2015–16 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team

2015–16 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball
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CIT, Semifinals
Conference	Big South Conference
2015–16 record	21–12 (12–6 Big South)
Head coach	Cliff Ellis (9th year)
Assistant coach	Benny Moss
Assistant coach	Stacey Palmore
Assistant coach	Patrick Blake
Home arena	HTC Center

2015–16 Big South men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Winthrop	13	–	5		.722			23	–	9		.719
High Point	13	–	5		.722			21	–	11		.656
UNC Asheville †	12	–	6		.667			22	–	12		.647
Coastal Carolina	12	–	6		.667			21	–	12		.636
Gardner–Webb	10	–	8		.556			17	–	16		.515
Liberty	10	–	8		.556			13	–	19		.406
Radford	9	–	9		.500			16	–	15		.516
Campbell	5	–	13		.278			12	–	18		.400
Presbyterian	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
Longwood	5	–	13		.278			10	–	23		.303
Charleston Southern	5	–	13		.278			9	–	21		.300
† 2016 Big South Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represents Coastal Carolina University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chanticleers, led by ninth year head coach Cliff Ellis, play their home games at the HTC Center and are members of the Big South Conference.

Roster

2015–16 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town F 1 Kevin Holmes, Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Virginia Beach, Virginia G 2 Aaron Law 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Chapel Hill, North Carolina G 4 Christian Adams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Winston-Salem, North Carolina G 5 Jaylen Shaw 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Hartsville, South Carolina G 10 Shivaughn Wiggins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Charlotte, North Carolina F 12 Michel Enanga 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Yaoundé, Cameroon F 21 Tristian Curtis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Nassau, Bahamas G 22 Elijah Wilson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Wilmington, North Carolina F 23 Badou Diagne 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Dakar, Senegal G 30 Colton Ray-St Cyr 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Williamsburg, Virginia C 32 Josh Coleman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Alpharetta, Georgia G 33 Ron Trapps 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Lancaster, South Carolina F 35 Marcus Freeman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Williamston, North Carolina	Head coach Cliff Ellis (Florida State) Assistant coach(es) Benny Moss (Charlotte) Stacey Palmore (Livingstone) Patrick Blake (Louisville) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 10-1-15

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
11/13/2015* 10:00 pm	vs. Nevada Rainbow Classic	L 56–73	0–1	Stan Sheriff Center (6,259) Honolulu, HI
11/15/2015* 11:00 pm	at Hawaii Rainbow Classic	L 63–74	0–2	Stan Sheriff Center (5,271) Honolulu, HI
11/18/2015* 7:00 pm	Grace Bible	W 104–67	1–2	HTC Center (1,714) Conway, SC
11/21/2015* 2:00 pm	Piedmont International	W 116–35	2–2	HTC Center (1,188) Conway, SC
11/24/2015* 7:00 pm	at College of Charleston	W 67–61	3–2	TD Arena (2,367) Charleston, SC
11/28/2015 2:00 pm	at Campbell	L 73–79	3–3 (0–1)	Gore Arena (1,065) Buies Creek, NC
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm	Auburn	L 78–81	3–4	HTC Center (3,286) Conway, SC
12/06/2015 2:00 pm	Radford	W 63–58	4–4 (1–1)	HTC Center (1,487) Conway, SC
12/09/2015* 6:30 pm	North Carolina Wesleyan	W 98–73	5–4	HTC Center (1,538) Conway, SC
12/14/2015* 7:30 pm, ESPN3	at Wofford	W 71–63	6–4	Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,026) Spartanburg, SC
12/18/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Wake Forest	L 77–83	6–5	LJVM Coliseum (8,107) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
12/20/2015* 2:00 pm	Alabama State	W 68–65	7–5	HTC Center (1,510) Conway, SC
12/31/2015 6:00 pm	at Gardner–Webb	L 61–65	7–6 (1–2)	Paul Porter Arena (1,345) Boiling Springs, NC
01/02/2016 2:00 pm	Winthrop	W 82–63	8–6 (2–2)	HTC Center (1,652) Conway, SC
01/06/2016 7:00 pm	Liberty	L 61–62	8–7 (2–3)	HTC Center (1,630) Conway, SC
01/09/2016 2:00 pm	at Longwood	L 61–76	8–8 (2–4)	Willett Hall (1,523) Farmville, VA
01/14/2016 7:00 pm	Presbyterian	W 87–58	9–8 (3–4)	HTC Center (2,117) Conway, SC
01/16/2016 7:00 pm	at High Point	W 71–68	10–8 (4–4)	Millis Athletic Center (1,750) High Point, NC
01/23/2016 5:30 pm	at Charleston Southern	W 78–63	11–8 (5–4)	CSU Field House (972) North Charleston, SC
01/27/2016 7:00 pm	UNC Asheville	W 68–66 OT	12–8 (6–4)	HTC Center (2,165) Conway, SC
01/30/2016 4:30 pm	Campbell	W 97–68	13–8 (7–4)	HTC Center (2,123) Conway, SC
02/03/2016 7:00 pm	at Presbyterian	W 69–66	14–8 (8–4)	Templeton Center (598) Clinton, SC
02/06/2016 4:00 pm	at Radford	W 72–60	15–8 (9–4)	Dedmon Center (1,487) Radford, VA
02/11/2016 7:00 pm	High Point	L 67–68	15–9 (9–5)	HTC Center (2,395) Conway, SC
02/13/2016 2:00 pm	Gardner–Webb	W 78–71	16–9 (10–5)	HTC Center (2,157) Conway, SC
02/18/2016 7:00 pm	at Winthrop	L 67–79	16–10 (10–6)	Winthrop Coliseum (2,151) Rock Hill, SC
02/25/2016 7:00 pm	Charleston Southern	W 68–60	17–10 (11–6)	HTC Center (2,514) Conway, SC
02/27/2016 4:30 pm	at UNC Asheville	W 81–79	18–10 (12–6)	Kimmel Arena (3,269) Asheville, NC
Big South Tournament
03/04/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3	vs. Gardner–Webb Quarterfinals	L 65–69	18–11	Gore Arena (2,035) Buies Creek, NC
CIT
03/15/2016* 7:00 pm	Mercer First round	W 65–57	19–11	HTC Center (940) Conway, SC
03/19/2016* 2:00 pm	New Hampshire Second round	W 71–62	20–11	HTC Center (847) Conway, SC
03/23/2016* 7:00 pm	Grand Canyon Quarterfinals	W 60–58	21–11	HTC Center (1,302) Conway, SC
03/27/2016* 9:00 pm, CBSSN	UC Irvine Semifinals	L 47–66	21–12	HTC Center (1,204) Conway, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.