Game Information
Presbyterian Blue Hose (2-7) vs. College of Charleston Cougars (8-1)
Date: Tuesday, December 6, at 7:00 p.m.
Site: Clinton, S.C. (Templeton Center)
Watch: ESPN+
Radio: WSPG (98.3, 1400 AM Fox Sports Spartanburg) Ryan Clary (PxP)
Live Stats: GoBlueHose.com
Twitter: @BlueHoseHoops

PRESBYTERIAN
Record: 2-7
Last Game: December 1, 2022 – at Wofford – L, 76-63
Head Coach: Quinton Ferrell
Career Record: 31-64 (4^th Season)
PC Record: Same

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
Record: 8-1
Last Game: December 3, 2022 – at The Citadel – W, 79-57
Head Coach: Pat Kelsey (Xavier, 1998)
Record at College of Charleston: 25-16 (2^nd Season)
Career Record: 211-111 (11^th Season)

PROMOTIONS
The game is a Blackout so Blue Hose fans are encouraged to wear black. The first 50 fans will receive a free PC shirt.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Blue Hose fell to the Wofford Terriers, 76-63, on the road last Thursday evening. Crosby James led the Blue Hose with 18 points while connecting on four three-point field goals. Owen McCormack scored 11 points. Trevon Reddish-Rhone scored eight points, grabbed seven rebounds, and dished out five assists.
 
BLUE HOSE BY THE NUMBERS
James, who has scored in double-figures in six of Presbyterian's nine games, leads the Blue Hose in scoring averaging 11.4 points per game. Marquis Barnett averages 9.3 points per game and 5.2 rebounds per game. Jalen Forrest is third on the team in scoring, averaging 8.4 points per game. Winston Hill, who missed the first four games of the season after recovering from an injury, is fourth on the team in scoring averaging 7.8 points per game while grabbing 4.6 boards per game. Terrell Ard, Jr. is tied for Barnett for the team lead in rebounding averaging 5.2 boards per game.
 
NOTES
BIG SOUTH FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK – Last week, Forrest was named Big South Conference Freshman of the Week this week. Forrest is the ninth player in the program's history to garner Big South Freshman of the Week honors.
 
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS - This season, Presbyterian ranks 81st in the nation averaging 12.0 offensive boards per game. The Blue Hose have recorded six double-figure offensive rebounds games (Carolina University - November 7, at The Citadel - November 10, at East Carolina - November 12, at UAB, November 16, vs. Bucknell - November 21, and VMI – November 29). The Blue Hose grabbed a season-high 18 offensive boards against Carolina University.

SAME STARTING FIVE - Presbyterian has used the same starting lineup in each of its first nine games. Guards Barnett, James, Trevon Reddish-Rhone, and forwards Ard, Jr. and Owen McCormack have been the Blue Hose's starting lineup in each game this season.
 
DOUBLE-FIGURE SCORERS – Eight Presbyterian players have recorded at least one double-figure scoring game this season. Reddish-Rhone, McCormack, James, Forrest, Barnett, Hill, Ard, Jr., and Jones have all tallied at least one double-figure scoring game this season.
 
COACH FERRELL - Quinton Ferrell is in his fourth season as the head coach of his alma mater, Presbyterian College. Ferrell, a former Blue Hose team captain and a 2007 PC graduate, is one of 52 coaches in the NCAA Division I ranks that are coaching their alma maters.
 
PRESBYTERIAN-COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON SERIES
Tuesday's game marks the 94th meeting between Presbyterian and the College of Charleston. The Blue Hose leads the all-time series, 55-39. The Cougars have won the last eight meetings between the two teams including a 78-76 overtime victory at home last season, December 12, 2021. Hill scored 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds in that game.

SCOUTING COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
The College of Charleston enters the game with wins over Chattanooga, Richmond, Davidson, Colorado State, Virginia Tech, Kent State, Old Dominion, and The Citadel. The Cougars are second in receiving votes just outside of this week's AP Top 25 poll. College of Charleston coach Pat Kelsey is in his second season at the helm of the Cougars program after spending nine seasons as a head coach at Winthrop. The Cougars average 81.2 points per game while their opponents average 73.8 points per game. Guard Ryan Larson leads four Charleston double-figure scorers averaging 11.7 points per game.