UNC-Wilmington at College of Charleston, 7:00 PM Eastern, ASN
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The Under the Radar Game of the Day heads to Charleston, South Carolina for what may actually be the Game of the Year in the Colonial Athletic Association as the conference’s top team so far, UNC-Wilmington, visits the second best team, College of Charleston. Wilmington sits at a very impressive 17-2 overall and 6-0 in CAA play entering tonight, with their only losses having come at Clemson and on a neutral court to Middle Tennessee. The Seahawks had four of their five starters in double-digits last time out in a win over Hofstra, including getting a double-double from CJ Bryce (16 points and 10 rebounds). The only starter not in double figures was Devontae Cacok, which is almost a shock given that he has 9 double-doubles himself already this season. This team clearly has the balance on both ends of the court to win the CAA and be a very dangerous out in the NCAA Tournament this March.
College of Charleston enters tonight’s game at 6-0 in the CAA and 15-4 overall, with their losses having come at Villanova and LSU and at home against Wake Forest and UCF. Earl Grant has done an amazing job turning this program around after taking over two years ago from the mess left behind by Doug Wojcik. After going 9-24 in his first season, the Cougars improved to 17-14 last year and look like they will be significantly better than that this time around. Jarrell Brantley had a huge game last time out in a win over William & Mary, scoring 17 points and pulling down 12 rebounds. Joe Chealey and Grant Riller also have a chance to score a ton of points every time out for this team. If UNC-Wilmington cannot find a way to slow the three of them down tonight, the Cougars could find themselves on top of the CAA standings by tomorrow morning.