Turnovers, Turnovers, But Didn't Rollover

Louisville imposed their will on the College of Charleston tonight winning 80 to 38. Louisville's bread & butter is to cause turnovers (averaging 21 TOs a game) and to score on these defensive efforts, which they did, causing 27 turnovers by the Cougars tonight, defeating the College by 42 points.
Cougs didn't roll over
Baru had 16 points & 14 boards leading the Cougars as they continued to fight despite the deficit and the loss of Senior Olympian (& point guard) Andrew Lawrence who turned his ankle in the 2nd half. Fight On Cougs!

Cards up by 20 at the Half!

Louisville Cardinals 36
College of Charleston Cougars 16
at the end of the 1st Half

5th Ranked Louisville comes to Chucktown!

Coach Rick Pitino brings his 5th ranked Cardinals to the sold-out Kresse Arena to face the Cougars tonight at 9 pm on ESPNU. After beating Baylor, which just stopped Kentucky's win-streak, Coach Wojcik and the Cougars are a formidable opponent for the Cards. GO COUGS!

Coughs lose opener against Georgia Tech

Brandon Thomas of Georgia Tech was four for four with three RBIs in the Yellowjackets 8 to 4 win against College of Charleston today!

Cougs 4 Yellow Jackets 8 NCAA Regional (Gainesville)

Pitcher Nick Ostermann got out of a bases loaded jam as 1st baseman Cody Martin chased down a foul ball to end the inning.

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CofC 4-Ga Tech 7 bottom of the 4th, Opening Round NCAA Regional

SoCon Pitcher of the year Christian Powell gave up 4 Unearned Runs and 7 total runs before being pulled in the 4th inning.

The game is being shown on ESPN3 and as filler during the Clemson/Coastal Carolina rain delay

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Cougs Up By 1 on UNC-G @ the Half

The Cougs love to keep it close up by one at the over UNC-G
College of Charleston Cougars 30
NC-Greensboro Spartans 31

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Cougs beat Davidson by 8-Dr. Jenny is my new good luck charm!

Cougs lead Davidson by 5-38-33

Game vs Western Carolina Tonight @ 8 pm!

Watch the Men's Basketball Game on TV Tonight!

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON vs. WESTERN CAROLINA
February 9, 2012 • 8:00 p.m. (ET)
TD Arena/John Kresse Court at Charleston, S.C.

Television:

WATCH CHANNEL 36
if your provider is DirecTV, Dish Network or AT&T U-Verse.
WATCH CHANNEL 13
if your provider is Comcast, Knology or Time Warner. GO COUGARS!    

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CofC loses by 1 in OT to Elon

Final score: College of Charleston Cougars 82
Elon Phoenix 83

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Cougs Trail Elon by 17 at the Half!

College of Charleston Cougars 34
Elon Phoenix 51
at the end of the 1st Half

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Cougs take on Elon Tonight!

The game College of Charleston Cougars at Elon Phoenix scheduled for 7:00 PM US/Eastern has just started

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Cougs End Losing Streak!

With Coach Cremins stepping down and the Cougars riding a 4-game losing streak we were a bit apprehensive about tonight's game against Samford but could old Samford came through for us and the Cougs won! Final score: College of Charleston Cougars 68
Samford Bulldogs 52

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Cougs Lose By 3 to The Purple Paladins!

Final score for tonight's game Furman Paladins 69-College of Charleston Cougars 63

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Cougs Trail Furman at the Half!

Come on Cougs! What's going on? Let's get back on track! At the half Furman Paladins 31-College of Charleston Cougars 25

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Cougs are tied with Ga Southern at the Half

College of Charleston Cougars 29
Georgia Southern Eagles 29

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Wildcats smoked us!

I didn't have a chance to watch the game but the Final score was College of Charleston Cougars 69
Davidson Wildcats 87

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Davidson leads the Cougs by 12 @ the Half!

College of Charleston Cougars 34
Davidson Wildcats 46

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Cougs face Davidson tonight!

The game College of Charleston Cougars at Davidson Wildcats scheduled for 7:00 PM US/Eastern has just started
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Final Treat on Your NBA Advent Calendar: Goudelock & the Lakers take on the Chicago Bulls

CofC Alum Drew Goudelock #0 has 6 points so far in tonight's game as the Lakers host the Bulls in the season opener for the NBA!

CofC vs Louisville-1st Half Stats graphics from ESPNU

In-Game Update-Cougs lead 37 to Louisville 33!

Sure the Cardinals are 10-0 and ranked 4th in the country but the College of Charleston Cougars are fearless. It helps that Louisville are inept at dunking and lay-ups.
That being said, I feel like not a lot of calls are going our way which was just explained by Melveeta as "Basketball politics: Refs probably paid off by Vegas and the Petino crime syndicate".
Also, Wideman might be sick or dream-walking; either way, we need him to get back to his normal aggressive game, pulling down more boards! Cougs keep up the pressure and chew up the Cardinals!
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Cougars are on the road in Louisville!

