Charleston Hosts Presbyterian Sunday in Final Home Non-Con Matchup

Sunday, December 12

Charleston, S.C.

2 PM

College of Charleston

Presbyterian

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Photo by: Al Samuels Photography

Charleston Hosts Presbyterian Sunday in Final Home Non-Con Matchup

12/11/2021 10:59:00 AM | Men's Basketball

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The Cougars and Blue Hose tip off at 2 p.m. ET

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston Basketball returns home to the Holy City after knocking off Tulane, 86-72, on the road on Tuesday. The Cougars are set to take on in-state foe Presbyterian in what will be CofC's final home nonconference game of the 2021-22 season. Tip-off set for 2 p.m. ET on FloSports. Tickets can be purchased here.

STORYLINES

Charleston Basketball earned its second true road win of the season with a resounding 86-72 victory over Tulane in New Orleans on Dec. 7. The Cougars have two true road wins by Dec. 7 for the first time since 2017.
CofC raced by Tulane behind 10 3-pointers and a season-high-tying 21 assists. The Cougars also had 21 dimes as a team in the Nov. 30 matchup against Tulane. Prior to that, CofC hadn't racked up that many assists in a game since tallying 22 against North Greenville on Dec. 13, 2015. The Cougars have two games in the same season with at least 21 assists for the first time since the 2010-11 campaign.
The Cougars take on in-state foe Presbyterian for the 94th time in program history, but just the third time since 1989 and the third time as a Division I program. The two schools face off for the first time since Charleston opened the 2018-19 campaign with a season-opening 85-73 win over the Blue Hose.
Charleston is seeking an eighth straight win in the series with Presbyterian. The Cougars enter Sunday's contest having won 22 of the last 25 meetings with the Blue Hose. Charleston hasn't lost at home to the Blue Hose since Feb. 19, 1987.
Charleston is 15-2 in its last 17 games against in-state opponents.
After sophomore Fah'mir Ali led the charge with a season-high four treys en route to the Cougars finishing with 10 as a team at Tulane, CofC has now made 10+ triples in six of nine games this season. At its current 9.7 made 3s per game clip, CofC is on pace to finish with 310 threes in a minimum 32 games this season. That would mark the most since the 2002-03 season and the second-most ever made in a single campaign.
Along with the sheer volume of made 3s, CofC has been efficient from long range, shooting 37 percent. That ranks second among all CAA teams.
CofC has pestered opponents on the offensive glass with 14.33 offensive boards per game, which ranks 11th nationally. The Cougars have snagged 10+ o-boards in every single game this season.
Charleston is racking up 82.0 possessions per game. That leads the nation.
When CofC holds opponents to fewer than 80 points this season, the Cougars are 6-0.

REYNE CONTINUES TO SHINE

Freshman Reyne Smith has four straight CAA Rookie of the Week honors heading into Sunday's tilt with Presbyterian.
The Australia native has scored at least 15 points in six straight games after scoring 10 of his 15 points at Tulane in the Cougars' big second half.
Smith has led CofC in scoring in four straight games, making at least three triples in seven of nine contests this season.
He's CofC's leading scorer with 15.6 PPG on 46.6 percent shooting from beyond the arc and 48.8 percent shooting from the field.
Smith ranks 11th nationally and leads all freshmen in the country in threes per game with 3.78.

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