# 2009–10 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

The 2009–10 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Bobby Cremins's fourth season at College of Charleston. The Cougars compete in the Southern Conference and played their home games at Carolina First Arena. They finished the season 22–12, 14–4 in SoCon play and advanced to the semifinals of the 2010 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament before losing to Appalachian State. They were invited to the 2010 College Basketball Invitational where they advanced to the quarterfinals before losing to VCU.

## Roster

Source
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 1 | Donavan Monroe | 6'2" | 205 | G | Jr. | Waxhaw, NC | Fork Union Military Academy |
| 2 | Matt Sundberg | 6'8" | 195 | F | So. | Kennesaw, GA | Harrison HS |
| 3 | Andrew Goudelock | 6'2" | 200 | G | Jr. | Lilburn, GA | Stone Mountain HS |
| 4 | Andrew Lawrence | 6'1" | 185 | G | Fr. | London, England | Heat Academy |
| 5 | Rashad Wright | 6'9" | 200 | C | Fr. | Agawam, MA | South Kent School |
| 12 | Quasim Pugh | 6'0" | 175 | G | So. | Brooklyn, NY | St. Thomas More HS |
| 14 | Bart Benton | 6'0" | 170 | G | Fr. | Monroe, GA | George Walton Academy |
| 21 | Jeremy Simmons | 6'8" | 230 | F | Jr. | Lithonia, GA | Tucker HS |
| 30 | Antwaine Wiggins | 6'7" | 185 | F | Jr. | Greeneville, TN | Greeneville HS |
| 32 | Tony White Jr. | 6'0" | 150 | G | Sr. | Knoxville, TN | Bearden HS |
| 35 | Jordan Turok | 6'1" | 190 | G | Jr. | Chapin, SC | Chapin HS |
| 41 | Garrett Campbell | 6'58 | 230 | F | Sr. | Myrtle Beach, SC | Myrtle Beach HS |
| 42 | Casaan Breeden | 6'8" | 200 | F | Sr. | Clio, SC | Marlboro County HS Florida State |
| 53 | Willis Hall | 6'6" | 215 | F | Fr. | Charlotte, NC | Charlotte Christian School |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/7/2009* 5:00pm | | USC Aiken | W 94–92 | — | Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/13/2009* 7:30pm | | at Coastal Carolina | L 59–70 | 0–1 | Kimbel Arena (1,062) Conway, SC |
| 11/17/2009* 7:00pm | | Winthrop | W 69–57 | 1–1 | Carolina First Arena (3,421) Charleston, SC |
| 11/25/2009* 7:00pm | | at East Tennessee State | L 71–77 | 1–2 | Memorial Center (3,105) Johnson City, TN |
| 11/27/2009* 7:00pm, CCS | | at No. 9 Tennessee | L 69–86 | 1–3 | Thompson-Boling Arena (18,293) Knoxville, TN |
| 12/3/2009 7:00pm | | Georgia Southern | W 68–59 | 2–3 (1–0) | Carolina First Arena (2,764) Charleston, SC |
| 12/5/2009 4:00pm, CSS | | at Davidson | W 67–55 | 3–3 (2–0) | Carolina First Arena (3,062) Charleston, SC |
| 12/7/2009 7:00pm | | at UNC Greensboro | W 67–64 | 4–3 (3–0) | Fleming Gymnasium (2,383) Greensboro, NC |
| 12/16/2009* 7:00pm | | Charleston Southern | W 87–74 | 5–3 | Carolina First Arena (3,067) Charleston, SC |
| 12/19/2009* 7:30pm | | at Clemson | L 55–94 | 5–4 | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,308) Clemson, SC |
