and won their first-round game over UAB, 70-52, in Dayton, Ohio.

Bender brought nearly 25 years of collegiate coaching experience including 18 at the NCAA Division I level, to the Tiger staff when he was hired after a coaching stint at Tulane University in 2010.

He began his collegiate coaching career as the top assistant coach at DePauw University under the late Royce Waltman in 1987. Bender helped the NCAA Division III Tigers to an outstanding four-year overall record of 80-30 (.727). DePauw was ranked No. 1 twice during his tenure. Bender helped the Tigers to a national runner-up finish in the 1990 NCAA Tournament.

After his stint with DePauw, Bender served as an assistant coach under Ron Bradley at Radford from 1991-97. The Highlanders compiled the top conference record and non-conference record of all the teams in the Big South Conference during Bender’s six seasons with the program. He was part of the coaching staff that guided Radford to a 73-72 upset over LSU during the 1993-94 season. While at Radford, Bender spent time in Charleston recruiting current CofC Head Coach Earl Grant.

Bender left Radford in 1997 and was reunited with Waltman as part of the staff at Indiana State. Bender coached with the Sycamores for 10 seasons from 1997-2007. He helped ISU to consecutive 20-win seasons and NCAA Tournament appearances in 1999-2000 and 2000-01.

In 1999-00, the Sycamores compiled a 14-4 record in the Missouri Valley Conference and won the regular season title. Indiana State then won the MVC Tournament the following season. The Sycamores went on to upset No. 4 seed Oklahoma, 70-68, in the first round of the 2001 NCAA Tournament.

Bender was also part of the ISU staff that defeated perennial power Indiana in back-to-back seasons. The Sycamores defeated the Hoosiers on the road in Bloomington by a score of 63-60 on Dec. 11, 1999, Bob Knight’s final season at Indiana. The following season, ISU won 59-58 with a buzzer- beater at home over Mike Davis' squad.

Originally from Grantsville, Md., Bender graduated from Western Maryland in 1986 and earned his master's degree from DePauw in 1989. He was a two-year letterman and team MVP at Western Maryland, where he ranked third in the nation in free throw accuracy for NCAA Division III players with a 91 percent clip in 1985-86.

Bender and his wife, Beth, are the proud parents of two sons: Dalton (24) and Dillon (22). Dalton is a graduate of Tulane and currently working in New Orleans, La., while Dillon is currently a senior basketball player at Mt. Aloysius College in Cresson, Pa.

9 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS coaching staff milan brown Assistant Coach howard '93 First Season

With more than 20 years of coaching experience on the NCAA Division I level including two prior stints at Colonial Athletic Association-member schools, Milan Brown is in his first year as assistant men's basketball coach at the College of Charleston.

Brown, 44, joins head coach Earl Grant’s staff after serving five years as head men's basketball coach from 2010- 15 at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. His previous ties to the CAA were assistant coaching stops at former league-member Old Dominion (1995-97) and William & Mary (2000-02).

"We are excited about the addition of Milan Brown to our basketball family," Grant said. "Milan has been very successful throughout his career as an assistant and most recently as a head coach. He is a man of character, a great recruiter, is very energetic and has a phenomenal basketball mind. Milan will strengthen our recruiting presence in the Mid-Atlantic regions (Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia) as well as assist in recruiting the South. On behalf of our basketball family, we would like to welcome Milan, his wife Tina, and daughters, Nyla and Sanaa, to the Charleston community."

Last season, Holy Cross upset No. 25-ranked Harvard in non-conference play to mark the first win over a ranked team since 1977 in program history. The Crusaders’ top player, Malcolm Miller, graduated and will play with the Boston Celtics’ summer league team.

"I am extremely blessed to have this opportunity to join the College of Charleston basketball program,”" Brown said. "I understand the rich basketball tradition that Charleston has and I feel lucky to be a part of it. Coach Grant is a high-character person who brings a tremendous amount of positive energy and passion to this program. I look forward to working with Coach Grant, his staff and the players."”

During the 2013-14 campaign, Brown led Holy Cross to a 20-14 overall record en route to its first 20-win season since 2007. The Crusaders placed third in the Patriot League with a 12-6 conference mark and received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Holy Cross’ 68-65 victory at Brown in the first round of the 2014 CIT was its first in a national postseason tournament since 2005. Dave Dudzinski and Malcolm Miller both received All-Patriot League honors at the end of the season, with Dudzinski also being selected to the NABC All-District Team.

In 2012-13, Brown's squad went 8-6 in non-conference action, good for the program’s first winning mark in non-league play since 2008. Dudzinski earned All-Patriot League honors and Cullen Hamilton was selected to the Patriot League All-Rookie Team.

Holy Cross compiled an overall record of 15-14 and a fourth-place finish in the Patriot League with a 9-5 mark in conference games in 2011-12. Brown’s team led the league in three-point field-goal percentage defense (30.5 percent) and blocked shots (4.4 blocks per game). Devin Brown earned All-Patriot League honors and Justin Burrell was selected as the Patriot League Rookie of the Year.

During his first year with the Crusaders, Brown led the squad to a third-place finish in the Patriot League with a 7-7 mark in conference games. In addition, two of his players, Devin Brown and Andrew Keister, earned All-Patriot League honors in 2010-11.

Prior to his time at Holy Cross, Brown spent seven seasons as head coach at Mount St. Mary's in Emmitsburg, Md. During his final three years with the Mountaineers, he led his squad to three-straight winning seasons and a pair of postseason appearances. Brown’s teams posted a 54-44 record (.551) during those three years including a 35-19 mark (.648) in Northeast Conference play.

Defense was a staple of Brown's squads, as the Mountaineers allowed just 64.7 points per game and 41.7 percent field-goal shooting over a three- year span from 2007-10, while holding their opposition to under 70 points in 72 out of 98 games. During the 2007-08 campaign, Brown led Mount St. Mary’s to its first NCAA Division I Tournament victory in school history, with a 69-60 win over Coppin State in the opening round.

In 2009-10, Brown's Mount St. Mary’s team posted an overall record of 16-15 and finished third in the Northeast Conference with a 12-6 mark. The Mountaineers led the league and ranked No. 48 in the nation by allowing only 63.2 points per game. Mount St. Mary's also posted an 11-game winning streak from Jan. 28-March 4, the second-longest streak in the school’s Division I history and advanced to the semifinals of the Northeast Conference Tournament. In addition, the Mountaineers non-conference strength of schedule ranked as the No. 25-toughest in the nation.

A year prior, Brown's squad went 19-14 overall and 12-6 in the Northeast Conference, placing second in the league. The Mountaineers advanced to the Northeast Conference championship game, before suffering a tough 48-46 loss on the road to Robert Morris. Mount St. Mary's was then

10 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS coaching staff selected to play in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, where it fell 69-58 at James Madison in the first round.

During the 2007-08 campaign, Brown led the Mountaineers to their first winning record in 11 seasons, posting a 19-15 overall mark. Mount St. Mary’s finished the regular season in fourth in the Northeast Conference with an 11-7 league record, before running off three-straight victories to claim the NEC Tournament title. Included in that tournament run was an 83-65 victory at Robert Morris in the semifinals and a 68-55 win at Sacred Heart in the championship game. The Mountaineers then took down Coppin State (69-60) in the NCAA opening round, before falling to North Carolina (113-74) in their next game.

Brown took over as the head coach at Mount St. Mary's in 2003-04, and led his team to its first Northeast Conference Tournament appearance since 1999 during his inaugural campaign. By his third year in 2005-06, the Mountaineers finished fourth in the Northeast Conference with an 11-7 record – their highest finish in the league since 1996-97.

Following the 2005-06 campaign, Brown was selected as the Northeast Conference’s Coach of the Year by College Insider. He then directed Mount St. Mary’s to another fourth-place finish in the NEC in 2006-07 with a 9-9 mark in conference games.

Before his head coaching stints, Brown served twice as an assistant for the Mountaineers under Jim Phelan. He was the associate head coach at Mount St. Mary's during the 2002-03 campaign and an assistant coach from 1997-2000. During the 1998-99 season, Brown helped lead the Mountaineers to the Northeast Conference Tournament crown and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

From 2000-02, Brown was an assistant coach at William & Mary under Rick Boyages. He previously served as an assistant under Jeff Capel at Old Dominion from 1995-97 helping lead the Monarchs to a combined record of 40-24 over two seasons. In 1996-97, ODU won both the Colonial Athletic Association regular-season and tournament titles and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

Brown began his coaching career in 1994-95 as an assistant at Kecoughtan High School in Hampton, Va., where he helped lead the team to a 23-7 record and the state championship.

A 1993 graduate of Howard University with a bachelor's degree in marketing, Brown earned All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference honors his senior year after averaging 13.1 points and 4.4 assists per game. He still ranks second on the Bison’s all-time career list for assists (445) and scored 1,102 points in his career. Brown led Howard to the MEAC regular-season and tournament titles during the 1991-92 season, earning All-MEAC Tournament honors. He was then named the CBS Player of the Game for the Bison’s contest with Kansas in the 1992 NCAA Tournament. Brown had his number retired at Howard in December of 2005.

The son of Charles and Pamela Brown, he is the oldest of three children. His brother, Morocco, played football at NC State, and is the Vice President of Player Personnel for the NFL’s Cleveland Browns. His other brother, Marseilles, played basketball at both Richmond and Hampton, advancing to the NCAA Tournament at each school. He is now the owner of Hoops & Life Pro Skills Training in Columbia, S.C.

Originally from Hampton, Va., Brown and his wife, Tina, are the proud parents of two daughters, Nyla (9) and Sanaa (7).

11 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS Coaching staff QUINTON FERRELL Assistant Coach Presbyterian '07 second Season

Quinton Ferrell is in his second season as an assistant coach at College of Charleston.

A former two-time all-state performer out of North Augusta High School, Ferrell returns home to the Palmetto State from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He will work primarily with the Cougars’ guards.

"Quinton Ferrell is a young coach I have watched grow over the years," CofC Head Coach Earl Grant said. "He has a great future in our profession, because of his ability to connect. His work ethic, sincerity and his ability to develop relationships will allow him to recruit great players to Charleston. Quinton is very familiar with the state of South Carolina which will allow us to keep talent in the state."”

Prior to CofC, Ferrell served as an assistant coach at Army for one season under head coach Zach Spiker. The Black Knights recorded a program- best 10 conference wins in the Patriot League in 2013-14 and also turned in back-to-back winning seasons in league play for the first time in school history.

Ferrell’s coaching responsibilities at West Point included working with the team’s guards, opponent scouting and all underclassmen recruiting. He mentored unanimous First Team All-Patriot League selection Kyle Wilson and Patriot League All-Rookie Team member Tanner Omlid.

During the 2012-13 season, Ferrell served as an assistant coach at crosstown rival The Citadel under head coach Chuck Driesell. He worked with the Bulldogs’ perimeter players, while holding major responsibility in recruiting, opponent scouting and the monitoring of players’ academic progress. Ferrell worked with developing Citadel point guard Marshall Harris III, who handed out the second-most single-season assists (155) in program history.

Prior to his tenure at The Citadel, Ferrell spent five years as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Presbyterian College. In addition to working with both perimeter and post players, he was responsible for a wide variety of tasks including recruiting, scouting, team travel, equipment and academics.

In 2007-08, Ferrell helped the Blue Hose transition from NCAA Division II status into the NCAA Division I ranks, and was part of a staff which engineered victories over Auburn, Wake Forest and No. 20-ranked Cincinnati during his time in Clinton, S.C. He recruited the top two scorers in school history in Khalid Mutakabbir (1,576 points) and Al’Lonzo Coleman (1,501 points), who went on to earn All-Big South Conference honors twice.

Ferrell joined the coaching ranks after a standout playing career at Presbyterian. A team captain as a senior, he led the Blue Hose in assists and steals in each of his final two seasons and was twice named the program’s Most Valuable Defensive Player.

A 2007 graduate of Presbyterian, Ferrell earned his bachelor's degree in accounting. After the completion of his senior year of high school, he participated in the North Carolina/South Carolina All-Star Game. The North Augusta, S.C., native, is married to the former Kimberly Turner.

12 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS coaching staff J.D. POWELL Director of Basketball Operations Clemson '01 second Season

J.D. Powell is in his second season as director of men's basketball operations at the College of Charleston.

Powell enters his 13th overall year in the Lowcountry having last served as an assistant coach at The Citadel under head coach Chuck Driesell from 2010-14 and as an assistant coach at Charleston Southern University under head coaches Barclay Radebaugh and Jim Platt from 2004-10.

"J.D. Powell is one of the hardest working coaches that I know in the profession," CofC Head Coach Earl Grant said. "Our relationship dates back to 2000, where we both met working the John Kresse Basketball Camp. He is very organized and pays great attention to detail. His experiences at Furman, Charleston Southern and The Citadel will be of great value to our basketball program."

With a keen eye for talent, Powell served as recruiting coordinator for the Bulldogs and was instrumental in signing two of the highest-rated recruits in Citadel Basketball history in 2013 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team selection Matt Van Scyoc out of Green Lake, Wisconsin, and three-star recruit Jake Wright, the fifth-ranked player in the state of Minnesota by ESPN.com in 2014. Marshall Harris III, a 2010 signee from San Antonio, Texas, led the SoCon in assists per game as a sophomore.

On the court, Powell was in charge of post player development including All-Southern Conference standout Mike Groselle out of Plano, Texas, and SoCon All-Freshman Team selection Brian White out of Richmond, Va. Groselle closed out his career as The Citadel’s all-time leader in double- doubles.

Prior to his time at The Citadel, Powell's work with player development, recruiting, scouting and academic success of Charleston Southern student-athletes garnered CoSIDA Academic All-America honors for Giedrius Knysas in 2008-09. He also mentored a pair of Big South Freshman of the Year recipients in Omar Carter (2007-08) and Jimmy Sexton (2008-09) on Barclay Radebaugh’s staff.

During the 2004-05 season, Powell was a key part of then-head coach Jim Platt's staff that led the Buccaneers to wins over Liberty and High Point and a berth in the Big South Conference championship game. He also helped sign the No. 1-and No. 2-rated recruiting classes in the league in 2006, 2007 and 2008 by Rivals.com.

Powell got his start in collegiate athletics as a graduate manager with the men’s basketball program at Furman University for two seasons from 2002-04. His duties with the Paladins included day-to-day team operations, post player development, director of film and co-director of the Larry Davis Basketball Camp. He also worked in basketball operations for the NBDL’s Greenville Groove in Greenville, S.C.

A 2001 graduate of Clemson University with a bachelor's degree in speech and communications, Powell went on to earn his master's degree in technology and human resource development at his alma mater in 2003.

He played for the Tigers from 1998-2000 - a two-year stretch which included a runner-up finish in the 1999 Postseason NIT under head coach Larry Shyatt. An ACC Honor Roll student, Powell began his time at Clemson as a team manager, but later became a walk-on and eventually earned a scholarship.

A native of Westminster, S.C., Powell is married to the former Kerri Tucker of Greenwood, S.C. The couple has three sons, Jack, Tucker and Hampton.

13 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS PLAYER PROFILES #31 HARRISON BOWNE SEnior ∙ F ∙ 6-6 ∙ 230 Hickory, N.C. (St. Stephens HS)

"Harrison is really a special individual. He had a great spring and summer and has done a great job of leading by example by exhibiting great work ethic. He also has really improved his strength and athleticism." - CofC Head Coach Earl Grant

JUNIOR (2014-15) Saw action in three games of the season including a career-high four minutes of play at Furman (11/14/14)…Scored his first career points with a three-pointer against the Paladins…Also recorded an assist and rebound...Earned minutes versus George Mason at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off (11/23/14) and at LSU (12/22/14).

