Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | |||
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University | Coastal Carolina University | ||
Conference | Sun Belt | ||
Location | Conway, SC | ||
Head coach | Cliff Ellis (10th year) | ||
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 #15 seed and lost 79–69 to Indiana in the first round. In 1993, the team was a #16 seed and lost 84–52 to Michigan in the first round; Michigan later vacated the victory.[2] They returned to the tournament in 2014, as a sixteen seed, losing in the second round to first-seed Virginia. They returned to the tournament in 2015, with back-to-back appearances, after beating Winthrop 81-70[3] in the 2015 Big South Conference Championship game.
The Chanticleers have also appeared in two National Invitation Tournaments (NIT), where they have a record of 0–2, and two CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournaments (CIT), where they have a record of 3–1.
NCAA tournament results
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1991 | First Round | (2) Indiana | L 69–79 |
1993* | First Round | (1) Michigan | L 53–84 |
2014 | Second Round | (1) Virginia | L 59–70 |
2015 | Second Round | (1) Wisconsin | L 72–86 |
*Michigan's win later vacated.
NIT results
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2010 | First Round | (2) UAB | L 49–65 |
2011 | First Round | (1) Alabama | L 44–68 |
CIT results
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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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 |
References
- ↑ "Coastal Carolina University Graphic Standards" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "NCAA Basketball Tournament History: Coastal Carolina". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
- ↑ "NCAA gamecast - Winthrop vs Coastal Carolina". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 8, 2015.