2014–15 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team


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.

2014–15 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball
Big South tournament champions
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record24–10 (12–6 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHTC Center
Seasons
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

Roster

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2014–15 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Warren Gillis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Philadelphia
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, 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 State W 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–Webb L 64–66  15–7
(6–4)
Paul Porter Arena (1,635)
Boiling Springs, North Carolina
02/03/2015
7:00 pm
UNC Asheville W 68–56  16–7
(7–4)
HTC Center (2,451)
Conway, South Carolina
02/06/2015
9:00 pm, ESPNU
High Point W 65–60  17–7
(8–4)
HTC Center (2,566)
Conway, South Carolina
02/11/2015
7:30 pm
at Charleston Southern L 72–83  17–8
(8–5)
CSU Field House (919)
Charleston, South Carolina
02/14/2015
3:30 pm
Liberty W 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
Campbell W 81–57  20–8
(11–5)
HTC Center (2,361)
Conway, South Carolina
02/23/2015
7:00 pm
at Longwood W 72–59  21–8
(12–5)
Willett Hall (1,342)
Farmville, Virginia
02/26/2015
7:00 pm
at Presbyterian L 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

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  1. ^ "Coastal Carolina Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2014.