2014 15 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION Location: Charleston, S.C. 2013-14 Overall Record: 14-18 Founded: 1770 CAA Record: 6-10 (Tied 6th) Enrollment: 11,649 2014 Postseason Play: None Nickname: Cougars Twitter: @CofCBasketball Colors: Maroon and White Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Letterwinners R/L: 9/7 Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Newcomers: 6 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) • Adjehi Baru, 6-9, Sr., F, 9.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, Director of Athletics: 2014 CAA All-Defensive Team Joe Hull (North Carolina State ‘78) • Anthony Stitt, 6-1, Sr., G, 10.0 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 3.1 apg Associate AD/SWA: • Canyon Barry, 6-6, So., G, 9.3 ppg, 2.4 rpg, Laura Lageman (Buffalo ‘82) 2014 CAA All-Rookie Team and All-Academic Team Faculty Athletics Representative: • Joe Chealey, 6-3, So., G, 6.9 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.0 apg Dr. Vince Benigni (IUP ‘83) Newcomers: Ticket Office Phone: (843) 953-2632 (Name, Ht., Class, Pos., Hometown) • Evan Bailey, 6-6, Fr., F, Canton, Ohio COACHING STAFF • Donovan Gilmore, 6-7, Fr., F, Greensboro, N.C. Head Coach: Earl Grant (Georgia College ‘00) – First Season • Cameron Johnson, 6-4, Fr., G, Athens, Ga. Head Coach’s Overall Record (Years): 0-0 (1st Year) • Nick Harris, 6-10, Fr., F, Dacula, Ga. Head Coach’s CofC Record (Years): 0-0 (1st Year) Basketball Office Phone: (843) 953-5556 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Assistant Coach: Director of Athletics Communications Dick Bender (Western Maryland ‘86) – First Season (Men’s Basketball Contact): Assistant Coach: Marlene Navor (Washington State ’00) Antonio Reynolds Dean (Rhode Island ‘99) – First Season Office Phone: (843) 953-6720 Assistant Coach: Cell Phone: (843) 647-9916 Quinton Ferrell (Presbyterian ‘07) – First Season E-Mail: [email protected] Director of Basketball Operations: Assistant Director: J.D. Powell (Clemson ‘01) – First Season Nick Vlattas (Virginia Tech ’09) Video Coordinator: Assistant Director: Tyler Laurie (Temple ‘11) – First Season Ryan Madden (Missouri ’13) Athletics Communications Phone: BASKETBALL HISTORY (843) 953-5465 Seasons of Basketball: Athletics Communications Fax: 105th Season (24th as NCAA Division I) (843) 953-6534 Overall All-Time Record (Since 1898): 1,171-959 (.550) Press Row Phone: (843) 953-6554 Overall NCAA Division I Record (Since 1991): Website: www.CofCSports.com 507-202 (.715) Twitter: @CofCSports All-Time Home Court Record: 409-69 (.856) Instagram: @cofcsports Record in TD Arena (Since 2008): 67-25 (.728) Mailing Address: NCAA Appearances (Last): Four (1999) College of Charleston Athletics Communications NIT Appearances (Last): Four (2011) TD Arena, Room 109 CBI/CIT Appearances (Last): Three (2013) / None 301 Meeting Street Last Time AP and Coaches Top 25 Rankings: Charleston, SC 29401 March 8, 1999 (No. 16) / April 1, 1997 (No. 21) 1 2014 15 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS 2014 15 SCHEDULE DATE DAY OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Nov. 8 Saturday EMORY (Exhibition) % Charleston, S.C. Noon Nov. 14 Friday at Furman Greenville, S.C. 8:00 p.m. Nov. 17 Monday GARDNER-WEBB [MyTV] Charleston, S.C. 7:30 p.m. PUERTO RICO TIP-OFF Boston College, College of Charleston, UConn, Dayton, George Mason, New Mexico, Texas A&M and West Virginia Nov. 20 Thursday vs. Connecticut$ [ESPNU] San Juan, Puerto Rico 12:30 p.m. Nov. 21 Friday vs. Texas A&M/Dayton$ [ESPNU] San Juan, Puerto Rico TBA Nov. 23 Sunday vs. TBA$ San Juan, Puerto Rico TBA Nov. 29 Saturday at West Virginia Morgantown, W. Va. TBA Dec. 2 Tuesday THE CITADEL [MyTV] Charleston, S.C. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11 Thursday SOUTH CAROLINA STATE [MyTV] Charleston, S.C. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 Sunday CAMPBELL [MyTV] Charleston, S.C. 2:00 p.m. Dec. 16 Tuesday at Charlotte Charlotte, N.C. 7:00 p.m. Dec. 20 Saturday DAVIDSON [MyTV] Charleston, S.C. 4:00 p.m. Dec. 22 Monday at LSU [SEC Network] Baton Rouge, La. 9:00 p.m. Dec. 30 Tuesday at Miami (Fla.) Miami, Fla. 7:00 p.m. Jan. 3 Saturday at William & Mary* [CSN] Williamsburg, Va. 2:00 p.m. Jan. 5 Monday JAMES MADISON* [MyTV] Charleston, S.C. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 8 Thursday HOFSTRA* [MyTV] Charleston, S.C. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10 Saturday DELAWARE* [MyTV] Charleston, S.C. 6:00 p.m. Jan. 14 Wednesday at Elon* Elon, N.C. 7:00 p.m. Jan. 17 Saturday at Northeastern* Boston, Mass. 7:00 p.m. Jan. 21 Wednesday UNCW* [MyTV] Charleston, S.C. