# 2011–12 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team

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

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2011* 7:00 pm | | Covenant | W 96–54 | 1–0 | Kimbel Arena (1,037) Conway, SC |
| 11/12/2011* 7:00 pm | | Methodist | W 104–61 | 2–0 | Kimbel Arena (1,037) Conway, SC |
| 11/15/2011* 7:00 pm | | LSU | W 71–63 | 3–0 | Kimbel Arena (1,039) Conway, SC |
| 11/18/2011* 7:00 pm | | Spalding | W 87–43 | 4–0 | Kimbel Arena (742) Conway, SC |
| 11/22/2011* 9:00 pm, FS South | | at Clemson | W 60–59 | 5–0 | Littlejohn Coliseum (6,211) Clemson, SC |
| 11/26/2011* 7:30 pm | | at Florida International | L 62–64 | 5–1 | U.S. Century Bank Arena (908) Miami, FL |
| 12/01/2011 7:00 pm | | VMI | W 87–78 | 6–1 (1–0) | Kimbel Arena (1,039) Conway, SC |
| 12/03/2011 2:00 pm | | Liberty | W 78–68 | 7–1 (2–0) | Kimbel Arena (1,039) Conway, SC |
| 12/06/2011* 7:05 pm | | at The Citadel | W 80–58 | 8–1 | McAlister Field House (1,409) Charleston, SC |
| 12/16/2011* 7:00 pm | | Lynchburg | W 86–61 | 9–1 | Kimbel Arena (1,039) Conway, SC |
| 12/19/2011* 7:00 pm | | at East Carolina | L 51–76 | 9–2 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,175) Greenville, NC |
| 12/22/2011* 7:00 pm | | College of Charleston | L 70–77 | 9–3 | Kimbel Arena (1,049) Conway, SC |
| 12/31/2011 7:00 pm | | at High Point | W 55–52 | 10–3 (3–0) | Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,003) High Point, NC |
| 01/02/2012 7:45 pm | | at Campbell | L 65–70 $^{OT}$ | 10–4 (3–1) | John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (1,364) Buies Creek, NC |
| 01/07/2012 5:30 pm | | at Charleston Southern | W 80–77 $^{OT}$ | 11–4 (4–1) | CSU Field House (978) Charleston, SC |
| 01/12/2012 7:00 pm | | Gardner–Webb | W 65–63 | 12–4 (5–1) | Kimbel Arena (1,039) Conway, SC |
| 01/14/2012 4:00 pm | | Presbyterian | W 81–63 | 13–4 (6–1) | Kimbel Arena (1,039) Conway, SC |
| 01/17/2012 7:00 pm | | at UNC Asheville | L 81–88 | 13–5 (6–2) | Kimmel Arena (2,041) Asheville, NC |
| 01/21/2012 2:00 pm | | Radford | W 82–62 | 14–5 (7–2) | Kimbel Arena (1,039) Conway, SC |
| 01/26/2012 7:00 pm | | at Presbyterian | W 52–49 | 15–5 (8–2) | Templeton Physical Education Center (801) Clinton, SC |
| 01/28/2012 7:00 pm | | at Gardner–Webb | W 70–56 | 16–5 (9–2) | Paul Porter Arena (2,045) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 02/04/2012 2:00 pm, MASN | | Charleston Southern | W 71–58 | 17–5 (10–2) | Kimbel Arena (1,039) Conway, SC |
| 02/07/2012 7:00 pm | | Campbell | L 75–81 | 17–6 (10–3) | Kimbel Arena (1,039) Conway, SC |
| 02/09/2012 7:00 pm | | High Point | L 65–70 | 17–7 (10–4) | Kimbel Arena (1,039) Conway, SC |
| 02/11/2012 4:00 pm | | at Winthrop | L 57–67 | 17–8 (10–5) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,935) Rock Hill, SC |
| 02/09/2012 7:00 pm | | UNC Asheville | W 74–69 | 18–8 (11–5) | Kimbel Arena (1,039) Conway, SC |
| 02/18/2012* 12:00 pm | | Tennessee Tech ESPN BracketBusters | L 71–77 | 18–9 | Kimbel Arena (1,039) Conway, SC |
| 02/23/2012 7:00 pm | | at Liberty | L 57–61 | 18–10 (11–6) | Vines Center (2,765) Lynchburg, VA |
| 02/25/2012 1:00 pm | | at VMI | W 81–64 | 19–10 (12–6) | Cameron Hall (2,451) Lexington, VA |
| 2012 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 02/29/2012 12:00 pm | (2) | vs. (7) VMI Quarterfinals | L 68–85 | 19–11 | Kimmel Arena (443) Asheville, NC |
| 2012 CIT ||||||
| 03/13/2012* 7:00 pm | | at Old Dominion First Round | L 66–68 | 19–12 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,246) Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||