Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
2017–18 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team
University Coastal Carolina University
Head coach Cliff Ellis (11th season)
Conference Sun Belt
Location Conway, South Carolina
Arena HTC Center
(Capacity: 3,600)
Nickname Chanticleers
Colors Teal, Bronze, and Black[1]
              
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 (South)

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.

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 fifteen seed and lost 79–69 to Indiana. In 1993, the team was a sixteen seed and lost 84–53 to Michigan; Michigan later vacated the victory.[2] The Chanticleers next appeared in 2014, as a sixteen 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 sixteen seen, the Chanticleers lost to eventual tournament runner-up Wisconsin, 86–72.

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

NCAA tournament results

Year Round Opponent Result
1991First Round(2) IndianaL 69–79
1993First Round(1) MichiganL 53–84*
2014Second Round(1) VirginiaL 59–70
2015Second Round(1) WisconsinL 72–86

*Michigan's win later vacated.
Note: since 2011, the tournament's First Round consists of the First Four play-in games.

NIT results

Year Round Opponent Result
2010First Round(2) UABL 49–65
2011First Round(1) AlabamaL 44–68

CIT results

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

CBI results

Year Round Opponent Result
2017First 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

Current coaching staff

Name Position
Cliff EllisHead Basketball Coach
Benny MossAssociate Head Coach
Patrice DaysAssistant Coach
Patrick BlakeAssistant Coach
Matt HurtDirector of Basketball Operations
Travis EatonVideo Coordinator
Bonnie NealAdministrative Assistant
Evan BeatyGraduate Assistant
Trey RakesGraduate Assistant
Daniel WalnSpecial Assistant; Quality Control
Matt DonelsonDirector of Speed, Strength and Conditioning

Head coaching history

Updated through results of the 2017–18 season.

Head coach Years Overall record Conference record
Dan Selwa1974–19756–17 (.241)—
Russ Bergman1975–1994306–246 (.554)75–41 (.647)
Michael Hopkins1994–199830–76 (.283)14–42 (.250)
Pete Strickland1998–200570–127 (.355)42–56 (.429)
Buzz Peterson2005–200735–25 (.583)19–11 (.633)
Cliff Ellis2007–present213–147 (.592)116–74 (.611)

Conference affiliations: Big South (1985–86 to 2015–16), Sun Belt (2016–17 to present)
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. Retrieved July 1, 2018 – via cstv.com.


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