Cougars Take on Rams in CBI Quarterfinals
3/21/2010 11:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The College of Charleston men's basketball team, fresh off an 82-79 win at Eastern Kentucky in the College Basketball Invitational first round, travels to Richmond, Va., Monday, Mar. 22 to take on the VCU Rams at 7 p.m. at the Verizon Wireless Arena.
This is the second year in a row the Cougars have traveled to Richmond, Va. for the CBI Quarterfinals. Charleston faced the Richmond Spiders in 2009, falling 74-72.
Charleston is 22-11 overall and has won six out of its last eight games. The Cougars are led by Andrew Goudelock (Lilburn, Ga.) with 19.4 points a game. Jeremy Simmons (Lithonia, Ga.) paces the team in rebounds with 7.9 a game.
VCU is 23-9 and earned a spot in the CBI quarterfinals with a 79-73 win at George Washington. Larry Sanders leads the Rams with 14.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game.
The Cougars are 1-3 against VCU, with the last meeting a 71-59 decision Nov. 18, 2006 in favor of the Rams at the Paradise Jam Tournament in St. Thomas. The two teams played a home-and-home series during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. Charleston took an 85-75 win at home Feb. 19, 2005, but fell on the road, 76-71, Dec. 17, 2005. In the only other meeting VCU won, 142-83, back on Nov. 28, 1969.
CofC is 19-13 against Colonial Athletic Conference Opponents in the last 20 seasons. Charleston defeated CAA's George Mason 85-83 in an ESPN Bracket Buster game Feb. 20.
Casaan Breeden (Clio, S.C.) did not travel with the team in order to concentrate on his academics, according to Head Coach Bobby Cremins.
The game will be televised locally on HDnet, available to DirecTV (channel 79 and 306) and Dish Network (channel 9422) subscribers.
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