# 2024–25 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chanticleers, led by 1st-year head coach Justin Gray, played their home games at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Offseason

Justin Gray was hired as the head coach of Coastal Carolina on March 11, 2024. He was previously the head coach at Western Carolina, where he led Western Carolina to consecutive winning seasons for the first time in 13 years.

## Preseason
### Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Chanticleers were picked to finish in thirteenth place in the conference's preseason poll.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team (1st-place votes) |
| 1 | Arkansas State – 193 (12) |
| 2 | James Madison – 170 (1) |
| 3 | Troy – 155 (1) |
| 4 | Louisiana – 144 |
| 5 | Southern Miss – 133 |
| 6 | App State – 122 |
| 7 | Texas State – 89 |
| T8 | Georgia Southern – 85 |
| T8 | Old Dominion – 85 |
| 10 | Marshall – 79 |
| 11 | South Alabama – 78 |
| 12 | Georgia State – 75 |
| 13 | Coastal Carolina – 34 |
| 14 | ULM – 28 |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Michigan MAC-SBC Challenge | W 60–56 | 1–0 | 15 – Jones | 11 – Lobsinger | 3 – Battle | HTC Center (2,192) Conway, SC |
| November 9, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Carolina | L 59–63 | 1–1 | 20 – Jones | 12 – Hines | 3 – Battle | Minges Colliseum (4,331) Greenville, NC |
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at NC State | L 70–82 | 1–2 | 17 – Jones | 8 – Hines | 3 – Abraham | Lenovo Center (12,425) Raleigh, NC |
| November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Jacksonville State | L 53–71 | 1–3 | 31 – Pierre Jr. | 8 – Nicholson | 3 – Pierre Jr. | HTC Center (1,604) Conway, SC |
| November 22, 2024* 5:00 p.m. | | vs. IU Indy Alabama A&M MTE | W 71–57 | 2–3 | 11 – Jones | 10 – Amenhauser | 5 – Meo | Alabama A&M Events Center (297) Huntsville, AL |
| November 23, 2024* 6:00 p.m. | | vs. Alabama A&M Alabama A&M MTE | L 70–77 | 2–4 | 15 – Amenhauser | 12 – Amenhauser | 4 – Hines | Alabama A&M Events Center (1,651) Huntsville, AL |
| November 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | W 73–51 | 3–4 | 13 – Tied | 8 – Tied | 3 – Jones | HTC Center (1,242) Conway, SC |
| December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Campbell | W 58–57 | 4–4 | 20 – Amenhauser | 8 – Hines | 5 – Jones | Pope Convocation Center (1,283) Buies Creek, NC |
| December 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | L 89–96 | 4–5 | 21 – Jones | 7 – Jones | 4 – Jones | Winthrop Coliseum (1,798) Rock Hill, SC |
| December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Virginia | W 82–57 | 5–5 | 18 – Battle | 6 – Majak | 3 – Tied | HTC Center (1,487) Conway, SC |
| December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at North Carolina A&T | W 73–68 | 6–5 | 20 – Tied | 10 – Hines | 3 – Meo | Corbett Sports Center (923) Greensboro, NC |
| December 21, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arkansas State | L 67–97 | 6–6 (0–1) | 20 – Battle | 10 – Tied | 2 – Meo | First National Bank Arena (5,035) Jonesboro, AR |
| December 29, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Warner | W 75–53 | 7–6 | 20 – Granger | 12 – Granger | 7 – Meo | HTC Center (1,200) Conway, SC |
| January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana | L 68–71 | 7–7 (0–2) | 19 – Jones | 5 – Tied | 5 – Meo | HTC Center (1,402) Conway, SC |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 70–51 | 8–7 (1–2) | 13 – Amenhauser | 7 – Tied | 5 – Jones | HTC Center (1,457) Conway, SC |
| January 8, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | L 51–74 | 8–8 (1–3) | 14 – Battle | 9 – Hines | 2 – Hines | Holmes Center (1,703) Boone, NC |
| January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | L 74–79 | 8–9 (1–4) | 18 – Jones | 11 – Amenhauser | 7 – Meo | GSU Convocation Center (1,303) Atlanta, GA |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | L 87–88 $^{OT}$ | 8–10 (1–5) | 16 – Battle | 8 – Battle | 3 – Tied | HTC Center (2,492) Conway, SC |
| January 18, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marshall | L 64–77 | 8–11 (1–6) | 13 – Tied | 9 – Hines | 3 – Jones | HTC Center (1,873) Conway, SC |
| January 23, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia Southern | L 58–85 | 8–12 (1–7) | 15 – Meo | 4 – Tied | 3 – Meo | Hill Convocation Center (1,335) Statesboro, GA |
| January 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | L 52–74 | 8–13 (1–8) | 15 – Battle | 11 – Hines | 2 – Hines | Chartway Arena (6,684) Norfolk, VA |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at James Madison | L 64–73 | 8–14 (1–9) | 17 – Tied | 9 – Battle | 2 – Battle | Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,387) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marshall | L 62–67 | 8–15 (1–10) | 17 – Tied | 8 – Granger | 3 – Battle | Cam Henderson Center (5,105) Huntington, WV |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Alabama | L 59–84 | 8–16 (1–11) | 23 – Battle | 9 – Amenhauser | 7 – Jones | HTC Center (1,598) Conway, SC |
| February 8, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bowling Green MAC-SBC Challenge | L 53–67 | 8–17 | 13 – Meo | 12 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Stroh Center (1,648) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Appalachian State | L 46–64 | 8–18 (1–12) | 14 – Battle | 6 – Granger | 4 – Jones | HTC Center (1,925) Conway, SC |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | James Madison | L 73–74 | 8–19 (1–13) | 20 – Meo | 7 – Amenhauser | 3 – Battle | HTC Center (1,630) Conway, SC |
| February 20, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Miss | W 87–78 | 9–19 (2–13) | 29 – Battle | 10 – Granger | 4 – Meo | Reed Green Coliseum (2,909) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 22, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Troy | L 66–83 | 9–20 (2–14) | 24 – Amenhauser | 8 – Amenhauser | 3 – Tied | Trojan Arena (4,212) Troy, AL |
| February 26, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia State | W 80–74 | 10–20 (3–14) | 26 – Amenhauser | 10 – Amenhauser | 3 – Meo | HTC Center (1,638) Conway, SC |
| February 28, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Old Dominion | L 59–61 | 10–21 (3–15) | 20 – Battle | 10 – Amenhauser | 2 – Tied | HTC Center (1,570) Conway, SC |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||||||
| March 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (13) | vs. (12) Southern Miss First round | L 63–66 | 10–22 | 19 – Granger | 10 – Amenhauser | 4 – Battle | Pensacola Bay Center (723) Pensacola, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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