SOPHOMORE (2013-14) Played in two games of the season against Furman (11/23/13) and at The Citadel (12/29/13).

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2012-13) Walked onto the team…Played in 13 games of the season averaging 0.2 points and 0.2 rebounds per game...Scored his first collegiate points (2) in the team's season opener versus Towson (11/9/12)...Saw action in a career-high three minutes against Chattanooga (1/12/13) and at Wofford (1/26/12)... Made his first career blocked shot versus UNCG (2/2/13)...2012-13 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll student.

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (2011-12) Was injured and redshirted the 2011-12 season.

HIGH SCHOOL Graduated in 2011 from St. Stephens High School...Lettered four years in basketball...Two-Time NCHSAA Scholar-Athlete...Two-Time NWC All- Conference First Team honoree...Two-Time CVC All-Tournament Team selection...Two-Time NABC All-District pick...Averaged 19 points, nine rebounds and four assists per game as a senior...Played in the Charlotte Pro-Am All-Star Game...Member of FCA...Served as vice president of Spirit Club...FCA Basketball Camp volunteer.

PERSONAL Harrison Bowne...Son of Gary and Lisa Bowne...Born on June 14, 1992 in Hickory, N.C...His father played basketball at Emporia State and his older brother, Davis, played basketball at Appalachian State from 2004-08...His career ambition is to become a physician's assistant or college basketball coach...His athletic goal at CofC is to help the Cougars win a CAA Championship...Enjoys hiking and going to the beach...Exercise science major at College of Charleston.

BOWNE'S CAREER SUPERLATIVES Points: 3 at Furman (11/14/14) 20-Point Games: None Field Goals: 1 at Furman (11/14/14), vs. Towson (11/9/12) 30-Point Games: None FG Attempted: 2 at Furman (11/14/14) Double Figure Rebounding Games: None 3PT Field Goals: 1 at Furman (11/14/14) Double Figure Assists Games: None 3PT FG Attempted: 1 at Furman (11/14/14) Led in Scoring: None Free Throws: None Led in Rebounding: None FT Attempted: 2 vs. The Citadel (1/24/13) Led in Assists: None Rebounds: 1 (three times) Double-Doubles: None Offensive: 1 vs. UNCG (2/2/13) Consecutive Double-Figure Scoring Streak: None Defensive: 1 vs. Chattanooga (1/12/13) Dunks: None Assists: 1 at Furman (11/14/14) Turnovers: None Blocked Shots: 1 vs. UNCG (2/2/13) Steals: None Minutes: 4 at Furman (11/14/14) Double Figure Scoring Games: None

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Individual Career History

Bailey, Evan

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2014-1 32-6 514/16.1 46-129 . 3 5 7 28-89 . 3 1 5 14-22 . 6 3 6 21 45 66 2.1 57 0 12 12 2 11 134 4.2 TOTAL 32-6 514/16.1 46-129 . 3 5 7 28-89 . 3 1 5 14-22 . 6 3 6 21 45 66 2.1 57 0 12 12 2 11 134 4.2

Barry, Canyon

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2013-1 24-12 573/23.9 71-210 . 3 3 8 26-85 . 3 0 6 56-76 . 7 3 7 16 42 58 2.4 44 0 33 52 6 11 224 9.3 2014-1 33-33 1147/34. 146-385 . 3 7 9 64-174 . 3 6 8 57-79 . 7 2 2 28 139 167 5.1 62 2 53 66 16 38 413 12.5 TOTAL 57-45 1720/30. 217-595 . 3 6 5 90-259 . 3 4 7 113-155 . 7 2 9 44 181 225 3.9 106 2 86 118 22 49 637 11.2

Baru, Adjehi

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2011-1 29-28 775/26.7 83-172 . 4 8 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 59-116 . 5 0 9 75 109 184 6.3 78 1 17 27 19 19 225 7.8 2012-1 35-35 1077/30. 117-231 . 5 0 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 110-170 . 6 4 7 93 199 292 8.3 83 0 22 68 44 14 344 9.8 2013-1 32-31 922/28.8 102-203 . 5 0 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 83-131 . 6 3 4 75 164 239 7.5 106 9 34 57 45 20 287 9.0 2014-1 32-31 834/26.1 91-191 . 4 7 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 56-104 . 5 3 8 71 130 201 6.3 101 5 25 48 18 18 238 7.4 TOTAL 128-12 3608/28. 393-797 . 4 9 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 308-521 . 5 9 1 314 602 916 7.2 368 15 98 200 126 71 1094 8.5

BOWNE'S CAREER STATISTICS Bowne, Harrison

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2012-1 13-0 21/1.6 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0.2 2013-1 2-0 2/1.0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2014-1 3-0 6/2.0 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-1 1.00 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1.0 TOTAL 18-0 29/1.6 2-5 . 4 0 0 1-1 1.00 0-2 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 5 0.3

Branin II, Tim 15 Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2014-1 2-0 1/0.5 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 TOTAL 2-0 1/0.5 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0

Branin, Pat

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2011-1 7-0 9/1.3 1-1 1.00 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 0.4 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.3 2012-1 14-0 29/2.1 5-12 . 4 1 7 3-7 . 4 2 9 2-7 . 2 8 6 1 4 5 0.4 5 0 0 1 0 0 15 1.1 2013-1 11-0 15/1.4 1-4 . 2 5 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 2-2 1.00 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.5 2014-1 22-1 102/4.6 4-14 . 2 8 6 3-12 . 2 5 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 6 6 0.3 15 0 5 4 0 1 12 0.5 TOTAL 54-1 155/2.9 11-31 . 3 5 5 7-22 . 3 1 8 5-11 . 4 5 5 2 12 14 0.3 21 0 5 6 0 1 34 0.6

Chealey, Joe

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2013-1 27-10 559/20.7 58-159 . 3 6 5 19-64 . 2 9 7 50-75 . 6 6 7 11 43 54 2.0 61 1 53 46 7 18 185 6.9 2014-1 33-32 1073/32. 131-326 . 4 0 2 33-108 . 3 0 6 113-149 . 7 5 8 19 100 119 3.6 101 2 109 79 6 29 408 12.4 TOTAL 60-42 1632/27. 189-485 . 3 9 0 52-172 . 3 0 2 163-224 . 7 2 8 30 143 173 2.9 162 3 162 125 13 47 593 9.9 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS PLAYER PROFILES #44 JAMES BOURNE graduate senior ∙ f ∙ 6-8 ∙ 255 alexandria, va. (winthrop)

"James is an experienced big guy that gives us more maturity in the paint. He is very physical and does a great job of carving out space. James is very skilled for his size. He has a good mix to his game, because he can score in the paint as well as step out and shoot. He is very smart and is a great defender." - CofC Head Coach Earl Grant

WINTHROP (2011-15) Played in a total of 92 career games with 51 starts for the Eagles averaging 4.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per contest under head coach Pat Kelsey...A season-ending knee injury held him from competition during his senior season...Recorded his 250th career rebound against Presbyterian (1/8/14)...Registered his first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds off the bench at Hampton (12/29/13)...Also went an impressive 10-for-12 from the free throw line at Hampton...Scored a career-high 13 points on 6-for-8 shooting from the field in the team's regular-season finale versus UNC Asheville (3/2/13)...Saw a career-high 35 minutes of action at No. 7-ranked Ohio State (12/18/12)...Pulled down a career-high seven rebounds at Jacksonville (12/15/11)...Had 11-career double-figure games...Big South Conference All-Academic Team selection.

HIGH SCHOOL Graduated in 2011 from Bishop O'Connell High School in Arlington, Va...Lettered in basketball under head coach Joe Wootten, the son of Hall of Fame High School Coaching Legend Morgan Wootten...Helped lead the Knights to the 2010 Virginia Independent School State Championship in 2010 as a junior...Earned Virginia All-State honors averaging 19 points and nine rebounds per game that season...Missed his senior year due to a knee injury and eventual ACL surgery...Played AAU Basketball for Team Takeover based out of Washington, D.C.

PERSONAL Henry James Bourne, Jr...Goes by James…Son of Henry James Bourne, Sr., and Francis Brown...Born on March 22, 1993 in Silver Spring, Md...Graduated from Winthrop with a bachelor's degree in business administration in May of 2015...Currently pursuing his master's degree in public administration at College of Charleston.

16 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS PLAYER PROFILES #24 CANYON BARRY junior ∙ G ∙ 6-6 ∙ 210 Colorado Springs, Colo. (Cheyenne Mountain HS)

"Canyon has gotten bigger and stronger. He has done a great job of improving his ball handling and shooting. Because of the added strength, he is beginning to embrace physical contact around the basket. Canyon also improved his ability to create a shot for himself and his teammates." - CofC Head Coach Earl Grant

CAREER HONORS - 2014 CAA All-Rookie Team - 2015 Capital One Academic All-America Men's Basketball Division I Second Team - 2015 CAA Winter Sports Scholar-Athlete Award (Men's Basketball) - Two-Time CAA All-Academic Team (2014 and 2015) - CAA Co-Rookie of the Week selection (Nov. 18, 2013)

SOPHOMORE (2014-15) Played and started in all 33 games of the season...averaging a team-leading 12.5 points and 1.2 steals per game...Ranked 14th in scoring and 18th in rebounding (5.1) in the CAA...Tallied 21 double-figure games including 14 of his last 18 contests of the season...Scored in double figures in a career- best nine games in a row from Jan. 8 to Feb. 5...Recorded his first career double-double with 16 points and a career-high 10 rebounds against UNCW (1/21/15)...Named to the Capital One Academic All-America Men's Basketball Division I Second Team...Was the lone student-athlete of the 16-member national first, second and third teams with a perfect grade-point average...Became only the second men's basketball player in school history to be named an Academic All-American next to Jody Lumpkin in 1999 and 2000...CAA All-Academic Team selection for the second year in a row.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2013-14) Played in 24 games of the season with 12 starts...Earned his first career start at defending national champion and No. 3 Louisville scoring 10 points in his collegiate debut (11/9/13)...Selected as CAA Co-Rookie of the Week (11/18/13) after a 26-point performance in an 83-82 home win over Charlotte (11/12/13)... Missed eight games in league play with a finger injury to his shooting hand... Came off the bench and knocked down a career-high 27 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the field, 5-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc and 8-for-10 shooting from the foul line against Delaware (3/1/14)...Scored in double figures in 11 contests...Tallied double-digits in five of his last eight games of the season...Ranked third among all CAA freshmen in scoring (9.6 ppg)...Named to the 2014 CAA All-Rookie Team and CAA All-Academic Team.

FRESHMAN (2012-13) Redshirted the 2012-13 season...2012-13 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll student...Invited to the 2013 USA Basketball U19 World Championship Team Trials.

HIGH SCHOOL Graduated in 2012 from Cheyenne Mountain High School...Ranked No. 1 in his graduating class of 322 students...A Straight-A student…Honored with the prestigious Fred Steinmark High School Athlete of the Year Award as selected by the Colorado High School Coaches Association (CHSCA)...Played in 19 games and averaged a team-leading 17.2 points, 1.1 blocks, 4.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 2.6 steals per game as a senior, prior to a season-ending ankle injury with four games remaining...Led the Indians to a 16-9 overall record and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the State 4A Championship as a junior...Was the team's leading scorer averaging 13 points per game along with five rebounds per game and a 76.4 shooting percentage from the free throw

17 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS PLAYER PROFILES line...Shot 52.6 percent from the field and 28.6 percent from three-point range...During a seven-game stretch during the middle of the 4A Metro season, he averaged 20.5 points...Honored on the CHSAA Academic All-State First Team and Colorado Springs Metro League (CSML)...4A Academic First Team...CSML 5A/4A Combined First Team All-League and CSML 4A First Team All-League selection...Named a CSML 4A All-Star and Team MVP...Also led the Indians with the highest GPA on the team, most points scored, most free throws attempted and most blocks...Lettered in varsity tennis for four years, chalking up state titles in 2010 and 2011...Also participated in badminton and volleyball...State boys' badminton champion in 2010... Two-time letterwinner in track and field in the triple jump...Team captured state track championship title in 2011...Earned Academic All-State First Team honors in tennis and track...Was first chair euphonium in the Concert Band and Wind Ensemble...Earned the rank of Eagle Scout as a Boy Scout of America...One of 23 student-athletes from Cheyenne Mountain honored as a Rotary Champion at the 28th Annual Rotary Champions Awards Ceremony...Named the overall 2012 Rotary Champions Medallion Winner for boys' basketball based on exceptional character, scholarship, leadership, service and athletic achievement.

PERSONAL Canyon Barry...The youngest son of NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry and Lynn Norenberg Barry...Born on Jan. 7, 1994 in Fort Wayne, Ind...The third Barry to be recruited and signed by former CofC head coach Bobby Cremins, next to his half-brothers, Jon and Drew, who starred at Georgia Tech...Is the fifth Barry son to play Division I basketball including half-brother, Brent, who starred at Oregon State, and half-brother, Scooter, who won a national championship title at Kansas in 1988...His father, Rick, holds the distinction of being the only player to lead the NCAA, ABA and NBA in scoring and was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in history by the NBA in 1996...His mother, Lynn, was a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American player at The College of William & Mary from 1977-81...She is a member of the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame, the William & Mary Athletic Hall of Fame in basketball and track, and is the only woman in school history to have her No. 22 jersey retired...An underhand free-throw shooter like his father...Enjoys playing tennis, volleyball, guitar and slack-lining...Member of the CofC Honors College...Chose CofC over his father's alma mater, Miami (Fla.) and Davidson...Physics and computer science double major with a minor in mathematics at College of Charleston.

