Friday, November 23
Orlando, Fla.
6:30 PM
College of Charleston
vs
UAB
Cougars and Blazers To Meet In Consolation Round On ESPN3
11/23/2018 12:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (3-2, 0-0 CAA) vs. UAB (3-1, 0-0 C-USA)
Game #6
AdvoCare Invitational Consolation Round
November 23, 2018 • 6:30 p.m. (ET)
HP Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (5,000)
at Orlando, Fla.
Television: ESPN3
Radio: College of Charleston Radio Network (ESPN Radio 910 AM | 94.7 FM)
Series History: CofC Leads 1-0
Last Meeting: CofC def. UAB, 66-55, on Nov. 25, 1994 in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Internet: Free Live Statistics at www.advocare.statbroadcast.com
Live Video: WatchESPN.com
Twitter: @CofCBasketball
THE COACHES
College of Charleston: Earl Grant
Fifth Year at CofC: 80-58
Fifth Year Overall: 80-58
UAB: Robert Ehsan
Third Year at UAB: 40-30
Third Year Overall: 40-30
TELEVISION (ESPN3)
Play-By-Play: Mike Morgan
Color Analyst: Tim Welsh
RADIO (College of Charleston Radio Network)
Play-By-Play: Everett German
GAME PREVIEW
The College of Charleston men's basketball team (3-2) will look to bounce back from a first-round 67-55 loss to No. 19 LSU with its second-ever meeting with UAB (3-1) in the consolation round of the AdvoCare Invitational on Friday, Nov. 23 at 6:30 p.m. (ET) at HP Field House in Orlando, Fla. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3. Both teams last met in the opening-round of the 1994 Puerto Rico Shootout in San Juan, Puerto Rico. CofC would go on to win that first initial meeting, 66-55, behind 12 points from former greats Patrick King and 15 rebounds from Thaddeous Delaney. UAB will be one of two Conference USA opponents the Cougars will face in non-conference play this season as they host Charlotte on Dec. 1 at TD Arena. Senior forward Jarrell Brantley is riding a five-game double-digit scoring streak having registered back-to-back 20-point outings including a game-high 27 points and nine rebounds versus the Tigers on Thanksgiving Day. He has also gone 8-for-8 from the free throw line in his last two games against Oklahoma State and LSU. The winner/loser will move on to the 5th/7th place game against either Canisius or Memphis on Sunday.
UAB AT-A-GLANCE
UAB had its three-game win streak halted by No. 14 Florida State (L, 63-81) in the opening round. It was the first non-home game for the Blazers after rattling off three-straight home wins against Mercer, New Orleans and West Alabama to start the year. They have two players averaging double figures in sophomore guard Zack Bryant (13.5 ppg) and redshirt senior forward Lewis Sullivan (10.0 ppg). UAB was picked to finish eight in the preseason Conference USA Poll.
ADVOCARE INVITATIONAL BRACKET
Game 1: Villanova vs. Canisius on Thursday, November 22 at 1:30 p.m.
Game 2: Oklahoma State vs. Memphis on Thursday, November 22 at 4:00 pm.
Game 3: College of Charleston vs. LSU on Thursday, November 22 at 7:00 p.m.
Game 4: UAB vs. Florida State on Thursday, November 22 at 9:30 p.m.
Game 5: Villanova vs. Oklahoma State on Friday, November 23 at 11:30 a.m.
Game 6: Canisius vs. Memphis on Friday, November 23 at 1:30 p.m.
Game 7: LSU vs. Florida State on Friday, November 23 at 4:30 p.m.
Game 8: College of Charleston vs. UAB on Friday, November 23 at 6:30 p.m.
Game 9: 7th Place Game on Sunday, November 25 at 10:30 a.m.
Game 10: 5th Place Game on Sunday, November 25 at 6:30 p.m.
Game 11: 3rd Place Game on Sunday, November 25 at 1:00 or 4:00 p.m.
