2020-2021 Charleston Cougars

2020-2021 Charleston Cougars Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
10 Cameron Copeland Jr F 6-7 185 Mar 15, 2000 Douglasville (GA) United States Douglas County High School
21 Lorenzo Edwards Sr PF 6-8 215 Mar 15, 1998 Lake Forest (IL) United States Lake Forest High School
3 DeAngelo Epps So GF 6-5 215 Sep 14, 2000 Charlotte (NC) United States Carmel Christian School
55 Brevin Galloway Jr PG 6-2 215 Dec 13, 1997 Anderson (SC) United States Seneca High School
14 Keegan Harvey Fr C 6-11 220 Sep 5, 2001 Newcastle Australia Montverde Academy
2 D'Avian Houston Fr G 6-1 212 Dec 26, 2001 Bellaire (TX) United States Episcopal High School
12 Zep Jasper Jr G 6-0 185 Jun 2, 1997 Augusta (GA) United States Laney High School
4 Donta King Fr SF 6-8 240 Oct 2, 2000 Greenville (SC) United States Potter's House Christian Academy
11 Samba Ndiaye RS-Jr C 6-9 240 Apr 19, 1998 Thies Senegal Sunrise Christian Academy
23 R.J. Ogom RS-Fr PF 6-6 220 Dec 11, 2001 Flossmoor (IL) United States Homewood-Flossmoor High School
32 Jeffrey Pizano-McInnis So G 6-1 195 Nov 7, 2000 Moline (IL) United States Marvin Ridge High School
33 Osinachi Smart Sr C 6-8 235 Nov 14, 1997 Umuahia Nigeria New Garden Friends School
5 Brenden Tucker So PG 6-3 195 Jan 7, 2001 Dacula (GA) United States Dacula High School
0 Payton Willis Sr SG 6-4 200 Jan 31, 1998 Fayetteville (AR) United States Fayetteville High School

Recent Charleston Cougars History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 27-8 (15-3) 1st (CAA) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2022-2023 31-4 (16-2) 1st (CAA) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2021-2022 17-15 (8-10) 6th (CAA) 3rd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 9-10 (6-4) 4th (CAA) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 17-14 (11-7) 4th (CAA) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 24-9 (12-6) 3rd (CAA) 3rd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 26-8 (14-4) 1st (CAA) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2016-2017 25-10 (14-4) 2nd (CAA) Runner Up NIT 1st Rnd
2015-2016 17-14 (8-10) 7th (CAA) 2nd Rnd N/A
2014-2015 9-24 (3-15) 10th (CAA) 2nd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 14-18 (6-10) 6th (CAA) 2nd Rnd N/A
2012-2013 24-11 (14-4) 2nd (SoCon) Runner Up CBI 1st Rnd
2011-2012 19-12 (10-8) 4th (SoCon) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 26-11 (14-4) 1st (SoCon) Runner Up NIT 3rd Rnd
2009-2010 22-12 (14-4) 2nd (SoCon) 3rd Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2008-2009 27-9 (15-5) 2nd (SoCon) Runner Up CBI 2nd Rnd
2007-2008 16-17 (9-11) 6th (SoCon) 3rd Rnd N/A
2006-2007 22-11 (13-5) 3rd (SoCon) Runner Up N/A
2005-2006 17-11 (9-6) 4th (SoCon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2004-2005 18-10 (10-6) 2nd (SoCon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 20-9 (11-5) 2nd (SoCon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2002-2003 26-8 (13-3) 1st (SoCon) 3rd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd

2020-2021 Charleston Cougars Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Zep Jasper NABC All-District (10) Second Team
Zep Jasper All-CAA Second Team
Zep Jasper CAA All-Defensive Team
Zep Jasper CAA Player of the Week (Feb 8, 2021)

2020-2021 Charleston Cougars Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters B. Tucker Z. Jasper P. Willis L. Edwards O. Smart
Rotation   D. Epps C. Copeland    
Rotation     D. King    
Lim PT D. Houston J. Pizano-McInnis     K. Harvey
Lim PT B. Galloway       S. Ndiaye

2020-2021 Charleston Cougars Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Zep Jasper 19 32.6 15.6 3.7 2.6 0.8 0.1 1.3
Brevin Galloway 4 23.8 15.0 3.0 2.8 1.5 0.5 1.8
Payton Willis 19 34.3 13.4 3.2 3.1 0.8 0.3 1.5
Brenden Tucker 19 25.3 9.4 1.9 1.3 0.8 0.1 1.6
Cameron Copeland 19 16.0 5.6 2.9 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.6
DeAngelo Epps 19 22.9 5.5 2.5 0.7 0.6 0.4 1.4
Donta King 18 12.3 5.4 3.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 1.0
Osinachi Smart 19 25.8 4.9 6.3 0.3 0.6 0.4 1.0
Lorenzo Edwards 19 18.8 3.9 3.4 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.4
Keegan Harvey 15 8.3 3.1 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3
D'Avian Houston 10 9.6 2.3 1.4 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.7
Samba Ndiaye 4 3.8 2.0 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jeffrey Pizano-McInnis 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2020-2021 Charleston Cougars Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Earl Grant Head Coach 2014-2015 N/A
J.D. Powell Associate Head Coach 2019-2020 Assistant Coach (Charleston, 2016 to 2019)
Mantoris Robinson Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (Appalachian State, 2014 to 2018)
Eric Wilson Assistant Coach 2019-2020 Assistant Coach (North Carolina Central, 2015 to 2019)
Jermaine Blackmon, Jr. Video Coordinator 2020-2021 N/A
Matt Roberts Athletic Director 2017-2018 N/A
Marc Proto Director of Sports Performance 2013-2014 N/A
Luke Simons Director of Basketball Operations 2019-2020 Director of Scouting (Vanderbilt, 2017 to 2019)
Chris Horschel Director of Sports Medicine 2008-2009 N/A
Marlene Navor Director of Communications 2012-2013 N/A