# 2019–20 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by fifth-year head coach Earl Grant, played their home games at the TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). In a season limited due to the 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.
Following the season, head coach Grant was hired as the new coach at Boston College. Shortly thereafter, the school named Winthrop coach Pat Kelsey the team's new head coach.

## Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2018–19 season 24–9, 12–6 in CAA play, to finish in third place in the conference. At the CAA tournament they defeated Drexel before losing to Northeastern in the semifinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jarrell Brantley | 5 | F | 6'7" | 250 | Senior | Columbia, SC | Graduated |
| Isaih Moore | 11 | F | 6'9" | 195 | Freshman | Columbia, SC | Transferred to Tallahassee CC |
| Trent Robinson | 15 | G | 5'11" | 180 | Senior | Columbia, SC | Graduated |
| Marquise Pointer | 21 | G | 6'0" | 220 | Senior | Jonesboro, AR | Graduated |
| Jermaine Blackmon Jr. | 22 | G | 6'2" | 230 | Senior | Charlotte, NC | Graduated |
| Nick Harris | 23 | F | 6'10" | 260 | Senior | Dacula, GA | Graduated |

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Brenden Tucker #35 PG | Dacula, GA | Dacula High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 24, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Trevon Reddish PG | McDonough, GA | Eagles Landing Christian Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 30, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| DeAngelo Epps SF | Charlotte, NC | Charlotte Country Day | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 16, 2018 |
| 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 29, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | Nebraska Wesleyan | W 91–67 | | TD Arena (3,164) Charleston, SC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | USC Upstate | W 74–55 | 1–0 | TD Arena (4,014) Charleston, SC |
| November 9, 2019* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | Georgia State | W 84–80 | 2–0 | TD Arena (3,853) Charleston, SC |
| November 13, 2019* 9:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Oklahoma State | L 54–73 | 2–1 | TD Arena (5,005) Charleston, SC |
| November 19, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | at Marshall | W 76–66 | 3–1 | Cam Henderson Center (6,384) Huntington, WV |
| November 23, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at UCF Wooden Legacy campus-site game | L 71–72 | 3–2 | Addition Financial Arena (4,578) Orlando, FL |
| November 28, 2019* 4:30 p.m., ESPNews | | vs. Wake Forest Wooden Legacy quarterfinals | L 56–65 | 3–3 | Anaheim Arena Anaheim, CA |
| November 29, 2019* 4:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Providence Wooden Legacy 2nd-round consolation | W 63–55 | 4–3 | Anaheim Arena (1,158) Anaheim, CA |
| December 1, 2019* 4:00 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. UCF Wooden Legacy 5th-place game | L 56–77 | 4–4 | Anaheim Arena Anaheim, CA |
| December 8, 2019* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | Coker | W 76–50 | 5–4 | TD Arena (3,726) Charleston, SC |
| December 14, 2019* 5:00 p.m., NBCSN | | at Richmond | L 71–78 | 5–5 | Robins Center (5,804) Richmond, VA |
| December 18, 2019* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | VCU A10–CAA Challenge | L 71–76 | 5–6 | TD Arena (3,938) Charleston, SC |
| December 21, 2019* 4:00 p.m., FloSports | | South Carolina State | W 73–61 | 6–6 | TD Arena (3,651) Charleston, SC |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2019 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Drexel | W 76–65 | 7–6 (1–0) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (830) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 30, 2019 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Delaware | W 83–75 | 8–6 (2–0) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,725) Newark, DE |
| January 2, 2020 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | Towson | W 81–69 | 9–6 (3–0) | TD Arena (3,350) Charleston, SC |
| January 4, 2020 4:00 p.m., FloSports | | James Madison | W 85–69 | 10–6 (4–0) | TD Arena (4,224) Charleston, SC |
| January 9, 2020 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Elon | W 73–65 | 11–6 (5–0) | Schar Center (2,017) Elon, NC |
| January 11, 2020 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | at William & Mary | L 56–67 | 11–7 (5–1) | Kaplan Arena (4,384) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | Northeastern | L 76–79 | 11–8 (5–2) | TD Arena (4,340) Charleston, SC |
| January 18, 2020 4:00 p.m., FloSports | | Hofstra | W 69–67 | 12–8 (6–2) | TD Arena (4,301) Charleston, SC |
| January 25, 2020 4:00 p.m., FloSports | | UNC Wilmington | L 70–72 | 12–9 (6–3) | TD Arena (4,905) Charleston, SC |
| January 30, 2020 6:30 p.m., CBSSN | | at James Madison | W 87–68 | 13–9 (7–3) | JMU Convocation Center (2,482) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 1, 2020 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Towson | W 79–70 | 14–9 (8–3) | SECU Arena (2,408) Towson, MD |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | William & Mary | W 68–50 | 15–9 (9–3) | TD Arena (4,186) Charleston, SC |
| February 8, 2020 4:00 p.m., FloSports | | Elon | L 65–72 | 15–10 (9–4) | TD Arena (5,108) Charleston, SC |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Hofstra | L 63–76 | 15–11 (9–5) | Mack Sports Complex (2,502) Hempstead, NY |
| February 15, 2020 12:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Northeastern | L 51–65 | 15–12 (9–6) | Matthews Arena (1,473) Boston, MA |
| February 22, 2020 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | at UNC Wilmington | L 55–68 | 15–13 (9–7) | Trask Coliseum (3,557) Wilmington, NC |
| February 27, 2020 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Delaware | W 80–71 | 16–13 (10–7) | TD Arena (3,762) Charleston, SC |
| February 29, 2020 4:00 p.m., FloSports | | Drexel | W 75–66 | 17–13 (11–7) | TD Arena (5,072) Charleston, SC |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2020 2:30 p.m., FloSports | (4) | vs. (5) Delaware Quarterfinals | L 67–79 | 17–14 | Entertainment and Sports Arena (2,149) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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