# 2009–10 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Cliff Ellis's third season at Coastal Carolina. The Chanticleers competed in the Big South Conference and played their home games at Kimbel Arena. They finished the season 28–7, 15–3 in Big South play to capture the regular season championship and lost in the championship game of the 2010 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament to Winthrop. As regular season champions they received an automatic bid to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to UAB.

## Roster

Source
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 00 | Joseph Harris | 6'5" | 180 | F | Sr. | Lejeune, NC, U.S. | Lejeune HS |
| 1 | Marcus Macellari | 6'7" | 225 | F | Fr. | Granger, IN, U.S. | St. Joseph's HS |
| 2 | Anthony Raffa | 6'0" | 165 | G | So. | Strathmere, NJ, U.S. | Wildwood Catholic HS Albany |
| 3 | Danny Nieman | 6'1" | 185 | G | Fr. | Concord, NC, U.S. | Hargrave Military Academy |
| 5 | Sam McLaurin | 6'8" | 215 | F | Fr. | Havana, FL, U.S. | East Gadsden HS |
| 10 | Logan Johnson | 6'6" | 190 | G/F | Sr. | Knoxville, TN, U.S. | South-Doyle HS |
| 11 | Dexter Moore | 6'2" | 175 | G | So. | Bluefield, WV, U.S. | Hargrave Military Academy |
| 21 | Chris Evans | 6'7" | 190 | F | Fr. | Chesapeake, VA, U.S. | Petersburg HS |
| 24 | Tre Lee | 6'3" | 190 | G | Fr. | Hampton, VA, U.S. | Bethel HS |
| 30 | Chad Gray | 6'7" | 200 | F | Jr. | Kingstree, SC, U.S. | Florida Prep South Carolina |
| 32 | Mario Edwards | 6'3" | 205 | G | Sr. | Massillon, OH, U.S. | Washington HS |
| 34 | Jordan Griffin | 6'2" | 180 | G | So. | Edgewood, KY, U.S. | St Henry HS Thomas More |
| 40 | Jon Pack | 6'10" | 255 | C | So. | Dallas, GA, U.S. | East Paulding HS |
| 55 | Kierre Greenwood | 6'2" | 165 | G | Fr. | Cincinnati, OH, U.S. | Winton Woods HS |

## Schedule and results

Source
* All times are Eastern
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/13/2009* 7:30pm | | College of Charleston | W 70–59 | 1–0 | Kimbel Arena (1,062) Conway, SC |
| 11/16/2009* 7:00pm, ESPNU | | at No. 9 Duke NIT Season Tip-Off | L 49–74 | 1–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| 11/17/2009* 8:30pm | | vs. Elon NIT Season Tip-Off | W 69–46 | 2–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| 11/21/2009* 2:00pm | | Voorhees | W 99–56 | 3–1 | Kimbel Arena (833) Conway, SC |
| 11/23/2009* 5:30pm | | vs. Indiana State NIT Season Tip-Off | W 77–62 | 4–1 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 11/24/2009* 5:30pm | | vs. Cal State Northridge NIT Season Tip-Off | L 69–76 | 4–2 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 11/28/2009* 4:00pm | | Allen | W 97–44 | 5–2 | Kimbel Arena (878) Conway, SC |
| 12/3/2009 9:00pm, MASN | | at VMI | W 111–97 | 6–2 (1–0) | Cameron Hall (1,815) Lexington, VA |
| 12/5/2009 7:00pm | | at Liberty | W 73–58 | 7–2 (2–0) | Vines Center (2,382) Lynchburg, VA |
| 12/12/2009* 2:00pm | | Bridgewater | W 91–42 | 8–2 | Kimbel Arena (823) Conway, SC |
| 12/15/2009* 7:00pm | | at Georgia Southern | W 69–58 | 9–2 | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,235) Statesboro, GA |
| 12/19/2009* 2:00pm | | Savannah State | W 91–70 | 10–2 | Kimbel Arena (979) Conway, SC |
| 12/27/2009* 7:00pm | | Cornell | W 79–48 | 11–2 | Kimbel Arena (752) Conway, SC |
| 12/29/2009* 7:30pm | | Georgia Southern | W 76–64 | 12–2 | Kimbel Arena (968) Conway, SC |
| 1/2/2010 2:00pm | | Winthrop | W 57–47 | 13–2 (3–0) | Kimbel Arena (1,029) Conway, SC |
| 1/4/2010 7:00pm | | Presbyterian | W 76–62 | 14–2 (4–0) | Kimbel Arena (1,039) Conway, SC |
| 1/7/2010 2:00pm | | at UNC Asheville | W 58–57 | 15–2 (5–0) | Justice Center (502) Asheville, NC |
| 1/9/2010 7:00pm | | at Gardner–Webb | W 80–64 | 16–2 (6–0) | Paul Porter Arena (1,562) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 1/14/2010 7:00pm | | Radford | L 52–62 | 16–3 (6–1) | Kimbel Arena (1,083) Conway, SC |
| 1/16/2010 2:00pm | | High Point | W 75–58 | 17–3 (7–1) | Kimbel Arena (1,052) Conway, SC |
| 1/23/2010 7:30pm | | at Charleston Southern | W 64–56 | 18–3 (8–1) | CSU Field House (1,029) Charleston, SC |
| 1/28/2010 7:00pm | | at Presbyterian | W 64–46 | 19–3 (9–1) | Templeton Physical Education Center (640) Clinton, SC |
| 1/30/2010 4:00pm | | at Winthrop | L 64–67 | 19–4 (9–2) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,407) Rock Hill, SC |
| 2/4/2010 7:00pm | | Gardner–Webb | W 96–60 | 20–4 (10–2) | Kimbel Arena (1,042) Conway, SC |
| 2/6/2010 4:30pm | | UNC Asheville | W 98–62 | 21–4 (11–2) | Kimbel Arena (1,095) Conway, SC |
| 2/11/2010 7:00pm | | at High Point | L 65–69 | 21–5 (11–3) | Millis Center (1,387) High Point, NC |
| 2/13/2010 7:00pm | | at Radford | W 52–51 | 22–5 (12–3) | Dedmon Center (2,175) Radford, VA |
| 2/15/2010* 7:00pm | | at North Carolina Central | W 68–57 | 23–5 | McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium (2,421) Durham, NC |
| 2/20/2010 6:00pm | | Charleston Southern | W 47–37 | 24–5 (13–3) | Kimbel Arena (1,042) Conway, SC |
| 2/25/2010 7:00pm | | Liberty | W 71–48 | 25–5 (14–3) | Kimbel Arena (1,052) Conway, SC |
| 2/27/2010 2:00pm | | VMI | W 101–71 | 26–5 (15–3) | Kimbel Arena (1,052) Conway, SC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| 3/2/2010 7:00pm | (1) | (8) VMI Big South Quarterfinals | W 82–73 | 27–5 | Kimbel Arena (1,102) Conway, SC |
| 3/4/2010 8:00pm, ESPNU | (1) | (4) UNC Asheville Big South Semifinals | W 92–73 | 28–5 | Kimbel Arena (1,753) Conway, SC |
| 3/6/2010 4:00pm, ESPN2 | (1) | (3) Winthrop Big South Championship Game | L 53–64 | 28–6 | Kimbel Arena (1,236) Conway, SC |
| NIT ||||||
| 3/16/2010 8:00pm | (7 MS) | at (2 MS) UAB NIT First Round | L 49–65 | 28–7 | Bartow Arena (3,081) Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MS=NIT Mississippi State bracket. ||||||