2020–21 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represents Coastal Carolina University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chanticleers, led by 14th-year head coach Cliff Ellis, play their home games at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina as members of the Sun Belt Conference. With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they will play in the East Division.

2020–21 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	East Division
2020–21 record	12–4 (6–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Cliff Ellis (14th season)
Associate head coach	Benny Moss
Assistant coaches	Patrice Days Elwyn McRoy
Home arena	HTC Center

2020–21 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Appalachian State	6	–	4		.600			12	–	7		.632
Coastal Carolina	6	–	5		.545			12	–	6		.667
Georgia Southern	6	–	6		.500			12	–	9		.571
South Alabama	5	–	5		.500			11	–	8		.579
Troy	4	–	6		.400			10	–	10		.500
Georgia State	2	–	3		.400			8	–	4		.667
West
Texas State	7	–	3		.700			13	–	6		.684
Louisiana	7	–	5		.583			13	–	6		.684
UT Arlington	7	–	5		.583			11	–	9		.550
Little Rock	6	–	6		.500			10	–	9		.526
Arkansas State	5	–	5		.500			8	–	9		.471
Louisiana–Monroe	2	–	10		.167			4	–	15		.211
† 2021 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Chanticleers finished the 2019–20 season 16–17, 8–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They defeated UT Arlington in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament before losing in the second round to Appalachian State.

Roster

2020–21 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 DeAnthony Tipler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Ashland, Mississippi G 1 Tyrik Dixon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Bentonville, Arkansas G 2 Garrick Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Baton Rouge, Louisiana G 3 DeVante' Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr New Orleans, Louisiana G 4 Kevin Williamson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Aiken, South Carolina F 5 Daivon Stephens 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania G 10 Ebrima Dibba 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Bredäng, Skärholmen, Sweeden F 11 Tim Ceaser 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Marion, Arkansas G 13 Mason Grigg 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Rock Hill, South Carolina G 14 Malik LeGania 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr New Orleans, Louisiana F 15 Isaac Hippolyte 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Spring Valley, New York F 20 Ahmard Harvey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Freeport, Bahamas G 21 Jalen Milner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Milledgeville, Georgia G 24 DeShawn Thomas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Columbia, South Carolina F 32 Hosana Kitenge 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 270 lb (122 kg) So Crawley, West Sussex, England C 44 Essam Mostafa 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Fr Cairo, Egypt	Head coach Cliff Ellis (Florida State) Assistant coach(es) Benny Moss (Charlotte) Patrice Days (New Orleans) Elwyn McRoy (Cleveland State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 26, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 28, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		North Carolina Wesleyan	W 117–68	1–0	HTC Center (133) Conway, SC
December 3, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Columbia International	W 113–56	2–0	HTC Center (129) Conway, SC
December 7, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		North Carolina Central	W 78–71	3–0	HTC Center (145) Conway, SC
December 12, 2020* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Greensboro	W 103–45	4–0	HTC Center (63) Conway, SC
December 15, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wofford	L 77–88	4–1	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium  Spartanburg, SC
December 17, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Delaware State	W 99–73	5–1	HTC Center (53) Conway, SC
December 18, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Alice Lloyd	W 86–63	6–1	HTC Center (63) Conway, SC
Sun Belt Conference regular season
January 1, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia State	W 81–69	7–1 (1–0)	HTC Center (145) Conway, SC
January 2, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia State	L 62–70	7–2 (1–1)	HTC Center (117) Conway, SC
January 8, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		South Alabama	W 78–65	8–2 (2–1)	HTC Center (165) Conway, SC
January 9, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+		South Alabama	W 83–69	9–2 (3–1)	HTC Center (147) Conway, SC
January 15, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Georgia State	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta, GA
January 16, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Georgia State	L 68–71	9–3 (3–2)	GSU Sports Arena (1,029) Atlanta, GA
January 22, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Troy	W 90–81	10–3 (4–2)	HTC Center (153) Conway, SC
January 23, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Troy	W 70–65	11–3 (5–2)	HTC Center (149) Conway, SC
January 29, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Georgia Southern	W 79–62	12–3 (6–2)	Hanner Fieldhouse (811) Statesboro, GA
January 30, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Georgia Southern	L 58–61	12–4 (6–3)	Hanner Fieldhouse (536) Statesboro, GA
February 5, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Alabama			Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
February 6, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Alabama			Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
February 11, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Appalachian State			Holmes Center  Boone, NC
February 13, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Appalachian State			HTC Center  Conway, SC
February 19, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia Southern			HTC Center  Conway, SC
February 20, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia Southern			HTC Center  Conway, SC
February 26, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Troy			Trojan Arena  Troy, AL
February 27, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Troy			Trojan Arena  Troy, AL
Sun Belt Tournament
March 5–8, 2021		vs.			Pensacola Bay Center  Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

References

1. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Coastal Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2020.