| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2019–20 |
| Team: | Charleston Cougars |
| Conference: | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Short Conf: | CAA |
| Record: | 17–14 |
| Conf Record: | 11–7 |
| Head Coach: | Earl Grant |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Asst Coach1: | J.D. Powell |
| Asst Coach2: | Eric Wilson |
| Asst Coach3: | Mantoris Robinson |
| Stadium: | TD Arena |
The 2019–20 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by fifth-year head coach Earl Grant, played their home games at the TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). In a season limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cougars finished the season 9–10, 6–4 CAA play, to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament to Drexel.[1]
Following the season, head coach Grant was hired as the new coach at Boston College.[2] Shortly thereafter, the school named Winthrop coach Pat Kelsey the team's new head coach.[3] [4]
The Cougars finished the 2018–19 season 24–9, 12–6 in CAA play, to finish in third place in the conference. At the CAA tournament they defeated Drexel before losing to Northeastern in the semifinals.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | F | 6'7" | 250 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| Isaih Moore | 11 | F | 6'9" | 195 | Freshman | Transferred to Tallahassee CC[5] | ||
| Trent Robinson | 15 | G | 5'11" | 180 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Marquise Pointer | 21 | G | 6'0" | 220 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Jermaine Blackmon Jr. | 22 | G | 6'2" | 230 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Nick Harris | 23 | F | 6'10" | 260 | Senior | Graduated |
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