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.