WASHINGTON, D.C. - The top seeded College of Charleston men's basketball team will take on No. 8 Monmouth in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Jersey Mike's CAA Men's Basketball Championship. 

STORYLINES

• The College of Charleston men's basketball team secured the No. 1 seed in the 2024 Jersey Mike's CAA Men's Basketball Championship.
• The Cougars won the program's first outright regular season title since 2003 and first ever in the CAA. Additionally, Pat Kelsey's program became the CAA's first outright regular season champion in four years.
• Charleston won the tournament a season ago as the No. 2 seed with wins over Stony Brook, Towson and UNCW in Washington, D.C.
• The Cougars enter the tournament on a nine game winning streak, the third longest in the country (as of 3/5). Charleston has also won six consecutive on the road, the sixth most in the nation.
• Reyne Smith enters the tournament as the reigning CAA Player of the Week. Smith went 16-for-26 in wins over Campbell and Hofstra. He hit 10 three-pointers in a 32-point night to beat Campbell on Thursday and added six threes in a 21-point showing to beat Hofstra on Saturday.
• Smith's 10 three-pointers against the Camels were a Charleston record, one shy of the CAA record, and made Smith the first player in CAA history with multiple career games of 9+ three-pointers.
• The Cougars earned six All-CAA awards, highlighted by Pat Kelsey's Coach of the Year nod and Bryce Butler as Sixth Man of the Year. Ante Brzovic earned a spot on the first team with Smith on the second team and Ben Burnham on the third team. James Scott was the final Cougar with a spot on the All-Rookie team.

LAST TIME OUT VS. MONMOUTH

• Charleston defeated Monmouth 94-83 on January 13 at TD Arena. It was the only meeting between the programs this season.
• Kobe Rodgers tied his season-high 19 points and added five rebounds while Brzovic recorded his third double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds to go with six assists.
• Frankie Policelli had 12 points behind four triples and grabbed seven rebounds. Butler and Burnham were the final Cougars in double-figures with ten points each.
• The Cougars scored 50 points in the first half, the most at that time against a D1 opponent. The Cougars topped the number with 55 vs. Campbell on February 29. Charleston's bench dominated Monmouth's, 38-8.

HOW TO WATCH

• Fans can watch live on FloHoops  with Matt Janus, Monika Moore, and Karlie Smith on the call. As always, Cougar fans can listen on the Varsity App with Everett German and Danny Johnson.
• For more information on the championship and the Entertainment & Sports Arena, click here.