2014–15 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team

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2014–15 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers wordmark.svg
Big South Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, round of 64
Conference Big South Conference
Record24–10 (12–6 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arena HTC Center
Seasons
  2013–14
2015–16  
2014–15 Big South men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Charleston Southern 135 .7221912  .613
High Point 135 .7222310  .697
Coastal Carolina126 .6672410  .706
Radford 126 .6672212  .647
Winthrop 126 .6671913  .594
UNC Asheville 108 .5561516  .484
Gardner–Webb 108 .5562015  .571
Presbyterian 612 .3331022  .313
Longwood 513 .2781123  .324
Campbell 414 .2221022  .313
Liberty 216 .111824  .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 first round to Wisconsin.

Contents

Roster

2014–15 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0Warren Gillis6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)205 lb(93 kg)Sr Philadelphia
G 2Aaron Law6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)180 lb(82 kg)Jr Chapel Hill, North Carolina
G 3Josh Cameron6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)175 lb(79 kg)Sr Racine, Wisconsin
G 5Jaylen Shaw6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)182 lb(83 kg)So Hartsville, South Carolina
G 10Shivaughn Wiggins5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)180 lb(82 kg)So Charlotte, North Carolina
F 12Michel Enanga6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)215 lb(98 kg)Jr Yaoundé, Cameroon
F 13Uros Ljeskovic6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)240 lb(109 kg)Jr Nikšić, Montenegro
F 21Tristian Curtis6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)220 lb(100 kg)Jr Nassau, Bahamas
G 22Elijah Wilson6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)205 lb(93 kg)So Wilmington, North Carolina
F 23Badou Diagne6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)220 lb(100 kg)Jr Dakar, Senegal
G 30Colton Ray-St Cyr6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)185 lb(84 kg)So Williamsburg, Virginia
G 33Ron Trapps6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)195 lb(88 kg)RS So Lancaster, South Carolina
C 55Kyle Buffkin6 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

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:30 pm
Trinity Baptist W 79–36 1–0
HTC Center  (2,764)
Conway, South Carolina
11/16/2014*
10:00 pm,  P12N
at  UCLA
Battle 4 Atlantis
L 71–84 1–1
Pauley Pavilion  (5,389)
Los Angeles
11/18/2014*
7:00 pm
Columbia International W 82–51 2–1
HTC Center (1,679)
Conway, South Carolina
11/22/2014*
6:00 pm
Piedmont International W 76–33 3–1
HTC Center (1,502)
Conway, South Carolina
11/26/2014*
2:30 pm
vs.  Louisiana–Monroe
Battle 4 Atlantis
W 61–48 4–1
McKenzie Arena  (2,426)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
11/27/2014*
2:30 pm
vs.  Chattanooga
Battle 4 Atlantis
L 67–78 4–2
McKenzie Arena (2,136)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
12/02/2014*
7:00 pm
South Carolina State W 66–52 5–2
HTC Center (1,910)
Conway, South Carolina
12/05/2014*
8:00 pm,  FSN
at  Auburn W 58–54 6–2
Auburn Arena  (7,964)
Auburn, Alabama
12/11/2014*
7:00 pm
Warren Wilson W 85–40 7–2
HTC Center (1,550)
Conway, South Carolina
12/14/2014*
3:00 pm
at South Carolina StateW 57–43 8–2
SHM Memorial Center  (207)
Orangeburg, South Carolina
12/18/2014*
8:00 pm,  SECN
at  Ole Miss L 68–71 8–3
Tad Smith Coliseum  (6,490)
Oxford, Mississippi
12/21/2014*
1:00 pm
at  Central Arkansas W 72–55 9–3
Farris Center  (335)
Conway, Arkansas
12/31/2014
7:00 pm
at  High Point W 83–68 10–3
(1–0)
Millis Center  (1,561)
High Point, North Carolina
01/03/2015
2:00 pm
Charleston Southern W 83–74 11–3
(2–0)
HTC Center (2,431)
Conway, South Carolina
01/08/2015
7:30 pm
Longwood W 76–70 12–3
(3–0)
HTC Center (1,824)
Conway, South Carolina
01/10/2015
7:00 pm
at  Liberty W 69–54 13–3
(4–0)
Vines Center  (2,231)
Lynchburg, Virginia
01/12/2015
7:00 pm
at  Campbell W 70–67 14–3
(5–0)
Gore Arena  (1,516)
Buies Creek, North Carolina
01/17/2015
4:30 pm
Gardner–Webb L 67–82 14–4
(5–1)
HTC Center (2,465)
Conway, South Carolina
01/22/2015
7:00 pm,  ESPNU
at  UNC Asheville L 65–75 14–5
(5–2)
Kimmel Arena  (2,263)
Asheville, North Carolina
01/24/2015
4:00 pm
Presbyterian W 63–52 15–5
(6–2)
HTC Center (2,531)
Conway, South Carolina
01/28/2015
7:00 pm
Winthrop L 68–75 15–6
(6–3)
HTC Center (2,839)
Conway, South Carolina
01/31/2015
4:00 pm
at Gardner–WebbL 64–66 15–7
(6–4)
Paul Porter Arena  (1,635)
Boiling Springs, North Carolina
02/03/2015
7:00 pm
UNC AshevilleW 68–56 16–7
(7–4)
HTC Center (2,451)
Conway, South Carolina
02/06/2015
9:00 pm, ESPNU
High PointW 65–60 17–7
(8–4)
HTC Center (2,566)
Conway, South Carolina
02/11/2015
7:30 pm
at Charleston SouthernL 72–83 17–8
(8–5)
CSU Field House  (919)
Charleston, South Carolina
02/14/2015
3:30 pm
LibertyW 96–56 18–8
(9–5)
HTC Center (2,184)
Conway, South Carolina
02/16/2015
7:00 pm
at  Radford W 65–59 19–8
(10–5)
Dedmon Center  (913)
Radford, Virginia
02/19/2015
7:00 pm
CampbellW 81–57 20–8
(11–5)
HTC Center (2,361)
Conway, South Carolina
02/23/2015
7:00 pm
at LongwoodW 72–59 21–8
(12–5)
Willett Hall  (1,342)
Farmville, Virginia
02/26/2015
7:00 pm
at PresbyterianL 69–80 21–9
(12–6)
Templeton Center  (622)
Clinton, South Carolina
Big South Tournament
03/06/2015
8:30 pm,  ESPN3
UNC Asheville
Quarterfinals
W 74–57 22–9
HTC Center (3,275)
Conway, South Carolina
03/07/2015
2:35 pm, ESPN3
Gardner–Webb
Semifinals
W 73–70 23–9
HTC Center (3,275)
Conway, South Carolina
03/08/2015
12:30 pm,  ESPN2
Winthrop
Championship game
W 81–70 24–9
HTC Center (2,957)
Conway, South Carolina
NCAA tournament
03/20/2015*
9:20 pm,  TBS
(16 W) vs. (1 W) No. 3  Wisconsin
First round
L 72–86 24–10
CenturyLink Center Omaha  (17,534)
Omaha, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. "Coastal Carolina Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-10-01.