BARRY'S CAREER SUPERLATIVES Points: 27 vs. Delaware (3/1/14) Double Figure Rebounding Games: 1 Field Goals: 11 vs. Charlotte (11/12/13) Double Figure Assists Games: None FG Attempted: 19 vs. Charlotte (11/12/13) Led in Scoring: 20 3PT Field Goals: 5 at Charlotte (12/16/14), vs. Delaware (3/1/14) Led in Rebounding: 5 3PT FG Attempted: 9 at Charlotte (12/16/14), vs. UNC Asheville (11/15/13) Led in Assists: 8 Free Throws: 8 vs. Delaware (3/1/14) Double-Doubles: 1 FT Attempted: 10 vs. Delaware (3/1/14) Consecutive Double-Figure Scoring Streak: 9 Rebounds: 10 vs. UNCW (1/21/15) Dunks: 11 Offensive: 5 vs. South Carolina State (12/11/14) Defensive: 9 vs. UNCW (1/21/15) Assists: 6 at Charlotte (12/16/14) Turnovers: 6 vs. William & Mary (2/5/15), at Louisville (11/9/13) Blocked Shots: 1 (16 times) Steals: 6 vs. South Carolina State (12/11/14) Minutes: 43 vs. UNCW (1/21/15) Double Figure Scoring Games: 32 20-Point Games: 7 30-Point Games: None Individual Career History

Bailey, Evan

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2014-1 32-6 514/16.1 46-129 . 3 5 7 28-89 . 3 1 5 14-22 . 6 3 6 21 45 66 2.1 57 0 12 12 2 11 134 4.2 BARRY'STOTAL CAREER32-6 514/16.1 STATISTICS46-129 . 3 5 7 28-89 . 3 1 5 14-22 . 6 3 6 21 45 66 2.1 57 0 12 12 2 11 134 4.2 Barry, Canyon

Baru, Adjehi 18 Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2011-1 29-28 775/26.7 83-172 . 4 8 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 59-116 . 5 0 9 75 109 184 6.3 78 1 17 27 19 19 225 7.8 2012-1 35-35 1077/30. 117-231 . 5 0 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 110-170 . 6 4 7 93 199 292 8.3 83 0 22 68 44 14 344 9.8 2013-1 32-31 922/28.8 102-203 . 5 0 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 83-131 . 6 3 4 75 164 239 7.5 106 9 34 57 45 20 287 9.0 2014-1 32-31 834/26.1 91-191 . 4 7 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 56-104 . 5 3 8 71 130 201 6.3 101 5 25 48 18 18 238 7.4 TOTAL 128-12 3608/28. 393-797 . 4 9 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 308-521 . 5 9 1 314 602 916 7.2 368 15 98 200 126 71 1094 8.5

Bowne, Harrison

Branin II, Tim

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2014-1 2-0 1/0.5 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 TOTAL 2-0 1/0.5 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0

Branin, Pat

Chealey, Joe

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2013-1 27-10 559/20.7 58-159 . 3 6 5 19-64 . 2 9 7 50-75 . 6 6 7 11 43 54 2.0 61 1 53 46 7 18 185 6.9 2014-1 33-32 1073/32. 131-326 . 4 0 2 33-108 . 3 0 6 113-149 . 7 5 8 19 100 119 3.6 101 2 109 79 6 29 408 12.4 TOTAL 60-42 1632/27. 189-485 . 3 9 0 52-172 . 3 0 2 163-224 . 7 2 8 30 143 173 2.9 162 3 162 125 13 47 593 9.9 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS PLAYER PROFILES #13 JOE CHEALEY Sophomore ∙ G ∙ 6-3 ∙ 190 Orlando, Fla. (Apopka HS)

"Joe had a great spring and summer. He really improved his explosiveness and his strength. He also spent a lot of time working on his 3-point shooting and has become very consistent finishing at the rim." - CofC Head Coach Earl Grant

SOPHOMORE (2014-15) Saw action in all 33 games of the season with 32 starts...Recorded his first career 100+ assist season (109)...Ranked 16th in scoring (12.4 ppg) and fifth in assists (3.3 apg) in the CAA...Knocked down a career-high 30 points at Charlotte (12/16/14)...It was the most points scored by a CofC player since Andrew Lawrence in 2012...Scored in double figures in his final 12 games of the season averaging 14.3 points per game over that career-long stretch...Turned in a game-high 20 points versus Northeastern (2/28/14)...Also shot 75.8 percent from the free throw line which was the 11th-best percentage among league leaders.

FRESHMAN (2013-14) Played in 27 games of the season with 10 starts averaging 20.7 minutes, 6.9 points, 2.0 assists and 0.7 steals per game...Missed the last five games in CAA regular-season and postseason play due to a knee injury...Made his collegiate debut and earned his first career start with eight points, four rebounds and three assists at defending national champion and No. 3 Louisville (11/9/13)...Rattled off three consecutive games thereafter scoring in double figures in a week's time against Charlotte (career-high 18 points on 11/12/13), UNC Asheville (10 points on 11/15/13) and Miami (12 points on 11/18/13)...Dished out a career-best seven assists versus Furman (11/23/13)...Went a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line against Drexel (2/13/14)...Made a career-high two blocked shots versus Northeastern (2/15/14).

HIGH SCHOOL Graduated in 2013 from Apopka High School in Apopka, Fla...One of the Top 40-ranked prospects in the state of Florida...Named First Team All- Conference and Second Team All-State...Led the Blue Darters to a 24-3 overall record and an 8A District 5 League Championship title as a senior averaging 19.0 points, 6.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game...Also averaged 10.7 points and 4.5 assists per game during his junior campaign...Previously an under-the-radar player on the national recruiting scene...Had a breakout spring and summer playing for the AAU Team D12 Warriors.

PERSONAL Joseph Chealey...Goes by Joe...Son of Willie and Dianne Chealey...Born on Nov. 1, 1995 in Orlando, Fla...Graduated cum laude from high school with a 3.9 grade-point average...Chose CofC over East Carolina, Georgia Southern, Lehigh and UCF...His athletic goal is to win a CAA Championship with the Cougars...Enjoys playing the drums in his spare time...Business administration major at College of Charleston.

CHEALEY'S CAREER SUPERLATIVES Points: 30 at Charlotte (12/16/14) Double Figure Rebounding Games: None Field Goals: 11 at Charlotte (12/16/14) Double Figure Assists Games: None FG Attempted: 18 at Charlotte (12/16/14) Led in Scoring: 14 3PT Field Goals: 7 at Charlotte (12/16/14) Led in Rebounding: 3 3PT FG Attempted: 9 at Charlotte (12/16/14) Led in Assists: 23 Free Throws: 10 at Towson (1/29/15) Double-Doubles: None FT Attempted: 12 at Towson (1/29/15) Consecutive Double-Figure Scoring Streak: 12 Rebounds: 9 vs. Elon (2/18/15), vs. Davidson (12/20/14) Dunks: None Offensive: 3 at UNCW (2/11/15), vs. UNC Asheville (11/15/13) Defensive: 8 vs. Davidson (12/20/14) Assists: 7 (four times) Turnovers: 7 at Louisville (11/9/13) Blocked Shots: 2 vs. Northeastern (2/15/14) Steals: 4 vs. Charlotte (11/12/13) Minutes: 44 vs. UNCW (1/21/15) Double Figure Scoring Games: 28 20-Point Games: 2 30-Point Games: 1

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Bailey, Evan

Barry, Canyon

Baru, Adjehi

Bowne, Harrison

Branin II, Tim

Branin, Pat

20 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS PLAYER PROFILES #3 payton hulsey junior transfer ∙ G ∙ 6-5 ∙ 215 memphis, tenn. (eastern florida state college)

"Payton does a lot of different things. He is very good in the open court with the ball. He can also attack the rim, but also has great feel for finding his teammates. He is a physical rebounding guard and a great defender." - CofC Head Coach Earl Grant

EASTERN FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE (2014-15) JUCO transfer who played in 33 games of the season averaging 8.9 points, 7.2 rebounds and 5.0 assists at Eastern Florida State College in Brevard County, Fla...Scored in double figures on 15 occasions including a career-best 21 points against Miami Dade (1/31/15)...The Titans finished the season with a school-record tying 29 victories and were seeded No. 13 in the NJCAA Division I Men's National Championship Tournament.

WESTERN KENTUCKY (2013-14) Saw action in 31 games for the Hilltoppers averaging 3.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game as a freshman...Registered a career-high 16 points with eight rebounds at Marshall (11/26/13)...Also knocked down 15 points at Georgia State (3/8/14).

HIGH SCHOOL Graduated in 2013 from Southwind High School in Memphis, Tenn...Helped the Jaguars to the 2013 Tennessee Class AAA State Championship...Finished the title game with 14 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds...Led Southwind to a 34-6 overall record as a senior...The Jaguars were ranked No. 9 and No. 15 in the national high school rankings at various points during his career...Named to the 2011-12 "Best of Preps" Class AAA Boys Team by the Memphis Commercial-Appeal as a junior...Originally signed with Lipscomb University.

PERSONAL Payton Gerard Hulsey...Son of Eric and Sylvia Hulsey...Born on July 8, 1995 in Memphis, Tenn...Has one older brother, Jordan (23)...Enjoys playing video games...His favorite athlete is LeBron James...Business administration major at College of Charleston.

21 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS PLAYER PROFILES #15 TERRANCE O'DONOHUE JUNIOR ∙ F ∙ 6-7 ∙ 227 Norcross, Ga. (Norcross HS)

"I am really proud of the effort and focus that Terrance showed this offseason. He really changed his body and is more explosive because of it. Terrance has a really good basketball IQ and has added a lot to his game. He will be a much better scorer and rebounder for us this season." - CofC Head Coach Earl Grant

SOPHOMORE (2014-15) Saw action in 30 games of the season with six starts...Averaged 2.7 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.4 blocks per game... Earned his first career start in the team's season opener at Furman (11/14/14)...Also started against No. 17-ranked Connecticut, Texas A&M and George Mason at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off...Scored a career-high 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field and 2-for-2 shooting from behind the three-point arc at Towson (1/29/15)...Brought down a career-high 14 rebounds versus Drexel in the CAA Quarterfinals (3/6/15).

FRESHMAN (2013-14) Played in 17 games of the season averaging 0.9 points and 0.6 rebounds per game as a reserve...Made his collegiate debut and grabbed a rebound at defending national champion and No. 3 Louisville (11/9/13)...Set career highs in points (7), field goals made (2), three-point field goals made (1), free throws made (2) and rebounds (3) versus San Diego State at The Wooden Legacy (11/28/13)...Also came off the bench in CAA play against Hofstra, Towson, Northeastern and William & Mary.

HIGH SCHOOL Graduated in 2013 from Norcross High School in Norcross, Ga...One of the Top 10 power forwards in the state of Georgia...Spent the first three years of high school at The McCallie School, a prestigious prep school located in Chattanooga, Tenn., before transferring back home to Norcross for his senior season as the Blue Devils won the State 6A Championship...Rated as a three-star recruit by ESPN Recruiting Nation...Team Captain... Tabbed Gwinnett County All-Star...Compiled 1,000 career points, 750 career rebounds and 750 career blocks...Previously averaged 15 points, nine rebounds, four blocks and three assists per game as a junior under head coach Dan Wadley at The McCallie School...Two-Time All-State selection... Selected to the Times Free Press Second Team as a freshman...Named Times Free Press Player of the Week in December of 2011...Earned all-tournament and Most Valuable Player honors at the Times Free Press Best of Preps tournament...Also played AAU Basketball for the Atlanta Celtics, who have produced noteworthy current NBA players in Dwight Howard and Amare Stoudemire as well as CofC all-time leading scorer Andrew Goudelock... Earned TEPS Leadership Honors at The McCallie School...Named to the All-Academic Team during his senior year.

PERSONAL Terrance O'Donohue...Son of Constance Harper...Born on March 24, 1994 in Atlanta, Ga...His career ambition is to work in sports broadcasting...His athletic goals are to work hard and help the Cougars win championships...Also recruited by Murray State, Charlotte, Jacksonville, Penn and Iona... Sociology major at College of Charleston.

O'DONOHUE'S CAREER SUPERLATIVES Points: 16 at Towson (1/29/15) Double Figure Scoring Games: 1 Field Goals: 7 at Towson (1/29/15) 20-Point Games: None FG Attempted: 11 at Towson (1/29/15) 30-Point Games: None 3PT Field Goals: 2 at Towson (1/29/15) Double Figure Rebounding Games: 1 3PT FG Attempted: 2 at Towson (1/29/15), vs. Gardner-Webb (11/17/14) Double Figure Assists Games: None Free Throws: 3 vs. UNCW (1/21/15) Led in Scoring: 1 FT Attempted: 4 vs. Towson (2/15/15), vs. UNCW (1/21/15) Led in Rebounding: 1 Rebounds: 14 vs. Drexel (3/6/15) Led in Assists: None Offensive: 5 vs. Drexel (3/6/15) Double-Doubles: None Defensive: 9 vs. Drexel (3/6/15) Consecutive Double-Figure Scoring Streak: None Assists: 2 at Furman (11/14/14) Dunks: 3 Turnovers: 3 at Drexel (1/24/15) Blocked Shots: 2 vs. Elon (2/18/15), vs. Towson (2/15/15) Steals: 2 (five times) Minutes: 31 vs. Drexel (3/6/15)

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Individual Career History

Gilmore, Donovan

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2014-1 32-21 509/15.9 67-124 . 5 4 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 28-43 . 6 5 1 42 91 133 4.2 65 0 2 30 9 14 163 5.1 TOTAL 32-21 509/15.9 67-124 . 5 4 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 28-43 . 6 5 1 42 91 133 4.2 65 0 2 30 9 14 163 5.1

Johnson, Cameron

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2014-1 33-16 895/27.1 72-180 . 4 0 0 35-90 . 3 8 9 32-43 . 7 4 4 13 70 83 2.5 90 3 38 42 3 21 211 6.4 TOTAL 33-16 895/27.1 72-180 . 4 0 0 35-90 . 3 8 9 32-43 . 7 4 4 13 70 83 2.5 90 3 38 42 3 21 211 6.4

O'DONOHUE'S CAREER STATISTICS O'Donohue, Terrance

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2013-1 17-0 64/3.8 4-9 . 4 4 4 1-1 1.00 7-11 . 6 3 6 4 7 11 0.6 8 0 0 8 2 1 16 0.9 2014-1 30-6 381/12.7 31-71 . 4 3 7 4-10 . 4 0 0 15-26 . 5 7 7 29 29 58 1.9 68 3 5 22 12 17 81 2.7 TOTAL 47-6 445/9.5 35-80 . 4 3 8 5-11 . 4 5 5 22-37 . 5 9 5 33 36 69 1.5 76 3 5 30 14 18 97 2.1

Pierre, Jr., Glen 23 Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2013-1 9-0 14/1.6 1-1 1.00 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 3 4 0.4 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0.2 2014-1 32-0 281/8.8 13-38 . 3 4 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 13-18 . 7 2 2 20 37 57 1.8 48 1 1 14 21 5 39 1.2 TOTAL 41-0 295/7.2 14-39 . 3 5 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 13-18 . 7 2 2 21 40 61 1.5 53 1 2 15 21 5 41 1.0

Stitt, Anthony

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2011-1 19-2 522/27.5 64-141 . 4 5 4 26-70 . 3 7 1 30-51 . 5 8 8 4 29 33 1.7 33 0 36 39 4 20 184 9.7 2012-1 34-34 1118/32. 128-309 . 4 1 4 57-142 . 4 0 1 61-86 . 7 0 9 14 67 81 2.4 57 0 109 85 4 17 374 11.0 2013-1 32-32 1106/34. 113-319 . 3 5 4 55-161 . 3 4 2 39-70 . 5 5 7 16 76 92 2.9 61 0 98 54 3 32 320 10.0 2014-1 26-17 824/31.7 76-235 . 3 2 3 28-87 . 3 2 2 33-56 . 5 8 9 20 48 68 2.6 53 1 66 62 3 26 213 8.2 TOTAL 111-85 3570/32. 381-100 . 3 7 9 166-460 . 3 6 1 163-263 . 6 2 0 54 220 274 2.5 204 1 309 240 14 95 1091 9.8

Wishon, David

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2013-1 30-0 377/12.6 27-63 . 4 2 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 17-29 . 5 8 6 33 49 82 2.7 49 1 6 33 20 2 71 2.4 2014-1 10-2 83/8.3 8-13 . 6 1 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-10 . 3 0 0 4 6 10 1.0 18 0 0 7 6 1 19 1.9 TOTAL 40-2 460/11.5 35-76 . 4 6 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 20-39 . 5 1 3 37 55 92 2.3 67 1 6 40 26 3 90 2.3 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS PLAYER PROFILES #11 EVAN BAILEY sophomore ∙ F ∙ 6-6 ∙ 207 Canton, Ohio (Jackson HS)

"Evan did a great job of improving his physical strength and athleticism this summer. He is a lot faster and more explosive with-and-without the ball. His 3-point shot has gotten better and he is doing a better job of finishing at the rim." - CofC Head Coach Earl Grant

freshman (2014-15) Played in 32 games of the season with six starts averaging 4.2 points and 1.9 rebounds per game...Reached double figures in scoring on three occasions...Made his first career start in a season-high 31 minutes against Davidson (12/20/14)...Scored a career-high 13 points on 3-for-6 shooting from long range at No. 17-ranked West Virginia (11/29/14)...Brought down a career- best seven rebounds versus Drexel in the CAA First Round (3/6/15).

