Saturday, November 25
Anchorage, Alaska
6:30 PM
College of Charleston
at
Alaska Anchorage
Cougars Play Host Alaska Anchorage In Final Great Alaska Shootout
11/25/2017 1:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (3-2, 0-0 CAA) vs. ALASKA ANCHORAGE (4-3, 0-0 GNAC)
Game #6
GCI Great Alaska Shootout
4th/6th Place Game
November 24, 2017 • 2:30 p.m. (AST) / 6:30 p.m. (EST)
Alaska Airlines Center (5,000)
at Anchorage, Alaska
Television: None
Radio: College of Charleston Radio Network (ESPN Radio 910 AM)
Series History: First Meeting
Last Meeting: None
Internet: Free Live Statistics at https://portal.stretchinternet.com/uaa/
Live Video: Live Video via FloHoops at http://bit.ly/2ljDvtL
Tickets: www.GoSeawolves.com
Twitter: @CofCBasketball
THE COACHES
College of Charleston: Earl Grant
Fourth Year at CofC: 54-50
Fourth Year Overall: 54-50
Alaska Anchorage: Rusty Osborne
14th Year at UAA: 254-141
14th Year Overall: 254-141
TELEVISION (None)
RADIO (College of Charleston Radio Network)
Play-By-Play: Everett German
GAME PREVIEW
The College of Charleston men's basketball team (3-2) will close out tournament play at the 2017 GCI Great Alaska Shootout in a first-time meeting with host Alaska Anchorage (4-3) in the 4th/6th place game on Saturday, Nov. 25 at 2:30 p.m. (AST) / 6:30 p.m. (EST) at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. The Cougars fought off Sam Houston State in a 59-49 defensive battle to advance in the consolation bracket on Nov. 23. They had three players score in double figures against the Bearkats including 13 points from preseason Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year Joe Chealey, 12 points from Marquise Pointer and 11 points from Nick Harris. The NCAA Division II Seawolves are 3-3 on their home court this year and went an undefeated 16-0 last season. This will be the final Great Alaska Shootout after 40 years of existence in which CofC has participated three times in 1996, 2002 and 2017.
A LOOK AT ALASKA ANCHORAGE
The Seawolves claimed their 56th all-time win over a NCAA Division I opponent after defeating Santa Clara (78-73) in overtime in the consolation semifinals on Nov. 23. They were picked to finish fourth in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference after finishing 21-8 overall and in second-place in the regular season with a 15-5 record. UAA's roster includes four Division I transfers including top scorer and rebounder Jacob Lampkin, who previously played at the University of the Pacific. He is averaging a team-leading 14.3 points and 9.6 rebounds per game.
GCI GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Nov. 22 – First Round
Game 1 – Cal Poly vs. College of Charleston at Noon (AST)
Game 2 – Central Michigan vs. Sam Houston State at 2:30 p.m. (AST)
Game 3 – Idaho vs. Santa Clara at 5:30 p.m. (AST)
Game 4 – CSU Bakersfield vs. Alaska Anchorage at 8:00 p.m. (AST)
Thursday, Nov. 23 – Consolation Semifinals
Game 5 – CofC vs. Sam Houston State at 5:30 p.m. (AST)
Game 6 – Santa Clara vs. Alaska Anchorage at 8:00 p.m. (AST)
Friday, Nov. 24 – Semifinals
Game 7 – Cal Poly vs. Central Michigan at 5:30 p.m. (AST)
Game 8 – Idaho vs. CSU Bakersfield at 8:00 p.m. (AST)
Saturday, Nov. 25
Game 9 – Sam Houston State vs. Santa Clara (7th/8th place) at Noon (AST)
Game 10 – CofC vs. Alaska Anchorage (4th/6th place) at 2:30 p.m. (AST)
Game 11 – Cal Poly vs. Idaho (3rd/5th place) at 5:30 p.m. (AST)
Game 12 – Central Michigan vs. CSU Bakersfield (Championship) at 8:00 p.m. (AST)
COUGARS ON THE AIRWAVES
Fans can listen to all CofC men's basketball games throughout the 2017-18 season on ESPN Radio 910 AM in Charleston or via a live audio link at: www.charlestonsportsradio.com. Voice of the Cougars Everett German will call the action live from Alaska Airlines Center on the College of Charleston Radio Network.
LIVE VIDEO AVAILABLE
All tournament games will be televised live locally throughout the state of Alaska on GCI Channel 907 (HD) and GCI Channel 1 (SD). Live video for all tournament games can be purchased at www.FloHoops.com.
