The first time I met Bill Murray was late on a weeknight in downtown Charleston. It’s sort of a rite of passage to meet the patron saint of the Holy City before you walk across the Cistern on graduation day. You would expect to run into him at a sporting…

They haven’t reached the “mountaintop” that fans envision — a trip to the NCAA Tournament — but Earl Grant and the Charleston Cougars checked off a major accomplishment this week by capturing the school’s first ever CAA regular season championship. Thursday’s 79–58 win over Elon was Charleston’s 11th straight, and…

After another undefeated week of CAA play, the Cougars have spun their win streak to double digits and are closing in on a regular season championship. Like most weeks, a 2–0 finish did not come easy, but the Cougars found ways to close out both JMU and UNCW. James Madison…

In their final back-to-back home stand of the season, Charleston got career and program-high numbers to beat William & Mary and Drexel, running their win streak to eight games. While the Cougar offense had seemed to look more potent before Thursday’s contest against the Tribe, the team (or more specifically…

Remember when the Cougars were 3–3 on the CAA season? That seems like a distant memory now after Charleston has ripped off six consecutive victories over the past three weeks. …

In their second-straight 2–0 week in CAA hoops play, Charleston reached a pair of important milestones: their first league road win and a return to the top of the standings. …

There aren’t too many more superlatives and accolades that Joe Chealey can collect. First team All-CAA, all-tournament teams, preseason Player of the Year, etc. …

During the first “normal” week of CAA hoops scheduling, Charleston showed some welcome progress and frustrating regression in games against Northeastern and Elon. Following the 0–2 road trip last week, a win against the visiting Huskies would go a long way in easing fans’ sinking confidence. …

The venue may have been different, but unfortunately for the Charleston Cougars and the large contingent of CofC fans at SECU Arena, whatever funk came over the team against Drexel was still there against Towson. …