Game 12: Championship Game on Sunday, November 25 at 1:00 or 4:00 p.m.
COUGARS ON THE AIRWAVES
Fans can listen to all CofC men's basketball games throughout the 2018-19 season on ESPN Radio 910 AM and 94.7 FM in Charleston or via a live audio link at: www.charlestonsportsradio.com. Voice of the Cougars Everett German will call the action live from HP Field House.
PROJECTED COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON STARTERS
#10 Zep Jasper, G, 6-1, 170, RS-Fr. (8.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.6 apg, 32.6 min)
#1 Grant Riller, G, 6-3, 190, Jr. (16.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 4.0 apg, 36.6 min)
#2 Brevin Galloway, G, 6-2, 215, So. (10.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 0.8 apg, 28.6 min)
#5 Jarrell Brantley, F, 6-7, 255, Sr. (20.2 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 1.2 apg, 34.8 min)
#23 Nick Harris, F, 6-10, 270, Sr. (0.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 0.4 apg, 18.2 min)
PROJECTED UAB STARTERS
#1 Zack Bryant, G, 6-2, 183, So. (13.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 3.8 apg, 30.8 min)
#21 Jalen Perry, G, 6-3, 197, Sr. (9.5 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.8 apg, 27.5 min)
#3 Tavin Lovan, G, 6-4, 196, Fr. (9.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 0.5 apg, 22.0 min)
#23 Lewis Sullivan, F, 6-7, 231, RS-Sr. (10.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.0 apg, 23.5 min)
#12 Will Butler, F, 6-8, 255, Jr. (5.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 0.5 apg, 20.0 min)
LSU RECAP
LSU, 67, College of Charleston 55
• For the fifth-straight game, College of Charleston started Zep Jasper, Grant Riller, Brevin Galloway, Jarrell Brantley and Nick Harris (3-2).
• LSU now leads 3-1 in the all-time series with College of Charleston. It was the fourth meeting between the two schools over the last five years.
• Jarrell Brantley registered a season-and game-high 27 points and nine rebounds in 28 minutes of play versus LSU. It marked his 19th career 20-point game and second in five days after pouring in a game-high 24 points at Oklahoma State on Nov. 18. He made a season-best three 3-pointers and went a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line.
• Brevin Galloway reached double figures for the third time of his career with 11 points against the Tigers. He also made a season-and career-high tying three steals.
• CofC outrebounded LSU, 35-34, including 12 on the offensive glass.
• The Cougars are now 6-24 all-time against Top 25-ranked opponents.
COUGAR SOUND BITES
"You don't have a lot of time to ponder on what just happened. You have another game and have to bounce back and get ready. For this team, this tournament is good for us to try to figure out where we are. It's November and we have the chance to play in a very competitive tournament. You only get two tournaments in the year. One now and one in March where you try to punch your ticket for the Big Dance. Dealing with these types of teams will only continue to help us grow as a team." – CofC Head Coach Earl Grant on moving forward from the LSU loss
"They (LSU) did a good job of crashing the glass. There's always confrontation. When you have three guys with that type of athleticism and length, it's certainly going to be a war on the glass. Give LSU credit. I thought we competed hard. They only had five offensive boards. They had 67 points. I thought we gave them 20 (points) off of turnovers and decision-making we can improve upon. There were a lot of positives from this game. But, there was a lot of bad execution early on." – Coach Grant on the physical presence of LSU
"Last night was a big learning experience for us. We fell short against a really good LSU team. We had a lot of good things happen in that game, but we still need to clean up some things. From this point on, this tournament is all about learning and seeing who we are as a team and how we can build on it. We have two more games left. We will try to go out and win them and continue to learn." – Senior Forward Jarrell Brantley on the LSU game
"We just have to take it one day at a time and take it one step at a time. We will put the LSU game behind us. They (UAB) will be another tough team as all of these teams are in this tournament. They work hard and it will be another challenge for us tonight." – Brantley on rebounding from the LSU loss to prepare for the next test against UAB
Game #6
AdvoCare Invitational Consolation Round
November 23, 2018 • 6:30 p.m. (ET)
HP Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (5,000)
at Orlando, Fla.
