Holy City Hoops

Voice of the Cougars Everett German rejoins the show to talk through a dominant debut for John Groce and the new-look Cougars. We break down two record-setting beatdowns of DII opponents to kick off the season, standout players, and areas of improvement. E-Dog also shares some behind-the-scenes insight into how the team is gelling, and we take a look ahead to what should be a more competitive opponent at Temple.

Charleston sophomore guard and Northeastern transfer Xavier Abreu joins the pod to talk through why he brought his talents to Charleston, buying into Coach Groce's vision, and his takeaways from his first season in the CAA. He also gives fans a quick profile of each of his new teammates, talks through a tough offseason conditioning program, and closes with team and individual goals for the upcoming year.

New College of Charleston head basketball coach John Groce makes his Holy City Hoops debut to preview the upcoming season. Tommy and Coach Groce chat through assembling the 26-27 roster, the "All Gas No Brakes" style of play, what it takes to cut down the nets in a one bid league, why Coach Groce made a sizeable donation to the Cougar Athletic Fund and much more. Be sure to subscribe to the new Holy City Hoops YouTube channel for a video version of this podcast.

The news is official: John Groce will be the new head men's basketball coach at CofC. Everett German rejoins the pod to talk about what the former Akron head coach will bring to the Holy City. We talk about Groce's recent dominance of the MAC, his success with player retainment and development, what he'll bring to the greater Charleston community and more. We also touch on former Cougs we'd like to see join his staff, Connor Hickman's recent blog posts, the transfer portal and who might be named the new CofC women's basketball head coach.

BREAKING: Chris Mack is headed to South Florida and the Cougars are on the hunt for a new head men's basketball coach. Harry Bowne and Everett German hop on the pod to discuss top candidates, what qualities we should look for in a new coach, portal and transfer ramifications and much more.

A shell-shocked Tommy, Harry and Will get together in the wake of Charleston's 25-point loss to 7th-seeded Towson in the CAA Tournament quarterfinals. We talk about the recurring issues that ultimately ended the Charleston season well short of expectations. Later, we try to put the 25-26 campaign in perspective and look ahead to the offseason.

This is March! Tommy and Harry hop on the mic right after Charleston comes back from a 15-point deficit to topple the UNCW Seahawks in a battle between the CAA's top two seeds. We talk about Jlynn Counter's heroics, Chris Davis carrying himself like an upperclassmen, and how the Cougs can carry this momentum into D.C. at the CAA Tournament.

The Cougars officially clinched a bye last week after a Senior Night victory over Monmouth. Will Hanahan is back on the pod to talk about Connor Hickman's surprising re-eligibility, where Chris Davis ranks among recent CofC freshmen and the bigs dominating another small-ball CAA squad. Then we look ahead to the postseason with a power ranking of who we don't want to see on our side of the bracket in DC.

Former Cougar Harry Bowne is back on the pod to talk through Charleston's 1-1 week. We kick it off by discussing a "horse(poop)" judicial verdict that all but ends Connor Hickman's collegiate career. Then we turn to an uninspiring loss to Hofstra, Jlynn Counter Panic Meter, a narrow road win over Campbell, and how both CofC big men dominated on Sunday.

Tommy and the resident CofC basketball superfan known as Cougie Monster gather for a vent/therapy session in the wake of Charleston's disappointing home loss to UNCW. We discuss the familiar issues that continue to plague the team in games versus premier mid major teams, empty calories in the starting lineup, and the impact of the loss on the fans and students. Then we turn our attention to Hofstra, what's going on around the CAA, and Charleston's closing stretch of games.