The 2025–26 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by second-year head coach Chris Mack, played their home games at TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association. The Cougars finished the season 21–11, 14–4 in CAA play to finish in second place. They lost to Towson in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament.
Previous season The Cougars, led by first-year head coach Chris Mack, finished the season 24–9, 13–5 in CAA play to finish in third place. The team defeated Monmouth in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament, before losing to UNC Wilmington in the semifinals.
Offseason Departures
Charleston departuresNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departureAJ Smith1G6'5"210JRCharlotte, North CarolinaTransferred to Temple Elijah Jones 3 F 6'7" 210 SR South Holland, Illinois Transferred to Longwood Derrin Boyd 4 G 6'3" 210 GS Princeton, Kentucky GraduatedDeywilk Tavarez5G6'3"190SOPennsauken, New JerseyTransferred to Loyola Chicago CJ Fulton 6 G 6'3" 190 SR Belfast, Northern Ireland GraduatedJustas Stonkus8G6'6"210FRPlungė, LithuaniaTransferred to N/A Ante Brzovic 10 F 6'10" 225 SR Zagreb, Croatia GraduatedStef van Bussel15C6'10"255SOOmmel, NetherlandsTransferred to DuquesneLazar Đjoković 17F6'10"230SOGornji Milanovac, SerbiaTransferred to VCUJack Miller31G5'11"180SROcean Township, New JerseyGraduatedAdam Comer50F6'9"220SRSpartanburg, South CarolinaGraduated
Incoming transfers Charleston incoming transfersNameNumberPosHeightWeightYearHometownPrevious schoolYears remainingDate eligibleColby Duggan2F6'7"220JRMonson, MassachusettsCampbell2October 1, 2025Mister Dean3G6'6"200SOMiami, FloridaUSC Upstate3October 1, 2025Connor Hickman10G6'3"200GSBloomington, IndianaCincinnati1October 1, 2025Chol Machot11C7'0"190SOMelbourne, AustraliaFlorida SouthWestern3October 1, 2025Will Mortimore15F6'10"220SOMaitland, AustraliaColorado Mesa3October 1, 2025Kendall Taylor23G6'5"210GSSacramento, CaliforniaWingate1October 1, 2025Christian Reeves32C7'2"255JRCharlotte, North CarolinaClemson2October 1, 2025Bryce Baker55G6'5"200SRMooresville, North CarolinaWinthrop1October 1, 2025Jlynn Counter82G6'3"195GSOklahoma City, OklahomaMiddle Tennessee1October 1, 2025
2025 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Awards and honors Conference honors Honors Player PositionAll-CAA First Team Jlynn Counter GAll-CAA Third Team Christian Reeves CCAA Defensive Player of the Year Chol Machot CCAA All-Defensive Team Chol Machot CCAA All-Defensive Team Christian Reeves CCAA All-Rookie Team Chris Davis Jr. G Source
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