# 2016–17 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

The 2016–17 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 third-year head coach Earl Grant and played their home games at the TD Arena as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 25–10, 14–4 in CAA play to finish in second place. They defeated James Madison and Towson to advance to the championship game of the CAA tournament where they lost to UNC Wilmington. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Colorado State.

## Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2015–16 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.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Donovan Gilmore | 0 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Sophomore | Greensboro, NC | Transferred to UNC Asheville |
| Canyon Barry | 24 | G/F | 6'6" | 205 | RS Junior | Colorado Springs, CO | Graduate transferred to Florida |
| Tim Branin II | 25 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Freshman | Richmond, VA | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Harrison Bowne | 31 | F | 6'6" | 225 | Senior | Hickory, NC | Graduated |
| James Bourne | 44 | F | 6'8" | 240 | RS Senior | Alexandria, VA | Graduated |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Brevin Galloway PG | Anderson, SC | 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 ||||||
| Chevez Goodwin PF | Columbia, SC | Hammond School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Aug 8, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jaylen McManus SF | Charlotte, NC | North Mecklenburg High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 31, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Osinachi Smart C | Umuahia, Nigeria | New Garden Friends School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Mar 28, 2016 |
| 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 and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2016* 7:00 pm | | Allen | W 118–67 | | TD Arena Charleston, SC |
| Non-Conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm, WCIV | | The Citadel | W 81–68 | 1–0 | TD Arena (4,178) Charleston, SC |
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Coastal Carolina | W 71–64 | 2–0 | HTC Center (2,325) Conway, SC |
| 11/17/2016* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Boise State Charleston Classic quarterfinals | W 60–47 | 3–0 | TD Arena (3,430) Charleston, SC |
| 11/18/2016* 7:30 pm, ESPNU | | UCF Charleston Classic semifinals | L 40–60 | 3–1 | TD Arena (3,517) Charleston, SC |
| 11/20/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Wake Forest Charleston Classic 3rd place game | L 61–78 | 3–2 | TD Arena (4,325) Charleston, SC |
| 11/23/2016* 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at No. 2 Villanova Charleston Classic | L 47–63 | 3–3 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 11/27/2016* 4:00 pm | | USC Upstate | W 72–60 | 4–3 | TD Arena (2,892) Charleston, SC |
| 12/01/2016* 7:30 pm, WCIV | | Navy | W 70–64 | 5–3 | TD Arena (3,327) Charleston, SC |
| 12/04/2016* 4:00 pm, WCIV | | Davidson | W 76–61 | 6–3 | TD Arena (3,618) Charleston, SC |
| 12/11/2016* 2:00 pm | | vs. Anderson | W 59–45 | 7–3 | North Charleston Coliseum (502) North Charleston, SC |
| 12/15/2016* 7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3 | | at East Carolina | W 53–35 | 8–3 | Williams Arena (3,462) Greenville, NC |
| 12/19/2016* 8:00 pm, SECN+ | | at LSU | L 65–75 | 8–4 | Maravich Center (6,619) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 12/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Western Carolina | W 77–59 | 9–4 | Ramsey Center (1,103) Cullowhee, NC |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2016 2:00 pm | | at Elon | W 66–54 | 10–4 (1–0) | Alumni Gym (1,055) Elon, NC |
| 01/02/2017 8:00 pm | | at Delaware | W 65–56 | 11–4 (2–0) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,619) Newark, DE |
| 01/05/2017 7:30 pm, WCIV | | Towson | W 62–57 | 12–4 (3–0) | TD Arena (3,296) Charleston, SC |
| 01/07/2017 4:00 pm, WCIV | | Hofstra | W 77–71 | 13–4 (4–0) | TD Arena (3,604) Charleston, SC |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm | | at James Madison | W 53–51 | 14–4 (5–0) | JMU Convocation Center (2,768) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 01/14/2017 4:00 pm, WCIV | | William & Mary | W 77–67 | 15–4 (6–0) | TD Arena (3,722) Charleston, SC |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm, ASN | | UNC Wilmington | L 59–65 | 15–5 (6–1) | TD Arena (4,631) Charleston, SC |
| 01/21/2017 4:00 pm, WCIV | | James Madison | W 73–60 | 16–5 (7–1) | TD Arena (3,889) Charleston, SC |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm | | at Towson | L 77–83 $^{OT}$ | 16–6 (7–2) | SECU Arena (2,076) Towson, MD |
| 01/28/2017 2:00 pm, ASN | | at Drexel | W 90–76 | 17–6 (8–2) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,602) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | W 67–66 | 18–6 (9–2) | Trask Coliseum (5,200) Wilmington, NC |
| 02/04/2017 5:00 pm, WCIV | | Elon | W 71–58 | 19–6 (10–2) | TD Arena (4,081) Charleston, SC |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | | Northeastern | L 72–73 | 19–7 (10–3) | TD Arena (2,916) Charleston, SC |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm, CSN | | at William & Mary | L 79–89 | 19–8 (10–4) | Kaplan Arena (5,107) Williamsburg, VA |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm, ASN | | at Hofstra | W 76–72 | 20–8 (11–4) | Mack Sports Complex (1,619) Hempstead, NY |
| 02/18/2017 1:00 pm | | at Northeastern | W 85–71 | 21–8 (12–4) | Matthews Arena (1,447) Boston, MA |
| 02/23/2017 7:30 pm, WCIV | | Delaware | W 78–65 | 22–8 (13–4) | TD Arena (3,384) Charleston, SC |
| 02/25/2017 5:00 pm | | Drexel | W 80–67 | 23–8 (14–4) | TD Arena (3,111) Charleston, SC |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2017 6:00 pm, CSN | (2) | vs. (7) James Madison Quarterfinals | W 67–62 | 24–8 | North Charleston Coliseum (4,212) North Charleston, SC |
| 03/05/2017 4:30 pm, CSN | (2) | vs. (3) Towson Semifinals | W 67–59 | 25–8 | North Charleston Coliseum (4,708) North Charleston, SC |
| 03/06/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | (2) | vs. (1) UNC Wilmington Championship game | L 69–78 | 25–9 | North Charleston Coliseum (6,342) North Charleston, SC |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/14/2017* 9:00 PM, ESPN3 | (5) | at (4) Colorado State First round – California Bracket | L 74–81 | 25–10 | Moby Arena (2,836) Fort Collins, CO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time . ||||||