PROJECTED COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON STARTERS
#13 Joe Chealey, G, 6-4, 190, Sr. (20.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 4.4 apg, 36.6 min)
#21 Marquise Pointer, G, 6-0, 220, Jr. (7.6 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.6 apg, 28.0 min)
#12 Cameron Johnson, G, 6-4, 200, Sr. (10.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.4 apg, 35.6 min)
#24 Jaylen McManus, F, 6-7, 230, So. (4.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 0.4 apg, 20.0 min)
#23 Nick Harris, F, 6-10, 260, Jr. (5.8 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 0.8 apg, 26.6 min)
PROJECTED ALASKA ANCHORAGE STARTERS
#0 Maleke Haynes, G, 5-10, 165, Sr. (7.7 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 4.0 apg, 27.6 min)
#11 D.J. Ursery, G, 6-4, 190, Sr. (11.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.1 apg, 30.1 min)
#3 Malik Clements, G, 6-3, 210, Jr. (6.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.2 apg, 21.2 min)
#23 Josiah Wood, G, 6-5, 210, Jr. (10.1 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.7 apg, 26.1 min)
#5 Jacob Lampkin, F, 6-9, 235, Sr. (14.3 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 1.4 apg, 28.7 min)
COUGARS ALL-TIME IN THE GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT
College of Charleston is 6-2 all-time in Great Alaska Shootout games. The Cougars won the championship title over Villanova (71-69) in 2002 under former head coach Tom Herrion and lost in the championship game to Kentucky (65-92) in 1996 under legendary head coach John Kresse. In 1996, Thaddeus Delaney, Stacy Harris and Anthony Johnson were named to the all-tournament team next to Ron Mercer and Derek Anderson of Kentucky, Otis Hill of Syracuse, and Brevin Knight and Tim Young of Stanford. In 2002, former Cougar great Troy Wheless was named Most Outstanding Player and Thomas Mobley and Zeke Johnson to the all-tournament team.
ALL-TIME TOURNAMENT RESULTS (6-2)
CofC def. Arizona State, 77-68, on Nov. 27, 1996
CofC def. No. 21 Stanford, 82-78, on Nov. 29, 1996
No. 8 Kentucky def. CofC, 92-65, on Nov. 30, 1996
CofC def. Wyoming, 81-72, on Nov. 27, 2002
CofC def. Oklahoma State, 66-58, on Nov. 29, 2002
CofC def. Villanova, 71-69, on Nov. 30, 2002
Cal Poly def, CofC, 73-68, on Nov. 22, 2017
CofC def. Sam Houston State, 59-49, on Nov. 23, 2017
SAM HOUSTON STATE RECAP
College of Charleston 59, Sam Houston State 49
• For the first time this season, the College of Charleston used the starting lineup of Joe Chealey, Marquise Pointer, Cameron Johnson, Jaylen McManus and Nick Harris. It marked Pointer's first start of the season and 20th of his career.
• With the win, the Cougars take a 1-0 lead in the all-time series with Sam Houston State. It marked the first time for the program to play a school hailing from the Southland Conference since becoming a NCAA Division I member school in 1991-92.
• Joe Chealey turned in a game-high 13 points to extend his current double-digit scoring streak to five-straight games. He also dished out eight assists with one turnover against Sam Houston State. Chealey moved into the Top 15 on the school's all-time career scoring list ahead of former CofC greats Pat Harrington (1,307) and Antwaine Wiggins (1,306) with 1,318 career points to date.
• Marquise Pointer reset season highs in points (12), rebounds (7) and assists (4) versus Sam Houston State. He has now scored in double figures in back-to-back games at the Great Alaska Shootout. He tied his career-best with five defensive boards against the Bearkats next to five versus LSU on Nov. 30, 2015.
• Jaylen McManus registered a career-and season-high nine points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field and career-best 3-of-4 shooting from long range against Sam Houston State.
• Nick Harris had a near double-double with a season-high tying 11 points and game-high eight rebounds versus Sam Houston State. He also made two blocked shots.
• The CofC defense held the Bearkats to an opponent season-low 18 first-half points and 49 total points in the ballgame. Sam Houston State also shot an opponent season-low 31.0 percent (18-of-58) from the field.
• Brevin Galloway made his CofC debut grabbing two rebounds in eight minutes of action off the bench.
