It’s a whole new season for the Cougars.
The College this year welcomed Earl Grant as the new men’s basketball head coach and Candice Jackson as the new women’s basketball head coach – and both coaches are bound to take the Cougars to a whole new level.
Having spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach at Clemson University and having learned under John Kresse protégé Greg Marshall at Winthrop and Wichita State, Grant is a native of North Charleston and remembers coming downtown to play basketball in the old Kresse Arena. This is, in many ways, his homecoming.
“We are thrilled to welcome Earl back home and to the College of Charleston,” says Athletics Director Joe Hull. “He will bring great energy and excitement to our program.”
For her part, Jackson hails from Duke University, where she was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, helping to sign three of the top recruiting classes in the nation.
“Candice is a proven recruiter, but she also knows how to teach the game,” says Hull. “We are fortunate to gain someone of her stature, experience and knowledge.”
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