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2023–24 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record9–22 (5–13 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nima Omidvar
  • Joey Brooks
Home arenaHTC Center
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2023–24 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Appalachian State 16 – 2   .889 27 – 7   .794
James Madison † 15 – 3   .833 32 – 4   .889
Troy 13 – 5   .722 20 – 12   .625
Arkansas State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 17   .541
Louisiana 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576
Southern Miss 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500
Georgia State 8 – 10   .444 14 – 17   .452
South Alabama 8 – 10   .444 16 – 16   .500
Georgia Southern 8 – 10   .444 9 – 24   .273
Marshall 7 – 11   .389 13 – 20   .394
Texas State 7 – 11   .389 17 – 18   .486
Louisiana–Monroe 6 – 12   .333 11 – 19   .367
Coastal Carolina 5 – 13   .278 9 – 22   .290
Old Dominion 3 – 15   .167 7 – 25   .219
† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner

The 2023–24 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chanticleers played their home games at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by 17th-year head coach Cliff Ellis for the first eight games of the season before he retired on December 8, 2023, with longtime associate head coach Benny Moss taking over for the rest of the season. They finished the season 9–22, 5–13 in Sun Belt play, to finish in thirteenth place. As the No. 13 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Louisiana–Monroe in the first round, before losing to Louisiana in the second round.

On March 11, 2024, the school named Western Carolina coach Justin Gray the team's new head coach.

Previous season

The Chanticleers finished the 2022–23 season 11–20, 5–13 in Sun Belt play, to finish in twelfth place. They lost to Arkansas State in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.

Offseason

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Chanticleers were picked to finish in 12th place in the conference's preseason poll.

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team (1st-place votes)
1 James Madison – 176 (7)
2 App State – 159 (2)
3 Old Dominion – 154 (1)
4 Southern Miss – 148
5 Louisiana – 136 (2)
6 South Alabama – 129 (2)
7 Marshall – 119
8 Troy – 91
9 Arkansas State – 84
10 Texas State – 72
11 Georgia State – 69
12 Coastal Carolina – 59
13 Georgia Southern – 42
14 ULM – 32