Television: ESPN3
Radio: College of Charleston Radio Network (ESPN Radio 910 AM | 94.7 FM)
Series History: CofC Leads 1-0
Last Meeting: CofC def. UAB, 66-55, on Nov. 25, 1994 in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Internet: Free Live Statistics at www.advocare.statbroadcast.com
Live Video: WatchESPN.com
Twitter: @CofCBasketball
THE COACHES
College of Charleston: Earl Grant
Fifth Year at CofC: 80-58
Fifth Year Overall: 80-58
UAB: Robert Ehsan
Third Year at UAB: 40-30
Third Year Overall: 40-30
TELEVISION (ESPN3)
Play-By-Play: Mike Morgan
Color Analyst: Tim Welsh
RADIO (College of Charleston Radio Network)
Play-By-Play: Everett German
GAME PREVIEW
The College of Charleston men's basketball team (3-2) will look to bounce back from a first-round 67-55 loss to No. 19 LSU with its second-ever meeting with UAB (3-1) in the consolation round of the AdvoCare Invitational on Friday, Nov. 23 at 6:30 p.m. (ET) at HP Field House in Orlando, Fla. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3. Both teams last met in the opening-round of the 1994 Puerto Rico Shootout in San Juan, Puerto Rico. CofC would go on to win that first initial meeting, 66-55, behind 12 points from former greats Patrick King and 15 rebounds from Thaddeous Delaney. UAB will be one of two Conference USA opponents the Cougars will face in non-conference play this season as they host Charlotte on Dec. 1 at TD Arena. Senior forward Jarrell Brantley is riding a five-game double-digit scoring streak having registered back-to-back 20-point outings including a game-high 27 points and nine rebounds versus the Tigers on Thanksgiving Day. He has also gone 8-for-8 from the free throw line in his last two games against Oklahoma State and LSU. The winner/loser will move on to the 5th/7th place game against either Canisius or Memphis on Sunday.
UAB AT-A-GLANCE
UAB had its three-game win streak halted by No. 14 Florida State (L, 63-81) in the opening round. It was the first non-home game for the Blazers after rattling off three-straight home wins against Mercer, New Orleans and West Alabama to start the year. They have two players averaging double figures in sophomore guard Zack Bryant (13.5 ppg) and redshirt senior forward Lewis Sullivan (10.0 ppg). UAB was picked to finish eight in the preseason Conference USA Poll.
ADVOCARE INVITATIONAL BRACKET
Game 1: Villanova vs. Canisius on Thursday, November 22 at 1:30 p.m.
Game 2: Oklahoma State vs. Memphis on Thursday, November 22 at 4:00 pm.
Game 3: College of Charleston vs. LSU on Thursday, November 22 at 7:00 p.m.
Game 4: UAB vs. Florida State on Thursday, November 22 at 9:30 p.m.
Game 5: Villanova vs. Oklahoma State on Friday, November 23 at 11:30 a.m.
Game 6: Canisius vs. Memphis on Friday, November 23 at 1:30 p.m.
Game 7: LSU vs. Florida State on Friday, November 23 at 4:30 p.m.
Game 8: College of Charleston vs. UAB on Friday, November 23 at 6:30 p.m.
Game 9: 7th Place Game on Sunday, November 25 at 10:30 a.m.
Game 10: 5th Place Game on Sunday, November 25 at 6:30 p.m.
Game 11: 3rd Place Game on Sunday, November 25 at 1:00 or 4:00 p.m.
Game 12: Championship Game on Sunday, November 25 at 1:00 or 4:00 p.m.
