2023–24 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

2023–24 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball
2023–24 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	13–4 (4–0 CAA)
Head coach	Pat Kelsey (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Brian Kloman
Assistant coaches	Michael Cassidy; Thomas Carr;
Home arena	TD Arena

2023–24 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Drexel	5	–	0	1.000	12	–	6	.667
Charleston	4	–	0	1.000	13	–	4	.765
UNC Wilmington	2	–	2	.500	11	–	5	.688
Delaware	2	–	2	.500	10	–	7	.588
Monmouth	2	–	2	.500	9	–	8	.529
Stony Brook	2	–	2	.500	9	–	8	.529
Towson	2	–	2	.500	9	–	8	.529
Campbell	2	–	2	.500	8	–	9	.471
Northeastern	2	–	2	.500	7	–	10	.412
William & Mary	2	–	2	.500	7	–	10	.412
North Carolina A&T	2	–	2	.500	4	–	13	.235
Elon	1	–	3	.250	8	–	9	.471
Hofstra	1	–	3	.250	8	–	9	.471
Hampton	0	–	5	.000	4	–	13	.235

† 2024 CAA tournament winner As of January 14, 2024

The 2023–24 College of Charleston men's basketball team represents the College of Charleston in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by third-year head coach Pat Kelsey, play their home games at TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina, as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2022–23 season 31-4, 16-2 in CAA play to finish tied for first place with Hofstra. The team defeated Stony Brook, Towson, and UNC Wilmington to win the CAA tournament, claiming the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The team won 31 games before qualifying for the NCAA Tournament, a record for the school's Division I era.^[1]

This was the 6th NCAA tournament appearance in program history. As a No. 12 seed in the NCAA tournament's Southern region, they were defeated in the First Round by No. 5 seed San Diego State, a team that went on to upset No. 1 seed Alabama in the Sweet 16 and later played in the national championship game.

On November 20, 2022, the Cougars defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies in the Charleston Classic Championship game, winning the local tournament for the first time in program history. On January 2, 2023, the Cougars were ranked in the AP poll for the first time in 20 years. They remained ranked for four weeks, the earliest in any season that the Cougars have been ranked for multiple consecutive weeks.^[2]

Preseason

In the conference's preseason poll, the Cougars were picked to finish in first place.^[3]

Juniors Ante Brzovic (CAA Preseason First Team), Reyne Smith (CAA Preseason Second Team) and Ben Burnham are set to return.^[4]^[5]

Roster

2023–24 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jordan Crawford	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	North Mecklenburg HS	Charlotte, NC
F	1	Frankie Policelli	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Long Island Lutheran	New Hartford, NY
G	2	Reyne Smith	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Australian Institute of Sport	Ulverstone, Australia
G	3	Khalil London	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	St. Dominic HS	Wyandanch, NY
G	4	Bryce Butler	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Greater Latrobe Senior HS	Latrobe, PA
G	5	Evan Kilminster	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Australian Institute of Sport	Newcastle, Australia
F	10	Ante Brzovic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Southeastern Oklahoma State	Zagreb, Croatia
G	11	Kobe Rodgers	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	St. Xavier HS	Cincinnati, OH
G	12	CJ Fulton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	St. Malachy's College	Belfast, Northern Ireland
F	13	Ben Burnham	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Carmel Christian School	Fort Mill, SC
F	15	Mayar Wol	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Word of God Christian Academy	Raleigh, NC
F	23	James Scott	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	E.E. Smith HS	Fayetteville, NC
G	31	Jack Miller	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Ocean Township HS	Ocean Township, NJ
G	40	Frankie Idlett	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	IMG Academy	Miami, FL
F	41	Spencer Legg	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Woodberry Forest School	Washington, D.C.
G	45	Dylan Ritter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Zionsville HS	Zionsville, IN
F	50	Adam Comer	6 ft 19 in (2.31 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Broome HS	Spartanburg, SC
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Head coach

Pat Kelsey (Xavier)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Kloman (Tennessee)
Michael Cassidy (ACPE)
Thomas Carr (Pfeiffer)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 9, 2023

