The Carl Wise recruiting process wasn’t very complicated for the College of Charleston. Three years ago, Cougars head coach Monte Lee placed a phone call.
Wise: “Hello.”
Lee: “Hi, Carl, this is Coach Lee. Do you want to play for the College of …”
Wise: “Yes.”
The Cougars lucked out without having to conduct as much as a campus tour. Overlooked by South Carolina, Clemson and every other NCAA Division I school but Charleston Southern, Wise has become the catalyst hitter in the No. 20 Cougars’ torrid lineup.