#72 Charleston Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Charleston Cougars
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #72
 
Conference Rank: #1 CAA
 
 
2022-23 Record: 31-4, 16-2
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Pat Kelsey
Coach Record: 48-19 at Charleston, 234-114 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Dalton Bolon, Guard, 12.2 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.3 apg
Ryan Larson, Guard, 10.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 4.0 apg
Pat Robinson III, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.0 apg
Raekwon Horton, Forward, 5.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.1 apg
Babacar Faye, Forward, 4.7 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 0.6 apg
Jaylon Scott, Guard, 4.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 2.7 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Ante Brzovic, Junior, Forward, 11.6 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 0.9 apg
Reyne Smith, Junior, Guard, 10.8 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.3 apg
Ben Burnham, Junior, Forward, 8.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 0.5 apg
 
Key New Players:
Bryce Butler, Senior, Guard, Transfer from DII
Jordan Crawford, Freshman, Guard
CJ Fulton, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Lafayette
Evan Kilminster, Freshman, Guard
Khalil London, Freshman, Guard
Frankie Policelli, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Stony Brook
Kobe Rogers, Junior, Guard, Transfer from DII
James Scott, Freshman, Forward
Mayar Wol, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 80.1 (16th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.2 (91, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.6 (235, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.1 (139, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.9 (10, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.1 (230, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.4 (72, 1)
Rebound Margin: 6.3 (11, 1)
Assists Per Game: 13.7 (133, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.9 (132, 5)