# 2015–16 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

The 2015–16 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars were led by second-year head coach Earl Grant. The Cougars played their home games at the TD Arena and were in their third year as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 17–14, 8–10 in CAA play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament where they lost to UNC Wilmington.

## Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2015–16 season 9–24, 3–15 in CAA play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament where they lost to UNC Wilmington.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Adjehi Baru | 1 | F/C | 6'9" | 225 | Senior | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | Graduated |
| Glen Pierre, Jr. | 5 | F/C | 6'11" | 210 | Sophomore | Orlando, Florida | Transferred to SIU Edwardsville |
| Pat Branin | 10 | G | 6'1" | 190 | Senior | Richmond, Virginia | Graduated |
| Anthony Stitt | 22 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Senior | Charlotte, North Carolina | Graduated |
| David Wishon | 33 | C | 7'2" | 265 | RS Junior | Concord, North Carolina | Transferred to Lipscomb |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Payton Hulsey | 3 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Junior | Memphis, Tennessee | Eastern Florida State College |
| James Bourne | 44 | F | 6'8" | 240 | RS Senior | Alexandria, Virginia | Winthrop |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Marquise Pointer PG | Jonesboro, Arkansas | Jonesboro Senior High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 1, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| Grant Riller SG | Ocoee, Florida | Ocoee High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Oct 4, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jarrell Brantley SF | Columbia, South Carolina | Notre Dame Prep | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | |
| 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 8, 2015. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Brevin Galloway PG | Anderson, South Carolina | Seneca High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | May 6, 2015 |
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 8, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5, 2015* 7:00 pm | | Southern Wesleyan | W 85–54 | 1–0 | TD Arena Charleston, South Carolina |
| Non-Conference regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2015* 7:00 pm | | South Carolina State | W 74–54 | 1–0 | TD Arena (4,024) Charleston, South Carolina |
| November 16, 2015* 7:00 pm | | at Navy | W 72–58 | 2–0 | Alumni Hall (672) Annapolis, Maryland |
| November 21, 2015* 1:00 pm | | at Davidson | L 81–82 | 2–1 | John M. Belk Arena (4,478) Davidson, North Carolina |
| November 24, 2015* 7:00 pm | | Coastal Carolina | L 61–67 | 2–2 | TD Arena (2,367) Charleston, South Carolina |
| November 27, 2015* 3:00 pm | | Western Carolina | W 57-56 | 3–2 | TD Arena (2,002) Charleston, South Carolina |
| November 30, 2015* 7:00 pm | | LSU | W 70–58 | 4–2 | TD Arena (4,761) Charleston, South Carolina |
| December 5, 2015* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at The Citadel | W 82–74 | 5–2 | McAlister Field House (2,156) Charleston, South Carolina |
| December 7, 2015* 7:00 pm | | East Carolina | W 77–73 | 6–2 | TD Arena (2,357) Charleston, South Carolina |
| December 13, 2015* 3:00 pm | | North Greenville | W 89–52 | 7–2 | TD Arena (2,304) Charleston, South Carolina |
| December 19, 2015* 4:00 pm, RSN | | at No. 15 Miami (FL) | L 63–85 | 7–3 | BankUnited Center (6,956) Coral Gables, Florida |
| December 22, 2015* 2:00 pm | | at Campbell | W 86–68 | 8–3 | Gore Arena (1,124) Buies Creek, North Carolina |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2015 1:00 pm | | at James Madison | W | 9–3 (1–0) | JMU Convocation Center (2,495) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| January 2, 2016 4:00 pm | | at William & Mary | L 70–78 | 9–4 (0–1) | Kaplan Arena (2,873) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| January 7, 2016 7:00 pm | | Hofstra | W 72–61 | 10–4 (2–1) | TD Arena (3,407) Charleston, South Carolina |
| January 9, 2016 4:00 pm | | at Drexel | L 54–61 | 10–5 (2–2) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,240) Philadelphia |
| January 14, 2016 7:30 pm | | William & Mary | L 61–63 | 10–6 (2–3) | TD Arena (3,069) Charleston, South Carolina |
| January 16, 2016 4:00 pm, WCIV | | Elon | L 64–65 | 10–7 (2–4) | TD Arena (2,874) Charleston, South Carolina |
| January 21, 2016 6:00 pm, CSN | | at Towson | W 40–37 | 11–7 (3–4) | SECU Arena (1,466) Towson, Maryland |
| January 23, 2016 4:00 pm | | Delaware | W 59–58 | 12–7 (4–4) | TD Arena (2,913) Charleston, South Carolina |
| January 28, 2016 7:30 pm, WCIV | | Northeastern | W 68–61 | 13–7 (5–4) | TD Arena (2,528) Charleston, South Carolina |
| January 30, 2016 7:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | L 55–65 | 13–8 (5–5) | Trask Coliseum (5,100) Wilmington, North Carolina |
| February 4, 2016 7:30 pm, WCIV | | Towson | W 65–47 | 14–8 (6–5) | TD Arena (2,538) Charleston, South Carolina |
| February 6, 2016 4:00 pm, WCIV | | Drexel | W 60–38 | 15–8 (7–5) | TD Arena (3,456) Charleston, South Carolina |
| February 11, 2016 7:30 pm, WCIV | | James Madison | L 52–56 | 15–9 (7–6) | TD Arena (3,023) Charleston, South Carolina |
| February 13, 2016 7:00 pm | | at Elon | W 66–62 | 16–9 (8–6) | Alumni Gym (1,688) Elon, North Carolina |
| February 18, 2016 7:00 pm | | at Delaware | L 59–62 | 16–10 (8–7) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,831) Newark, Delaware |
| February 20, 2016 6:00 pm, ASN | | UNC Wilmington | L 55–59 $^{OT}$ | 16–11 (8–8) | TD Arena (3,629) Charleston, South Carolina |
| February 25, 2016 7:00 pm | | at Northeastern | L 57–58 | 16–12 (8–9) | Matthews Arena (1,585) Boston |
| February 27, 2016 4:00 pm, ASN | | at Hofstra | L 63–72 | 16–13 (8–10) | Mack Sports Complex (3,478) Hempstead, New York |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2016 8:30 pm, CAA.tv | (7) | vs. (10) Delaware first round | W 67–63 | 17–13 | Royal Farms Arena (2,170) Baltimore |
| March 5, 2016 6:00 pm, CSN | (7) | vs. (2) UNC Wilmington quarterfinals | L 64–66 | 17–14 | Royal Farms Arena (3,450) Baltimore |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||