COUGARS ON THE AIRWAVES
Fans can listen to all CofC men's basketball games throughout the 2018-19 season on ESPN Radio 910 AM and 94.7 FM in Charleston or via a live audio link at: www.charlestonsportsradio.com. Voice of the Cougars Everett German will call the action live from HP Field House.
PROJECTED COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON STARTERS
#10 Zep Jasper, G, 6-1, 170, RS-Fr. (8.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.6 apg, 32.6 min)
#1 Grant Riller, G, 6-3, 190, Jr. (16.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 4.0 apg, 36.6 min)
#2 Brevin Galloway, G, 6-2, 215, So. (10.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 0.8 apg, 28.6 min)
#5 Jarrell Brantley, F, 6-7, 255, Sr. (20.2 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 1.2 apg, 34.8 min)
#23 Nick Harris, F, 6-10, 270, Sr. (0.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 0.4 apg, 18.2 min)
PROJECTED UAB STARTERS
#1 Zack Bryant, G, 6-2, 183, So. (13.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 3.8 apg, 30.8 min)
#21 Jalen Perry, G, 6-3, 197, Sr. (9.5 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.8 apg, 27.5 min)
#3 Tavin Lovan, G, 6-4, 196, Fr. (9.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 0.5 apg, 22.0 min)
#23 Lewis Sullivan, F, 6-7, 231, RS-Sr. (10.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.0 apg, 23.5 min)
#12 Will Butler, F, 6-8, 255, Jr. (5.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 0.5 apg, 20.0 min)
LSU RECAP
LSU, 67, College of Charleston 55
• For the fifth-straight game, College of Charleston started Zep Jasper, Grant Riller, Brevin Galloway, Jarrell Brantley and Nick Harris (3-2).
• LSU now leads 3-1 in the all-time series with College of Charleston. It was the fourth meeting between the two schools over the last five years.
• Jarrell Brantley registered a season-and game-high 27 points and nine rebounds in 28 minutes of play versus LSU. It marked his 19th career 20-point game and second in five days after pouring in a game-high 24 points at Oklahoma State on Nov. 18. He made a season-best three 3-pointers and went a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line.
• Brevin Galloway reached double figures for the third time of his career with 11 points against the Tigers. He also made a season-and career-high tying three steals.
• CofC outrebounded LSU, 35-34, including 12 on the offensive glass.
• The Cougars are now 6-24 all-time against Top 25-ranked opponents.
COUGAR SOUND BITES
"You don't have a lot of time to ponder on what just happened. You have another game and have to bounce back and get ready. For this team, this tournament is good for us to try to figure out where we are. It's November and we have the chance to play in a very competitive tournament. You only get two tournaments in the year. One now and one in March where you try to punch your ticket for the Big Dance. Dealing with these types of teams will only continue to help us grow as a team." – CofC Head Coach Earl Grant on moving forward from the LSU loss
"They (LSU) did a good job of crashing the glass. There's always confrontation. When you have three guys with that type of athleticism and length, it's certainly going to be a war on the glass. Give LSU credit. I thought we competed hard. They only had five offensive boards. They had 67 points. I thought we gave them 20 (points) off of turnovers and decision-making we can improve upon. There were a lot of positives from this game. But, there was a lot of bad execution early on." – Coach Grant on the physical presence of LSU
"Last night was a big learning experience for us. We fell short against a really good LSU team. We had a lot of good things happen in that game, but we still need to clean up some things. From this point on, this tournament is all about learning and seeing who we are as a team and how we can build on it. We have two more games left. We will try to go out and win them and continue to learn." – Senior Forward Jarrell Brantley on the LSU game
"We just have to take it one day at a time and take it one step at a time. We will put the LSU game behind us. They (UAB) will be another tough team as all of these teams are in this tournament. They work hard and it will be another challenge for us tonight." – Brantley on rebounding from the LSU loss to prepare for the next test against UAB
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