HIGH SCHOOL Graduated in 2014 from Jackson High School in Canton, Ohio...Touted as a national three-star prospect by Rivals.com, Scout.com and ESPN Recruiting...Lettered in basketball all four years under head coach Tim Debevec...Led the Polar Bears to back-to-back Federal League Championship titles in 2011 and 2012...Team won district championship in 2014 and were district runner-ups in 2011...Two-time Associated Press Division I All-Ohio Third Team, three-time All-Federal League and three-time All-District First Team selection...Named All-Ohio Second Team as a senior averaging 18 points, eight rebounds and two assists per game...Closed out his career as the school's all-time career leader in three-pointers made (166) and three-pointers made in a single game (8)...Averaged 16.3 points and 8.1 rebounds per game during his junior season...Scored a career-high 43 points, one short of the school single-game record, against Lake High School in league play...Also played summer basketball for All-Ohio Red under head coach Marcus Gill...Named to the All-Ohio Academic First Team...Vice President of the National Honor Society and served as lead freshman mentor.

PERSONAL Evan Bailey...Son of Nathan and Linda Bailey...Born on May 16, 1995 in Pittsburgh, Pa...Father played basketball at the U.S. Naval Academy and the University of Pittsburgh...Mother was also a student-athlete and played volleyball at Pitt...Graduated high school with a 4.6 grade-point average... Member of the CofC Honors College...Volunteered working with special needs students in high school...His athletic goal is to play in the NCAA Tournament...Chose CofC over Harvard, Princeton, UPenn, Cornell, Miami (Ohio), Kent State and Toledo...His career ambition is to become a doctor (orthopedic surgeon)...Enjoys playing Pokémon in his spare time...Chemistry major at College of Charleston.

BAILEY'S CAREER SUPERLATIVES Points: 13 at West Virginia (11/29/14) Steals: 2 at Northeastern (1/17/15), vs. George Mason (11/23/14) Field Goals: 5 vs. William & Mary (2/5/15), at West Virginia (11/29/14) Minutes: 31 vs. Elon (2/18/15), vs. Davidson (12/20/14) FG Attempted: 9 (three times) Double Figure Scoring Games: 3 3PT Field Goals: 3 (three times) 20-Point Games: None 3PT FG Attempted: 8 at Delaware (1/31/15) 30-Point Games: None Free Throws: 4 at Towson (1/29/15) Double Figure Rebounding Games: None FT Attempted: 4 vs. Towson (2/15/15), at Towson (1/29/15) Double Figure Assists Games: None Rebounds: 7 vs. Drexel (3/6/15) Led in Scoring: 2 Offensive: 5 vs. Drexel (3/6/15) Led in Rebounding: 2 Defensive: 5 vs. Campbell (12/14/14) Led in Assists: 1 Assists: 2 at Elon (1/14/15), at Furman (11/14/14) Double-Doubles: None Turnovers: 3 at Hofstra (2/25/15) Consecutive Double-Figure Scoring Streak: None Dunks: None Blocked Shots: 1 vs. Campbell (12/14/14), at West VirginiaIndividual (11/29/14) Career History

BAILEY'S CAREER STATISTICS Bailey, Evan

Barry, Canyon24

Baru, Adjehi

Bowne, Harrison

Branin II, Tim

Branin, Pat

Chealey, Joe

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2013-1 27-10 559/20.7 58-159 . 3 6 5 19-64 . 2 9 7 50-75 . 6 6 7 11 43 54 2.0 61 1 53 46 7 18 185 6.9 2014-1 33-32 1073/32. 131-326 . 4 0 2 33-108 . 3 0 6 113-149 . 7 5 8 19 100 119 3.6 101 2 109 79 6 29 408 12.4 TOTAL 60-42 1632/27. 189-485 . 3 9 0 52-172 . 3 0 2 163-224 . 7 2 8 30 143 173 2.9 162 3 162 125 13 47 593 9.9 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS PLAYER PROFILES #25 TIM BRANIN II SOPHOMORE ∙ G ∙ 6-1 ∙ 180 Richmond, Va. (Deep Run HS)

"Tim is a very competitive point guard with great speed and toughness. He has really improved his shooting and ball handling in the offseason. Tim does a great job of challenging our other perimeter players." - CofC Head Coach Earl Grant

FRESHMAN (2014-15) Played in two games of the season at LSU (12/22/14) and at Towson (1/29/15)...Made a career-high steal and went to the free throw line against LSU.

HIGH SCHOOL Graduated in 2014 from Deep Run High School in Glen Allen, Va...Lettered all four years in basketball under head coach Curt Kassab...Led the Wildcats to their first 20-win season in school history with a 20-3 record including 19-straight wins as a senior...Averaged 16.8 points, four rebounds, five assists and three steals per game...Led the squad in all categories and was second in rebounding...Shot 45 percent from the floor, 39 percent from the three-point arc and 82 percent Individualfrom the free throw Career line...Closed History out his high school career as the school's all-time leading scorer (5A level) with 930 career points...Honored on the all-district first team, all-state second team and all-metro third team in 2014...Also named to the Virginia High School Coaches Association 5A All-StateBailey, Team Evan and Virginia MaxPreps All-State Team...Selected all-conference, all- academic and Team MVP as a junior...Earned a spot on the 2011 Steward Invitational All-Tournament Team. Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg PERSONAL2014-1 32-6 514/16.1 46-129 . 3 5 7 28-89 . 3 1 5 14-22 . 6 3 6 21 45 66 2.1 57 0 12 12 2 11 134 4.2 TimothyTOTAL Branin32-6 II...Goes514/16.1 by Tim...Son46-129 of Tim . 3and 5 7 Jennifer28-89 Branin...Born . 3 1 5 14-22 on Aug. . 629, 3 6 199521 in Richmond,45 66 Va...His2.1 older57 brother,0 12 Pat12 (23), and2 American11 134 host4.2 brother, Adjehi Baru, both played basketball for the Cougars from 2011-15...Has an older sister, Carter (21), who also attends CofC...His athletic goal is to earn a scholarship...Enjoys surfing in his spare time...LookingBarry, Canyon to major in business administration at College of Charleston.

BRANIN'S CAREER SUPERLATIVESTotal 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Points:Season Nonegp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga Doublepct Figureft-fta Scoringpct Games:off Nonedef tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg Field2013-1 Goals: 24-12None 573/23.9 71-210 . 3 3 8 26-8520-Point . 3 0 6 Games:56-76 None . 7 3 7 16 42 58 2.4 44 0 33 52 6 11 224 9.3 FG2014-1 Attempted:33-33 None1147/34. 146-385 . 3 7 9 64-17430-Point . 3 6 8 Games:57-79 None . 7 2 2 28 139 167 5.1 62 2 53 66 16 38 413 12.5 TOTAL 57-45 1720/30. 217-595 . 3 6 5 90-259 . 3 4 7 113-155 . 7 2 9 44 181 225 3.9 106 2 86 118 22 49 637 11.2 3PT Field Goals: None Double Figure Rebounding Games: None 3PT FG Attempted: None Double FigureBaru, Assists Adjehi Games: None Free Throws: None Led in Scoring: None FT Attempted: 1 at LSU (12/22/14) Total 3-PointLed in Rebounding:F-Throws None Rebounds Scoring Rebounds: None Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga Ledpct in Assists:ft-fta None pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg Offensive: None 2011-1 29-28 775/26.7 83-172 . 4 8 3 0-0 Double-Doubles: . 0 0 0 59-116 None . 5 0 9 75 109 184 6.3 78 1 17 27 19 19 225 7.8 Defensive:2012-1 None35-35 1077/30. 117-231 . 5 0 6 0-0 Consecutive . 0 0 0 110-170 Double-Figure . 6 4 7 93 Scoring199 292Streak:8.3 None83 0 22 68 44 14 344 9.8 Assists:2013-1 None32-31 922/28.8 102-203 . 5 0 2 0-0 Dunks: . 0 0 0 None83-131 . 6 3 4 75 164 239 7.5 106 9 34 57 45 20 287 9.0 Turnovers:2014-1 132-31 at LSU 834/26.1(12/22/14) 91-191 . 4 7 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 56-104 . 5 3 8 71 130 201 6.3 101 5 25 48 18 18 238 7.4 BlockedTOTAL Shots:128-12 None3608/28. 393-797 . 4 9 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 308-521 . 5 9 1 314 602 916 7.2 368 15 98 200 126 71 1094 8.5 Steals: 1 at LSU (12/22/14) Minutes: 1 at LSU (12/22/14) Bowne, Harrison

BRANIN'S CAREER STATISTICS Branin II, Tim

Branin,25 Pat

Chealey, Joe

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2013-1 27-10 559/20.7 58-159 . 3 6 5 19-64 . 2 9 7 50-75 . 6 6 7 11 43 54 2.0 61 1 53 46 7 18 185 6.9 2014-1 33-32 1073/32. 131-326 . 4 0 2 33-108 . 3 0 6 113-149 . 7 5 8 19 100 119 3.6 101 2 109 79 6 29 408 12.4 TOTAL 60-42 1632/27. 189-485 . 3 9 0 52-172 . 3 0 2 163-224 . 7 2 8 30 143 173 2.9 162 3 162 125 13 47 593 9.9 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS PLAYER PROFILES #4 JOHN ECK SOPHOMORE ∙ G ∙ 6-4 ∙ 170 Hilton Head Island, S.C. (Hilton Head Prep)

"John has developed a ton this offseason. He is an absolute gym rat and is always trying to find ways to improve. He is a very good 3-point shooter and a great athlete. His development has been pretty impressive." - CofC Head Coach Earl Grant

FRESHMAN (2014-15) Walked onto the team and provided scout preparation for each game of the season in practice.

HIGH SCHOOL Graduated in 2014 from Hilton Head Preparatory School in Hilton Head Island, S.C...Led the Dolphins to the state playoffs twice in 2013 and 2014... Two-time all-state and two-time all-regional selection...Played in the SCISA vs. GISA All-Star Game and North-South All-Star Game.

PERSONAL John Eck...Son of Vince and Cecile Eck...Born on Feb. 28, 1996 in Savannah, Ga...Volunteered as a coach of a recreation basketball team in high school... Undecided major at College of Charleston.

26 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS PLAYER PROFILES #0 DONOVAN GILMORE SOPHOMORE ∙ F ∙ 6-7 ∙ 205 Greensboro, N.C. (Wesleyan Christian Academy)

"Donovan is a highly-gifted athlete. He is a great rebounder and good shot blocker. I’m excited about the improvements he made this offseason. Donovan has gotten bigger and stronger, because of his efforts in the weight room. He has improved his footwork and has become a more reliable inside scorer." - CofC Head Coach Earl Grant

CAREER HONORS - CAA Rookie of the Week selection (Nov. 17, 2014)

FRESHMAN (2014-15) Played in 32 games of the season with 21 starts...Averaged 5.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game... Was tied for second among all CAA freshmen in rebounding...Shot 54 percent from the floor... Named CAA Rookie of the Week (11/17/14) after coming off the bench to score 12 points in a 75-40 road win at Furman (11/14/14) in his CofC debut... Earned first career start and dropped a career-high 13 points at No. 21-ranked West Virginia (11/29/14)...Recorded his first career double-double with 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds versus Gardner-Webb (11/17/14)...Contributed 10 points on the road at LSU (12/22/14)...Tied career-best in rebounds with 11 against UNCW in the CAA Quarterfinals (3/7/15)...Had nine double-figure scoring games and slammed a team-leading 18 dunks.

HIGH SCHOOL Graduated in 2014 from Wesleyan Christian Academy in High Point, N.C...Led the Trojans to back-to-back state 3A championship titles under head coach Keith Gatlin in 2013 and 2014...Named all-conference…Averaged 10 points, 10 rebounds and three steals per game as a senior...Participated in the Josh Level Classic and Triad All-Star Game...Also lettered and competed in track and field in the 400 meters and high jump events...Played AAU Basketball for CP3 All-Stars under head coaches John Adams and Andy Poplin...Member of the National Honor Society and National Beta Club.

PERSONAL Donovan Gilmore...Son of Don Gilmore and Tonya Johnson...Born on Dec. 22, 1994 in Greensboro, N.C...Graduated from high school with a 3.75 grade- point average...Volunteered with a local homeless shelter and soup kitchen in High Point, N.C...His athletic goal is to be named all-conference, win a conference championship and reach the NCAA Tournament...Chose CofC with interest from South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi State, NC State, Old Dominion and Appalachian State...UNDECIDED MAJOR AT College of Charleston.

GILMORE'S CAREER SUPERLATIVES Points: 13 at West Virginia (11/29/14) Steals: 3 at LSU (12/22/14), vs. The Citadel (12/2/14) Field Goals: 6 vs. Delaware (1/10/14), at Furman (11/14/14) Minutes: 30 vs. Texas A&M (11/21/14) FG Attempted: 10 at LSU (12/22/14) Double Figure Scoring Games: 9 3PT Field Goals: 1 at Drexel (1/24/15) 20-Point Games: None 3PT FG Attempted: 1 (four times) 30-Point Games: None Free Throws: 5 at Hofstra (2/25/15), at West Virginia (11/29/14) Double Figure Rebounding Games: 2 FT Attempted: 8 at West Virginia (11/29/14) Double Figure Assists Games: None Rebounds: 11 vs. UNCW (3/7/15), 11 vs. Gardner-Webb (11/17/14) Led in Scoring: 3 Offensive: 4 vs. UNCW (3/7/15), 4 vs. Gardner-Webb (11/17/14) Led in Rebounding: 5 Defensive: 7 vs. UNCW (3/7/15), 7 vs. Gardner-Webb (11/17/14) Led in Assists: None Assists: 1 at Drexel (1/24/15), vs. Hofstra (1/8/15) Double-Doubles: 1 Turnovers: 3 vs. South Carolina State (12/11/14), vs. Texas A&M (11/21/14) Consecutive Double-Figure Scoring Streak: 3 Blocked Shots: 2 vs. Drexel (2/7/15) Individual CareerDunks: History 18

GILMORE'S CAREER STATISTICS Gilmore, Donovan

Johnson,27 Cameron

O'Donohue, Terrance

Pierre, Jr., Glen

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2013-1 9-0 14/1.6 1-1 1.00 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 3 4 0.4 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0.2 2014-1 32-0 281/8.8 13-38 . 3 4 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 13-18 . 7 2 2 20 37 57 1.8 48 1 1 14 21 5 39 1.2 TOTAL 41-0 295/7.2 14-39 . 3 5 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 13-18 . 7 2 2 21 40 61 1.5 53 1 2 15 21 5 41 1.0

Stitt, Anthony

Wishon, David

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2013-1 30-0 377/12.6 27-63 . 4 2 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 17-29 . 5 8 6 33 49 82 2.7 49 1 6 33 20 2 71 2.4 2014-1 10-2 83/8.3 8-13 . 6 1 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-10 . 3 0 0 4 6 10 1.0 18 0 0 7 6 1 19 1.9 TOTAL 40-2 460/11.5 35-76 . 4 6 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 20-39 . 5 1 3 37 55 92 2.3 67 1 6 40 26 3 90 2.3 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS PLAYER PROFILES #23 NICK HARRIS REDSHIRT FRESHMAN ∙ F ∙ 6-10 ∙ 245 Dacula, Ga. (St. Pius X Catholic HS)

"Nick benefited from a redshirt year. He learned a lot about college basketball and his IQ improved, because of his observations. Nick improved a lot this summer, especially with his strength and his body. He also really improved his post moves and footwork this offseason and should be a reliable inside scorer for us." - CofC Head Coach Earl Grant

FRESHMAN (2014-15) Redshirted the 2014-15 season.

