| 2016–17 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball | |
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NIT, First round  | |
| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association | 
| Record | 25–10 (14–4 CAA) | 
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| Home arena | TD Arena | 
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College of Charleston | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 23 | .303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2017 CAA tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 
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| 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 due to 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
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| 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 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV  | 
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance)  city, state  | ||||||
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| 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 [1][2].  | |||||||||||
