Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball

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Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
2023–24 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team
UniversityCoastal Carolina University
Head coachJustin Gray (1st season)
ConferenceSun Belt
LocationConway, South Carolina
ArenaHTC Center
(Capacity: 3,600)
NicknameChanticleers
ColorsTeal, bronze, and black[1]
     
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
NCAA tournament appearances
1991, 1993, 2014, 2015
Conference tournament champions
1990, 1991, 1993, 2014, 2015
Conference regular season champions
1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2010, 2011, 2014
Conference division season champions
2021

The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Sun Belt Conference. Tony Dunkin, a former Chanticleer, is the only men's basketball player in NCAA Division I history to be named the conference player of the year all four seasons he played. Coastal Carolina has appeared four times in the NCAA Tournament, most recently in 2015.

Postseason history

Coastal Carolina has competed in the NCAA tournament four times and have a record of 0–4. In 1991, the Chanticleers were a 15-seed and lost 79–69 to Indiana. In 1993, the team was a 16-seed and lost 84–53 to Michigan; Michigan later vacated the victory.[2] The Chanticleers next appeared in 2014, as a 16-seed, losing to first-seed Virginia, 70–59. In 2015, after beating Winthrop 81–70 for the Big South championship,[3] the team made their second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. Again a 16-seed, the Chanticleers lost to eventual tournament runner-up Wisconsin, 86–72.

The Chanticleers have also appeared in two National Invitation Tournaments, where they have a record of 0–2, two CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournaments, where they have a record of 3–2, and one College Basketball Invitational, where they have a record of 4–2.

NCAA tournament results

Year Round Opponent Result
1991 First Round (2) Indiana L 69–79
1993 First Round (1) Michigan L 53–84*
2014 First Round (1) Virginia L 59–70
2015 First Round (1) Wisconsin L 72–86

*Michigan's win later vacated.
Note: From 2011 to 2015, the tournament's First Round consisted of the First Four play-in games.

National Invitation Tournament results

Year Round Opponent Result
2010 First Round (2) UAB L 49–65
2011 First Round (1) Alabama L 44–68

CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament results

Year Round Opponent Result
2012 First Round Old Dominion L 66–68
2016 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Mercer
New Hampshire
Grand Canyon
UC Irvine
W 65–57
W 71–62
W 60–58
L 47–66

College Basketball Invitational results

The Chanticleers have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational three times. Their combined record is 8–4.

Year Round Opponent Result
2017 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals–Game 1
Finals–Game 2
Finals–Game 3
Hampton
Loyola (MD)
UIC
Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming
W 83–67
W 72–63
W 89–78
W 91–81
L 57–81
L 59–83
2019 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Howard
West Virginia
DePaul
W 81–72
W 109–91
L 87–92
2021 First Round
Semifinals
Finals
Bryant
Stetson
Pepperdine
W 93–82
W 77-72OT
L 61–84

The Basketball Classic results

The Chanticleers have appeared in The Basketball Classic one time. Their record is 3-1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2022 First Round
Second Round
Semifinals
Championship
Maryland Eastern Shore
Florida Gulf Coast
South Alabama
Fresno State
W 66-42
W 84-68
W 69-68 OT
L 74-85

Current coaching staff

Name Position
Benny Moss Interim head basketball coach
Nima Omidvar Associate head coach
Warren Gillis Assistant coach
Joey Brooks Assistant coach
Matt Hurt Director of Basketball Operations
Noah Breitenstein Video coordinator
Daniel Waln Special Assistant; Quality Control
Zach McManus Director of speed, strength and conditioning

Head coaching history

Conference affiliations


Source:[4]

References

  1. ^ "Coastal Carolina University Graphic Standards" (PDF). Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  2. ^ "NCAA basketball tournament History: Coastal Carolina". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  3. ^ "NCAA gamecast - Winthrop vs Coastal Carolina". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  4. ^ "Coastal Carolina University Chanticleer Fact Book" (PDF). goccusports.com. 2017–18. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018 – via cstv.com.

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