Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball

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 Chanticleers
2020–21 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team
UniversityCoastal Carolina University
Head coachCliff Ellis (14th season)
ConferenceSun Belt
LocationConway, South Carolina
ArenaHTC Center
(Capacity: 3,600)
NicknameChanticleers
ColorsTeal, 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)

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 (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: From 2011-2015, the tournament's First Round consisted 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

The Chanticleers have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) two times. Their combined record is 6–3.

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
2019First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		Howard
West Virginia
DePaul		W 81–72
W 109–91
L 87–92

Current coaching staff
Name Position
Cliff EllisHead Basketball Coach
Benny MossAssociate Head Coach
Patrice DaysAssistant Coach
Elwyn McroyAssistant Coach
Matt HurtDirector of Basketball Operations
Travis EatonVideo Coordinator
Bonnie NealAdministrative Assistant
Warren GillisSpecial Assistant; Quality Control
Kyle JohnsonDirector of Speed, Strength and Conditioning

Head coaching history

Updated through results of the 2018–19 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–present232–166 (.583)125–83 (.601)

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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