College Of Charleston

Official Name: 
College of Charleston
Nickname: 
Cougars
Mailing Address: 

30 George Street
Charleston, SC 29424

Website: 
www.cofcsports.com
Telephone: 
(843) 953-5465
Fax: 
(843) 953-6534
Enrollment: 
11,615
Arena: 

John Kresse Arena
Capacity: 3,500
Year Opened: 1982

School Colors: 
Maroon and White
Conference: 

southern/Southern Division
Former Member of Trans America Athletic (1994-98)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(4) 1994, 1997, 1998, and 1999
1-4 record (.200)

NIT Appearances: 

(3) 1995, 1996, and 2003
2-3 record (.400)

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(6) 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, and 1989
15-5 record (.750)
Finished 1st in 1983 and 3rd in 1988

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

John Kresse (22 years from 1980-2001, 539-134 record, .801)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Ken Gustafson (2,135 points from 1972-75 when school was classified as a small college)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Ken Gustafson (1,484 from 1972-75 when school was classified as a small college)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Dontaye Draper (38 points as senior at Appalachian State on 3/2/07)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Dontaye Draper* (38 vs. Appalachian State in OT in southern Conference Tournament semifinals)
March 2, 2007 (senior/16.2 ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time College of Charleston mark set by Sam Meade (45 vs. Clinch Valley, Va., on 1-15-71).

1

2

OT

Total

College Of Charleston

34

39

16

89

Appalachian State

35

38

14

87

College Of Charleston

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Johnson

4-10

0-0

3-4

11

Lawrence 3-72-8

0-0

8

McCandies

4-4

0-0

1-4

9

Draper

10-20

0-0

10-12

38

Hammond

2-5

0-0

0-0

5

Jackson

4-9

0-0

0-0

8

Dickerson

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

White

3-5

0-0

2-2

10

Totals

30-60

11-21

18-30

89

Percentages

.500

.524

.600

Appalachian State

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Clayton

8-12

0-0

1-3

17

Bowne

1-6

0-0

0-0

2

Scott

6-9

1-1

7-10

20

Crawford

2-7

1-6

0-0

5

Thompson

2-16

2-7

5-8

11

Abraham

0-1

0-1

0-0

0

Bermudez

1-1

1-1

0-0

3

Brand

0-1

0-1

0-0

0

McLaughlin-Williams

3-5

2-4

0-0

8

Minter

9-16

0-0

3-7

21

Totals

32-74

7-21

16-28

87

Percentages

.432

.333

.571
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Vince McCormick

2

1921-22

0-20

.000

A.C. Jervey

1

1923

0-8

.000

1923

0-8

Carl Fudge

1

1924

0-9

.000

1924

0-9

Alfred von Kolnitz

2

1925-26

7-13

.350

1925

3-4

Frank Myers

4

1927-30

4-35

.103

1930

2-3

3

1931-33

12-18

.400

1931

10-7

Ernest Wehman

10

1934-42, 1958

56-104

.350

1935

10-8

Gerald McMahon

1

1943

9-11

.450

1943

9-11

Willard Silcox

6

1944, 49-53

33-78

.297

1953

7-9

Buck Bierfischer

2

1945-46

4-11

.267

1946

4-8

Harry Anderson

2

1947-48

20-19

.513

1947

11-9

Vincent Price

2

1954-55

7-28

.200

1954

4-14

Jerry Callahan

2

1959-60

5-23

.179

1960

3-12

Archie Jenkins

2

1961-62

10-26

.278

1962

7-15

Pat Harden

6

1963-68

34-94

.266

1964

11-16

Fred Daniels

2

1969-70

18-33

.353

1969

9-15

Alan LeForce

9

1971-79

131-109

.546

1975

19-9

John Kresse

23

1980-2002

560-143

.797

1987

31-2

Tom Herrion

4

2003-06

80-38

.678

2003

25-8

Bobby Cremins

5

2007-11

123-60

.672

2009

27-9
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,114-918 (.548) from 1899 through 2011.
  • NOTES: College Of Charleston (SC) moved up to major-college status in 1990
  • Coaches are unknown from 1898-99 through 1900-01 (5-3 record) and 1912-13 through 1917-18 and 1919-20 (2-20).