2022–23 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chanticleers, led by 16th-year head coach Cliff Ellis, played their home games at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2022–23 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record11–20 (5–13 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Associate head coachBenny Moss
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHTC Center
Seasons
2022–23 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Miss 14 4   .778 25 8   .758
Louisiana 13 5   .722 26 8   .765
Marshall 13 5   .722 24 8   .750
James Madison 12 6   .667 22 11   .667
Troy 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Old Dominion 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Georgia Southern 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
South Alabama 9 9   .500 19 16   .543
Appalachian State 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Louisiana–Monroe 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
Texas State 6 12   .333 16 19   .457
Coastal Carolina 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Arkansas State 4 14   .222 13 20   .394
Georgia State 3 15   .167 10 21   .323
2023 Sun Belt Tournament winner

Previous season

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The Chanticleers finished the 2021–22 season 19–14, 8–8 in Sun Belt Play to finish in 7th place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Georgia Southern. They received an invitation to the new The Basketball Classic where they defeated Maryland Eastern Shore, Florida Gulf Coast, and South Alabama to advance to the championship game where they lost to Fresno State.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Garrick Green 2 G 6'6" 215 Senior Baton Rouge, LA Graduated
Rudi Williams 3 G 6'2" 190 Senior Hamilton, ON Graduate transferred to BYU
Kevin Williamson 4 G 6'5" 200 Senior Aiken, SC Transferred
Deshawn Thomas 5 C 6'10" 250 Senior Columbia, SC Graduate transferred to USC Aiken
Ebrima Dibba 10 G 6'6" 205 RS Junior Bredäng, Skarholmen Graduate transferred to South Carolina
Jourdan Smith 11 F 6'11" 225 Junior Montgomery, AL Transferred to Grambling State
Isaac Hippolyte 15 F 6'7" 215 Senior Spring Valley, NY Graduate transferred to Chowan
Ahmard Harvey 20 F 6'7" 195 Junior Freeport, Bahamas Transferred to High Point
Jalen Milner 21 G 6'1" 190 Junior Milledgeville, GA Walk-on; transferred
Vince Cole 24 G 6'6" 190 Senior Charleston, SC Graduated/2022 NBA draft

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Kylan Blackmon 0 G 6'3" 195 Sophomore Oxford, MS NE Mississippi CC
Seth Dawson 1 G 6'5" 205 RS Junior Antioch, CA College of the Sequoias
DJ Basey 2 C 6'10" 220 Senior Mesquite, TX Connors State
Antonio Daye, Jr. 5 G 6'3" 200 GS Senior Durham, NC Fordham
Jomaru Brown 11 G 6'2" 186 Senior Raleigh, NC Eastern Kentucky
Henry Abraham 13 G 6'0" 175 Junior Cambridge, MN Eastern Illinois
Jaland Whitehead 21 F 6'9" 215 Senior Grand Rapids, MI Johnson County CC
Linton Brown 22 G 6'5" 210 Senior Delray Beach, FL St. Bonaventure
Joey Kahl 33 G 6'4" 175 Sophomore Mobile, AL Walk-on; Delta State
Jimmy Nichols Jr. 55 F 6'8" 225 RS Senior Conway, SC VCU

Recruiting

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There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2022.

Preseason

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Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

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The Chanticleers were picked to finish in eighth place in the conference's preseason poll.[1] Junior center Essam Mostafa was named preseason All-SBC Second Team.[1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team (1st place Votes)
1 Louisiana - 190 (10)
2 Texas State - 162 (1)
3 South Alabama - 150 (1)
4 James Madison - 149 (1)
5 Georgia State - 127 (1)
6 Marshall - 122
7 App State - 120
8 Coastal Carolina - 100
9 Old Dominion - 93
10 Troy - 76
11 Georgia Southern - 69
12 Arkansas State - 48
13 Southern Miss - 34
14 ULM - 30

