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 has appeared four times in the NCAA Tournament, most recently in 2015.
Coastal Carolina has competed in the NCAA tournament four times and have a record of 0âÂÂ4. In 1991, the Chanticleers were a 15-seed and lost 79âÂÂ69 to Indiana. In 1993, the team was a 16-seed and lost 84âÂÂ53 to Michigan; Michigan later vacated the victory. The Chanticleers next appeared in 2014, as a 16-seed, losing to first-seed Virginia, 70âÂÂ59. In 2015, after beating Winthrop 81âÂÂ70 for the Big South championship, the team made their second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. Again a 16-seed, the Chanticleers lost to eventual tournament runner-up Wisconsin, 86âÂÂ72.
The Chanticleers have also appeared in two National Invitation Tournaments, where they have a record of 0âÂÂ2, two CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournaments, where they have a record of 3âÂÂ2, and one College Basketball Invitational, where they have a record of 4âÂÂ2.
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Michigan's win later vacated.
The Chanticleers have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational three times. Their combined record is 8âÂÂ4.
The Chanticleers have appeared in The Basketball Classic one time. Their record is 3âÂÂ1.
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