HIGH SCHOOL Graduated in 2014 from St. Pius X Catholic High School in Atlanta, Ga...Ranked among the Top 25 Class of 2014 prospects in the state of Georgia by Rivals.com and Georgia Hoops...Was also ranked as the No. 62 best power forward in the nation...Averaged 12 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and eight blocks per game as a senior...Led the Golden Lions to back-to-back Elite Eight appearances in the state championships under head coach Aaron Parr in 2013 and 2014...Team went 22-9 overall and were region runner-ups during his junior season...Named 2014 Region Player of the Year... Tabbed a First Team All-State 3A and All-Region selection...Earned St. Pius X Christmas Classic MVP honors in 2014...Naismith Award Honorable Mention...Also played AAU Basketball for Atlanta All-Stars under head coach Ben Miller.

PERSONAL Nick Harris...Son of Brian and Jeannine Harris...Born on Sept. 7, 1995 in Atlanta, Ga...His older brother, Justin, played football at Cornell University... Volunteered with community service projects to feed the homeless and helping the elderly in high school...His athletic goal is to lead the Cougars to the NCAA Tournament...Chose CofC over his parents’ alma mater Buffalo, Miami (Ohio), East Carolina, Florida Gulf Coast and Western Carolina... Looking to major in business administration at College of Charleston.

28 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS PLAYER PROFILES #12 CAMERON JOHNSON SOPHOMORE ∙ G ∙ 6-4 ∙ 196 Athens, Ga. (Clarke Central HS)

"Cameron walked through the door as a freshman physically ready to play. This spring and summer, he has worked extremely hard on his ball handling. Cameron has become more consistent with his shooting and has improved his ability to create for himself and others." - CofC Head Coach Earl Grant

FRESHMAN (2014-15) Played in all 33 games of the season with 16 starts...Was fifth on the team in scoring (6.4 ppg), fourth in steals (0.6 spg) and shot a team-best 38.9 percent (35-of-90) from beyond the arc... Registered five double-figure scoring games including a career-high 16 points at Delaware (1/31/15)...Notched 13 points versus George Mason at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off (11/23/14)...Also dished out a career-best and team-high four assists against No. 17-ranked and defending national champion Connecticut (11/20/14)...Saw his first career start and tied his career-high in assists (4) against Delaware (1/10/15).

HIGH SCHOOL Graduated in 2014 from Clarke Central High School in Athens, Ga...A two-sport athlete in football and basketball...Rated the No. 11 overall prospect in the state of Georgia by HoopSeen.com...Averaged 21.1 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game to lead the Region 8-AAAAA champions to a 26-2 overall record as a senioR...It marked the program's best season in a decade and its first appearance in the state playoffs since 2010 under head coach Andre McIntyre...Named Boys Basketball Player of the Year by The Athens Banner-Herald and Region 8-AAAAA Player of the Year...Closed out his high school career scoring 1,000+ points...Played in the Georgia-Florida All-Star Game.

PERSONAL Cameron Johnson...Son of Mario and Carla Johnson...Born on March 7, 1996 in DeKalb County, Ga...Both of his parents are former student-athletes having played football and women's basketball respectively at the University of Missouri...His father is a former NFL defensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns, New York Jets and New England Patriots...His mother is the head girls basketball coach at Clarke Central High School...Was an A-B Honor Roll student all through high school graduating with a 3.58 grade-point average...Contemplated playing college football as an SEC quarterback prospect, but decided to focus on playing college basketball...Volunteered with wheelchair basketball events in high school... Chose CofC over Mississippi State, Florida Atlantic, South Alabama and Radford...Enjoys swimming in his spare time...Undecided major at College of Charleston.

JOHNSON'S CAREER SUPERLATIVES Points: 16 at Delaware (1/31/15) Steals: 4 at Elon (1/14/15) Field Goals: 5 at James Madison (2/22/15), at Delaware (1/31/15) Minutes: 39 at Northeastern (1/17/15) FG Attempted: 11 at James Madison (2/22/15) Double Figure Scoring Games: 5 3PT Field Goals: 3 (four times) 20-Point Games: None 3PT FG Attempted: 6 at James Madison (2/22/15) 30-Point Games: None Free Throws: 6 at Delaware (1/31/15) Individual CareerDouble History Figure Rebounding Games: None FT Attempted: 7 at Delaware (1/31/15) Double Figure Assists Games: None Rebounds: 7 vs. Hofstra (1/8/15) Gilmore, DonovanLed in Scoring: 1 Offensive: 2 at James Madison (2/22/15), vs. Hofstra (1/8/15) Led in Rebounding: 1 Defensive: 5 at Delaware (1/31/15), vs.Total Hofstra (1/8/15)3-Point F-Throws Led in Assists:Rebounds 2 Scoring Assists:Season 4 vs.gp-gs Delawaremin/avg (1/10/15), vs.fg-fga Connecticutpct (11/20/14)fg-fga pct ft-fta pctDouble-Doubles:off def tot Noneavg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg Turnovers:2014-1 532-21 at West509/15.9 Virginia (11/29/14)67-124 . 5 4 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 28-43 . 6 5 1Consecutive42 91 Double-Figure133 4.2 65 Scoring0 Streak:2 30 None9 14 163 5.1 BlockedTOTAL Shots:32-21 1 (three509/15.9 times) 67-124 . 5 4 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 28-43 . 6 5 1Dunks:42 None91 133 4.2 65 0 2 30 9 14 163 5.1 JOHNSON'S CAREER STATISTICS Johnson, Cameron

O'Donohue,29 Terrance

Pierre, Jr., Glen

Stitt, Anthony

Wishon, David

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2013-1 30-0 377/12.6 27-63 . 4 2 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 17-29 . 5 8 6 33 49 82 2.7 49 1 6 33 20 2 71 2.4 2014-1 10-2 83/8.3 8-13 . 6 1 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-10 . 3 0 0 4 6 10 1.0 18 0 0 7 6 1 19 1.9 TOTAL 40-2 460/11.5 35-76 . 4 6 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 20-39 . 5 1 3 37 55 92 2.3 67 1 6 40 26 3 90 2.3 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS PLAYER PROFILES #5 JARRELL BRANTLEY Freshman ∙ F ∙ 6-7 ∙ 245 Columbia, S.C. (Notre Dame Prep School (Mass.))

"Jarrell is a very unique talent, because of his combination of size and skill. He has a really good basketball IQ and feel for the game. His ball handling skills and his passing will allow him to drive the ball and make some plays. He will also make his teammates better. Jarrell is very physical around the basket. He has good post moves and is a very good rebounder." - CofC Head Coach Earl Grant

HIGH SCHOOL Graduated in 2014 from Montrose Christian School in Rockville, Md...Played one post-grad year of basketball at Notre Dame Preparatory School in Fitchburg, Mass...Helped the Crusaders advance to the National Prep Championships under head coach Ryan Hurd...Averaged 13 points and eight rebounds per game...Ranked as the No. 7 overall Class of 2015 prospect in the state of Massachusetts and No. 27 overall prospect in New England...Previously played his freshman and sophomore years at Ridge View High School in Columbia, S.C., and his junior and senior years at Montrose Christian averaging 11 points and seven rebounds under head coach Bryan Bartley...Participated in the 2014 D1 Nation Top 100 Camp...Also played AAU Basketball for Louisiana D1 Ambassadors.

PERSONAL Jarrell Isaiah Brantley...Son of Darrell and Priscilla Brantley...Born on June 7, 1996 in Charleston, S.C...Has one older brother, Jamal (21), and one younger sister, Diamond (16)...Looking to major in athletic training at College of Charleston.

#21 MARQUISE POINTER Freshman ∙ F ∙ 6-0 ∙ 205 Jonesboro, Ark. (Jonesboro Senior)

"Marquise is a really good player. He is very unselfish, brings great toughness and is a really good defender and passer. I expect him to provide us with more perimeter defense. He is another guy on our team that can get in the paint and create for himself or his teammates. He can also knock down open 3's." - CofC Head Coach Earl Grant

HIGH SCHOOL Graduated in 2015 from Jonesboro Senior High School in Jonesboro, Ark...A three-star recruit by Rivals.com...Rated as the No. 35 point guard in the nation by ESPN Recruiting Nation Rankings...Averaged 16 points, four rebounds and five assists during his senior season...Named all-state and all-conference leading the Hurricanes to the Class AAAAAA state championship title and a 30-3 overall record in 2014...Averaged 18.5 points, 2.6 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game as a junior...Jonesboro Senior was also ranked No. 28 nationally by USA TODAY in its national high school rankings.

PERSONAL Marquise Stefan Pointer (pronounced MAR-quise (like geese))...Son of Monroe Pointer and Earnestine Currie...Born on Sept. 25, 1996 in Jonesboro, Ark...Enjoys photography and drawing...Chose CofC over Wichita State with interest from Ole Miss...Undecided major at College of Charleston.

30 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS PLAYER PROFILES #1 GRANT RILLER Freshman ∙ G ∙ 6-3 ∙ 178 Ocoee, Fla. (Ocoee)

"Grant is a really good scorer and is very athletic. He is very aggressive shooting the ball from the perimeter and driving to the basket. Grant has great savvy with the ball and can create his own shot. He has great three-point range and plays above the rim when he attacks the paint." - CofC Head Coach Earl Grant

HIGH SCHOOL Graduated in 2015 from Ocoee High School in Ocoee, Fla...A two-star recruit that gained attention on the recruiting scene after playing well in a Philadelphia tournament in the summer of 2014 on the AAU Basketball circuit for Q6 All-Stars under head coach Willie Anderson...Averaged 29.1 points per game as a senior at Ocoee High School under head coach Rob Gordon...Set a new school single-game record scoring 53 points against Leesburg in the championship game of the Ocoee Great 8 Boys Basketball Tournament... Selected as Tournament MVP...Also averaged 14.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game as a junior.

PERSONAL Grant Lucas Riller (pronounced RILL-lurr)...Son of Marcus and Bonny Riller...Born on Feb. 8, 1997 in Orlando, Fla...Has one older brother, Denzel (27), and two sisters, Aleyah (20) and Gabby (14)...Chose CofC over FIU, Hofstra and Cleveland State...Undecided major at College of Charleston.

31 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS

2014-15 Col. of Charleston Basketball 2014Col. of15 Charleston overall Combined Team Statistics statistics (as of Mar 07, 2015) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 9-24 5-9 2-12 2-3 CONFERENCE 3-15 2-7 1-8 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 6-9 3-2 1-4 2-3

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 24 Barry, Canyon 33-33 114 34.8146-385 . 3 7 64-174 . 3 6 57-79 . 7 2 28 139 167 5.1 62 2 53 66 16 38 413 12.5 13 Chealey, Joe 33-32 107 32.5131-326 . 4 0 33-108 . 3 0 113-149 . 7 5 19 100 119 3.6 101 2 109 79 6 29 408 12.4 01 Baru, Adjehi 32-31 834 26.1 91-191 . 4 7 0-0 . 0 0 56-104 . 5 3 71 130 201 6.3 101 5 25 48 18 18 238 7.4 22 Stitt, Anthony 26-17 824 31.7 76-235 . 3 2 28-87 . 3 2 33-56 . 5 8 20 48 68 2.6 53 1 66 62 3 26 213 8.2 12 Johnson, Camero 33-16 895 27.1 72-180 . 4 0 35-90 . 3 8 32-43 . 7 4 13 70 83 2.5 90 3 38 42 3 21 211 6.4 00 Gilmore, Donovan 32-21 509 15.9 67-124 . 5 4 1-4 . 2 5 28-43 . 6 5 42 91 133 4.2 65 0 2 30 9 14 163 5.1 11 Bailey, Evan 32-6 514 16.1 46-129 . 3 5 28-89 . 3 1 14-22 . 6 3 21 45 66 2.1 57 0 12 12 2 11 134 4.2 15 O'Donohue, Terran 30-6 381 12.7 31-71 . 4 3 4-10 . 4 0 15-26 . 5 7 29 29 58 1.9 68 3 5 22 12 17 81 2.7 05 Pierre, Jr., Glen 32-0 281 8.8 13-38 . 3 4 0-0 . 0 0 13-18 . 7 2 20 37 57 1.8 48 1 1 14 21 5 39 1.2 33 Wishon, David 10-2 83 8.3 8-13 . 6 1 0-0 . 0 0 3-10 . 3 0 4 6 10 1.0 18 0 0 7 6 1 19 1.9 10 Branin, Pat 22-1 102 4.6 4-14 . 2 8 3-12 . 2 5 1-2 . 5 0 0 6 6 0.3 15 0 5 4 0 1 12 0.5 31 Bowne, Harrison 3-0 6 2.0 1-2 . 5 0 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1.0 25 Branin II, Tim 2-0 1 0.5 0-0 . 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 Team 47 48 95 10 Total...... 33 6650 686-1708 . 4 0 197-575 . 3 4 365-553 . 6 6 314 750 106 32.2 679 17 317 397 96 182 193 58.6 Opponents...... 33 6650 702-1657 . 4 2 191-533 . 3 5 536-786 . 6 8 356 824 118 35.8 582 - 356 377 120 180 213 64.6

TEAM STATISTICS COFC OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 1934 2131 11/14/14 at Furman W 75-40 1242 Points per game 58.6 64.6 11/17/14 GARDNER-WEBB L 67-80 3527 Scoring margin -6.0 - $ 11/20/14 vs Connecticut L 57-65 6723 FIELD GOALS-ATT 686-1708 702-1657 $ 11/21/14 vs Texas A&M L 50-59 7438 Field goal pct . 4 0 2 . 4 2 4 $ 11/23/14 vs George Mason W 61-60 8002 3 POINT FG-ATT 197-575 191-533 11/29/14 at West Virginia L 57-86 7367 3-point FG pct . 3 4 3 . 3 5 8 12/2/14 THE CITADEL W 59-55 3462 3-pt FG made per gam 6.0 5.8 12/11/14 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE W 50-47 2626 FREE THROWS-ATT 365-553 536-786 12/14/14 CAMPBELL W 58-47 1817 Free throw pct . 6 6 0 . 6 8 2 12/16/14 at Charlotte L o t 85-90 3527 F-Throws made per ga 11.1 16.2 12/20/14 DAVIDSON L 68-80 3671 REBOUNDS 1064 1180 12/22/14 at LSU L 47-71 7808 Rebounds per game 32.2 35.8 12/30/14 at Miami L 40-67 4705 Rebounding margin -3.5 - * 1/3/15 at W illiam & Mary L 45-75 2291 ASSISTS 317 356 * 1/5/15 JAMES MADISON L 50-61 1865 Assists per game 9.6 10.8 * 1/8/15 HOFSTRA L 66-71 1805 TURNOVERS 397 377 * 1/10/15 DELAWARE L 58-64 2851 Turnovers per game 12.0 11.4 * 1/14/15 at Elon W 66-50 1235 Turnover margin -0.6 - * 1/17/15 at Northeastern L 67-69 1624 Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 0.9 * 1/21/15 UNCW L o t 56-58 3013 STEALS 182 180 * 1/24/15 at Drexel L 51-53 1343 Steals per game 5.5 5.5 * 1/29/15 at Towson L 70-74 2816 BLOCKS 96 120 * 1/31/15 at Delaware L 68-71 2863 Blocks per game 2.9 3.6 * 2/5/15 WILLIAM & MARY W 80-72 3305 ATTENDANCE 38275 73628 * 2/7/15 DREXEL L 45-59 3769 Home games-Avg/Ga 14-2734 14-3278 * 2/11/15 at UNCW L 45-58 3895 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 5-5546 * 2/15/15 TOWSON L 50-53 2232 * 2/18/15 ELON W 77-63 1729 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals * 2/22/15 at James Madison L 61-68 3652 Col. of Charleston 8881033 13 1934 * 2/25/15 at Hofstra L 40-73 1529 Opponents 9761135 20 2131 * 2/28/15 NORTHEASTERN L 56-65 2603 ! 3/6/15 vs Drexel W 56-48 2552 ! 3/7/15 vs UNCW L 53-79 3016

