2017-18_College_of_Charleston_Cougars_men's_basketball_team

2017–18 Charleston Cougars men's basketball
2017–18 Charleston Cougars men's basketball
CAA regular season co-champions and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	26–8 (14–4 CAA)
Head coach	Earl Grant (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Milan Brown; J.D. Powell; Quinton Ferrell;
Home arena	TD Arena
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2017–18 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by fourth-year head coach Earl Grant, played their home games at the TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 26–8, 14–4 in CAA play to share the regular season title with Northeastern. At the CAA tournament they defeated Drexel, William & Mary, and Northeastern to become CAA Tournament champions. They earned the CAA's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Auburn.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2017* 7:00 pm		Bob Jones	W 77–44		16 – Brantley	8 – Brantley	5 – Pointer	TD Arena (2,728) Charleston, SC
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017* 7:00 pm		Siena	W 68–60 ^OT	1–0	21 – Riller	9 – Harris	3 – Riller	TD Arena (4,955) Charleston, SC
November 13, 2017* 9:00 pm, CBSSN		at No. 6 Wichita State	L 63–81	1–1	20 – Riller	6 – Harris	2 – Pointer	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
November 18, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Charlotte	W 81–72	2–1	29 – Chealey	7 – Tied	2 – Tied	Dale F. Halton Arena (4,122) Charlotte, NC
November 22, 2017* 4:00 pm		vs. Cal Poly Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals	L 68–73	2–2	26 – Chealey	6 – Chealey	10 – Chealey	Alaska Airlines Center (1,524) Anchorage, AK
November 23, 2017* 9:30 pm		vs. Sam Houston State Great Alaska Shootout consolation 2nd round	W 59–49	3–2	13 – Chealey	8 – Harris	8 – Chealey	Alaska Airlines Center (1,646) Anchorage, AK
November 22, 2017* 6:30 pm		at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout 5th place game	W 55–46	4–2	15 – Chealey	7 – Harris	8 – Chealey	Alaska Airlines Center (2,229) Anchorage, AK
November 30, 2017* 7:00 pm		Western Carolina	W 69–60	5–2	18 – Chealey	10 – Smart	7 – Chealey	TD Arena (3,889) Charleston, SC
December 4, 2017* 7:00 pm		High Point	W 70–58	6–2	17 – Chealey	9 – Harris	4 – Johnson	TD Arena (3,223) Charleston, SC
December 10, 2017* 2:00 pm		North Greenville	W 92–60	7–2	20 – Chealey	12 – Harris	5 – Tied	TD Arena (3,227) Charleston, SC
December 16, 2017* 4:00 pm		at Rhode Island	L 62–68	7–3	21 – Riller	8 – Chealey	5 – Chealey	Ryan Center (5,761) Kingston, RI
December 19, 2017* 7:00 pm		South Carolina State	W 80–64	8–3	31 – Riller	10 – Harris	6 – Chealey	TD Arena (3,195) Charleston, SC
December 22, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Coastal Carolina	W 67–65	9–3	24 – Riller	9 – Harris	2 – 3 tied	HTC Center (1,239) Conway, SC
CAA regular season
December 30, 2017 4:00 pm		Towson	W 73–62	10–3 (1–0)	24 – Brantley	7 – Chealey	4 – Tied	TD Arena (4,343) Charleston, SC
January 2, 2018 7:00 pm		Delaware	W 93–78	11–3 (2–0)	29 – Chealey	6 – Brantley	4 – Chealey	TD Arena (2,894) Charleston, SC
January 5, 2018 7:00 pm		at Drexel	L 82–87 ^OT	11–4 (2–1)	22 – Chealey	10 – Brantley	3 – Brantley	Daskalakis Athletic Center (704) Philadelphia, PA
January 7, 2018 2:00 pm		at Towson	L 62–73	11–5 (2–2)	18 – Riller	7 – Brantley	5 – Chealey	SECU Arena (1,410) Towson, MD
January 11, 2018 7:00 pm		Northeastern	W 82–66	12–5 (3–2)	22 – Brantley	6 – Brantley	3 – Johnson	TD Arena (3,705) Charleston, SC
January 13, 2018 4:00 pm		at Elon	L 58–63	12–6 (3–3)	16 – Brantley	10 – Harris	3 – Riller	Alumni Gym (1,855) Elon, NC
