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Beginning Monday, June 21st,
2004 CHN began unveiling 144 Team previews in 144 Days. CHN ranked the
nations top 144 teams, and is unveiling one per day leading up until the
opening day of the 2004-05 Season.
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144 Teams in 144 Days home page, and check back
each day to see which team is previewed next.
#136 College of Charleston
Cougars
2003-04: 20-9, 11-5, 3rd
Southern
By
Joel Welser
 Despite the large turnaround of
players in Charleston, things don’t look too bad. A solid core of
experienced players return and a well balanced group of newcomers should add
depth to the depleted bench. It might take a little while for things to
start to gel with all the new faces, but come January these guys will be
ready to compete for the Southern Conference title.
Who’s Out: Of the ten
players that saw minutes in nearly every game last year, five are gone.
Mike Benton, Quinton Hollis, Joe Weurding, Thomas Mobley and Marcus Johnson
make up that list. Bench player Bernie Coaxum has also used up his
eligibility. Jabyron Wilson, who redshirted last year, has been dismissed
from the program.
Who’s In: The good news is
that Tom Herrion has brought a good class of new players to Charleston.
Drew Hall is transferring in from Georgetown and a large list of incoming
freshman will be asked to make an immediate impact. Guards Marcus Hammond
and Tavon Nelson, forwards Jermaine Johnson and James Hairston, and centers
Ben Brown and Josh Jackson should all compete for the chance to see
significant minutes.
Who to Watch: Tony Mitchell
has inherited the leadership role for the Cougars. The 5-11 point guard
average nearly 13 points and four assists per game during his junior
season. He’ll have to be the team leader and find another scoring threat if
Charleston wants to repeat their success of last year.
Projected Conference Rank:
As usual, things should be tight atop the Southern standings. They’ll have
a solid year but come up just short of the top spot and finish in 2nd.
Projected Post-season
Tournament: none
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