$ = Puerto Rico Tip-Off ! =32 CAA Tournament * = Conference game 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS

2014-15 Col. of Charleston Basketball 2014Col. of Charleston 15 CombinedCAA Team STATISTICS Statistics (as of Feb 28, 2015) Conference games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 3-15 2-7 1-8 0-0 CONFERENCE 3-15 2-7 1-8 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 24 Barry, Canyon 18-18 643 35.7 83-218 . 3 8 38-101 . 3 7 37-53 . 6 9 11 80 91 5.1 36 1 20 36 9 18 241 13.4 13 Chealey, Joe 18-17 609 33.8 76-189 . 4 0 18-65 . 2 7 67-85 . 7 8 12 61 73 4.1 56 1 66 44 3 15 237 13.2 01 Baru, Adjehi 18-18 479 26.6 50-107 . 4 6 0-0 . 0 0 36-66 . 5 4 49 68 117 6.5 57 3 10 28 14 7 136 7.6 12 Johnson, Camero 18-14 544 30.2 44-103 . 4 2 18-52 . 3 4 22-28 . 7 8 8 45 53 2.9 58 2 23 24 2 10 128 7.1 11 Bailey, Evan 18-5 321 17.8 26-79 . 3 2 16-56 . 2 8 9-15 . 6 0 11 21 32 1.8 33 0 8 6 0 6 77 4.3 00 Gilmore, Donovan 18-12 264 14.7 30-56 . 5 3 1-1 1.000 12-21 . 5 7 22 43 65 3.6 33 0 2 15 7 4 73 4.1 22 Stitt, Anthony 11-4 315 28.6 24-83 . 2 8 9-30 . 3 0 14-28 . 5 0 7 13 20 1.8 24 1 27 16 1 14 71 6.5 15 O'Donohue, Terra 17-1 232 13.6 23-45 . 5 1 4-6 . 6 6 13-20 . 6 5 19 16 35 2.1 41 1 0 13 4 11 63 3.7 05 Pierre, Jr., Glen 18-0 123 6.8 5-14 . 3 5 0-0 . 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 8 23 31 1.7 18 0 1 7 14 2 13 0.7 10 Branin, Pat 14-1 71 5.1 2-8 . 2 5 1-7 . 1 4 1-2 . 5 0 0 5 5 0.4 10 0 5 3 0 1 6 0.4 33 Wishon, David 3-0 24 8.0 3-4 . 7 5 0-0 . 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 2 1 0 6 2.0 25 Branin II, Tim 1-0 0 0.0 0-0 . 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 24 19 43 7 Total...... 18 3625 366-906 . 4 0105-318 . 3 3214-323 . 6 6 171 394 565 31.4 369 9 162 201 55 88 105 58.4 Opponents...... 18 3625 366-861 . 4 2106-293 . 3 6319-445 . 7 1 175 435 610 33.9 329 - 180 187 62 104 115 64.3

TEAM STATISTICS COFC OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 1051 1157 * 1/3/15 at W illiam & Mary L 45-75 2291 Points per game 58.4 64.3 * 1/5/15 JAMES MADISON L 50-61 1865 Scoring margin -5.9 - * 1/8/15 HOFSTRA L 66-71 1805 FIELD GOALS-ATT 366-906 366-861 * 1/10/15 DELAWARE L 58-64 2851 Field goal pct . 4 0 4 . 4 2 5 * 1/14/15 at Elon W 66-50 1235 3 POINT FG-ATT 105-318 106-293 * 1/17/15 at Northeastern L 67-69 1624 3-point FG pct . 3 3 0 . 3 6 2 * 1/21/15 UNCW L o t 56-58 3013 3-pt FG made per gam 5.8 5.9 * 1/24/15 at Drexel L 51-53 1343 FREE THROWS-ATT 214-323 319-445 * 1/29/15 at Towson L 70-74 2816 Free throw pct . 6 6 3 . 7 1 7 * 1/31/15 at Delaware L 68-71 2863 F-Throws made per ga 11.9 17.7 * 2/5/15 WILLIAM & MARY W 80-72 3305 REBOUNDS 565 610 * 2/7/15 DREXEL L 45-59 3769 Rebounds per game 31.4 33.9 * 2/11/15 at UNCW L 45-58 3895 Rebounding margin -2.5 - * 2/15/15 TOWSON L 50-53 2232 ASSISTS 162 180 * 2/18/15 ELON W 77-63 1729 Assists per game 9.0 10.0 * 2/22/15 at James Madison L 61-68 3652 TURNOVERS 201 187 * 2/25/15 at Hofstra L 40-73 1529 Turnovers per game 11.2 10.4 * 2/28/15 NORTHEASTERN L 56-65 2603 Turnover margin -0.8 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 1.0 $ = Puerto Rico Tip-Off STEALS 88 104 * = Conference game Steals per game 4.9 5.8 BLOCKS 55 62 Blocks per game 3.1 3.4 ATTENDANCE 23172 21248 Home games-Avg/Ga 9-2575 9-2361 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Col. of Charleston 482 565 4 1051 Opponents 522 629 6 1157

33 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS

Year ...... Record ...... FG-A ...... PCT ...... 3FG-A ...... PCT ...... FT-A ...... PCT ...... REB/AVG ...... PTS/AVG 2015...... 9-24...... 686-1708...... 402...... 197-575...... 343...... 365-553...... 660...... 1,064/32.2...... 1,934/58.6 Opp...... 702-1657...... 424...... 191-533...... 358...... 536-786...... 682...... 1,180/35.8...... 2,131/64.6

2014...... 14-18...... 709-1719...... 412...... 209-613...... 341...... 389-593...... 656...... 1214/37.9...... 2016/63.0 Opp...... 689-1684...... 409...... 158-461...... 343...... 470-721...... 652...... 1038/32.4...... 2006/62.7

2013...... 24-11...... 803-1819...... 441...... 209-602...... 347...... 482-703...... 686...... 1301/37.2...... 2297/65.6 Opp...... 812-1992...... 408...... 175-581...... 301...... 377-524...... 719...... 1111/31.7...... 2176/62.2

2012...... 19-12...... 754-1769...... 426...... 245-725...... 338...... 438-683...... 641...... 1111/35.8...... 2191/70.7 Opp...... 793-1890...... 420...... 198-618...... 320...... 333-486...... 685...... 1230/39.7...... 2117/68.3

2011...... 26-11...... 1037-2173...... 477...... 306-835...... 366...... 441-595...... 741...... 1278/34.5...... 2821/76.2 Opp...... 969-2218...... 437...... 213-627...... 340...... 403-600...... 672...... 1397/35.5...... 2554/69.0

2010...... 22-12...... 950-2073...... 458...... 326-879...... 371...... 323-435...... 743...... 107831.7...... 2549/75.0 Opp...... 939-2096...... 448...... 192-566...... 339...... 423-656...... 645...... 1379/40.6...... 2493/73.3

2009...... 27-9...... 1014-2150...... 472...... 300-785...... 382...... 453-687...... 867...... 1281/35.6...... 2781/77.2 Opp...... 981-2209...... 444...... 229-655...... 350...... 425-615...... 691...... 1326/36.8...... 2616/72.7

2008...... 16-17...... 882-1924...... 458...... 262-735...... 356...... 365-525...... 695...... 1175/35.6...... 2391/72.5 Opp...... 893-2016...... 443...... 220-630...... 349...... 382-536...... 713...... 1188/36.0...... 2388/72.4

2007...... 22-11...... 832-1846...... 451...... 248-716...... 346...... 378-557...... 679...... 1187/36.0...... 2290/69.4 Opp...... 805-1972...... 408...... 201-649...... 310...... 348-510...... 682...... 1180/35.8...... 2159/65.4

2006...... 17-11...... 745-1690...... 441...... 155-504...... 308...... 407-622...... 654...... 1170/41.8...... 2052/73.3 Opp...... 679-1602...... 424...... 172-537...... 320...... 331-517...... 640...... 920.32.9...... 1861/66.5

2005...... 18-10...... 721-1710...... 422...... 177-551...... 321...... 399-558...... 715...... 1042/37.2...... 2018/72.1 Opp...... 680-1585...... 429...... 158-502...... 315...... 379-575...... 659...... 1068/38.1...... 1897/67.8

2004 ...... 20-9 ...... 739-1673 ...... 442 ...... 241-646 ...... 373 ...... 415-584 ...... 711 ...... 1045/36.0 ...... 2134/73.6 Opp...... 716-1710 ...... 419 ...... 153-486 ...... 315 ...... 381-572 ...... 666 ...... 1086/37.4 ...... 1966/67.8

2003 ...... 25-8 ...... 854-1943 ...... 440 ...... 308-789 ...... 390 ...... 445-652 ...... 683 ...... 1162/35.2 ...... 2461/74.6 Opp ...... 785-1882 ...... 417 ...... 184-580 ...... 317 ...... 479-691 ...... 693 ...... 1251/37.9 ...... 2233/67.7

2002 ...... 21-9 ...... 730-1680 ...... 435 ...... 169-456 ...... 371 ...... 453-633 ...... 716 ...... 1181/39.4 ...... 2082/69.4 Opp ...... 663-1762 ...... 376 ...... 185-594 ...... 311 ...... 313-507 ...... 617 ...... 1081/36.0 ...... 1824/60.8

2001 ...... 22-7 ...... 678-1494 ...... 454 ...... 119-356 ...... 334 ...... 467-615 ...... 759 ...... 983/33.9 ...... 1942/67.0 Opp ...... 637-1570 ...... 406 ...... 163-504 ...... 323 ...... 302-470 ...... 643 ...... 954/32.9 ...... 1739/60.0

2000 ...... 24-6 ...... 746-4558 ...... 470 ...... 111-333 ...... 333 ...... 432-657 ...... 658 ...... 1095/36.5 ...... 2035/67.8 Opp ...... 640-1676 ...... 382 ...... 168-542 ...... 310 ...... 311-480 ...... 648 ...... 1001/33.4 ...... 1759/58.6

1999 ...... 28-3 ...... 830-1702 ...... 488 ...... 140-381 ...... 367 ...... 458-649 ...... 706 ...... 1168/37.7 ...... 2258/72.8 Opp ...... 649-1674 ...... 388 ...... 172-521 ...... 330 ...... 364-523 ...... 696 ...... 945/30.5 ...... 1834/59.2

1998 ...... 24-6 ...... 784-1701 ...... 461 ...... 105-305 ...... 344 ...... 429-618 ...... 694 ...... 1079/36.0 ...... 2102/70.1 Opp ...... 616-1591 ...... 387 ...... 130-469 ...... 277 ...... 300-474 ...... 633 ...... 1028/34.3 ...... 1662/55.4

1997 ...... 29-3 ...... 937-1911 ...... 490 ...... 112-309 ...... 363 ...... 518-766 ...... 676 ...... 1145/35.8 ...... 2504/78.3 Opp ...... 788-1840 ...... 428 ...... 176-540 ...... 326 ...... 356-540 ...... 659 ...... 1103/34.5 ...... 2108/65.9

1996 ...... 25-4 ...... 811-1681 ...... 483 ...... 118-337 ...... 350 ...... 424-638 ...... 665 ...... 1081/37.3 ...... 2164/74.6 Opp ...... 643-1600 ...... 402 ...... 177-571 ...... 310 ...... 343-493 ...... 696 ...... 940/32.4 ...... 1806/62.3

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1995 ...... 23-6 ...... 763-1714 ...... 445 ...... 145-429 ...... 338 ...... 404-616 ...... 656 ...... 1145/39.5 ...... 2075/71.6 Opp ...... 639-1634 ...... 391 ...... 153-496 ...... 309 ...... 388-579 ...... 670 ...... 1027/35.4 ...... 1819/62.7

1994 ...... 24-4 ...... 779-1574 ...... 495 ...... 154-385 ...... 400 ...... 435-671 ...... 648 ...... 1031/36.8 ...... 2147/76.7 Opp ...... 639-1641 ...... 389 ...... 130-497 ...... 262 ...... 425-634 ...... 670 ...... 1014/36.2 ...... 1833/65.5

1993 ...... 19-8 ...... 615-1347 ...... 457 ...... 85-267 ...... 318 ...... 532-769 ...... 692 ...... 915/33.9 ...... 1848/68.4 Opp ...... 566-1329 ...... 426 ...... 116-327 ...... 356 ...... 379-583 ...... 650 ...... 870/32.2 ...... 1631/60.4

1992 ...... 19-8 ...... 700-1437 ...... 487 ...... 85-209 ...... 407 ...... 462-692 ...... 668 ...... 979/36.3 ...... 1974/72.1 Opp ...... 592-1486 ...... 398 ...... 135-423 ...... 319 ...... 366-555 ...... 659 ...... 879/32.6 ...... 1698/62.9

1991 ...... 15-12 ...... 668-1478 ...... 452 ...... 53-162 ...... 327 ...... 341-493 ...... 692 ...... 939/34.7 ...... 1730/64.1 Opp ...... 602-1407 ...... 428 ...... 142-392 ...... 362 ...... 378-595 ...... 635 ...... 917/34.0 ...... 1726/63.9

1990 ...... 19-8 ...... 725-1489 ...... 487 ...... 67-177 ...... 379 ...... 461-629 ...... 733 ...... 929/34.4 ...... 1978/73.3 Opp ...... 649-1504 ...... 432 ...... 130-423 ...... 307 ...... 316-472 ...... 669 ...... 887/32.9 ...... 1744/64.6

1989 ...... 26-6 ...... 897-1740 ...... 516 ...... 78-187 ...... 417 ...... 497-718 ...... 692 ...... 1070/33.4 ...... 2369/74.0 Opp ...... 743-1730 ...... 429 ...... 146-396 ...... 369 ...... 384-596 ...... 644 ...... 1026/32.1 ...... 2016/63.0

1988 ...... 30-5 ...... 997-1866 ...... 534 ...... 67-151 ...... 443 ...... 515-748 ...... 688 ...... 1212/34.6 ...... 2576/73.6 Opp ...... 795-1956 ...... 406 ...... 158-442 ...... 357 ...... 388-570 ...... 680 ...... 1105/31.5 ...... 2136/61.0

1987 ...... 31-2 ...... 924-1753 ...... 527 ...... --...... --...... 572-762 ...... 751 ...... 1080/34.8 ...... 2540/76.9 Opp ...... 692-1804 ...... 384 ...... --...... --...... 301-444 ...... 678 ...... 905/29.2 ...... 2088/63.3

1986 ...... 26-9 ...... 882-1735 ...... 508 ...... --...... --...... 455-648 ...... 702 ...... 1097/31.3 ...... 2219/63.4 Opp ...... 775-1751 ...... 443 ...... --...... --...... 418-624 ...... 670 ...... 1008/28.8 ...... 1968/56.2

1985 ...... 30-4 ...... 970-1765 ...... 550 ...... --...... --...... 497-741 ...... 671 ...... 1157/34.0 ...... 2437/71.7 Opp ...... 764-1749 ...... 437 ...... --...... --...... 420-614 ...... 684 ...... 1342/39.5 ...... 1948/57.3

1984 ...... 25-7 ...... 750-1523 ...... 492 ...... --...... --...... 471-650 ...... 725 ...... 971/30.3 ...... 1971/61.6 Opp ...... 685-1526 ...... 449 ...... --...... --...... 386-537 ...... 719 ...... 869/27.2 ...... 1756/54.9

1983 ...... 33-5 ...... 978-1945 ...... 503 ...... --...... --...... 465-726 ...... 640 ...... 1280/33.7 ...... 2425/63.8 Opp ...... 830-2016 ...... 412 ...... --...... --...... 395-555 ...... 711 ...... 1167/30.7 ...... 2058/54.2

