CHARLESTON, S.C. - The College of Charleston men's basketball team welcomes North Carolina A&T to TD Arena on Thursday night. Action is set for 6:00 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.

STORYLINES

• The Cougars are 3-1 all-time vs. N.C. A&T and are undefeated in the Aggies' CAA era. Ante Brzovic led the returning Cougars a season ago with 11 points and six rebounds in an 80-58 win at TD Arena.
• Charleston is coming off a 90-75 loss at William & Mary on Monday night. Charleston won the rebounding battle 36-33 but were outshot from the field 50% to 45%. Derrin Boyd had a game-high 21 points, his 14th straight contest in double-figures while Brzovic contributed 20 points with eight rebounds.
• In five of the Cougars' six losses, the winning team has shot over 50% from the field. 
• Chris Mack's program ranks 46th in the country assists per game (16.2), 64th in free throw percentage (75.2), and 44th in defensive rebounds per game (27.04).
• Individually, point guard CJ Fulton leads the nation in assist/turnover ratio (4.63), is 17th in total assists (139), and 14th in assists per game (6.3). Classmate Brzovic ranks sixth in the nation in field goals made (168), 13th in defensive rebounds per game (7.00) and 37th in total rebounds (193).
• Brzovic joins Johni Broome (Auburn) and Cooper Flagg (Duke) as the only three players in the country to average 18+ ppg, 8+ rpg, and 3+ apg.
• Charleston has had three players record at least one double-double this season in Brzovic, Fulton, and Lazar Djokovic, while five have scored 20+ points in Brzovic, Djokovic, Boyd, Deywilk Tavarez and AJ Smith.

SCOUTING THE AGGIES

• North Carolina A&T enters the contest 4-19 overall and 0-10 in CAA play. The Aggies are coming off a 83-59 loss at UNCW on Jan. 30.
• Jahnathan Lamothe leads the Aggies with 11.6 points per game followed by Nikoloas Chitikoudis with 10.1 points per game. The pair controls the glass as well, led by Chitikoudis with 9.0 rebounds per game and Lamothe with 6.9.

PICKLE BALL NIGHT PRESENTED BY CRUSH YARD 

• Everyone loves a game of pickle ball - now we bring it into TD Arena for students to enjoy prior to the start of the game! CofC students can play pickle ball prior to tip-off from 4:30-5:30 in the TD Arena practice gym. 

 

GAME DAY REMINDERS

• Doors will open 1.5 hours prior to tip-off
• Concession stands will open when doors open, and the Cougar Spirit Shop will open one hour prior to tip-off.
• Add your tickets to your Apple Wallet or Google Pay App prior to arriving at TD Arena for the smoothest entry experience. 
• Don't forget the College of Charleston has implemented a Clear Bag Policy for athletics events. CLICK HERE to read the policy. 
• An ADA drop-off lane is provided in the right-hand lane traveling along Meeting Street next to TD Arena.

HOW TO WATCH

• The contest will air live on CBS Sports with John Fanta and Terrence Oglesby on the call.
• As always, fans can listen to the Voice of the Cougars Everett German and Danny Johnson on the Varsity App.