2021–22 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

2021–22 CAA men's basketball standings
	*Ineligible for conference tournament due to changing conferences in 2022
	† 2022 CAA tournament winner;

2021–22 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball
2021–22 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	17–15 (8–10 CAA)
Head coach	Pat Kelsey (1st season);
Associate head coach	Dave Davis
Assistant coaches	Brian Kloman; Michael Cassidy;
Home arena	TD Arena

The 2021–22 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by first-year head coach Pat Kelsey, played their home games at the TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. The Cougars finished the season 17–15, 8–10 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Hofstra in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament before losing to UNC Wilmington in the semifinals.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Cougars finished the 2020–21 season 9–10, 6–4 CAA play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament to Drexel.[1]

Following the season, head coach Earl Grant was hired as the new coach at Boston College.[2] Shortly thereafter, the school named Winthrop coach Pat Kelsey the team's new head coach.[3][4]

Roster

2021–22 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Jordan Sechan	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	GS	Bucknell	New Canaan, CT
G	2	Reyne Smith	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Australian Institute of Sport	Ulverstone, Australia
G	3	Dalton Bolon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	West Liberty	Gnadenhutten, OH
F	4	Raekwon Horton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Vermont Academy	Santee, SC
G	5	Brenden Tucker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Dacula HS	Lawrenceville, GA
G/F	11	Dimitrius Underwood	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	UT Dallas	Mesquite, TX
F	12	John Meeks	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	GS	Bucknell	Burlington, NC
F	25	Ben Burnham	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Carmel Christian School	Fort Mill, SC
F	30	Nick Farrar	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	NC State	Apex, NC
G	31	Jack Miller	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Fr	Ocean Township HS	Ocean Township, NJ
F/C	33	Osinachi Smart	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	GS	New Garden Friends School	Umuahia, Nigeria
F	34	Charles Lampten	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Dawson CC	Roanoke, TX
F	35	Babacar Faye	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	NBA Academy Africa	Saly, Senegal
G	41	Nikita Evdokimov	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Lokomotiv Kuban	Chekhov, Russia
G	45	Dylan Ritter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Fr	Zionsville HS	Zionsville, IN
F	50	Adam Comer	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr	Broome HS	Spartanburg, SC

Head coach

Pat Kelsey (Xavier)

Assistant coach(es)

