Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

2016–17 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team

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

CIT 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

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.

External links

Official website

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball

Venues	Kimbel Arena (1974–2012) HTC Center (2012–present)

Culture & lore	Chauncy "CCU Fight Song"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Coastal Carolina University

Academics	College of Business Administration College of Education College of Humanities and Fine Arts College of Science

Athletics	Sun Belt Baseball NCAA Championship Football Men's basketball Men's golf Men's soccer Women's basketball

Campus and Student Life	WCCU

People	Alumni

Sun Belt Conference men's basketball

Teams	Appalachian State Mountaineers Arkansas State Red Wolves Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia State Panthers Little Rock Trojans Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks South Alabama Jaguars Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas State Bobcats Troy Trojans

Championships and awards	Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

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