2016–17 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chanticleers, led by tenth-year head coach Cliff Ellis, played their home games at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina as first-year members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–19, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Sun Belt Tournament, they defeated South Alabama before losing to Texas–Arlington in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Hampton, Loyola (MD) and UIC to advance to the best-of-three finals series against Wyoming where they lost 2 games to 1.

2016–17 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball
CBI, Runner-up
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2016–17 record20–19 (10–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHTC Center
2016–17 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Texas–Arlington144 .778  279  .750
Georgia State126 .667  2013  .606
Arkansas State117 .611  2012  .625
Texas State117 .611  2214  .611
Georgia Southern117 .611  1815  .545
Louisiana–Lafayette108 .556  2112  .636
Troy108 .556  2215  .595
Coastal Carolina108 .556  2019  .513
South Alabama711 .389  1418  .438
Little Rock612 .333  1517  .469
Appalachian State414 .222  921  .300
Louisiana–Monroe216 .111  924  .273
2017 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

Previous season

The Chanticleers finished the 2015–16 season 21–12, 12–6 in Big South play to finish in a tie for second place. The season marked the Chanticleers final season in the Big South. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament to Gardner–Web. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Mercer, New Hampshire, and Grand Canyon to advance to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the Chanticleers lost to UC Irvine.

Roster

2016–17 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Jaylen Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Clinton, North Carolina
F 1 Kevin Holmes, Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Virginia Beach, Virginia
G 2 Artur Labinowicz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina
F 3 Joseph Williams-Powell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Saginaw, Michigan
G 4 Christian Adams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 5 Jaylen Shaw 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Hartsville, South Carolina
G 11 Josh Peterson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg) Fr Woodbridge, Virginia
F 12 Michel Enanga 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Yaoundé, Cameroon
F 15 Amidou Bamba 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS Fr Toronto, Ontario, Canada
F 20 Demario Beck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Cochran, Georgia
G 22 Elijah Wilson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Wilmington, North Carolina
C 32 Josh Coleman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) So Alpharetta, Georgia
G 45 Colton Ray-St Cyr 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Williamsburg, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 11-17-16

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
9:00 pm, SECN
at Alabama
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
L 53–70  0–1
Coleman Coliseum (14,579)
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
College of Charleston L 64–71  0–2
HTC Center (2,325)
Conway, SC
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Coppin State
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
W 89–59  1–2
HTC Center (1,754)
Conway, SC
11/19/2016*
9:30 pm
at BYU
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
L 65–81  1–3
Marriott Center (15,003)
Provo, UT
11/21/2016*
6:00 pm
vs. Southern Utah
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
W 83–68  2–3
MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
11/23/2016*
7:30 pm, ACCN Extra
at Wake Forest L 74–86  2–4
LJVM Coliseum (6,867)
Winston-Salem, NC
11/29/2016*
7:00 pm
Chattanooga L 52–68  2–5
HTC Center 
Conway, SC
11/30/2016*
8:30 pm
Methodist W 88–59  3–5
HTC Center (1,340)
Conway, SC
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm
UNC Asheville L 77–79 OT 3–6
HTC Center (1,447)
Conway, SC
12/05/2016*
7:00 pm
Piedmont International W 100–63  4–6
HTC Center (527)
Conway, SC
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm
North Carolina Central W 70–67  5–6
HTC Center (1,907)
Conway, SC
12/15/2016*
9:00 pm
at Auburn L 72–117  5–7
Auburn Arena (7,333)
Auburn, AL
12/19/2016*
7:00 pm
Wofford L 74–75  5–8
HTC Center (1,486)
Conway, SC
Sun Belt Conference regular season
12/31/2016
5:30 pm
at Texas–Arlington L 69–90  5–9
(0–1)
College Park Center (1,892)
Arlington, TX
01/02/2017
8:00 pm
at Texas State W 60–53  6–9
(1–1)
Strahan Coliseum (1,209)
San Marcos, TX
01/07/2017
4:30 pm
Arkansas State W 80–65  7–9
(2–1)
HTC Center (1,463)
Conway, SC
01/09/2017
7:00 pm, ASN
Little Rock W 66–63  8–9
(3–1)
HTC Center (1,292)
Conway, SC
01/14/2017
4:30 pm
Appalachian State W 85–73  9–9
(4–1)
HTC Center (1,950)
Conway, SC
01/21/2017
2:15 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State L 56–76  9–10
(4–2)
GSU Sports Arena (1,479)
Atlanta, GA
01/23/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia Southern L 80–91  9–11
(4–3)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,527)
Statesboro, GA
01/28/2017
4:30 pm
Texas State L 50–52  9–12
(4–4)
HTC Center (2,070)
Conway, SC
01/30/2017
7:00 pm
Texas–Arlington W 72–70  10–12
(5–4)
HTC Center (1,701)
Conway, SC
02/04/2017
7:00 pm
at Little Rock W 82–75  11–12
(6–4)
Jack Stephens Center (2,870)
Little Rock, AR
02/06/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Arkansas State L 57–67  11–13
(6–5)
Convocation Center (2,870)
Jonesboro, AR
02/11/2017
4:30 pm
Georgia Southern W 82–70  12–13
(7–5)
HTC Center (2,050)
Conway, SC
02/13/2017
7:00 pm
Georgia State W 65–64  13–13
(8–5)
HTC Center (2,061)
Conway, SC
02/18/2017
5:15 pm, ESPN3
at Troy L 78–87  13–14
(8–6)
Trojan Arena (1,288)
Troy, AL
02/20/2017
8:05 pm
at South Alabama W 81–77 OT 14–14
(9–6)
Mitchell Center (1,605)
Mobile, AL
02/25/2017
4:30 pm
Louisiana–Lafayette L 77–79  14–15
(9–7)
HTC Center (1,512)
Conway, SC
02/27/2017
7:00 pm
Louisiana–Monroe W 77–72  15–15
(10–7)
HTC Center (1,555)
Conway, SC
03/04/2017
3:30 pm, ESPN3
at Appalachian State L 73–77  15–16
(10–8)
Holmes Center (2,073)
Boone, NC
Sun Belt Tournament
03/08/2017
12:30 pm, ESPN3
(8) vs. (9) South Alabama
First round
W 80–67  16–16
Lakefront Arena (1,045)
New Orleans, LA
03/10/2017
12:30 pm, ESPN3
(8) vs. (1) Texas–Arlington
Quarterfinals
L 51–74  16–17
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
CBI
03/15/2017*
7:00 pm
Hampton
First Round
W 83–67  17–17
HTC Center 
Conway, SC
03/20/2017*
7:00 pm
Loyola (MD)
Quarterfinals
W 72–63  18–17
HTC Center 
Conway, SC
03/22/2017*
7:00 pm
UIC
Semifinals
W 89–78  19–17
HTC Center 
Conway, SC
03/27/2017*
8:30 pm, ESPNU
Wyoming
Finals – Game 1
W 91–81  20–17
HTC Center (1,583)
Conway, SC
03/29/2017*
8:30 pm, ESPNU
at Wyoming
Finals – Game 2
L 57–81  20–18
Arena-Auditorium (3,811)
Laramie, WY
03/31/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Wyoming
Finals – Game 3
L 59–83  20–19
Arena-Auditorium (6,321)
Laramie, WY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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