2020–21 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

2020–21 Charleston Cougars men's basketball
2020–21 Charleston Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	9–10 (6–4 CAA)
Head coach	Earl Grant (7th season);
Associate head coach	J.D. Powell
Assistant coaches	Eric Wilson; Mantoris Robinson;
Home arena	TD Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by seventh-year head coach Earl Grant, play their home games at the TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Cougars finished the season 9–10, 6–4 CAA play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament to Drexel.

2020–21 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
James Madison	8	–	2	.800	13	–	7	.650
Northeastern	8	–	2	.800	10	–	9	.526
Charleston	6	–	4	.600	9	–	10	.474
Hofstra	8	–	6	.571	13	–	10	.565
Delaware	5	–	4	.556	7	–	8	.467
Drexel †	4	–	5	.444	12	–	8	.600
William & Mary	4	–	6	.400	7	–	10	.412
Elon	4	–	7	.364	10	–	9	.526
Towson	3	–	9	.250	4	–	14	.222
UNC Wilmington	1	–	6	.143	7	–	10	.412

† 2021 CAA tournament winner

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2019–20 season 17–14, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament to Delaware.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jaylen Richard	0	G	6'4"	175	Sophomore	Durham, NC	Entered transfer portal
Grant Riller	1	G	6'3"	195	RS Senior	Ocoee, FL	Declared for the 2020 NBA draft; Drafted 56th overall by the Charlotte Hornets^[2]
Quan McCluney	13	G	6'6"	200	Sophomore	Gastonia, NC	Trandferred to Queens (NC)
Sam Miller	20	F	6'9"	240	Senior	Arlington, VA	Graduated
Trevon Reddish	23	G	6'4"	195	Senior	Carrollton, GA	Transferred to Presbyterian
Jaylen McManus	24	F	6'7"	230	Senior	Charlotte, NC	Graduated
Zach Rabinowitz	31	G	6'2"	200	Senior	Charlotte, NC	Walk on; Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Payton Willis	0	G	6'4"	190	Senior	Fayetteville, Arkansas	Minnesota
Lorenzo Edwards	21	F	6'8"	215	Senior	Lake Forest, Illinois	Saint Joseph's

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
D'Avian Houston PG	Bellaire, Texas	Episcopal High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
D'Avian Houston PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
RJ Ogom PF	Chicago, Ill.	Homewood-Flossmoor High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
RJ Ogom PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

Roster

2020–21 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Payton Willis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Minnesota	Fayetteville, Arkansas
G	2	D'Avian Houston	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Episcopal High School	Houston, Texas
F	3	DeAngelo Epps	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Carmel Christian School (NC)	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	4	Dontavius King	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Fr	Potter's House Christian Academy	Greenville, South Carolina
G	5	Brenden Tucker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Dacula High School	Lawrenceville, Georgia
G/F	10	Cameron Copeland	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	McLennan Community College	Douglasville, Georgia
C	11	Samba Ndiaye	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Jr	Sunrise Christian Academy	Thiès, Senegal
G	12	Zep Jasper	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Laney High School	Augusta, Georgia
F	14	Keegan Harvey	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Montverde Academy	Newcastle, Australia
F	21	Lorenzo Edwards	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Saint Joseph's	Lake Forest, Illinois
F	23	RJ Ogom	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Homewood-Flossmoor High School	Chicago, Illinois
G	32	Jeffrey Pizano-McInnis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Marvin Ridge High School	Moline, Illinois
F/C	33	Osinachi Smart	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	New Garden Friends School	Umuahia, Nigeria
G	55	Brevin Galloway	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Seneca High School	Anderson, South Carolina

Head coach

Earl Grant (Georgia College)

Assistant coach(es)

J.D. Powell (Clemson)
Eric Wilson (Western Carolina)
Mantoris Robinson (Winthrop)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 1, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 6:00 pm, ACCN		at No. 16 North Carolina	L 60–79	0–1	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
November 28, 2020* 1:00 pm, FloSports		Limestone	W 99–59	1–1	TD Arena (1,439) Charleston, SC
December 2, 2020* 7:00 pm, FloSports		No. 19 Richmond	Canceled		TD Arena Charleston, SC
December 5, 2020* 2:00 pm, FloSports		Furman	L 57–81	1–2	TD Arena (1,453) Charleston, SC
December 9, 2020* 7:00 pm, FloSports		Marshall	L 72–84	1–3	TD Arena (1,419) Charleston, SC
December 11, 2020* 7:00 pm, FloSports		South Carolina State	W 90–63	2–3	TD Arena (1,361) Charleston, SC
December 18, 2020* 7:00 pm, FloSports		Western Carolina	L 70–76 ^OT	2–4	TD Arena (1,471) Charleston, SC
December 21, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Georgia State	L 55–72	2–5	GSU Sports Arena (630) Atlanta, GA
January 2, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports		at Delaware	L 67–70	2–6 (0–1)	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
January 3, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports		at Delaware	W 66–59	3–6 (1–1)	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
January 9, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports		Drexel	W 61–60	4–6 (2–1)	TD Arena (1,420) Charleston, SC
January 10, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports		Drexel	W 73–68	5–6 (3–1)	TD Arena (1,410) Charleston, SC
January 16, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports		Northeastern	L 62–67	5–7 (3–2)	TD Arena (1,530) Charleston, SC
January 17, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports		Northeastern	L 66–68	5–8 (3–3)	TD Arena (1,451) Charleston, SC
January 23, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports		at William & Mary	Postponed		Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
January 24, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports		at William & Mary	Postponed		Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
January 30, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports		at James Madison	Postponed		Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
January 31, 2021 2:00 pm, FloSports		at James Madison	Postponed		Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
February 6, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports		Towson	W 90–88 ^2OT	6–8 (4–3)	TD Arena (1,493) Charleston, SC
February 7, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports		Towson	W 66–53	7–8 (5–3)	TD Arena (1,445) Charleston, SC
February 13, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports		Elon	W 71–53	8–8 (6–3)	TD Arena (1,502) Charleston, SC
February 14, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports		Elon	L 55–66	8–9 (6–4)	TD Arena (1,467) Charleston, SC
February 20, 2021* 1:00 pm		Columbus State	W 86–83	9–9	TD Arena (895) Charleston, SC
CAA tournament
March 7, 2021 9:30 pm, FloSports	(3)	vs. (6) Drexel Quarterfinals	L 75–80	9–10	Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[3]

References

^ "Cougars Fall Short To Delaware In CAA Quarterfinals". College of Charleston Athletics. March 8, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
^ "NBA Draft 2020: Charleston's Grant Riller drafted 56th overall to the Charlotte Hornets". Mid-Major Madness. November 18, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". College of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

[1] "Cougars Fall Short To Delaware In CAA Quarterfinals". College of Charleston Athletics. March 8, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

[2] "NBA Draft 2020: Charleston's Grant Riller drafted 56th overall to the Charlotte Hornets". Mid-Major Madness. November 18, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

[3] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". College of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

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