1982 ...... 25-5 ...... 834-1611 ...... 518 ...... --...... --...... 402-605 ...... 664 ...... 920/30.7 ...... 2070/69.0 Opp ...... 669-1597 ...... 419 ...... --...... --...... 388-551 ...... 704 ...... 734/24.5 ...... 1726/57.5

1981 ...... 25-5 ...... 771-1525 ...... 506 ...... --...... --...... 411-584 ...... 704 ...... 1064/35.5 ...... 1953/65.1 Opp ...... 616-1535 ...... 401 ...... --...... --...... 356-538 ...... 662 ...... 871/29.0 ...... 1598/52.9

1980 ...... 17-11 ...... 763-1402 ...... 544 ...... --...... --...... 274-416 ...... 659 ...... 767/30.7 ...... 1946/69.5 Opp ...... 604-1196 ...... 505 ...... --...... --...... 365-491 ...... 743 ...... 677/27.1 ...... 1763/62.9

1979 ...... 12-16 ...... 875-1852 ...... 472 ...... --...... --...... 416-608 ...... 684 ...... 991/35.4 ...... 2166/77.4 Opp ...... 860-1807 ...... 476 ...... --...... --...... 446-639 ...... 698 ...... 926/33.1 ...... 2166/77.4

1977 ...... 13-12 ...... 761-1640 ...... 464 ...... --...... --...... 434-629 ...... 689 ...... 1044/41.7 ...... 1956/78.2 Opp ...... 798-1774 ...... 449 ...... --...... --...... 364-505 ...... 720 ...... 959/38.3 ...... 1960/78.4

1976 ...... 18-10 ...... 892-1783 ...... 500 ...... --...... --...... 311-455 ...... 683 ...... 1151/42.6 ...... 2095/74.8 Opp ...... 860-1897 ...... 453 ...... --...... --...... 373-527 ...... 707 ...... 999/37.0 ...... 2093/74.8

1975 ...... 19-9 ...... 1034-2185 ...... 473 ...... --...... --...... 365-516 ...... 707 ...... 1455/48.5 ...... 2433/81.1 Opp ...... 904-2174 ...... 415 ...... --...... --...... 439-632 ...... 694 ...... 1052/35.0 ...... 2247/74.9

1974 ...... 18-9 ...... 906-1814 ...... 499 ...... --...... --...... 305-457 ...... 667 ...... 1022/37.9 ...... 2117/78.4

35 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS CHAMPIONSHIP & POSTSEASON TEAMS

1982-83 1996-97 Head Coach: John Kresse Head Coach: John Kresse Overall Record: 33-5 Overall Record: 29-3 NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS NCAA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL SECOND ROUND NAIA DISTRICT 6 CHAMPIONS TRANS AMERICA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

1984-85 1997-98 Head Coach: John Kresse Head Coach: John Kresse Overall Record: 30-4 Overall Record: 24-6 NAIA DISTRICT 6 CHAMPIONS NCAA MIDWEST REGIONAL FIRST ROUND TRANS AMERICA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 1985-86 Head Coach: John Kresse 1998-99 Overall Record: 26-9 Head Coach: John Kresse NAIA DISTRICT 6 CHAMPIONS Overall Record: 28-3 NCAA EAST REGIONAL FIRST ROUND 1986-87 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE REGULAR-SEASON Head Coach: John Kresse AND TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS Overall Record: 31-2 NAIA DISTRICT 6 CHAMPIONS 1999-00 Head Coach: John Kresse 1987-88 Overall Record: 24-6 Head Coach: John Kresse SOUTHERN CONFERENCE SOUTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS Overall Record: 30-5 NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT THIRD PLACE 2002-03 NAIA DISTRICT 6 CHAMPIONS Head Coach: Tom Herrion Overall Record: 25-8 1988-89 NIT SECOND ROUND Head Coach: John Kresse SOUTHERN CONFERENCE REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPIONS Overall Record: 26-6 NAIA DISTRICT 6 CHAMPIONS 2008-09 Head Coach: Bobby Cremins 1993-94 Overall Record: 27-9 Head Coach: John Kresse CBI QUARTERFINALS Overall Record: 24-4 NCAA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL FIRST ROUND 2009-10 TRANS AMERICA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Head Coach: Bobby Cremins Overall Record: 22-12 1994-95 CBI QUARTERFINALS Head Coach: John Kresse Overall Record: 23-6 2010-11 NIT FIRST ROUND Head Coach: Bobby Cremins TRANS AMERICA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Overall Record: 26-11 NIT QUARTERFINALS 1995-96 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPIONS Head Coach: John Kresse Overall Record: 25-4 2012-13 NIT SECOND ROUND Head Coach: Doug Wojcik TRANS AMERICA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Overall Record: 24-11 CBI FIRST ROUND

36 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS AWARDS & HONORS ALL-AMERICANS SOCON COACH ALL-SOCON TEAM OF THE YEAR (Coaches) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (Coaches) 1999 - Sedric Webber HONORABLE MENTION 1999 - John Kresse 1999 - Danny Johnson 1996 - Anthony Johnson 2011 - Bobby Cremins 2000 - Jody Lumpkin 1997 - Anthony Johnson 2000 - Jeff Bolton 2003 - Troy Wheless SOCON 2001 - Jody Lumpkin 2011 - Andrew Goudelock COACH OF THE YEAR 2001 - Jeff Bolton (Media) 2002 - Jeff Bolton COLLEGEINSIDER.COM 1999 - John Kresse 2003 - Troy Wheless 2002 - Jeff Bolton 2011 - Bobby Cremins 2004 - Thomas Mobley 2005 - Tony Mitchell NAIA FIRST TEAM SOCON 2006 - Dontaye Draper 1985 - Greg Mack PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2007 - Dontaye Draper (Coaches) 2009 - Andrew Goudelock NAIA SECOND TEAM 1999 - Sedric Webber 2010 - Andrew Goudelock 1983 - Greg Mack 2001 - Jody Lumpkin 2010 - Jeremy Simmons 2003 - Troy Wheless 2011 - Andrew Goudelock TAAC COACH OF THE YEAR 2011 - Andrew Goudelock 2011 - Donavan Monroe 1994 - John Kresse 2012 - Antwaine Wiggins 1997 - John Kresse SOCON 2012 - Trent Wiedeman 1998 - John Kresse PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2013 - Andrew Lawrence (Media) TAAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1999 - Sedric Webber ALL-SOCON FIRST TEAM 1994 – Marion Busby 2001 - Jody Lumpkin (Media) 1996 – Thaddeous Delaney 2003 - Troy Wheless 1999 - Sedric Webber 1997 – Anthony Johnson 2011 - Andrew Goudelock 2000 - Jody Lumpkin 1998 – Sedric Webber 2001 - Jody Lumpkin SOCON 2002 - Jeff Bolton ALL-TAAC FIRST TEAM FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2003 - Troy Wheless 1994 - Marion Busby (Coaches) 2005 - Tony Mitchell 1995 - Thaddeous Delaney 2006 - Jermaine Johnson 2006 - Dontaye Draper 1995 - Marion Busby 2007 - Dontaye Draper 1996 - Thaddeous Delaney SOCON 2009 - Andrew Goudelock 1997 - Thaddeous Delaney FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2010 - Andrew Goudelock 1997 - Anthony Johnson (Media) 2011 - Andrew Goudelock 2006 - Jermaine Johnson ALL-TAAC SECOND TEAM ALL-SOCON SECOND TEAM 1994 - Thaddeous Delaney SOCON (Media) 1996 - Stacy Harris DEFENSIVE PLAYER 1999 - Danny Johnson 1997 - Rodney Conner OF THE YEAR 1999 - Jermel President 2010 - Jeremy Simmons 2000 - Jeff Bolton ALL-TAAC THIRD TEAM 2001 - Jeff Bolton 1996 - Anthony Johnson 2004 - Thomas Mobley 1998 - Jermel President 2006 - Ian Johnson 1999 - Jody Lumpkin 2008 - Jermaine Johnson 2008 - Andrew Goudelock ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 2010 - Jeremy Simmons 1999 - Jody Lumpkin (SECOND TEAM) 2012 - Antwaine Wiggins 2000 - Jody Lumpkin (FIRST TEAM) 2012 - Andrew Lawrence 2015 - CANYON BARRY (SECOND TEAM) 2013 - Andrew Lawrence

37 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS AWARDS & HONORS ALL-SOCON THIRD TEAM USBWA OSCAR ROBERTSON NATIONAL NAIA ALL-DISTRICT (Media) PLAYER OF 6 TEAM 2003 - Thomas Mobley THE WEEK 1972 - Sam Meade 2004 - Tony Mitchell 2014 - Willis Hall (Jan. 7, 2014) 1973 - Ken Gustafson 2006 - Josh Jackson 1973 - Sam Meade 2007 - David Lawrence ALL-CAA SECOND TEAM 1974 - Ken Gustafson 2008 - Tony White, Jr. 2014 - Willis Hall 1974 - Sam Meade 2009 - Jermaine Johnson 1975 - Ken Gustafson 2010 - Donavan Monroe CAA ALL-ROOKIE TEAM 1976 - Ron Theis 2011 - Donavan Monroe 2014 - Canyon Barry 1978 - John Drafts 2011 - Jeremy Simmons 1978 - Muzon Cheeks 2012 - Trent Wiedeman CAA ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM 1979 - Casey Stiglbauer 2014 - Adjehi Baru 1980 - Sam Hare ALL-SOCON FRESHMAN TEAM 1981 - Sam Hare 2000 - Leighton Bowie CAA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM 1982 - Larry Butler 2002 - Tony Mitchell 2014 - Canyon Barry 1983 - Greg Mack 2006 - Jermaine Johnson 2014 - Willis Hall 1985 - Greg Mack 2008 - Andrew Goudelock 2015 - Canyon Barry 1986 - Dwayne Grace 2010 - Willis Hall 1986 - Ed Nierstedt 2011 - Trent Wiedeman 1987 - Steven Johnson 2012 - Adjehi Baru 1987 - Steve Williams 1988 - Steven Johnson 1988 - Steve Williams 1989 - Derald Preston 1989 - Yancy Johnson

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON MEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-TIME HONORED JERSEYS

No. 10 - Steven Johnson (1985-88) No. 13 - Stephen Yetman (1980-83) No. 15 - Ken Gustafson (1972-75) No. 20 - Jermel President (1995-99) No. 21 - Stacy Harris (1994-97) No. 22 - Sam Meade (1971-74) No. 23 - Sedric Webber (1996-99) No. 24 - Anthony Johnson (1992-97) No. 33 - Jody Lumpkin (1998-01) No. 42 - Rodney Conner (1994-97) No. 44 - Greg Mack (1982-85) No. 55 - Dwayne Grace (1984-86)

38 2015 16 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS ALL-TIME CAREER LISTS Career Scoring Career ASSISTS Rank Player Points Rank Player ASSISTS 1. Andrew Goudelock (2007-11) 2,571 1. Anthony Johnson (1993-97) – 520 2. Ken Gustafson (1971-75) 2,135 2. A.J. Harris (1999-03) – 514 3. Greg Mack (1981-85) 1,901 3. Mike Beckett (1988-92) – 431 4. Sam Meade (1970-74) 1,812 4T. Mark McClam (1978-82) – 428 5. Thaddeous Delaney (1994-97) 1,564 4T. Shane McCravy (1996-99) – 428 6. Dontaye Draper (2003-07) 1,541 6. Andrew Goudelock (2007-11) – 424 7. Jeff Bolton (1999-02) 1,527 7. Dontaye Draper (2003-07) – 392 8. Marion Busby (1992-95) 1,504 8. Marion Busby (1992-95) – 390 9. Tony White, Jr. (2007-10) 1,499 9. Ed Nierstedt (1981-86) – 389 10. Steven Johnson (1984-88) 1,456 10. Andrew Lawrence (2009-13) – 387 11. Ron Theis (1972-76) 1,414 11. Ron Theis (1972-76) – 376 12. Donavan Monroe (2007-11) 1,382 12. Gus Beasley (1986-88) – 349 13. Ahdonus Cofer (1988-92) 1,330 13. Steven Johnson (1984-88) – 318 14. Pat Harrington (1977-81) 1,307 14. Stephen Yetman (1979-83) – 317 15. Antwaine Wiggins (2007-12) 1,306 15. Anthony Stitt (2011-15) – 309 16. Tony Mitchell (2001-05) 1,280 17. Jermaine Johnson (2006-09) 1,276 Career STEALS 18. Jody Lumpkin (1998-01) 1,269 Rank Player STEALS 19. Sedric Webber (1996-99) 1,267 1. steven Johnson (1984-88) 217 20. Stacy Harris (1994-97) 1,257 2. dontaye draper (2003-07) 212 21. John Drafts (1974-78) 1,241 3. sedric webber (1996-99) 205 22. Andrew Lawrence (2009-13) 1,219 4. marcus woods (1992-95) 186 23. Thomas Mobley (2000-04) 1,218 5. marion busby (1992-95) 173 24. Mike Beckett (1988-92) 1,204 25. Jermel President (1996-99) 1,175 Career Blocks (NCAA D-I SINCE 1991-92) 26. Wes Champion (1985-88) 1,171 Rank Player blocks 27. Willis Hall (2009-14) 1,152 1. jody lumpkin (1998-01) 238 28. Adjehi Baru (2011-15) 1,094 2. MIKE BENtON (1999-04) 224 29. Anthony Stitt (2011-15) 1,091 3. thaddeous delaney (1993-97) 203 4. jeremy simmons (2007-11) 139 Career Rebounding 5. Adjehi baru (2011-15) 126 Rank Player Rebounds 1. Ken Gustafson (1971-75) 1,484 CAREER REBOUNDING (NCAA D-I since 1991-92) 2. Thaddeous Delaney (1994-97) 1,119 Rank Player Rebounds 3. John Drafts (1974-78) 1,009 1. Thaddeous Delaney (1994-97) 1,119 4. Jermaine Johnson (2006-09) 949 2. Jermaine Johnson (2006-09) 949 5. Adjehi Baru (2011-15) 916 3. Adjehi Baru (2011-15) 916 6. Sam Meade (1970-74) 846 4. Willis Hall (2009-14) 843 7. Greg Mack (1981-85) 842 5. Jody Lumpkin (1998-01) 710 8. Willis Hall (2009-14) 843 6. Antwaine Wiggins (2007-12) 702 9. Jody Lumpkin (1998-01) 710 7. Sedric Webber (1996-99) 694 10. Kevan Elliott (1973-77) 705 8. Jeremy Simmons (2007-11) 681 11. Antwaine Wiggins (2007-12) 702 9. Trent Wiedeman (2010-13) 650 12. Sedric Webber (1996-99) 694 10. Mike Benton (2000-04) 613 13. Jeremy Simmons (2007-11) 681 14. Trent Wiedeman (2010-13) 650 15. Ahdonus Cofer (1988-92) 615

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Chealey To Miss 2015-16 Season With Injury

ANDREW MILLER The Post & Courier - October 21, 2015

It was a routine basketball pivot that College of Charleston guard Joe Chealey has made a million times on the court.

But this time when the Orlando, Fla., native planted his foot and make the cut, he felt his ankle and foot give way. Chealey crumpled to the floor, knowing almost immediately that this wasn't an injury he'd be able to walk away from anytime soon.

Chealey, the Cougars' second-leading scorer from a year ago, will miss the entire 2015-16 season after suffering a broken ankle/foot in practice earlier in the week, the school announced on Wednesday.

"I kind of knew when it happened that it was going to be bad," Chealey said Wednesday during the team's annual photo shoot. “I felt something pop, so I kind of knew right when it happened that it was going to be a while before I’d play again.”

