# 2020–21 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chanticleers, led by 14th-year head coach Cliff Ellis, played 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 played in the East Division. they finished the season 18–8, 9–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place in the East Division. They defeated Troy in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament before losing to Appalachian State in the semifinals. They received a bid to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Bryant and Stetson to advance to the CBI championship game. There they lost to Pepperdine.

## 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 28, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Carolina Wesleyan | W 117–68 | 1–0 | 28 – Tipler | 7 – Mostafa | 9 – Dibba | HTC Center (133) Conway, SC |
| December 3, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Columbia International | W 113–56 | 2–0 | 25 – Mostafa | 15 – Mostafa | 6 – Dibba | HTC Center (129) Conway, SC |
| December 7, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Carolina Central | W 78–71 | 3–0 | 19 – Jones | 9 – Jones | 7 – Dibba | HTC Center (145) Conway, SC |
| December 12, 2020* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Greensboro | W 103–45 | 4–0 | 25 – Jones | 9 – Thomas | 5 – Dibba | HTC Center (63) Conway, SC |
| December 15, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wofford | L 77–88 | 4–1 | 25 – Jones | 9 – Mostafa | 3 – Dibba | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC |
| December 17, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Delaware State | W 99–73 | 5–1 | 33 – Jones | 12 – Mostafa | 7 – Dibba | HTC Center (53) Conway, SC |
| December 18, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Alice Lloyd | W 86–63 | 6–1 | 35 – Jones | 15 – Mostafa | 5 – Dibba | HTC Center (63) Conway, SC |
| Sun Belt Conference regular season |||||||||
| January 1, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia State | W 81–69 | 7–1 (1–0) | 24 – Jones | 16 – Mostafa | 6 – Jones | HTC Center (145) Conway, SC |
| January 2, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia State | L 62–70 | 7–2 (1–1) | 22 – Jones | 9 – Jones | 5 – Dibba | HTC Center (117) Conway, SC |
| January 8, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | South Alabama | W 78–65 | 8–2 (2–1) | 26 – Jones | 14 – Mostafa | 5 – Dixon | HTC Center (165) Conway, SC |
| January 9, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | South Alabama | W 83–69 | 9–2 (3–1) | 28 – Green | 14 – Mostafa | 9 – Dibba | HTC Center (147) Conway, SC |
| January 16, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | L 68–71 | 9–3 (3–2) | 21 – Tipler | 7 – Jones | 4 – Dibba | GSU Sports Arena (1,029) Atlanta, GA |
| January 22, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Troy | W 90–81 | 10–3 (4–2) | 30 – Jones | 9 – Dibba | 6 – Jones | HTC Center (153) Conway, SC |
| January 23, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Troy | W 70–65 | 11–3 (5–2) | 17 – Jones | 9 – Green | 4 – Dixon | HTC Center (149) Conway, SC |
| January 29, 2021 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | | at Georgia Southern | W 79–62 | 12–3 (6–2) | 21 – Dixon | 10 – Mostafa | 3 – Dixon | Hanner Fieldhouse (811) Statesboro, GA |
| January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Georgia Southern | L 58–61 | 12–4 (6–3) | 27 – Jones | 7 – Dibba | 5 – Dibba | Hanner Fieldhouse (536) Statesboro, GA |
| February 5, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | L 65–71 | 12–5 (6–4) | 18 – Dixon | 14 – Jones | 7 – Dibba | Mitchell Center (871) Mobile, AL |
| February 6, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | L 66–70 | 12–6 (6–5) | 22 – Ceasar | 8 – Green | 4 – Dibba | Mitchell Center (1,027) Mobile, AL |
| February 11, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State | Canceled due to weather concerns. | Canceled due to weather concerns. | Canceled due to weather concerns. | Canceled due to weather concerns. | Canceled due to weather concerns. | Holmes Center Boone, NC |
| February 13, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Appalachian State | Canceled due to weather concerns. | Canceled due to weather concerns. | Canceled due to weather concerns. | Canceled due to weather concerns. | Canceled due to weather concerns. | HTC Center Conway, SC |
| February 19, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | Canceled due to weather concerns. | Canceled due to weather concerns. | Canceled due to weather concerns. | Canceled due to weather concerns. | Canceled due to weather concerns. | HTC Center Conway, SC |
| February 21, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | W 65–55 | 13–6 (7–5) | 20 – Jones | 11 – Jones | 4 – Jones | HTC Center (147) Conway, SC |
| February 26, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Troy | W 75–59 | 14–6 (8–5) | 23 – Mostafa | 12 – Mostafa | 4 – Dibba | Trojan Arena Troy, AL |
| February 27, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Troy | W 76–71 | 15–6 (9–5) | 23 – Jones | 11 – Mostafa | 7 – Dibba | Trojan Arena Troy, AL |
| Sun Belt tournament |||||||||
| March 6, 2021 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | (E2) | vs. (E6) Troy Quarterfinals | W 86–68 | 16–6 | 20 – Jones | 8 – Dixon | 6 – Dibba | Hartsell Arena Pensacola, FL |
| March 7, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | (E2) | vs. (E4) Appalachian State Semifinals | L 61–64 $^{OT}$ | 16–7 | 16 – Jones | 10 – Tied | 6 – Dibba | Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL |
| CBI |||||||||
| March 22, 2021 2:30 pm, FloSports | | vs. Bryant Quarterfinals | W 93–82 | 17–7 | 25 – Jones | 16 – Mostafa | 10 – Dibba | Ocean Center (75) Daytona Beach, FL |
| March 23, 2021 5:30 pm, FloSports | | vs. Stetson Semifinals | W 77–72 $^{OT}$ | 18–7 | 22 – Mostafa | 12 – Mostafa | 8 – Dibba | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| March 24, 2021 6:00 pm, FloSports | | vs. Pepperdine Championship | L 61–84 | 18–8 | 16 – Tipler | 6 – Harvey | 4 – Dibba | Ocean Center (193) Daytona Beach, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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