2011–12 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team

2011–12 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball

CIT, First Round
Conference	Big South Conference
2011–12 record	19–12 (12–6 Big South)
Head coach	Cliff Ellis (5th year)
Assistant coach	Don Hogan
Assistant coach	Benny Moss
Assistant coach	Mamadou N'Diaye
Home arena	Kimbel Arena

	Conf				Overall
2011–12 Big South men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNC Asheville†	16	–	2	.889	24	–	10	.706
Coastal Carolina	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
Campbell	11	–	7	.611	17	–	15	.531
Charleston Southern	11	–	7	.611	19	–	12	.613
Liberty	9	–	9	.500	14	–	18	.438
Winthrop	8	–	10	.444	12	–	20	.375
VMI	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
High Point	8	–	10	.444	13	–	18	.419
Presbyterian*	8	–	10	.444	14	–	15	.483
Gardner–Webb	6	–	12	.333	12	–	20	.375
Radford	2	–	16	.111	6	–	26	.188

† 2012 Big South Tournament winner As of March 15, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament

The 2011–12 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chanticleers, led by fifth year head coach Cliff Ellis, played their home games at Kimbel Arena and are members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 12–6 in Big South play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South Basketball Tournament to VMI. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Old Dominion.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Warren Gillis	Guard	6–3	200	Freshman	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1	Brandon Crawford	Guard/Forward	6–5	210	Freshman	Montgomery, Alabama
2	Anthony Raffa	Guard	6–1	170	Junior	Sea Isle City, New Jersey
4	Richie Berry	Guard	6–0	175	Junior	Herndon, Virginia
5	Sam McLaurin	Forward	6–8	230	Junior	Havana, Florida
10	Charles Ashford	Guard	6–1	180	Junior	Lexington, Kentucky
11	Dexter Moore	Guard	6–1	173	Senior	Bluefield, West Virginia
15	Chris Gradnigo	Forward	6–7	223	Senior	Lake Charles, Louisiana
23	Willie Kirkland	Guard	6–4	205	Senior	Graceville, Florida
32	Bisi Addey	Forward	6–7	205	Junior	Montgomery, Alabama
33	Tyler Poole	Forward	6–7	210	Freshman	Hickory, North Carolina
34	Jordan Griffin	Guard	6–2	191	Senior	Edgewood, Kentucky
40	Jon Pack	Center	6–11	250	Senior	Dallas, Georgia
55	Kierre Greenwood	Guard	6–2	175	Junior	Cincinnati, Ohio

Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/11/2011*	Covenant	W 96–54	1–0	Kimbel Arena (1,037)
11/12/2011*	Methodist	W 104–61	2–0	Kimbel Arena (1,037)
11/15/2011*	LSU	W 71–63	3–0	Kimbel Arena (1,039)
11/18/2011*	Spalding	W 87–43	4–0	Kimbel Arena (742)
11/22/2011*	at Clemson	W 60–59	5–0	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,211)
11/26/2011*	at Florida International	L 62–64	5–1	U.S. Century Bank Arena (908)
12/01/2011	VMI	W 87–78	6–1 (1–0)	Kimbel Arena (1,039)
12/03/2011	Liberty	W 78–68	7–1 (2–0)	Kimbel Arena (1,039)
12/06/2011*	at The Citadel	W 80–58	8–1	McAlister Field House (1,409)
12/16/2011*	Lynchburg	W 86–61	9–1	Kimbel Arena (1,039)
12/19/2011*	at East Carolina	L 51–76	9–2	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,175)
12/22/2011*	College of Charleston	L 70–77	9–3	Kimbel Arena (1,049)
12/31/2011	at High Point	W 55–52	10–3 (3–0)	Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,003)
01/02/2012	at Campbell	L 65–70 ^OT	10–4 (3–1)	John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (1,364)
01/07/2012	at Charleston Southern	W 80–77 ^OT	11–4 (4–1)	CSU Field House (978)
01/12/2012	Gardner–Webb	W 65–63	12–4 (5–1)	Kimbel Arena (1,039)
01/14/2012	Presbyterian	W 81–63	13–4 (6–1)	Kimbel Arena (1,039)
01/17/2012	at UNC Asheville	L 81–88	13–5 (6–2)	Kimmel Arena (2,041)
01/21/2012	Radford	W 82–62	14–5 (7–2)	Kimbel Arena (1,039)
01/26/2012	at Presbyterian	W 52–49	15–5 (8–2)	Templeton Physical Education Center (801)
01/28/2012	at Gardner–Webb	W 70–56	16–5 (9–2)	Paul Porter Arena (2,045)
02/04/2012	Charleston Southern	W 71–58	17–5 (10–2)	Kimbel Arena (1,039)
02/07/2012	Campbell	L 75–81	17–6 (10–3)	Kimbel Arena (1,039)
02/09/2012	High Point	L 65–70	17–7 (10–4)	Kimbel Arena (1,039)
02/11/2012	at Winthrop	L 57–67	17–8 (10–5)	Winthrop Coliseum (1,935)
02/09/2012	UNC Asheville	W 74–69	18–8 (11–5)	Kimbel Arena (1,039)
02/18/2012*	Tennessee Tech (ESPN BracketBusters)	L 71–77	18–9	Kimbel Arena (1,039)
02/23/2012	at Liberty	L 57–61	18–10 (11–6)	Vines Center (2,765)
02/25/2012	at VMI	W 81–64	19–10 (12–6)	Cameron Hall (2,451)
2012 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
02/29/2012	vs. VMI (Quarterfinals)	L 68–85	19–11	Kimmel Arena (443)
2012 CIT
03/13/2012*	at Old Dominion (First Round)	L 66–68	19–12	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,246)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://www.goccusports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/coas-m-baskbl-sched.html

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball

Venues	Kimbel Arena (1974–2012) HTC Center (2012–present)

Culture & lore	Chauncy "CCU Fight Song"

People	Head coaches

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