Published Nov 14, 2021
THI Basketball Central: College of Charleston
John Gwaltney  •  TarHeelIllustrated
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Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Location: Charleston, South Carolina

Arena: TD Arena (5,100)

Time/TV: 8:30 pm/CBS Sports Network

Live Audio: Tar Heel Sports Network, GoHeelsTV; Sirius (TBA), XM (TBA), SiriusXM Online (TBA)

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COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON - NORTH CAROLINA SERIES

Series vs. UNC: Carolina leads 5-3

Last Meeting: Carolina 79 Charleston 60 (11/25/2020)

Streak: Carolina has won three of the last four meetings.

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON COUGARS (3-0, 0-0)

Head Coach: Pat Kelsey (3-0 at CofC, 189-95 overall)

Conference: Colonial Athletic Association

Rankings: NR AP, NR Coaches, #246 ESPN BPI, #174 Sagarin, #232 KenPom

Strength of Schedule: #296

Strength of Record: #101

Offense (Per Game): 90.3 points, 41.4 FG%, 33.0 3-pt FG%, 70.7 FT%, 52.0 rebounds, 16.7 assists, 14.3 turnovers, 1.2 A/T ratio, 8.7 steals, 3.3 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 74.3 points, 40.7 FG%, 24.2 3-pt FG%, 41.4 FT%, 36.3 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 16.7 turnovers, 0.8 A/T ratio, 4.0 steals, 5.0 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#11 Dimitrius Underwood, G, 6-4, 215, Sr. (20.5 mpg, 10.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 4.5 apg)

#2 Reyne Smith, G, 6-2, 180, Fr. (20.0 mpg, 8.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.0 apg)

#12 John Meeks, F, 6-6, 224, Sr. (26.0 mpg, 17.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.5 apg)

#34 Charles Lampten, F, 6-11, 230, Jr. (14.0 mpg, 3.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 0.5 apg)

#35 Babacar Faye, F, 6-8, 230, Fr. (18.5 mpg, 7.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 0.5 apg)

NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (2-0, 0-0)

Head Coach: Hubert Davis (2-0 at UNC/overall)

Rankings: #19 AP, #20 Coaches, #44 ESPN BPI, #29 Sagarin, #50 KenPom

Strength of Schedule: #273

Strength of Record: #76

Offense (Per Game): 88.5 points, 52.1 FG%, 40.5 3-pt FG%, 67.9 FT%, 38.0 rebounds, 15.5 assists, 9.5 turnovers, 1.6 A/T ratio, 4.5 steals, 4.5 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 77.0 points, 47.7 FG%, 31.8 3-pt FG%, 60.0 FT%, 30.0 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 8.5 turnovers, 1.6 A/T ratio, 7.0 steals, 3.5 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#2 Caleb Love, G, 6-4, 195, So. (34.0 mpg, 17.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 3.5 apg)

#4 RJ Davis, G, 6-0, 190, So. (29.5 mpg, 16.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 5.5 apg)

#1 Leaky Black, G/F, 6-8, 200, Sr. (20.0 mpg, 4.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.5 apg)

#5 Armando Bacot, F/C, 6-10, 240, Jr. (22.0 mpg, 15.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 0.5 apg)

#13 Dawson Garcia, F, 6-11, 235, So. (25.0 mpg, 9.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.0 apg)

*Projected starters based on previous game; Stats & rankings through 11/14/21*

NEXT FIVE GAMES FOR CAROLINA

November 20 - Purdue 4:00 pm (ESPNews)

November 21 - Villanova or Tennessee 1:00 pm or 3:30 pm (ABC or ESPN)

November 23 - UNC Asheville 7:00 pm (Regional Sports Network)

December 1 - Michigan 9:15 pm (ESPN)

December 5 - at Georgia Tech 3:00 PM (ESPN)