2014–15 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team

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2014–15 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball
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Big South Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference Big South Conference
2014–15 record 24–10 (12–6 Big South)
Head coach Cliff Ellis (8th year)
Assistant coach Don Hogan
Assistant coach Benny Moss
Assistant coach Stacey Palmore
Home arena HTC Center
Seasons
« 2013–14 2015–16 »
2014–15 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Charleston Southern 13 5   .722     19 12   .613
High Point 13 5   .722     23 10   .697
Coastal Carolina 12 6   .667     24 10   .706
Radford 12 6   .667     22 12   .647
Winthrop 12 6   .667     19 13   .594
UNC Asheville 10 8   .556     15 16   .484
Gardner–Webb 10 8   .556     20 15   .571
Presbyterian 6 12   .333     10 22   .313
Longwood 5 13   .278     11 23   .324
Campbell 4 14   .222     10 22   .313
Liberty 2 16   .111     8 24   .250
2015 Big South Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chanticleers, led by eighth year head coach Cliff Ellis, played their home games at the HTC Center and were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 12–6 in Big South play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They defeated UNC Asheville, Gardner–Webb, and Winthrop to become champions of the Big South Tournament. They earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Wisconsin.

Roster

2014–15 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 0 Warren Gillis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 2 Aaron Law 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Chapel Hill, North Carolina
G 3 Josh Cameron 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Racine, Wisconsin
G 5 Jaylen Shaw 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Hartsville, South Carolina
G 10 Shivaughn Wiggins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina
F 12 Michel Enanga 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Yaoundé, Cameroon
F 13 Uros Ljeskovic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Nikšić, Montenegro
F 21 Tristian Curtis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Nassau, Bahamas
G 22 Elijah Wilson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Wilmington, North Carolina
F 23 Badou Diagne 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Dakar, Senegal
G 30 Colton Ray-St Cyr 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Williamsburg, Virginia
G 33 Ron Trapps 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Lancaster, South Carolina
C 55 Kyle Buffkin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Stallings, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:30 pm
Trinity Baptist W 79–36  1–0
HTC Center (2,764)
Conway, SC
11/16/2014*
10:00 pm, P12N
at UCLA
Battle 4 Atlantis
L 71–84  1–1
Pauley Pavilion (5,389)
Los Angeles, CA
11/18/2014*
7:00 pm
Columbia International W 82–51  2–1
HTC Center (1,679)
Conway, SC
11/22/2014*
6:00 pm
Piedmont International W 76–33  3–1
HTC Center (1,502)
Conway, SC
11/26/2014*
2:30 pm
vs. Louisiana–Monroe
Battle 4 Atlantis
W 61–48  4–1
McKenzie Arena (2,426)
Chattanooga, TN
11/27/2014*
2:30 pm
vs. Chattanooga
Battle 4 Atlantis
L 67–78  4–2
McKenzie Arena (2,136)
Chattanooga, TN
12/02/2014*
7:00 pm
South Carolina State W 66–52  5–2
HTC Center (1,910)
Conway, SC
12/05/2014*
8:00 pm, FSN
at Auburn W 58–54  6–2
Auburn Arena (7,964)
Auburn, AL
12/11/2014*
7:00 pm
Warren Wilson W 85–40  7–2
HTC Center (1,550)
Conway, SC
12/14/2014*
3:00 pm
at South Carolina State W 57–43  8–2
SHM Memorial Center (207)
Orangeburg, SC
12/18/2014*
8:00 pm, SECN
at Ole Miss L 68–71  8–3
Tad Smith Coliseum (6,490)
Oxford, MS
12/21/2014*
1:00 pm
at Central Arkansas W 72–55  9–3
Farris Center (335)
Conway, AR
12/31/2014
7:00 pm
at High Point W 83–68  10–3
(1–0)
Millis Center (1,561)
High Point, NC
01/03/2015
2:00 pm
Charleston Southern W 83–74  11–3
(2–0)
HTC Center (2,431)
Conway, SC
01/08/2015
7:30 pm
Longwood W 76–70  12–3
(3–0)
HTC Center (1,824)
Conway, SC
01/10/2015
7:00 pm
at Liberty W 69–54  13–3
(4–0)
Vines Center (2,231)
Lynchburg, VA
01/12/2015
7:00 pm
at Campbell W 70–67  14–3
(5–0)
Gore Arena (1,516)
Buies Creek, NC
01/17/2015
4:30 pm
Gardner–Webb L 67–82  14–4
(5–1)
HTC Center (2,465)
Conway, SC
01/22/2015
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at UNC Asheville L 65–75  14–5
(5–2)
Kimmel Arena (2,263)
Asheville, NC
01/24/2015
4:00 pm
Presbyterian W 63–52  15–5
(6–2)
HTC Center (2,531)
Conway, SC
01/28/2015
7:00 pm
Winthrop L 68–75  15–6
(6–3)
HTC Center (2,839)
Conway, SC
01/31/2015
4:00 pm
at Gardner–Webb L 64–66  15–7
(6–4)
Paul Porter Arena (1,635)
Boiling Springs, NC
02/03/2015
7:00 pm
UNC Asheville W 68–56  16–7
(7–4)
HTC Center (2,451)
Conway, SC
02/06/2015
9:00 pm, ESPNU
High Point W 65–60  17–7
(8–4)
HTC Center (2,566)
Conway, SC
02/11/2015
7:30 pm
at Charleston Southern L 72–83  17–8
(8–5)
CSU Field House (919)
Charleston, SC
02/14/2015
3:30 pm
Liberty W 96–56  18–8
(9–5)
HTC Center (2,184)
Conway, SC
02/16/2015
7:00 pm
at Radford W 65–59  19–8
(10–5)
Dedmon Center (913)
Radford, VA
02/19/2015
7:00 pm
Campbell W 81–57  20–8
(11–5)
HTC Center (2,361)
Conway, SC
02/23/2015
7:00 pm
at Longwood W 72–59  21–8
(12–5)
Willett Hall (1,342)
Farmville, VA
02/26/2015
7:00 pm
at Presbyterian L 69–80  21–9
(12–6)
Templeton Center (622)
Clinton, SC
Big South Tournament
03/06/2015
8:30 pm, ESPN3
UNC Asheville
Quarterfinals
W 74–57  22–9
HTC Center (3,275)
Conway, SC
03/07/2015
2:35 pm, ESPN3
Gardner–Webb
Semifinals
W 73–70  23–9
HTC Center (3,275)
Conway, SC
03/08/2015
12:30 pm, ESPN2
Winthrop
Championship game
W 81–70  24–9
HTC Center (2,957)
Conway, SC
NCAA Tournament
03/20/2015*
9:20 pm, TBS
(16 W) vs. (1 W) #3 Wisconsin
Second round
L 72–86  24–10
CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,534)
Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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