Chealey was one of the team’s top returning players, averaging 12.4 points per game last season and leading the Cougars with 109 assists. He was also among the top assists leaders (3.3 apg) in the Colonial Athletic Association and had a 1.38 assist-to-turnover ratio.

“I feel so bad for Joe because he worked so hard over the summer on his game to get better,” said College of Charleston coach Earl Grant. “He’s one of the leaders of this team and he’s such a great competitor. Joe’s obviously disappointed, his teammates are disappointed and the coaching staff is disappointed. We’ve got to put our collective arms around Joe and help him through this.”

Chealey, who has played in 60 games with 42 career starts over the last two seasons, will receive a medical redshirt year and will have two more years of eligibility remaining.

“Not being out there with the guys is the toughest thing,” Chealey said. “Not going to war with your teammates is the toughest part of any injury. I’m going to try and lead the guys in any way I can. I’m going to watch film and I’ll be around to talk with them after practices and games. I want to get into coaching someday so this will give me a little bit of a head start on that.”

Filling Chealey’s shoes won’t be easy. The Cougars signed three guards in their latest recruiting class — Grant Riller, Payton Hulsey and Marquise Pointer. Sophomore Cameron Johnson was used at the point guard spot during small spurts last season. Hulsey, a junior, played point guard during his freshman season at Western Kentucky and is the most likely candidate to replace Chealey in the Cougars backcourt. Riller will be used at the point guard and shooting guard spots, while Pointer is the only exclusive lead guard in the class.

“We signed two players specifically for that position in Marquise and Payton,” Grant said. “Payton is a jack of all trades, but he’s played the position before. Marquise has that point guard mentality, but he doesn’t have any experience. Grant is kind of a combo guard that can play both guard positions. We are certainly going to need all three of them to get through this.”

A business administration major, Chealey had a career-best 12-game double-figure scoring streak going towards the end of last season — a stretch where he averaged 14.3 points per game through the CAA tournament quarterfinals. He also shot a team-best 75.8 percent from the free throw line, which was the 11th-best percentage in the CAA. He had a career-high 30 points at Charlotte — the most points scored in a single game since former Cougars standout and Olympian Andrew Lawrence in 2012.

“It’s better to have an injury like this happen before the season rather than in the middle of it,” Grant said. “Two weeks ago I was wondering how I was going to play them all and now I’ve got a better idea of how I’m going to do it. The minutes are going to be tight because we’ve still got five or six guards playing three positions.”

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COUGARS BUILDING CHAMPIONSHIP RELATIONSHIPS IN LIFE

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS CofCSports.com - October 17, 2015

Renowned sports psychologist Dr. Joe Carr has worked with the likes of NBA superstars LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony, and now, College of Charleston Basketball.

His impressive resume speaks volumes having worked with more than 40 college teams including 2014 national champion Connecticut, which was featured in an article leading up to the Huskies’ championship run in The New York Times and Notre Dame Basketball featured in March of 2015 in Forbes Magazine.

A former college basketball player himself, Carr gravitated towards working with Charleston after a client of his at another mid-major school put him in touch with head coach Earl Grant.

Having previously developed the NBA’s rookie transition program with the help of Oscar Robertson, Carr has become a fixture in college basketball circles aiding in team chemistry, and most importantly as he says, “building championship relationships for life.”

“What makes a good fit for a player and a team and what doesn’t?” Carr said. “That’s how I first came up with my concept and idea of building team chemistry. After years and years of working with the NBA’s rookie transition program, it has morphed into working with college and pro teams focusing purely on how to get people to sacrifice and come together.”

Carr emphasizes team chemistry with four tenets and the acronym: R.A.R.E. – Relationships, Accepting Challenges, Recovery From Mistakes and Execute Coach’s Directions.

“It allows them to build relationships in a close way,” he said. “It not only allows them to call each other out, but allows them to recover quickly from mistakes, to execute coach’s directions and have that blind trust.”

The Cougars spent an entire week meeting with Carr in team chemistry-building sessions. Grant and his coaching staff met first over the course of three consecutive days, while the players met with Carr for the next three days that culminated in a combined session with both groups on Friday night at TD Arena.

“Dr. Carr was as good as they advertised him to be,” Grant said. “It was really important and beneficial for our staff and players this week. We found out about each other’s personal lives. Our players were really able to open up with each other sharing different life experiences that they had gone through. From a team bonding and chemistry standpoint, we were able to get closer.”

His success stories other than UConn? Carr compares College of Charleston to working with Notre Dame where the Fighting Irish went 15-17 in 2013-14 and ended up winning the ACC and was one shot away from advancing to the Final Four last year. He says Charleston mirrors Notre Dame in a way that both programs have been out of the fray for some time and off people’s radar.

However, he sees the potential for Charleston to do something just as successful and meaningful soon. It begins with leadership and building on relationships that become long term and for life. “We not only want them to become an elite team and elite teammates, but elite in everything they do,” he said.

“In my observations this week, Coach Grant truly cares about the ‘total person.’” Carr said. “He has taken on the responsibility of helping these kids, not only on the basketball court, but to manage the trauma they have gone through. It’s an attitude of, ‘I’m going to help them manage everything they have gone through and show them that the light is ahead to be able to take that next step.’ He certainly has brought that fire and desire to help them succeed.”

Carr compares the trauma the team had endured to the magnitude of an earthquake or tsunami. But, that’s not to say it can’t be overcome with the support of people like Carr and Grant on board.

“This was something I wanted to take on based on what I knew had happened last year,” Carr said. “Ordinarily, I would go work with pro teams during the fall, but this seemed like the right thing to do. It wasn’t about money. It was about being in the right place and right time. After talking to Coach Grant on the phone, I had the feeling there was a hunger and thirst to help these guys heal and build character.”

This won’t be the last time the Cougars will see Carr. He plans to come back to the Lowcountry three-or-four more times for tune-up sessions during the upcoming season.

“I had my doubts going into these sessions and didn’t know what to expect,” College of Charleston junior point guard and team co-captain Joe Chealey said. “But, Dr. Carr was unbelievable. It really brought us closer together, and at this time of the year, it’s important to get to that level of commitment as a team. It helped us establish trust and comfort with each other going into the season. We will be better, because of it.”

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COUGARS OPEN PRESEASON PRACTICE

ANDREW MILLER The Post & Courier - October 6, 2015

When College of Charleston coach Earl Grant surveyed the court Tuesday afternoon for the Cougars’ first preseason practice, he couldn’t help but smile.

There’s still a lot that needs to be done before the Cougars take the floor 38 days from now against South Carolina State, but at least this season Grant has had the luxury of having an offseason to work with his team.

A year ago, Grant was hired in the early September, replacing former coach Doug Wojcik, just two months before the Cougars first game of the season. Unlike other coaches who had a spring, summer and a couple of months in the fall to work with players, Grant had a little more than two months to install his systems and get to know his players.

“It’s been nice to have that spring, summer and fall with the guys,” Grant said. “Last year my biggest concern was getting to know the guys and earning their trust. We’ve built those relationships and that trust, so it’s been a different offseason. The guys know me, they know each other and I think that helps.”

Junior guards Canyon Barry and Joe Chealey agreed.

“We just have a higher comfort level with coach Grant and the rest of the coaching staff,” aid Barry, who led the Cougars in scoring, averaging 12.5 points a game. “We’ve been able to work through the systems and spend a little more time in the areas where we need to work on. It’s been a great offseason. I think we worked on a lot of different things and that are only going make us a better team.”

The Cougars had one of the worst seasons in program history a year ago. Their 24 losses were the most in program history and they finished just 3-15 in the Colonial Athletic Association.

“I think it taught us perseverance,” Barry said. “You never go into a season wanting to win nine games, that’s never the goal. I think we can use what happened last season as fuel for this season. I’m sure we’re going to be picked low in the CAA so that’s even more fuel. It’s a brand new team and the new pieces we have are fitting into the system really well.”

The Cougars have added five new faces — forwards James Bourne and Jarrell Brantley and guards Payton Hulsey, Marquise Pointer and Grant Riller. The added depth should make competition for playing time that much more intense over the next month.

“That’s the biggest change from last year to this year,” Chealey said. “They are extremely talented group of freshmen coming in and the competition will bring the best out of everyone.

“The next four weeks is most important time for us. We make each other better right now and make it harder in practice than in a game.”

The biggest objective for Grant this season is to build more toughness within the program, he said. The Cougars were outrebounded last season (35.8 to 32.2) and gave up 64.6 points a game.

“We need to create a level of toughness and tenacity, so people can’t push us around,” Grant said. “The biggest thing for us is that physicality and toughness. At the end of the day you can’t be a good program or a good team if you don’t defend and rebound. That’s always a constant for us. We need to make sure we have toughness, rebounding and tenacity on defense. That’s what we’re trying to build.”

With the added depth, Grant said he expects the Cougars to attack more at both ends of the floor.

“We need to not just run our systems, but execute it,” Grant said. “Anything that is run well has a greater chance to succeed. We’ve got to execute. The players have to be more focused, as coaching staff, we’ve got to coach better. We’ve got blue print in place, we just need to master the system.”

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Recruiting is the lifeblood of any program.

Even with a late start last fall, College of Charleston Head Coach Earl Grant and his staff were able to assemble a strong 2014-15 signing class to address several of the program’s needs at different positions.

With the college basketball season less than a month away, and teams across the country set to take the hardwood again for the first official day of practice, the Cougars have enjoyed a productive off-season with summer workouts coupled in with time for individual on-court development and strength and conditioning.

This year’s roster includes five newcomers to the squad, two early-signees and three late-signees, who will add depth to the lineup after the graduation of Anthony Stitt (Charlotte, N.C.), Adjehi Baru (Abidjan, Ivory Coast), Pat Branin (Richmond, Va.) and David Wishon (Concord, N.C.).

“We are really excited about having more depth on our roster,” Grant said. “A very important ingredient in developing a good program is competition for position. Our players have really challenged each other this summer. It has been a pleasure to watch our competitive spirit grow over the last several months. I am really excited about getting our guys back in the gym this fall.”

Freshman 6-foot-3 guard Grant Riller (Ocoee, Fla.) and freshman six-foot guard Marquise Pointer (Jonesboro, Ark.) were the first two signees for Grant last fall.

Riller had been recruited by Grant for two years, while an assistant coach at Clemson. He gained national attention on the recruiting scene after playing well in a Philadelphia tournament in the summer of 2014 on the AAU Basketball circuit for Q6 All-Stars.

Averaging 29.1 points per game as a senior at Ocoee High School, Riller set a new school single-game scoring record dropping 53 points against Leesburg High School in the championship game of the Ocoee Great 8 Boys Basketball Tournament. He even beat out LSU McDonald’s All-American Antonio Blakeney from Oak Ridge High School in Orlando, for player of the year honors for Orange and Osceola Counties by the Florida Athletic Coaches Association. That short list also included Virginia Tech freshman forward Kerry Blackshear, Jr.

“Grant is a really good scorer and is very athletic,” Grant said. “He is very aggressive shooting the ball from the perimeter and driving to the basket. Grant has great savvy with the ball and can create his own shot. He has great three-point range and plays above the rim when he attacks the paint.”

Pointer is the first-ever men’s basketball recruit for College of Charleston out of the state of Arkansas. He gained early exposure on the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League circuit and was tabbed a three-star recruit by Rivals.com. His high school, Jonesboro Senior, was ranked No. 28 nationally by USA TODAY in its national high school rankings.

During his junior season, Pointer was named all-state and all-conference leading the Hurricanes to the Class 6A state championship title and a 30-3 overall record in 2014. He was also rated the No. 35 point guard in the nation by ESPN Recruiting Nation and chose CofC over Wichita State with interest from Ole Miss. Off the court, he enjoys photography and drawing.

“Marquise is very unselfish, brings great toughness and is a really good defender and passer,” Grant said. “I expect him to provide us with more perimeter defense. He is another guy on our team that can get in the paint and create for himself or his teammates. He can also knock down open 3’s.”

The next two pieces of the recruiting puzzle came later in the spring when the Cougars inked freshman 6-foot-7 forward Jarrell Brantley (Columbia, S.C.) and junior transfer Payton Hulsey (Memphis, Tenn.), a 6-foot-5 guard from Eastern Florida State College.

Brantley’s commitment to CofC was just the beginning of a Palmetto State pipeline that Grant and his staff would like to continue in regards to recruiting and signing the best in-state talent. He was a journeyman of sorts playing his first two years at Ridge View High School in Columbia and then his last two years at Montrose Christian School in Rockville, Md. He participated in the 2014 D1 Nation Top 100 Camp.

Brantley opted to play one post-grad year at Notre Dame Preparatory School in Fitchburg, Mass. There, he helped the Crusaders advance to the National Prep Championships averaging 13 points and eight rebounds per game. Brantley was ranked as the No. 7 overall Class of 2015 prospect in the state of Massachusetts and No. 27 overall prospect in the New England area.

Now, back in Charleston, where he was born on June 7, 1996, Brantley is happy to be back home in the Palmetto State, especially with his family nearby to watch all of his games this season. His mother, Priscilla, graduated from Wando High School and is a Lowcountry native. 43 [ continued on next page ]

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“Jarrell is a very unique talent, because of his combination of size and skill,” Grant said. “He has a really good basketball IQ and feel for the game. His ball handling skills and his passing will allow him to drive the ball and make some plays. He will also make his teammates better. Jarrell is very physical around the basket. He has good post moves and is a very good rebounder.”

Hulsey is another journeyman having first started off his collegiate career at Western Kentucky as a freshman in 2013-14 and later transferring to Eastern Florida State College in Brevard County, Fla. He played and started in all 33 games of the season as the Titans finished the season with a school-record tying 29 victories and were seeded No. 13 in the 2015 NJCAA Division I Men’s National Championship Tournament.

Growing up in Memphis, Hulsey attended Penny Hardaway camps as a child and continued to develop his game at Southwind High School. He helped the Jaguars to the 2013 Tennessee Class 3A state championship title and a 34-6 overall record as a senior. Like Pointer, his high school team was ranked as high as No. 9 and No. 15 in the national high school rankings throughout his prep career where he was named to the 2011-12 “Best of Preps” Class 3A Boys Team by the Memphis Commercial-Appeal as a junior. He originally signed with Lipscomb University, but decided to attend WKU instead.

“Payton does a lot of different things,” Grant said. “He is very good in the open court with the ball. He can also attack the rim, but also has great feel for finding his teammates. He is a physical rebounding guard and a great defender.”

The final late signee, 6-foot-8 graduate senior forward James Bourne (Alexandria, Va.), was a much-needed addition to the Cougars’ front court after the loss of four-year starter Adjehi Baru. Bourne previously played at Winthrop, where he graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He is currently pursuing his master’s degree coursework in public administration at CofC.

Bourne suffered a season-ending knee injury during his senior season with the Eagles, resulting in his fifth-year of eligibility remaining to join the Cougars. He played in a total of 92 career games with 51 starts averaging 4.5 points and 3.4 rebounds at Winthrop. Like Pointer, Bourne gained early exposure on the recruiting trail playing in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League with a high-level AAU team out of Washington, D.C. He earned all-state honors averaging 19 points and nine rebounds as a junior at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington, Va.

“James is an experienced big guy that gives us more maturity in the paint,” Grant said. “He is very physical and does a great job of carving out space. James is very skilled for his size. He has a good mix to his game, because he can score in the paint as well as step out and shoot. He is very smart and is a great defender.”

The Cougars’ first official day of practice will be held on Monday, Oct. 5, as they prep for their lone exhibition tune-up against Southern Wesleyan on Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. (ET) at TD Arena.