# 2010–11 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chanticleers, led by fourth year head coach Cliff Ellis, played their home games at Kimbel Arena and are members of the Big South Conference. They won the Big South regular season championship for the second year in a row and hosted the semi-finals and championship game of the 2011 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament. They were defeated by UNC Asheville in the tournament final. As regular season champions who failed to win their conference tournament, the Chanticleers earned an automatic bid to the 2011 National Invitation Tournament where they were defeated in the first round by Alabama. They finished the season with a record of 28–6, 16–2 in Big South play.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Brandon Crawford | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Junior | Montgomery, Alabama |
| 2 | Anthony Raffa | Guard | 6–1 | 170 | Sophomore | Strathmere, New Jersey |
| 3 | Danny Nieman | Guard | 6–1 | 196 | Sophomore | Concord, North Carolina |
| 5 | Sam McLaurin | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | Sophomore | Havana, Florida |
| 11 | Dexter Moore | Guard | 6–1 | 173 | Junior | Bluefield, West Virginia |
| 15 | Chris Gradnigo | Forward | 6–7 | 223 | Senior | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| 22 | Desmond Holloway | Guard | 6–3 | 167 | Junior | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 23 | Willie Kirkland | Guard | 6–4 | 205 | Junior | Graceville, Florida |
| 30 | Chad Gray | Forward | 6–7 | 197 | Senior | Kingstree, South Carolina |
| 34 | Jordan Griffin | Guard | 6–2 | 191 | Junior | Edgewood, Kentucky |
| 40 | Jon Pack | Center | 6–11 | 250 | Junior | Dallas, Georgia |
| 55 | Kierre Greenwood | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Sophomore | Cincinnati, Ohio |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/12/10* 7:00 pm | | Piedmont | W 112–52 | 1–0 | Kimbel Arena (814) Conway, SC |
| 11/13/10* 6:00 pm | | LaGrange | W 79–40 | 2–0 | Kimbel Arena (783) Conway, SC |
| 11/16/10* 7:00 pm | | at College of Charleston | L 67–83 | 2–1 | Carolina First Arena (3,917) Charleston, SC |
| 11/18/10* 12:00 pm, MASN | | vs. No. 20 Georgetown Charleston Classic first round | L 61–80 | 2–2 | Carolina First Arena (NA) Charleston, SC |
| 11/19/10* 12:00 pm | | vs. USC Upstate Charleston Classic consolation game | W 71–50 | 3–2 | Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC |
| 11/21/10* 2:00 pm | | vs. Charlotte Charleston Classic 5th place game | W 79–75 $^{2OT}$ | 4–2 | Carolina First Arena (1,793) Charleston, SC |
| 11/23/10* 7:30 pm | | North Carolina Wesleyan | W 96–56 | 5–2 | Kimbel Arena (723) Conway, SC |
| 11/27/10* 7:00 pm | | The Citadel | W 72–64 | 6–2 | Kimbel Arena (832) Conway, SC |
| 12/4/10 2:00 pm | | Charleston Southern | W 73–71 | 7–2 (1–0) | Kimbel Arena (988) Conway, SC |
| 12/13/10* 8:00 pm | | at LSU | W 78–69 $^{OT}$ | 8–2 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,124) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 12/18/2010* 12:30 pm | | vs. East Carolina | W 59–58 | 9–2 | Myrtle Beach Convention Center (2,657) Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 12/20/10* 7:00 pm | | Thomas More | W 125–70 | 10–2 | Kimbel Arena (875) Conway, SC |
| 12/31/10 2:00 pm | | Radford | W 77–59 | 11–2 (2–0) | Kimbel Arena (1,021) Conway, SC |
| 1/2/11 2:00 pm | | High Point | W 78–60 | 12–2 (3–0) | Kimbel Arena (1,113) Conway, SC |
| 1/6/11 7:00 pm | | at VMI | W 109–87 | 13–2 (4–0) | Cameron Hall (1,238) Lexington, VA |
| 1/8/11 6:00 pm, MASN | | at Liberty | W 70–67 | 14–2 (5–0) | Vines Center (1,471) Lynchburg, VA |
| 1/13/11 7:00 pm | | Winthrop | W 74–69 | 15–2 (6–0) | Kimbel Arena (1,123) Conway, SC |
| 1/15/11 9:15 pm | | Presbyterian | W 60–42 | 16–2 (7–0) | Kimbel Arena (NA) Conway, SC |
| 1/20/11 7:00 pm | | at UNC Asheville | W 80–59 | 17–2 (8–0) | Justice Center (1,058) Asheville, NC |
| 1/22/11 7:00 pm | | at Gardner–Webb | W 58–55 | 18–2 (9–0) | Paul Porter Arena (1,750) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 1/27/11 7:00 pm | | at High Point | W 82–58 | 19–2 (10–0) | Millis Center (1,231) High Point, NC |
| 1/29/11 6:00 pm, MASN | | at Radford | W 86–63 | 20–2 (11–0) | Dedmon Center (1,542) Radford, VA |
| 2/3/11 7:00 pm | | Liberty | W 77–71 | 21–2 (12–0) | Kimbel Arena (1,039) Conway, SC |
| 2/5/11 4:30 pm | | VMI | W 99–86 | 22–2 (13–0) | Kimbel Arena (1,039) Conway, SC |
| 2/10/11 7:00 pm | | at Presbyterian | W 61–41 | 23–2 (14–0) | Templeton Physical Education Center (778) Clinton, SC |
| 2/12/11 7:00 pm | | at Winthrop | W 61–56 | 24–2 (15–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (3,604) Rock Hill, SC |
| 2/15/11 7:00 pm | | Gardner–Webb | L 57–59 | 24–3 (15–1) | Kimbel Arena (1,039) Conway, SC |
| 2/17/11* 7:00 pm | | North Carolina Central | W 94–59 | 25–3 | Kimbel Arena (1,037) Conway, SC |
| 2/22/11 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UNC Asheville | L 58–61 | 25–4 (15–2) | Kimbel Arena (1,039) Conway, SC |
| 2/26/11 4:30 pm | | at Charleston Southern | W 81–77 | 26–4 (16–2) | CSU Field House (947) Charleston, SC |
| Big South Conference tournament ||||||
| 3/1/11 7:00 pm | (1) | (8) Gardner–Webb Quarterfinals | W 83–72 | 27–4 | Kimbel Arena (1,266) Conway, SC |
| 3/3/11 6:00 pm, ESPNU | (1) | (4) VMI Semifinals | W 89–81 | 28–4 | Kimbel Arena (1,345) Conway, SC |
| 3/5/11 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | (1) | (3) UNC Asheville Championship Game | L 47–60 | 28–5 | Kimbel Arena (1,293) Conway, SC |
| National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| 3/15/11* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | (8 A) | at (1 A) Alabama First Round | L 44–68 | 28–6 | Coleman Coliseum (5,116) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=NIT Alabama Bracket. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||