COUGAR SOUND BITES
"We have been sharing the ball and we have been getting a lot of assists. We have been very unselfish. We drive and kick and make the extra pass. That is a beautiful thing to watch when you take care of the ball and you defend – all very good characteristics for a good team. We did that all against Sam Houston State and I am happy that we came out on the winning side." – Coach Grant on the team's assist-to-turnover ratio the last two games at the Great Alaska Shootout
"The only challenge we will have is playing them on their own court, so they'll have a little more energy and confidence from being on their home floor. As long as we stick to our principles and standards, we will be fine." – Junior Guard Marquise Pointer on playing Alaska Anchorage on the program's home court and fans
Game #6
GCI Great Alaska Shootout
4th/6th Place Game
November 24, 2017 • 2:30 p.m. (AST) / 6:30 p.m. (EST)
Alaska Airlines Center (5,000)
at Anchorage, Alaska
Television: None
Radio: College of Charleston Radio Network (ESPN Radio 910 AM)
Series History: First Meeting
Last Meeting: None
Internet: Free Live Statistics at https://portal.stretchinternet.com/uaa/
Live Video: Live Video via FloHoops at http://bit.ly/2ljDvtL
Tickets: www.GoSeawolves.com
Twitter: @CofCBasketball
THE COACHES
College of Charleston: Earl Grant
Fourth Year at CofC: 54-50
Fourth Year Overall: 54-50
Alaska Anchorage: Rusty Osborne
14th Year at UAA: 254-141
14th Year Overall: 254-141
TELEVISION (None)
RADIO (College of Charleston Radio Network)
Play-By-Play: Everett German
GAME PREVIEW
The College of Charleston men's basketball team (3-2) will close out tournament play at the 2017 GCI Great Alaska Shootout in a first-time meeting with host Alaska Anchorage (4-3) in the 4th/6th place game on Saturday, Nov. 25 at 2:30 p.m. (AST) / 6:30 p.m. (EST) at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. The Cougars fought off Sam Houston State in a 59-49 defensive battle to advance in the consolation bracket on Nov. 23. They had three players score in double figures against the Bearkats including 13 points from preseason Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year Joe Chealey, 12 points from Marquise Pointer and 11 points from Nick Harris. The NCAA Division II Seawolves are 3-3 on their home court this year and went an undefeated 16-0 last season. This will be the final Great Alaska Shootout after 40 years of existence in which CofC has participated three times in 1996, 2002 and 2017.
A LOOK AT ALASKA ANCHORAGE
The Seawolves claimed their 56th all-time win over a NCAA Division I opponent after defeating Santa Clara (78-73) in overtime in the consolation semifinals on Nov. 23. They were picked to finish fourth in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference after finishing 21-8 overall and in second-place in the regular season with a 15-5 record. UAA's roster includes four Division I transfers including top scorer and rebounder Jacob Lampkin, who previously played at the University of the Pacific. He is averaging a team-leading 14.3 points and 9.6 rebounds per game.
GCI GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Nov. 22 – First Round
Game 1 – Cal Poly vs. College of Charleston at Noon (AST)
Game 2 – Central Michigan vs. Sam Houston State at 2:30 p.m. (AST)
Game 3 – Idaho vs. Santa Clara at 5:30 p.m. (AST)
Game 4 – CSU Bakersfield vs. Alaska Anchorage at 8:00 p.m. (AST)
Thursday, Nov. 23 – Consolation Semifinals
Game 5 – CofC vs. Sam Houston State at 5:30 p.m. (AST)
Game 6 – Santa Clara vs. Alaska Anchorage at 8:00 p.m. (AST)
Friday, Nov. 24 – Semifinals
Game 7 – Cal Poly vs. Central Michigan at 5:30 p.m. (AST)
Game 8 – Idaho vs. CSU Bakersfield at 8:00 p.m. (AST)
Saturday, Nov. 25
Game 9 – Sam Houston State vs. Santa Clara (7th/8th place) at Noon (AST)
Game 10 – CofC vs. Alaska Anchorage (4th/6th place) at 2:30 p.m. (AST)
Game 11 – Cal Poly vs. Idaho (3rd/5th place) at 5:30 p.m. (AST)
Game 12 – Central Michigan vs. CSU Bakersfield (Championship) at 8:00 p.m. (AST)
COUGARS ON THE AIRWAVES
Fans can listen to all CofC men's basketball games throughout the 2017-18 season on ESPN Radio 910 AM in Charleston or via a live audio link at: www.charlestonsportsradio.com. Voice of the Cougars Everett German will call the action live from Alaska Airlines Center on the College of Charleston Radio Network.
LIVE VIDEO AVAILABLE
All tournament games will be televised live locally throughout the state of Alaska on GCI Channel 907 (HD) and GCI Channel 1 (SD). Live video for all tournament games can be purchased at www.FloHoops.com.
