Season Preview: Charleston Southern
Depth Chart Overview:
Depth Chart:
Starters:
PG: RJ Johnson #22
14.8 PPG, 3.1 APG, 2.0 RPG in 33.5 MPG at Charleston Southern last season.
Big South Conference Honorable Mention 23-24
SG: A'lahn Sumler #11
14.2 PPG, 1.6 APG, 3.1 RPG in 29.6 MPG at Charleston Southern last season.
Big South Conference Honorable Mention 23-24
SF: DJ Patrick #4
10.2 PPG, 1.4 APG, 4.1 RPG in 31 MPG at Charleston Southern last season.
PF: Taje Kelly #2
14.4 PPG, 1.5 APG, 7.6 RPG in 30.7 MPG at Charleston Southern last season.
Big South Conference Honorable Mention 23-24
C: Jaylon Gibson #8
Did not play in 23-24 while at UNC Greensboro.
Most recent action at Winston Salem State (D2) 10.7 PPG, 0.2 APG, 7.0 RPG in 26.6 MPG.
Bench/Role Players:
PG: Derrick Harris Jr #5
Played in 24 games, started 2 last season at Georgia Southern.
During his career he has averaged 3.4 PPG, 1.0 RPG and 0.4 APG.
PG: Keenan Wilkins #10
Won two 4A NCISAA state titles during two seasons at the Christ School.
During his senior season he averaged 16.7 PPG and 6.2 APG, ended his career with 2,581 Points.
SG: Daylen Berry #7
During his two seasons at Charlotte he averaged 1.6 PPG, 0.7 RPG, and 0.4 APG.
Had a career high of 10 Points against Liberty on Nov 10th.
SG: Anthony Gause #6
Incoming freshman from Milton HS in St. Louis, MO.
During his senior year, he was named GSHA 7A Region 6 Defensive Player, and First Team All Region.
SF: Lamar Oden Jr #1
In his 4 seasons at Drexel he averaged 5.0 PPG, 4.2 RPG and 0.9 APG.
In his past two seasons started 43 of 54 games.
SF: Cooper Kowalski #15
Played his high school ball locally in Charleston.
Won Post and Courier Low Country Player of the year after averaging 21.7 PPG and 11.9 RPG in his senior year.
SF: Aden Haas #20
Redshirted last season after seeing action in the first two contests.
Played HS basketball in Colorado shooting over 38% behind the arc.
PF: Thompson Camara #30
JUCO Transfer from Frank Phillips, last season averaging 12.2 PPG, 4.5 RPG, and 1.8 APG.
Originally from Nigeria and played basketball for MPAC Sports UAE.
PF: Ellis Graham #0
During his senior season averaged 10 PPG and 8 RPG, earning All State honors.
Selected to play in the NC/SC All Star Game his senior year, after leading his team to a perfect 8-0 in region play.
C: Reis Jones #23
His freshman year he played at Morehead State appearing in 10 games.
Last season at Florida Southwestern, he averaged 5.5 PPG, 3.8 RPG and 1.5 BPG.
C: Lase Olalere #34
Redshirted last season at Charleston Southern.
During his sole HS season he averaged 7.5 PPG and 7.9 RPG with 4.0 BPG placing him 82nd in the nation.
Schedule:
Season Prediction (Only Confirmed Games): 18-13 (8-8)
Floor: 9-22 (5-13)
Ceiling: 21-10 (12-6)
Most Likely Upset/P5 Win: At LSU (11/19)
Season Goal: Make First Post Season Berth since 2019.