| 12/23/2009* 12:30am, ESPNU | | at Hawai'i Diamond Head Classic | L 71–84 | 5–5 | Stan Sheriff Center (7,119) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/24/2009* 2:00am, ESPNU | | vs. SMU Diamond Head Classic | W 72–71 | 6–5 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,416) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/25/2009* 4:30pm, ESPNU | | vs. Western Michigan Diamond Head Classic | L 63–66 | 6–6 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,402) Honolulu, HI |
| 1/2/2010* 4:00pm | | South Carolina State | W 88–73 | 7–6 | Carolina First Arena (2,734) Charleston, SC |
| 1/4/2010* 7:00pm, ESPNU | | No. 9 North Carolina | W 82–79 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 | Carolina First Arena (5,072) Charleston, SC |
| 1/9/2010 7:05pm | | at The Citadel | W 61–55 | 9–6 (4–0) | McAlister Field House (5,370) Charleston, SC |
| 1/14/2010 9:00pm, CSS | | at Samford | W 78–67 | 10–6 (5–0) | Pete Hanna Center (1,737) Homewood, AL |
| 1/16/2010 2:30pm, SportSouth | | at Chattanooga | W 90–66 | 11–6 (6–0) | McKenzie Arena (4,389) Chattanooga, TN |
| 1/21/2010 7:00pm, CSS | | Furman | W 92–80 | 12–6 (7–0) | Carolina First Arena (3,248) Charleston, SC |
| 1/22/2010 7:00pm, ESPN2 | | Wofford | W 70–68 | 13–6 (8–0) | Carolina First Arena (5,175) Charleston, SC |
| 1/25/2010 7:00pm, CSS | | at Western Carolina | L 90–100 | 13–7 (8–1) | Ramsey Center (4,765) Cullowhee, NC |
| 1/28/2010 7:00pm | | at Davidson | L 71–86 | 13–8 (8–2) | John M. Belk Arena (4,619) Davidson, NC |
| 1/30/2010 1:00pm | | at Georgia Southern | W 90–72 | 14–8 (9–2) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,022) Statesboro, GA |
| 2/4/2010 7:00pm | | Chattanooga | W 86–74 | 15–8 (10–2) | Carolina First Arena (4,015) Charleston, SC |
| 2/6/2010 4:00pm, SportSouth | | Samford | W 75–54 | 16–8 (11–2) | Carolina First Arena (5,031) Charleston, SC |
| 2/8/2010 7:00pm, CSS | | at The Citadel | L 65–72 | 16–9 (11–3) | Carolina First Arena (5,154) Charleston, SC |
| 2/11/2010 7:00pm | | Elon | W 80–77 | 17–9 (12–3) | Carolina First Arena (3,023) Charleston, SC |
| 2/17/2010 7:00pm | | Appalachian State | W 73–72 | 18–9 (13–3) | Carolina First Arena (5,122) Charleston, SC |
| 2/20/2010* 8:00pm, ESPN2 | | at George Mason ESPN BracketBusters | W 85–83 | 19–9 | Patriot Center (8,370) Fairfax, VA |
| 2/25/2010 7:00pm, CSS | | at Wofford | L 68–74 | 19–10 (13–4) | Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,500) Spartanburg, SC |
| 2/27/2010 4:00pm | | at Furman | W 69–66 | 20–10 (14–4) | Timmons Arena (2,208) Greenville, SC |
| Southern Conference tournament ||||||
| 3/6/2010 9:30pm | (S2) | vs. (N3) Chattanooga SoCon Quarterfinals | W 96–69 | 21–10 | Bojangles' Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| 3/7/2010 8:30pm | (S2) | vs. (N1) Appalachian State SoCon Semifinals | L 54–77 | 21–11 | Bojangles' Coliseum (5,440) Charlotte, NC |
| CBI ||||||
| 3/17/2010 7:00pm | | at FIU CBI First Round | W 82–79 | 22–11 | McBrayer Arena (1,750) Richmond, KY |
| 3/22/2010 7:00pm, HDNet | | at VCU CBI Quarterfinals | L 86–93 | 22–12 | Stuart C. Siegel Center (3,297) Richmond, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source ||||||