PROJECTED COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON STARTERS
#13 Joe Chealey, G, 6-4, 190, Sr. (20.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 4.4 apg, 36.6 min)
#21 Marquise Pointer, G, 6-0, 220, Jr. (7.6 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.6 apg, 28.0 min)
#12 Cameron Johnson, G, 6-4, 200, Sr. (10.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.4 apg, 35.6 min)
#24 Jaylen McManus, F, 6-7, 230, So. (4.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 0.4 apg, 20.0 min)
#23 Nick Harris, F, 6-10, 260, Jr. (5.8 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 0.8 apg, 26.6 min)
PROJECTED ALASKA ANCHORAGE STARTERS
#0 Maleke Haynes, G, 5-10, 165, Sr. (7.7 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 4.0 apg, 27.6 min)
#11 D.J. Ursery, G, 6-4, 190, Sr. (11.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.1 apg, 30.1 min)
#3 Malik Clements, G, 6-3, 210, Jr. (6.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.2 apg, 21.2 min)
#23 Josiah Wood, G, 6-5, 210, Jr. (10.1 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.7 apg, 26.1 min)
#5 Jacob Lampkin, F, 6-9, 235, Sr. (14.3 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 1.4 apg, 28.7 min)
COUGARS ALL-TIME IN THE GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT
College of Charleston is 6-2 all-time in Great Alaska Shootout games. The Cougars won the championship title over Villanova (71-69) in 2002 under former head coach Tom Herrion and lost in the championship game to Kentucky (65-92) in 1996 under legendary head coach John Kresse. In 1996, Thaddeus Delaney, Stacy Harris and Anthony Johnson were named to the all-tournament team next to Ron Mercer and Derek Anderson of Kentucky, Otis Hill of Syracuse, and Brevin Knight and Tim Young of Stanford. In 2002, former Cougar great Troy Wheless was named Most Outstanding Player and Thomas Mobley and Zeke Johnson to the all-tournament team.
ALL-TIME TOURNAMENT RESULTS (6-2)
CofC def. Arizona State, 77-68, on Nov. 27, 1996
CofC def. No. 21 Stanford, 82-78, on Nov. 29, 1996
No. 8 Kentucky def. CofC, 92-65, on Nov. 30, 1996
CofC def. Wyoming, 81-72, on Nov. 27, 2002
CofC def. Oklahoma State, 66-58, on Nov. 29, 2002
CofC def. Villanova, 71-69, on Nov. 30, 2002
Cal Poly def, CofC, 73-68, on Nov. 22, 2017
CofC def. Sam Houston State, 59-49, on Nov. 23, 2017
SAM HOUSTON STATE RECAP
College of Charleston 59, Sam Houston State 49
• For the first time this season, the College of Charleston used the starting lineup of Joe Chealey, Marquise Pointer, Cameron Johnson, Jaylen McManus and Nick Harris. It marked Pointer's first start of the season and 20th of his career.
• With the win, the Cougars take a 1-0 lead in the all-time series with Sam Houston State. It marked the first time for the program to play a school hailing from the Southland Conference since becoming a NCAA Division I member school in 1991-92.
• Joe Chealey turned in a game-high 13 points to extend his current double-digit scoring streak to five-straight games. He also dished out eight assists with one turnover against Sam Houston State. Chealey moved into the Top 15 on the school's all-time career scoring list ahead of former CofC greats Pat Harrington (1,307) and Antwaine Wiggins (1,306) with 1,318 career points to date.
• Marquise Pointer reset season highs in points (12), rebounds (7) and assists (4) versus Sam Houston State. He has now scored in double figures in back-to-back games at the Great Alaska Shootout. He tied his career-best with five defensive boards against the Bearkats next to five versus LSU on Nov. 30, 2015.
• Jaylen McManus registered a career-and season-high nine points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field and career-best 3-of-4 shooting from long range against Sam Houston State.
• Nick Harris had a near double-double with a season-high tying 11 points and game-high eight rebounds versus Sam Houston State. He also made two blocked shots.
• The CofC defense held the Bearkats to an opponent season-low 18 first-half points and 49 total points in the ballgame. Sam Houston State also shot an opponent season-low 31.0 percent (18-of-58) from the field.
• Brevin Galloway made his CofC debut grabbing two rebounds in eight minutes of action off the bench.
COUGAR SOUND BITES
"We have been sharing the ball and we have been getting a lot of assists. We have been very unselfish. We drive and kick and make the extra pass. That is a beautiful thing to watch when you take care of the ball and you defend – all very good characteristics for a good team. We did that all against Sam Houston State and I am happy that we came out on the winning side." – Coach Grant on the team's assist-to-turnover ratio the last two games at the Great Alaska Shootout
"The only challenge we will have is playing them on their own court, so they'll have a little more energy and confidence from being on their home floor. As long as we stick to our principles and standards, we will be fine." – Junior Guard Marquise Pointer on playing Alaska Anchorage on the program's home court and fans
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