The game has started, 4 minutes in and the Cougs trail the 4th ranked (10-0) Cards by 5 points! Let's go Cougs! Let me know if you're at the KFC-Yum Brands Center!
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Cougs Take Down The Vols!

Final score from tonight's game: Tennessee Volunteers 65
College of Charleston Cougars 71

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Vols @ CofC-at the Half

Tennessee Volunteers 34
College of Charleston Cougars 31
at the end of the 1st Half
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Men's Basketball - Schedule & Results - CofCSports.com--Official Web site of College of Charleston Athletics

Men's Basketball - Schedule & Results - CofCSports.com--Official Web site of College of Charleston Athletics

Reds & Cardinals Brawl Re-enactment

Brandi Carlile "I've Just Seen a Face" (Beatles Cover) Music Farm, Charl...

Anthony Johnson Crushed by Benching!

From the NBA Fan House: Article by Tim Povtak

ORLANDO -- Magic journeyman Anthony Johnson has been in the NBA 12 years, a former second-round pick from the obscure College of Charleston. He has scratched and clawed every step of the way, bouncing through 10 different teams with stops in the Development League and free agent summer camps in between.

He has had 10-day contracts and minimum wage contracts, never far from being outside looking in. He has been traded more than once for a cup of coffee and future consideration. Nothing has come easy.

It's why he thought this NBA Finals was going to be the highlight, the crowning moment of his career, coming on the heels of his most consistent, most satisfying season.

Instead, it was turned into the biggest disappointment of his life.

"This is the toughest thing that's ever happened to me,'' Johnson said Saturday afternoon. "I've dealt with a lot of stuff through the years, but to help my team get to the Finals, the biggest stage in basketball, and then get told you're not going to play, that has been very, very difficult.''

The Magic are trailing the Lakers 3-1, on the verge of elimination Sunday in Game 5. It is eating at Johnson because he was rendered helpless by the Magic decision to bring back Jameer Nelson for the Finals – essentially benching Johnson -- after being out for four months with a shoulder injury. It's a decision that is haunting the Magic because their play at point guard has been erratic, but it's haunting Johnson even more."

He (Nelson) looks like a guy who is a little rusty, but that's to be expected. He's doing the best he can after being away. He's a scorer, a shooter and the shoulder is very important,'' Johnson said. "From the sideline, you think on every possession, what you might be doing differently, but the truth of the matter is, I'm not out there. It is what it is.''

Johnson played 80 games during the season, first as a backup to Nelson and then as the backup to Rafer Alston, always providing the stabilizing force of a well-seasoned veteran. He averaged 18.5 minutes, 5.3 points and 2.5 assists. In the first three rounds of the playoffs, behind Alston, he averaged 14.7 points, 4.3 points and 2.1 assists.

He has not played in the Finals.

Johnson, 34, actually has more Finals experience than anyone on the Magic roster. He was a backup to Jason Kidd in New Jersey when the Nets lost in the Finals both in 2002 and 2003, although his role was minimal.

"I was looking forward to having a more prominent role this time, having my play help determine whether we won or lost,'' he said. "I was really looking forward to that. It's why you work so hard in the summers and during the season. This has been tough.''

Although Johnson was probably thinking it, he wouldn't say that he would have made a difference in this series. After all, neither Alston nor Nelson have played particularly well. They have combined to hit just two of 16 3-point shots. They are averaging only 3 and 2.5 assists respectively. Coach Stan Van Gundy seems to have lost confidence in both of them.

Although he saw it coming in the days leading up to the Finals, he wasn't told definitively until the morning of Game 1 that he was losing his role to Nelson. No real explanation was given.

"I guess I would have liked to know more of the reason why,'' he said. "But maybe I'm not owed a reason or explanation. That's just part of the business. It's still tough.''

Cougars's Womens Tennis Team Wins So-Con Championship and Birth In NCAA Tournament!

From the Post & Courier: 

ELON, N.C. — The College of Charleston won the Southern Conference women's tennis tournament title with a 4-1 victory over top-seeded Furman in the final Sunday at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.

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"Our girls laid it all on the line and left everything out on the court," said Cougars coach Angelo Anastopoulo, whose second-seeded team improved to 24-4. "They have battled through injuries all season and still managed to rise up to the occasion every time this season. (Sunday) they played the hardest I've ever seen them play.

"Anytime you can beat a team like Furman (17-8), it is special. They are an oustanding team. They have dominated the league year in and year out. We knew going into the tournament that we needed to play better at doubles. During the regular season we were 0-3 at the doubles point against the teams we played in the tournament. We went 3-0 this weekend, and that gave the girls a tremendous boost going into the singles."

The Cougars won their first conference championship since 2003 and secured the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

The 24 wins represent the most by a Charleston team since earning NCAA Division I status in 1991-92. The NCAA Tournament Selection Show will air on ESPNU at 5:20 p.m. Tuesday.

In doubles play, the teams split matches in the Nos. 1 and 3 spots. At No. 2, Kinsey Casey and Keely Mulligan earned a 9-8 victory to capture a team point for the Cougars.

After Furman won the first match in singles play, Charleston swept matches in the number four, six and two positions to get to the four points needed to clinch the SoCon championship.

