Holy City Hoops

Holy City Hoops

Holy City Hoops is a podcast dedicated to College of Charleston basketball. Built for fans, students and alumni, it's the only podcast covering the CofC Cougars and Coastal Athletic Association all season. Expect plenty of interviews, game previews, recaps and storylines from everything happening on...

Charleston Names a New Men's Basketball Coach, with Everett German
Holy City Hoops
Charleston Names a New Men's Basketball Coach, with Everett German

Recent Episodes

March 30, 2026

Charleston Names a New Men's Basketball Coach, with Everett German

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
March 25, 2026

Emergency Pod: Mack is Gone & CofC Hops on the Coaching Carousel

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.
March 9, 2026

Cougs Blown Out in Season-Ending Loss + Season Recap with Harrison Bowne and Will Hanahan

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.
March 1, 2026

A Cougar Comeback in Wilmington with Harrison Bowne

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.
Feb. 23, 2026

Cougs Clinch a Bye, Davis for ROW, and Teams We Don't Want to See in DC with Will Hanahan

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.
Feb. 16, 2026

Bigs Dominate as Cougs End a Skid, with Harrison Bowne

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.