Under-recruited Guards Power Charleston Southern’s Resurgence
The presence of Nimley and Harper is the biggest reason Charleston Southern is primed to contend in the Big South both next season and in years to come.
"It's really funny how many coaches at the Final Four or out recruiting in July came up to me and said, 'We really, really should have recruited Arlon and Saah,'" (Head Coach Barclay) Radebaugh said. "I probably talked to 20 coaches who said that. I told them, 'Yeah, you're right, but I'm glad you didn't.'"
"We definitely think we can have a big season," Nimley said. "Our ultimate goal every season is to make it to the NCAA tournament, and we think that's very realistic this year. We thought it was a realistic goal last year. We just came up a little short in the [Big South] semifinals."
"It has been a while since we've had a team that had some preseason hype," Radebaugh said. "Last year, we were picked eighth. We were just another team and we ended up finishing third. This year it's very much a different feeling. We've got to be real careful to handle that maturely. I know we haven't arrived, but I'm also not running from the fact we have a good team."
And with Harper and Nimley only being sophomores, Charleston Southern may stay good for a while.