Casey (No. 6), Anna Lee Evans (No. 4) and Holly Dowse (No. 2) supplied the singles wins the Cougars needed.

Singles: Laura Gioia (F) d. Laura Borza 6-0, 6-1; Holly Dowse (C) d. Monica Arguello 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; Jessica Preeg (F) vs. Caroline Newman 3-6, 6-3, unfinished; Anna Lee Evans (C) d. Susan Bitetti 6-1, 6-4; Lauren Tomory (F) vs. Keely Mulligan 6-7 (2-7), 6-2, unf.; Kinsey Casey (C) def. Jennifer Betts 7-5, 6-2.

Doubles: Arguello-Gioia (F) d. Evans-Borza 8-1; Casey-Mulligan (C) d. Tomory-Betts 9-8 (8-6); Dowse-Newman (C) d. Preeg-Bitetti 8-5.

--Furman (22-7) won its second straight SoCon men's tennis tournament championship, posting a 4-0 victory over host Elon (21-6). The Paladins earned the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.

2009 College Basketball Invitational Tournament!

The College of Charleston men's basketball team has been selected to play in the 2009 College Basketball Invitational. The Cougars will play at Troy on Wednesday, March 18 at 8:00 p.m. EST as part of the tournament's East Regional. This is the second meeting all-time between the schools. The Cougars beat the Trojans, 92-42, at John Kresse Arena on January 5, 1998. The winner plays either Richmond or St. John's on March 23.

 

Brackets / Schedule!

To download the CBI Tournament brackets click here.

 

Possible Home Game?

The College Basketball Invitational is a single-elimination tournament, up until the "Best of Three" Championship Series, with all games being played at campus sites. Prior to the semifinals, the remaining teams will be re-seeded. The Championship Series is a "Best of Three" (home-away-home) in which the higher seeded team will host the first and last (if necessary) home games.

 

Interested in Traveling to Troy?

For those who are looking to travel to Troy, Alabama, please click here.

 

Listen To The Men's Tournament Live!

All men's games will air on ESPN radio 910-AM in Charleston.  You can also follow the live stats by clicking here. 

 

Tip-off is at approximately 8:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday! 

From Brass @ the Post & Courier

Like every team that competes, the ultimate goal for the College of Charleston men's basketball team was an opportunity to compete in the 65-team NCAA Tournament. But with nearly 350 schools in Division I, the Cougars are happy that there are a few other dances besides the big one.

Charleston, which lost to Chattanooga in the SoCon Tournament championship game, got word late Sunday that the Cougars' 26-8 record wasn't enough to land them a spot in the National Invitation Tournament. But it was more than enough for a spot in the College Basketball Invitational, a second-year event featuring a 16-team field. The Cougars will travel to play Troy (19-14) of the Sun Belt Conference at 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Cougars coach Bobby Cremins is a big advocate of having more teams invited to the NCAA, which in turn would offer more opportunities in the National Invitation Tournament. But right now he's happy for the CBI and the opportunity if affords his team.

"I think these tournaments are great. Until we put more teams in the Big Dance, I'm a big advocate of these tournaments," said Cremins, noting that The Citadel (20-12) also will get a postseason opportunity in the inaugural College-Insider.Com Tournament.

Senior guard Marcus Hammond said the Cougars are excited to still be playing. Hammond said he kept up with the selection process on the computer and by text messages and was happy when the word finally came around 11:30 p.m. "It extends our careers and gives us another opportunity to play and show our value to the program," Hammond said. "I think the CBI is a tournament that will grow. It's not where the NCAA or NIT is, but the tournament will grow. We want to go out and win the tournament and go out as champions.

"We don't have a lot of time to find out about Troy. It's a quick turnaround. We'll give it all we've got. We'll do a lot of studying and then we'll be ready Wednesday."

Fellow senior Jermaine Johnson said he knows the Trojans are members of the Sun Belt Conference, whose champion is Western Kentucky, and that says a lot.

"I'm ready to play," Johnson said. "We've already been off the court too long. This is the most exciting thing ever. I've never been to a postseason tournament. The fact we actually have a chance to do this is a great feeling."

Cremins said prior to the two new tournaments, the only SoCon teams that would be in postseason play would be tournament winner Chattanooga and regular season champion Davidson.

"So this is fun for us," he said. "But we need to take this tournament seriously. We need to go in thinking we want to prove ourselves. I'm going to tell them how fortunate they are to still be practicing. We could be closing shop right now. We have an opportunity to play in a postseason tournament. Let's go out and give it everything we have."

Cremins said the opportunity is a step in the right director for the College of Charleston program.

"You have to remember, we have four sophomores, we have Tony White, who is a junior, and we have these freshmen. The more they play, it might mean something next year," Cremins said.

"I'm happy for the seniors. That was a tough loss for them in Chattanooga. Jermaine, Marcus, Dustin Scott. They really wanted to win that game. Now, they keep playing. Our first choice, obviously, was to beat Chattanooga and go to the Big Dance and get involved with March Madness."

Reach Tommy Braswell at braswell@postandcourier.com

 

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