Roster

2023–24 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kylan Blackmon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Northeast Mississippi Community College Oxford, MS
G 2 Brayon Freeman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Rhode Island Oxon Hill, MD
F 3 Braeden MacVicar 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Rothesay Netherwood School Port Williams, NS
G 4 Trevor Barrett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Trinity Academy Cary, NC
G 10 Jon Sanders 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr East Los Angeles College Detroit, MI
G 12 Jacob Meyer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Holy Cross High School Covington, KY
G 13 Henry Abraham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Eastern Illinois Cambridge, MN
G 20 Marcus Saunders (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, SC
F 21 Jaland Whitehead 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Johnson County Community College Grand Rapids, MI
C 22 John Ojiako 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) GS George Mason Lagos, Nigeria
C 24 Miroslav Stafl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) GS Central Michigan Liberec, Czech Republic
G 33 Joey Kahn (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Delta State Mobile, AL
F 34 Kevin Easley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Duquesne Indianapolis, IN
F 35 Ian Granja 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Memphis Barcelona, Spain
F 55 Jimmy Nichols 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS VCU Conway, SC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 9, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Piedmont W 88–86  1–0
  20 – Easley   13 – Ojiako   5 – Abraham  HTC Center (1,562)
Conway, SC
November 16, 2023*
4:30 p.m., ESPNU 		Wichita State
Myrtle Beach Invitational 1st round 		L 77–86  1–1
  16 – Easley   9 – Meyer   4 – Easley  HTC Center (1,417)
Conway, SC
November 17, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Furman
Myrtle Beach Invitational consolation 2nd round 		L 80–89  1–2
  23 – Blackmon   9 – Ojiako   5 – Easley  HTC Center (1,266)
Conway, SC
November 19, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Charleston
Myrtle Beach Invitational 7th-place game 		L 72–80  1–3
  16 – Easley   9 – Ojiako   4 – Sanders  HTC Center (1,172)
Conway, SC
November 26, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		North Carolina Central L 58–70  1–4
  14 – Sanders   10 – Ojiako   3 – 2 tied  HTC Center (1,039)
Conway, SC
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		USC Upstate W 72–70  2–4
  16 – Easley   13 – Ojiako   4 – Sanders  HTC Center (1,244)
Conway, SC
December 2, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Winthrop L 87–90  2–5
  20 – Blackmon   10 – Ojiako   5 – Sanders  HTC Center (1,305)
Conway, SC
December 4, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		St. Andrews W 110–46  3–5
  20 – Ojiako   12 – Ojiako   6 – 2 tied  HTC Center (1,114)
Conway, SC
December 9, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Wofford L 80–88  3–6
  17 – Sanders   10 – Ojiako   5 – Meyer  HTC Center (1,239)
Conway, SC
December 18, 2023*
6:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at Charleston L 81–84  3–7
  17 – Sanders   13 – Ojiako   6 – Sanders  TD Arena (4,993)
Charleston, SC
December 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		North Carolina A&T L 82–85  3–8
  19 – Ojiako   12 – Ojiako   5 – 2 tied  HTC Center (1,033)
Conway, SC
Sun Belt regular season
December 30, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Troy L 65–72  3–9
(0–1) 		 15 – Blackmon   9 – Ojiako   3 – Sanders  HTC Center (1,424)
Conway, SC
January 4, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas State W 71–63  4–9
(1–1) 		 15 – Freeman   13 – Whitehead   3 – 2 tied  Strahan Arena (1,086)
San Marcos, TX
January 6, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana L 77–85  4–10
(1–2) 		 17 – Blackmon   12 – Ojiako   5 – Sanders  Cajundome (2,383)
Lafayette, LA
January 11, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Appalachian State L 45–70  4–11
(1–3) 		 13 – Meyer   8 – Whitehead   3 – Sanders  HTC Center (1,838)
Conway, SC
January 13, 2024
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Old Dominion W 79–75  5–11
(2–3) 		 15 – 2 tied   11 – Ojiako   4 – Sanders  HTC Center (1,478)
Conway, SC
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgia Southern L 70–73  5–12
(2–4) 		 20 – Ojiako   9 – Ojiako   4 – Sanders  Hanner Fieldhouse (1,821)
Statesboro, GA
January 20, 2024
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Appalachian State L 59–88  5–13
(2–5) 		 18 – Ojiako   16 – Ojiako   3 – Easley Jr.  Holmes Center (3,174)
Boone, NC
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern Miss L 63–79  5–14
(2–6) 		 18 – Easley Jr.   9 – Ojiako   3 – Easley Jr.  HTC Center (1,489)
Conway, SC
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia State W 85–83  6–14
(3–6) 		 28 – Easley Jr.   15 – Ojiako   3 – Sanders  HTC Center (1,389)
Conway, SC
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at James Madison L 67–105  6–15
(3–7) 		 20 – Meyer   6 – Ojiako   3 – 2 tied  Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,490)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 3, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Marshall L 74–91  6–16
(3–8) 		 22 – Meyer   13 – Ojiako   3 – Sanders  Cam Henderson Center (5,711)
Huntington, WV
February 7, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana–Monroe L 75–79  6–17
(3–9) 		 18 – Meyer   13 – Ojiako   6 – Meyer  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,392)
Monroe, LA
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia Southern W 82–75  7–17
(4–9) 		 31 – Blackmon   10 – MacVicar   2 – 3 tied  HTC Center (1,428)
Conway, SC
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Marshall W 74–67  8–17
(5–9) 		 21 – Meyer   12 – Ojiako   4 – 2 tied  HTC Center (1,982)
Conway, SC
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgia State L 71–72  8–18
(5–10) 		 23 – Meyer   14 – Ojiako   3 – 2 tied  GSU Convocation Center (1,697)
Atlanta, GA
February 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Old Dominion L 59–75  8–19
(5–11) 		 17 – Ojiako   13 – Ojiako   3 – 2 tied  Chartway Arena (6,420)
Norfolk, VA
February 28, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arkansas State L 60–71  8–20
(5–12) 		 17 – Meyer   15 – Ojiako   3 – 2 tied  HTC Center (1,144)
Conway, SC
March 1, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		James Madison L 76–86  8–21
(5–13) 		 19 – Ojiako   8 – Ojiako   3 – 2 tied  HTC Center (1,513)
Conway, SC
Sun Belt tournament
March 5, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(13) vs. (12) Louisiana–Monroe
First round 		W 75–71  9–21
  32 – Meyer   7 – 2 tied   5 – Meyer  Pensacola Bay Center (651)
Pensacola, FL
March 7, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(13) vs. (5) Louisiana
Second round 		L 66–80  9–22
  22 – Meyer   11 – Easley Jr.   3 – Easley Jr.  Pensacola Bay Center (882)
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:

References

  1. "Cliff Ellis Announces Retirement, Ending 49-Year Coaching Career" (Press release). Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  2. "Meyer Scores Career-High 32 in Win over ULM". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. March 5, 2024. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  3. "Chants End Season in a Loss to Louisiana". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. March 7, 2024. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  4. "Coastal Carolina hires Western Carolina's Gray". ESPN.com. March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  5. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  6. "Chants Season Comes to an End at Sun Belt Championship". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. February 28, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  7. "James Madison Tops Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Sun Belt Conference. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  8. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  9. "Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
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