January 18, 2018 7:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	W 80–76	13–6 (4–3)	18 – Chealey	8 – Harris	4 – Chealey	TD Arena (3,649) Charleston, SC
January 20, 2018 4:00 pm		Hofstra	W 76–70	14–6 (5–3)	33 – Chealey	11 – Harris	2 – Pointer	TD Arena (4,045) Charleston, SC
January 25, 2018 7:00 pm		at Delaware	W 62–54	15–6 (6–3)	23 – Chealey	12 – Brantley	4 – Riller	Bob Carpenter Center (2,350) Newark, DE
January 27, 2018 3:00 pm		James Madison	W 66–59	16–6 (7–3)	21 – Brantley	8 – Tied	4 – Riller	TD Arena (4,030) Charleston, SC
February 1, 2018 7:00 pm		at Northeastern	W 69–64	17–6 (8–3)	23 – Chealey	10 – Harris	3 – Johnson	Matthews Arena (1,106) Boston, MA
February 3, 2018 7:00 pm		at Hofstra	W 86–85	18–6 (9–3)	24 – Riller	7 – Brantley	7 – Johnson	Mack Sports Complex (2,508) Hempstead, NY
February 8, 2018 7:00 pm		William & Mary	W 82–77	19–6 (10–3)	37 – Riller	4 – 3 tied	2 – Tied	TD Arena (3,857) Charleston, SC
February 10, 2018 4:00 pm		Drexel	W 89–67	20–6 (11–3)	30 – Brantley	6 – Tied	6 – Chealey	TD Arena (4,219) Charleston, SC
February 15, 2018 7:00 pm		at James Madison	W 81–78 ^OT	21–6 (12–3)	32 – Riller	13 – Brantley	7 – Brantley	JMU Convocation Center (2,454) Harrisonburg, VA
February 17, 2018 7:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	W 88–74	22–6 (13–3)	28 – Riller	7 – Brantley	3 – Tied	TD Arena (4,809) Charleston, SC
February 22, 2018 7:00 pm		Elon	W 79–58	23–6 (14–3)	30 – Riller	7 – Chealey	4 – Tied	TD Arena (4,745) Charleston, SC
February 24, 2018 4:00 pm		at William & Mary	L 104–114 ^OT	23–7 (14–4)	29 – Riller	12 – Brantley	5 – Chealey	Kaplan Arena (3,649) Williamsburg, VA
CAA tournament
March 4, 2018 12:00 pm, CAA.tv	(1)	vs. (8) Drexel Quarterfinals	W 66–59	24–7	22 – Chealey	11 – Brantley	3 – Tied	North Charleston Coliseum (4,672) North Charleston, SC
March 5, 2018 5:00 pm, CBSSN	(1)	vs. (4) William & Mary Semifinals	W 83–73	25–7	25 – Riller	10 – Brantley	5 – Pointer	North Charleston Coliseum (4,099) North Charleston, SC
March 6, 2018 6:00 pm, CBSSN	(1)	vs. (2) Northeastern Championship	W 83–76 ^OT	26–7	32 – Chealey	11 – Brantley	3 – Chealey	North Charleston Coliseum (7,945) North Charleston, SC
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2018* 7:27 pm, truTV	(13 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 19 Auburn First Round	L 58–62	26–8	24 – Brantley	7 – Tied	3 – Pointer	Viejas Arena (10,092) San Diego, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Chevez Goodwin	0	F	6'9"	205	Freshman	Columbia, SC	Transferred to Wofford
Payton Hulsey	3	G	6'5"	215	Senior	Memphis, TN	Graduated and transferred to FAU
Terrance O'Donohue	15	F	6'7"	225	Senior	Norcorss, GA	Graduated

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Samba Ndiaye C	Thiès, Senegal	Sunrise Christian Academy (KS)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)
Samba Ndiaye C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2017-18_College_of_Charleston_Cougars_men's_basketball_team

2017–18 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

2017 recruiting class

Preseason

Roster

Schedule and results

Awards and honors

CAA Conference Honors

First Team All-CAA

Second Team All-CAA

CAA All-Defensive Team

CAA Tournament Honors

All-Tournament Team

Most Outstanding Player

See also

References

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
College of Charleston †	14	–	4	.778	26	–	8	.765
Northeastern	14	–	4	.778	23	–	10	.697
Hofstra	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
William & Mary	11	–	7	.611	19	–	12	.613
Towson	8	–	10	.444	18	–	14	.563
UNC Wilmington	7	–	11	.389	11	–	21	.344
Delaware	6	–	12	.333	14	–	19	.424
Drexel	6	–	12	.333	13	–	20	.394
James Madison	6	–	12	.333	10	–	22	.313
Elon	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438

† 2018 CAA tournament winner