On Saturday, the College of Charleston Men’s basketball team improved to 10-0 in TD Arena when they defeated Hofstra 76-70. Going into this Saturday’s matinee, Hofstra sat just one spot above the College of Charleston in the CAA standings, at 3 and 4, respectively. As the season begins to shift into its latter portion, each…
The College of Charleston men’s basketball team beat former SoCon rival Western Carolina 69-60 Thursday night. The Cougars were once again led by Joe Chealey who scored 18 points along with seven assists. Chealey has been great for the Cougars this season leading the team in points per game (19.3) and in assists per game…
The College of Charleston men’s basketball team got back to their winning ways with an 81-72 victory over the Charlotte 49ers. Joe Chealey led the way for the Cougars scoring 29 points and netting seven rebounds. Cameron Johnson and Grant Riller also played well. Johnson added 18 points and seven rebounds while Riller added 17 points of…
The College of Charleston men’s basketball season started off with a bang-beating Siena in their home opener 68-60 in overtime on Friday night. Cougar fans were ready to go from the tip with anticipation to see the team that could make the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1999. Despite Siena beating the Cougars…
The College of Charleston men’s basketball season starts on Friday against Siena in hopes to improve from last year’s successes. The Cougars went 25-10 last season-falling one win away from a bid to the NCAA tournament and instead accepted a bid to the NIT. Entering in his fourth year as the head coach, Earl Grant brings…
The College of Charleston men’s basketball team will play postseason basketball this year, garnering an invitation to the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) for the first time since the 2010-11 season. After dropping the CAA Title game to University of North Carolina Wilmington 78-69, the Cougars postseason fate was left hanging in the balance until the…
The College of Charleston men’s basketball team defeated Towson University in come from behind fashion in the semi-finals of the North Charleston based CAA Tournament, winning 67-59 to clinch a spot in the finals against University of North Carolina, Wilmington. The Cougars struggled to get much going on the offensive end in the first half,…
The College of Charleston men’s basketball team will live to play another day in the CAA Tournament, after defeating the No. 7 seed James Madison University Dukes 67-62 in the quarterfinals of the North Charleston based tournament. A match up of the two top defensive teams in the CAA, this game lived up to the…
As the nine other members of the Colonial Athletic Association converge on the North Charleston Coliseum for this weekend’s conference tournament, the hosting College of Charleston men’s basketball team look to extend their season-ending four game win streak. “It’s very important to go in with momentum,” said junior guard Cameron Johnson. “During the tournament, anyone…
High expectations in the Lowcountry It may not be sexy, but the College of Charleston men’s basketball team is playing the best basketball in the era of head coach Earl Grant. With the Colonial Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Championship set to take place in the North Charleston Coliseum on March 3-6, the Cougars will have…
The College of Charleston returned to TD Arena for the first time in over a month to record the program’s ninth win in 10 games, defeating Towson, 62-57. “For us to come out and beat the team that was picked to finish No. 2 in the CAA was a big accomplishment for us,” said Charleston…
The first day of practice in a new season should be a day of optimism but for the 2015-16 Charleston men’s basketball team, the news from the first day of men’s basketball practice was depressing, thanks to the season-ending injury to Joe Chealey. Chealey earned time in Charleston’s back court in his freshman campaign (2013-14),…