Roster

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2022–23 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) Jr Oxford HS
Northeast Mississippi CC
Oxford, Mississippi
G 1 Seth Dawson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Arizona Compass Prep
College of the Sequoias
Antioch, California
C 2 DJ Basey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Poteet HS
Connors State College
Mesquite, Texas
G 5 Antonio Daye, Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) GS Fort Lauderdale HS
Fordham
Durham, North Carolina
G 11 Jomaru Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Sr South Durham HS
Eastern Kentucky
Raleigh, North Carolina
F 12 Wilfried Likayi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Parkrose HS
New Mexico State
Portland, Oregon
G 13 Henry Abraham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Cambridge-Isanti HS
Eastern Illinois
Cambridge, Minnesota
G 14 Josh Uduje 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Arizona Compass Preparatory London, England
G 20 Marcus Saunders (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
F 21 Jaland Whitehead 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Wheeler HS
Johnson County CC
Grand Rapids, Michigan
G 22 Linton Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Wellington HS
Indian River State College
Delray Beach, Florida
G 33 Joey Kahn (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So St. Paul's Episcopal School
Delta State
Mobile, Alabama
C 44 Essam Mostafa 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Long Island Lutheran HS Cairo, Egypt
F 55 Jimmy Nichols, Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Conway HS
VCU
Conway, South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
St. Mary's (MD) W 97–43  1–0
 22  Mostafa   12  Mostafa   8  Abraham  HTC Center (1,223)
Conway, SC
November 11, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Methodist W 110–47  2–0
 23  L. Brown   15  Nichols   14  Abraham  HTC Center (1,127)
Conway, SC
November 18, 2022*
7:30 p.m.
at USC Upstate
Collegiate Hoops Roadshow
L 78–79  2–1
 28  J. Brown   16  Mostafa   3  J. Brown  G. B. Hodge Center (595)
Spartanburg, SC
November 23, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
at Missouri
Collegiate Hoops Roadshow
L 51–89  2–2
 13  L. Brown   10  Mostafa   3  J. Brown  Mizzou Arena (7,459)
Columbia, MO
November 26, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
South Dakota W 66–59  3–2
 17  J. Brown   12  Mostafa   3  Abraham  HTC Center (1,003)
Conway, SC
November 30, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
UNC Wilmington L 58–60  3–3
 21  Mostafa   10  Mostafa   1  Tied  HTC Center (1,509)
Conway, SC
December 3, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Winthrop W 86–81  4–3
 17  L. Brown   8  Likayi   8  Abraham  Winthrop Coliseum (1,218)
Rock Hill, SC
December 6, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Wofford L 61–71  4–4
 14  Abraham   7  Likayi   2  Tied  Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (914)
Spartanburg, SC
December 10, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Regent W 102–39  5–4
 20  J. Brown   10  Mostafa   4  Tied  HTC Center (1,327)
Conway, SC
December 14, 2022*
7:00 p.m.
at South Dakota W 87–86  6–4
 25  Mostafa   11  Mostafa   4  Tied  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,523)
Vermillion, SD
December 19, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
College of Charleston L 69–83  6–5
 19  Uduje   11  Mostafa   3  Tied  HTC Center (1,934)
Conway, SC
Sun Belt Conference regular season
December 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana W 77–76  7–5
(1–0)
 28  J. Brown   9  Mostafa   5  Abraham  HTC Center (1,372)
Conway, SC
December 31, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia Southern L 64–73  7–6
(1–1)
 15  Tied   13  Mostafa   5  J. Brown  HTC Center (1,201)
Conway, SC
January 5, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Appalachian State L 62–63  7–7
(1–2)
 20  Brown   11  Mostafa   3  J. Brown  Holmes Center (1,819)
Boone, NC
January 7, 2023
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Marshall L 66–81  7–8
(1–3)
 15  Daye   8  Nichols   3  Tied  Cam Henderson Center (4,672)
Huntington, WV
January 12, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Old Dominion W 67–66  8–8
(2–3)
 14  L. Brown   16  Mostafa   6  Daye  Chartway Arena (6,021)
Norfolk, VA
January 14, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Georgia State L 66–100  8–9
(2–4)
 23  Daye   9  Likayi   3  Tied  GSU Convocation Center (1,479)
Atlanta, GA
January 19, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Appalachian State W 93–84 OT 9–9
(3–4)
 26  Uduje   11  Mostafa   10  Daye  HTC Center (2,143)
Conway, NC
January 21, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
South Alabama W 85–81 OT 10–9
(4–4)
 33  Uduje   13  Tied   11  Daye  HTC Center (1,459)
Conway, SC
January 23, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Chicago State L 70–74  10–10
 25  Uduje   10  Mostafa   5  Abraham  HTC Center (1,321)
Conway, SC
January 26, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at James Madison L 69–75  10–11
(4–5)
 23  Daye   11  Daye   7  Daye  Atlantic Union Bank Center (5,609)
Williamsburg, VA
January 28, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Old Dominion L 59–60  10–12
(4–6)
 18  Uduje   9  Uduje   5  Daye  HTC Center (1,656)
Conway, SC
February 2, 2023
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe L 70–83  10–13
(4–7)
 15  Blackmon   6  Uduje   5  Abraham  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,659)
Monroe, LA
February 4, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Arkansas State L 57–73  10–14
(4–8)
 13  Uduje   9  Mostafa   2  Daye  First National Bank Arena (1,402)
Jonesboro, AR
February 9, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Marshall L 74–92  10–15
(4–9)
 16  J. Brown   12  Mostafa   6  Daye  HTC Center (1,923)
Conway, SC
February 11, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
James Madison L 66–73  10–16
(4–10)
 22  Uduje   13  Nichols   5  Daye  HTC Center (1,578)
Conway, SC
February 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia State W 77–68  11–16
(5–10)
 22  Daye   8  Likayi   8  Daye  HTC Center (1,655)
Conway, SC
February 18, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Texas State L 75–78  11–17
(5–11)
 20  Daye   6  Basey   3  Brown  HTC Center (1,410)
Conway, NC
February 22, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Georgia Southern L 68–76  11–18
(5–12)
 22  Uduje   10  Daye   4  Daye  Hanner Fieldhouse (1,283)
Statesboro, GA
February 24, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Troy L 74–95  11–19
(5–13)
 28  Daye   9  Daye   3  Blackmon  Trojan Arena (4,232)
Troy, AL
Sun Belt tournament
February 28, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(12) vs. (13) Arkansas State
First Round
L 69–86  11–20
 24  Daye   12  Mostafa   5  Daye  Pensacola Bay Center 
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Louisiana Headlines Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". goccusports.com. Retrieved October 24, 2022.