Dave Davis (Warren Wilson)
Brian Kloman (Tennessee)
Michael Cassidy (ACPE)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 23, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2021* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		South Carolina State Rising Coaches Classic	W 106–74	1–0	TD Arena (4,448) Charleston, SC
November 12, 2021* 7:30 pm, FloHoops		Lipscomb Rising Coaches Classic	W 86–77	2–0	TD Arena (4,151) Charleston, SC
November 13, 2021* 5:00 pm, FloHoops		Loyola (MD) Rising Coaches Classic	W 79–72	3–0	TD Arena (4,166) Charleston, SC
November 16, 2021* 8:30 pm, CBSSN		No. 18 North Carolina	L 83–94	3–1	TD Arena (5,203) Charleston, SC
November 22, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Oklahoma State	L 66–96	3–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,307) Stillwater, OK
November 27, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Chattanooga	W 68–66	4–2	McKenzie Arena (2,244) Chattanooga, TN
November 30, 2021* 7:30 pm, FloHoops		Tulane	W 81–77	5–2	TD Arena (3,852) Charleston, SC
December 3, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Furman	L 88–91 ^OT	5–3	Timmons Arena (2,015) Greenville, SC
December 7, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tulane	W 86–72	6–3	Devlin Fieldhouse (653) New Orleans, LA
December 12, 2021* 2:00 pm, FloHoops		Presbyterian	W 78–76 ^OT	7–3	TD Arena (3,648) Charleston, SC
December 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stetson	L 59–67	7–4	Edmunds Center (399) DeLand, FL
December 19, 2021* 2:00 pm		vs. Rhode Island Holiday Hoops Fest	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols at Rhode Island		Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C.
December 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ODUSports.com		at Old Dominion	W 82–80	8–4	Chartway Arena (4,272) Norfolk, VA
CAA regular season
December 31, 2021 2:00 pm, FloHoops		Delaware	L 66–67	8–5 (0–1)	TD Arena (3,394) Charleston, SC
January 9, 2022 4:00 pm, FloHoops		Elon	W 65–61	9–5 (1–1)	TD Arena (3,635) Charleston, SC
January 17, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		UNC Wilmington	L 78–86	9–6 (1–2)	TD Arena (3,844) Charleston, SC
January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Towson	L 67–74	9–7 (1–3)	SECU Arena (968) Towson, MD
January 22, 2022 4:00 pm, FloHoops		at James Madison	L 94–95	9–8 (1–4)	Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,721) Harrisonburg, VA
January 25, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		William & Mary Rescheduled from January 11	W 74–73	10–8 (2–4)	TD Arena (3,230) Charleston, SC
January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Hofstra	L 73–76	10–9 (2–5)	TD Arena (3,719) Charleston, SC
January 29, 2022 4:00 pm, FloHoops		Northeastern	W 81–63	11–9 (3–5)	TD Arena (4,634) Charleston, SC
February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at William & Mary	W 84–61	12–9 (4–5)	Kaplan Arena (2,352) Williamsburg, VA
February 5, 2022 4:00 pm, FloHoops		at Elon	W 66–64	13–9 (5–5)	Schar Center (2,690) Elon, NC
February 12, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at UNC Wilmington	L 79–85	13–10 (5–6)	Trask Coliseum (5,250) Wilmington, NC
February 14, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Drexel Rescheduled from December 29	W 79–75	14–10 (6–6)	TD Arena (3,516) Charleston, SC
February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		James Madison	L 63–71	14–11 (6–7)	TD Arena (4,283) Charleston, SC
February 19, 2022 4:00 pm, FloHoops		Towson	L 77–80	14–12 (6–8)	TD Arena (5,060) Charleston, SC
February 22, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Northeastern Rescheduled from January 3	W 83–72	15–12 (7–8)	Matthews Arena (518) Boston, MA
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Delaware	W 99–96	16–12 (8–8)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,706) Newark, DE
February 26, 2022 4:00 pm, FloHoops		at Drexel	L 79–80	16–13 (8–9)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,184) Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Hofstra Rescheduled from January 5	L 84–89	16–14 (8–10)	Mack Sports Complex (1,416) Hempstead, NY
CAA tournament
March 6, 2022 8:30 pm, FloHoops	(6)	vs. (3) Hofstra Quarterfinals	W 92–76	17–14	Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,578) Washington, D.C.
March 7, 2022 8:30 pm, CBSSN	(6)	vs. (2) UNC Wilmington Semifinals	L 57–60	17–15	Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,707) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source[5][6][7]

References

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"BC names Charleston's Grant new head coach". ESPN.com. 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
Bilodeau, Kevin. "College of Charleston hiring Winthrop's Pat Kelsey as new head basketball coach". www.live5news.com. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
"Winthrop's Kelsey leaving for College of Charleston job". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
"2021-22 Charleston Cougars Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
"2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". College of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
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[2] "BC names Charleston's Grant new head coach". ESPN.com. 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2021-12-15.

[3] Bilodeau, Kevin. "College of Charleston hiring Winthrop's Pat Kelsey as new head basketball coach". www.live5news.com. Retrieved 2021-12-15.

[4] "Winthrop's Kelsey leaving for College of Charleston job". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-12-15.

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Charleston Cougars men's basketball
Venues	John Kresse Arena (1982–2008) TD Arena (2008–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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2021–22 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Towson	15	–	3	.833	25	–	9	.735
UNC Wilmington	15	–	3	.833	27	–	9	.750
Hofstra	13	–	5	.722	21	–	11	.656
Drexel	10	–	8	.556	15	–	14	.517
Delaware †	10	–	8	.556	22	–	13	.629
Charleston	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
Elon	7	–	11	.389	10	–	22	.313
James Madison*	6	–	12	.333	15	–	14	.517
William & Mary	4	–	14	.222	5	–	27	.156
Northeastern	2	–	16	.111	9	–	22	.290
*Ineligible for conference tournament due to changing conferences in 2022

† 2022 CAA tournament winner