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24 Saturday at Drexel* [NBCSN] Philadelphia, Pa. Noon Jan. 29 Thursday at Towson* Towson, Md. 7:00 p.m. Jan. 31 Saturday at Delaware* Newark, Del. 2:00 p.m. Feb. 5 Thursday WILLIAM & MARY [MyTV] Charleston, S.C. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 Saturday DREXEL* [MyTV] (Homecoming) Charleston, S.C. 5:00 p.m. Feb. 11 Wednesday at UNCW* Wilmington, N.C. 7:00 p.m. Feb. 15 Sunday TOWSON* [NBCSN] Charleston, S.C. 12:30 p.m. Feb. 18 Wednesday ELON* Charleston, S.C. 7:00 p.m. Feb. 21 Saturday at James Madison* [CSN] Harrisonburg, Va. 7:00 p.m. Feb. 25 Wednesday at Hofstra* Hempstead, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. Feb. 28 Saturday NORTHEASTERN* [ASN] Charleston, S.C. 8:00 p.m. Mar. 6-9 Friday-Monday at CAA Championship Baltimore, Md. TBA Mar. 17-18 Tuesday-Wednesday at NCAA First Four Dayton, Ohio TBA Mar. 19-22 Thursday-Sunday at NCAA Second/Third Rounds TBA TBA Mar. 26-29 Thursday-Sunday at NCAA Regionals TBA TBA Apr. 4 & Apr. 6 Saturday & Monday at NCAA Final Four Indianapolis, Ind. TBA $ Denotes Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan, Puerto Rico) * Denotes CAA game % Denotes doubleheader with CofC volleyball team All Times Listed In Eastern Time Zone 2 2014 15 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS 2014 15 ROSTER NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Donovan Gilmore F 6-7 205 Fr. Greensboro, N.C. (Wesleyan Christian Academy) 1 Adjehi Baru F 6-9 250 Sr. Abidjan, Ivory Coast (The Steward School) 4 John Eck G 6-4 175 Fr. Hilton Head Island, S.C. (Hilton Head Prep) 5 Glen Pierre, Jr. F/C 6-11 230 So. Orlando, Fla. (Oldsmar Christian School) 10 Pat Branin G 6-1 205 Sr. Richmond, Va. (The Steward School) 11 Evan Bailey F 6-6 215 Fr. Canton, Ohio (Jackson) 12 Cameron Johnson G 6-4 200 Fr. Athens, Ga. (Clarke Central) 13 Joe Chealey G 6-3 190 So. Orlando, Fla. (Apopka) 15 Terrance O’Donohue F 6-7 240 So. Norcross, Ga. (Norcross) 22 Anthony Stitt G 6-1 195 Sr. Charlotte, N.C. (Butler) 23 Nick Harris F 6-10 250 Fr. Dacula, Ga. (St. Pius X Catholic) 24 Canyon Barry G 6-6 205 So. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Cheyenne Mountain) 25 Tim Branin II G 6-1 185 Fr. Richmond, Va. (Deep Run) 31 Harrison Bowne F 6-6 225 Jr. Hickory, N.C. (St. Stephens) 33 David Wishon C 7-2 265 Jr. Concord, N.C. (Tulsa) Head Coach: Earl Grant (Georgia College ’00) – First Season Assistant Coach: Dick Bender (Western Maryland ’86) – First Season Assistant Coach: Antonio Reynolds Dean (Rhode Island ’99) – First Season Assistant Coach: Quinton Ferrell (Presbyterian ‘07) – First Season Director of Basketball Operations: J.D. Powell (Clemson ‘01) – First Season Video Coordinator: Tyler Laurie (Temple ’11) – First Season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE ADJEHI BARU UH-jie (like PIE) BUH-ROO Harrison BOWNE Bown (like Gown) Joe CHEALEY CHEE-lee David WISHON WISH-on 3 2014 15 CHARLESTON BASKETBALL SEASON PROSPECTUS PRESEASON NOTES • The Earl Grant Era at College of Charleston will officially kick-off on the road at former Southern Conference rival Furman on Nov. 14 in Greenville, S.C., before the team’s home season opener against Gardner- Webb on Nov. 17 at TD Arena. Grant returns home to the Lowcountry having grown up in North Charleston, S.C., and starring at R.B. Stall High School. • The Cougars were picked to finish sixth in the preseason CAA coaches and media poll behind top vote-getter Northeastern, William & Mary, Hofstra, Drexel and James Madison. Senior big man Adjehi Baru (Abidjan, Ivory Coast) earned a spot on the 2014-15 Preseason All-CAA Second Team for the second year in a row. Last year, he ranked seventh in the league in rebounding (7.5 ppg) and fourth in blocked shots (1.4 bpg). Baru was named to the 2014 CAA All-Defensive Team having played in all 32 games of the season with six double-doubles. • CofC will face a tough non-conference and CAA 2014-15 Preseason All-CAA Second Team - Adjehi Baru slate during the upcoming season including eight opponents which advanced to postseason play a year ago. Highlighting the non-conference portion of the schedule is the program’s participation in the ESPN Puerto Rico Tip-Off to be held on Nov. 20-21 & 23, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. There, the Cougars commence the tournament with defending national champion Connecticut in the opening round on Nov. 20. Boston College, Dayton, George Mason, New Mexico, Texas A&M and West Virginia also make up the field. This will be the second consecutive year in which CofC will face the defending national champion opening the 2013-14 season at No. 3 Louisville. • The Cougars’ non-conference schedule also includes road trips at West Virginia (Big 12) on Nov. 29, at LSU (SEC) on Dec.