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops	Iona	W 71–69	1–0	16 – Brzovic	8 – Policelli	4 – Smith	TD Arena (5,265) Charleston, SC
November 10, 2023* 6:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. Duquesne Veterans Classic	L 72–90	1–1	14 – Rodgers	10 – Brzovic	4 – Fulton	Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
November 16, 2023* 11:30 am, ESPNU	vs. Vermont Myrtle Beach Invitational First Round	L 64–73	1–2	13 – Burnham	6 – Tied	2 – Brzovic	HTC Center (1,154) Conway, SC
November 17, 2023* 2:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. Wyoming Myrtle Beach Invitational Consolation 2nd Round	L 60–67	1–3	19 – Burnham	8 – Burnham	3 – Fulton	HTC Center (1,152) Conway, SC
November 19, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Coastal Carolina Myrtle Beach Invitational 7th Place Game	W 80–72	2–3	24 – Smith	11 – Brzovic	6 – Fulton	HTC Center (1,172) Conway, SC
November 26, 2023* 5:30 pm, ESPN+	at Kent State	W 84–78	3–3	21 – Smith	7 – Butler	7 – Fulton	MAC Center (1,813) Kent, OH
December 1, 2023* 6:00 pm, FloHoops	vs. Liberty Field of 68 Tip-Off	W 76–67	4–3	18 – Burnham	6 – Tied	3 – Brzovic	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
December 2, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPNU	at No. 13 FAU Field of 68 Tip-Off	L 74–90	4–4	14 – Smith	9 – Brzovic	3 – Tied	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL
December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, FloHoops	Rhode Island	W 85–70	5–4	23 – Burnham	5 – Tied	5 – Fulton	TD Arena (4,974) Charleston, SC
December 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops	The Citadel	W 86–71	6–4	15 – Policelli	9 – Brzovic	8 – Fulton	TD Arena (4,911) Charleston, SC
December 18, 2023* 6:00 pm, FloHoops	Coastal Carolina	W 84–81	7–4	16 – Scott	10 – Rodgers	3 – Tied	TD Arena (4,993) Charleston, SC
December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops	Saint Joseph's	W 89–82	8–4	31 – Smith	7 – Tied	8 – Fulton	TD Arena (4,854) Charleston, SC
December 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops	Montreat	W 96–59	9–4	19 – Burnham	8 – Brzovic	4 – Tied	TD Arena (5,027) Charleston, SC
CAA regular season
January 4, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops	at Hofstra	W 73–61	10–4 (1–0)	18 – Butler	7 – Tied	8 – Fulton	David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex (1,412) Hempstead, NY
January 6, 2024 6:30 pm, FloHoops	at Stony Brook	W 93–87	11–4 (2–0)	20 – Smith	6 – Policelli	6 – Brzovic	Island Federal Arena (2,416) Stony Brook, NY
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops	Elon	W 80–62	12–4 (3–0)	20 – Tied	8 – Tied	5 – Brzovic	TD Arena (4,679) Charleston, SC
January 13, 2024 4:30 pm, FloHoops	Monmouth	W 94–83	13–4 (4–0)	19 – Rodgers	12 – Brzovic	6 – Tied	TD Arena (4,790) Charleston, SC
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops	Towson						TD Arena Charleston, SC
January 20, 2024 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at UNC Wilmington						Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
January 25, 2024 FloHoops	at Hampton						Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops	at Campbell						Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops	UNC Wilmington						TD Arena Charleston, SC
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops	at William & Mary						Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
February 8, 2024 8:00 pm, CBSSN	North Carolina A&T						TD Arena Charleston, SC
February 10, 2024 3:30 pm, FloHoops	Drexel						TD Arena Charleston, SC
February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops	at Northeastern						Matthews Arena Boston, MA
February 19, 2024 8:00 pm, CBSSN	William & Mary						TD Arena Charleston, SC
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops	at Delaware						Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, CBSSN	at Towson						SECU Arena Towson, MD
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops	Campbell						TD Arena Charleston, SC
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops	Hofstra						TD Arena Charleston, SC
CAA tournament
March 10, 2023 CBSSN	vs. Quarterfinals						Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C.
March 11, 2023 CBSSN	vs. Semifinals						Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C.
March 12, 2024 CBSSN	vs. Championship						Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C.
NCAA tournament

*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	RV																			Not released
Coaches	—

References

↑ "Cougars Rule CAA After Rallying Past UNCW". College of Charleston Athletics. 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
↑ "2022-23 College of Charleston Cougars Men 's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
↑ McQuiggan, Miles. "Charleston Tabbed as CAA Men's Basketball Favorite; Drexel's Williams Selected as Preseason Player of the Year". caasports.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
↑ "Men's Basketball Picked First in CAA Preseason Poll". College of Charleston Athletics. 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster". College of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". College of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved 2023-10-11.

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[1] "Cougars Rule CAA After Rallying Past UNCW". College of Charleston Athletics. 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-10-09.

[2] "2022-23 College of Charleston Cougars Men 's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-09.

[3] McQuiggan, Miles. "Charleston Tabbed as CAA Men's Basketball Favorite; Drexel's Williams Selected as Preseason Player of the Year". caasports.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.

[4] "Men's Basketball Picked First in CAA Preseason Poll". College of Charleston Athletics. 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2023-10-20.

[5] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster". College of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved 2023-10-11.

[6] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". College of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved 2023-10-11.

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