Charleston Cougars
CAA (25-9, 14-4)
Big Wins: 11/17 Boise State (60-47), 2/2 at UNC Wilmington (67-66), 3/5 vs Towson (67-59)
Bad Losses: 12/19 at LSU (65-75), 2/9 Northeastern (72-73), 2/11 at William & Mary (79-89)
Coach: Earl Grant
Probable Starters:
Joe Chealey, Junior, Guard, 17.8 ppg, 3.3 apg
Grant Riller, Freshman, Guard, 13.1 ppg, 1.2 apg
Cameron Johnson, Junior, Guard, 6.8 ppg, 1.8 apg, 3.1 rpg
Jarrell Brantley, Sophomore, Forward, 14.2 ppg, 8.3 rpg
Nick Harris, Sophomore, Forward, 6.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Key Role Players:
Marquise Pointer, Sophomore, Guard, 4.5 ppg, 1.8 apg
Chevez Goodwin, Freshman, Forward, 2.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg
Evan Bailey, Junior, Forward, 2.3 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 68.9 (273rd in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 63.7 (23, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.1 (246, 9)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.5 (57, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.2 (289, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.1 (267, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.8 (63, 1)
Rebound Margin: -1.1 (244, 10)
Assists Per Game: 10.3 (240, 10)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.3 (12, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013 CBI First Round loss to George Mason
2011 NIT First Round win over Dayton
2011 NIT Second Round win over Cleveland State
2011 NIT Quarterfinal loss to Wichita State
2010 CBI First Round win over Eastern Kentucky
2010 CBI Second Round loss to Virginia Commonwealth
2009 CBI First Round win over Troy
2009 CBI Second Round loss to Charleston
2003 NIT Opening Round win over Kent State
2003 NIT First Round loss to Providence
1999 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Tulsa
*all team stats through 3/5