ELON, N.C. – Elon University men's basketball will be back in action on Saturday, Feb. 8, to continue CAA play against Charleston.

COVERAGE
- Elon's contest against Charleston will be streamed live on FloSports.
- Listen to the Elon IMG Sports Network coverage on Phoenix All-Access or on the TuneIn app. Taylor Durham and Brian Morris will have the call from Wilmington, with the pregame show beginning at 3:30 p.m.

THE MATCHUP
- This marks the 30^th time in program history that Elon will take on Charleston
- In the most recent meeting, Charleston defeated Elon, 73-65, on Jan. 9, 2020.
- The Cougars currently lead the Phoenix in the all-time series, 7-22
 
ABOUT ELON
- Elon currently ranks first in the CAA and 20^th nationally in 3-point field goals made per game at 9.7, while ranking fourth in the CAA in 3-point FG percentage (35.5).
- Elon has now won three of its last four games, and sit at a perfect 2-0 in February
- The Phoenix's 19 made threes against N.C. Wesleyan is tied for the ninth most in a single game in the NCAA this season.
- The Phoenix currently ranks third in the CAA in assists per game (13.2) and first in assist to turnover ratio (1.1).
- Elon ranks third the CAA in defensive rebound percentage at 76.0%
- Freshman guard Hunter McIntosh ranks ninth in the CAA in assists per game (2.8), while freshman forward Hunter Woods ranks eighth in rebounds per game (6.4)
- The Phoenix is led by senior guard Marcus Sheffield who ranks seventh in the CAA in scoring is at 17.6 points per game.
- Freshman guard Hunter McIntosh was named the CAA Rookie of the Week for the second time this season after scoring a career-high 24 points on 8-of-9 shooting in Elon's 74-60 win over Northeastern.
- Senior guard Marcus Sheffield earned a CAA Player of the Week Honorable Mention after leading the team in scoring (23.0 ppg) during a 1-1 week for Elon. Sheffield scored a season-high 31 points while grabbing nine rebounds in an 82-73 Phoenix win over JMU.
- Freshman forward Zac Ervin earned the CAA Rookie of the Week award after leading the team in scoring (18 ppg) during a 1-1 week for Elon. Ervin scored a career-high 27 points on 9-of-14 shooting from the field, including a career-best 7-of-12 from beyond the arc in the Phoenix's 80-63 win over UNCW.
- Freshman guard Hunter McIntosh garnered CAA Rookie of the Week honors, the league announced on Dec. 16. McIntosh was selected by the conference after scoring a team-high 15 points, while adding three assists, two rebounds and two steals in Elon's dominant 91-60 win over North Carolina Wesleyan.
- Freshman forward Hunter Woods was named the CAA Rookie of the Week on Dec. 9. Woods earned the honor after averaging 16.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in games against Kennesaw State and High Point.
- This marks the first time that the CAA has had three different freshmen from the same team each win a Rookie of the Week Award in the same season since Charleston in 2015-16, and seventh overall since the conference began announcing the award in 2002-03.
- Woods and McIntosh became the first pair of Elon freshman to win the conference Rookie of the Week award in back-to-back weeks.
- For the second time this season, Elon held UNCW to just 17 made field goals, which is tied for the lowest the Phoenix has allowed in a game this year
- Following Sheffield's 18 points performance Thursday, he now has 14 consecutive double-digit scoring efforts and his 22 overall this season
- The Phoenix is currently 7-7 in games played at Schar Center this season
 
SCOUTING CHARLESTON
- The Cougars are off to a 15-9 start this season, after defeating William & Mary, 68-50, in their most recent outing
- Charleston is in its sixth season under head coach Earl Grant, who won the CAA Coach of the Year Award in 2017
- The Cougars are led by Grant Riller, who leads the team in scoring (21.8 ppg) and assists (4.1 apg), while ranking second in rebounding (5.5 rpg)
- Charleston currently ranks first in the CAA, posting a 9-3 record in 12 conference games so far.
  
LAST TIME OUT
- Elon University men's basketball held off a late UNCW rally to win its first road game of the season, 62-56, on Thursday, Feb. 6.
- Senior guard Marcus Sheffield dropped 18 points and eight rebounds, including seven points in the final 2:40 of the game to help lead Elon to victory. Sophomore forward Chuck Hannah supplied nine points and four rebounds after going a career-best 7-of-8 from the charity stripe.

UP NEXT
Following the contest against Charleston, Elon will return home to continue CAA play against Delaware. The Phoenix's matchup with the Blue Hens will take place on Thursday, Feb. 13, at 7 p.m.