CofC takes on Clemson for first time since 1925
12/17/2009 8:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
College of Charleston (5-3, 3-0 SoCon)
at
Clemson (9-2, 0-0 ACC)
Date/Time - Dec. 19, 2009/7:30
Arena - Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
TV - None
Radio - 910-AM WTMZ/CofCSports.com
Announcers - Tony Ciuffo (pbp), Everett German (color)
Series/Last Matchup Clemson leads 7-1 (CofC 30-10; 1/30/25)
College of Charleston Head Coach Bobby Cremins
Record/Season/Pct.: 524-347/29th/.602
at College of Charleston: 70-40/4th/.636
Cremins vs. Clemson: 19-22 (14-5 H, 3-17 A, 2-0 N)
Clemson Head Coach Oliver Purnell
Record/Season/Pct.: 382-270/22nd/.586
at Clemson: 126-79/7th/.615
Purnell vs. College of Charleston: 2-0 (1990-91 at Radford)
Fast Break Points ...
- The Cougars and the Tigers are meeting for the first time since CofC's 30-10 win over Clemson on Jan. 30, 1925 at the Sumter Guard Armory in Charleston ... Jim Nantz, Sr., grandfather of CBS's Jim Nantz, led CofC with 11 points ...
- CofC is 4-8 against the ACC ... wins over Maryland, Georgia Tech, and North Carolina (twice) ...
- The Cougars are coming off an 87-74 win over Charleston Southern on Wednesday ... CofC had season-highs in points, FGs (31), FG%, (.508), FT made (15), FT attempted (22) and steals (12) ...
- CofC is riding a four-game win streak ... outscoring the opposition 72.2-63.0 ppg ... hitting 48.5% from the floor (110-227), while holding opposition to just 36.4% shooting (95-261) ... 33 blocked shots ...
- Donavan Monroe equalled career-highs for points (18) and steals (5) vs. CSU ... freshman Andrew Lawrence tallied his first double-figure scoring contest with 13 points ...
- Jeremy Simmons had his third double-double in the past four games with 17 points and a career-high 15 rebounds ... Simmons is averaging 13.3 points, 11.8 rebounds and 3.3 blocks during that span ... has scored in double-figures in seven straight games, the longest stretch of his career ...
