# 2014–15 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chanticleers, led by eighth year head coach Cliff Ellis, played their home games at the HTC Center and were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 12–6 in Big South play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They defeated UNC Asheville, Gardner–Webb, and Winthrop to become champions of the Big South tournament. They earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Wisconsin.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:30 pm | | Trinity Baptist | W 79–36 | 1–0 | HTC Center (2,764) Conway, South Carolina |
| 11/16/2014* 10:00 pm, P12N | | at UCLA Battle 4 Atlantis | L 71–84 | 1–1 | Pauley Pavilion (5,389) Los Angeles |
| 11/18/2014* 7:00 pm | | Columbia International | W 82–51 | 2–1 | HTC Center (1,679) Conway, South Carolina |
| 11/22/2014* 6:00 pm | | Piedmont International | W 76–33 | 3–1 | HTC Center (1,502) Conway, South Carolina |
| 11/26/2014* 2:30 pm | | vs. Louisiana–Monroe Battle 4 Atlantis | W 61–48 | 4–1 | McKenzie Arena (2,426) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 11/27/2014* 2:30 pm | | vs. Chattanooga Battle 4 Atlantis | L 67–78 | 4–2 | McKenzie Arena (2,136) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 12/02/2014* 7:00 pm | | South Carolina State | W 66–52 | 5–2 | HTC Center (1,910) Conway, South Carolina |
| 12/05/2014* 8:00 pm, FSN | | at Auburn | W 58–54 | 6–2 | Auburn Arena (7,964) Auburn, Alabama |
| 12/11/2014* 7:00 pm | | Warren Wilson | W 85–40 | 7–2 | HTC Center (1,550) Conway, South Carolina |
| 12/14/2014* 3:00 pm | | at South Carolina State | W 57–43 | 8–2 | SHM Memorial Center (207) Orangeburg, South Carolina |
| 12/18/2014* 8:00 pm, SECN | | at Ole Miss | L 68–71 | 8–3 | Tad Smith Coliseum (6,490) Oxford, Mississippi |
| 12/21/2014* 1:00 pm | | at Central Arkansas | W 72–55 | 9–3 | Farris Center (335) Conway, Arkansas |
| 12/31/2014 7:00 pm | | at High Point | W 83–68 | 10–3 (1–0) | Millis Center (1,561) High Point, North Carolina |
| 01/03/2015 2:00 pm | | Charleston Southern | W 83–74 | 11–3 (2–0) | HTC Center (2,431) Conway, South Carolina |
| 01/08/2015 7:30 pm | | Longwood | W 76–70 | 12–3 (3–0) | HTC Center (1,824) Conway, South Carolina |
| 01/10/2015 7:00 pm | | at Liberty | W 69–54 | 13–3 (4–0) | Vines Center (2,231) Lynchburg, Virginia |
| 01/12/2015 7:00 pm | | at Campbell | W 70–67 | 14–3 (5–0) | Gore Arena (1,516) Buies Creek, North Carolina |
| 01/17/2015 4:30 pm | | Gardner–Webb | L 67–82 | 14–4 (5–1) | HTC Center (2,465) Conway, South Carolina |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at UNC Asheville | L 65–75 | 14–5 (5–2) | Kimmel Arena (2,263) Asheville, North Carolina |
| 01/24/2015 4:00 pm | | Presbyterian | W 63–52 | 15–5 (6–2) | HTC Center (2,531) Conway, South Carolina |
| 01/28/2015 7:00 pm | | Winthrop | L 68–75 | 15–6 (6–3) | HTC Center (2,839) Conway, South Carolina |
| 01/31/2015 4:00 pm | | at Gardner–Webb | L 64–66 | 15–7 (6–4) | Paul Porter Arena (1,635) Boiling Springs, North Carolina |
| 02/03/2015 7:00 pm | | UNC Asheville | W 68–56 | 16–7 (7–4) | HTC Center (2,451) Conway, South Carolina |
| 02/06/2015 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | High Point | W 65–60 | 17–7 (8–4) | HTC Center (2,566) Conway, South Carolina |
| 02/11/2015 7:30 pm | | at Charleston Southern | L 72–83 | 17–8 (8–5) | CSU Field House (919) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 02/14/2015 3:30 pm | | Liberty | W 96–56 | 18–8 (9–5) | HTC Center (2,184) Conway, South Carolina |
| 02/16/2015 7:00 pm | | at Radford | W 65–59 | 19–8 (10–5) | Dedmon Center (913) Radford, Virginia |
| 02/19/2015 7:00 pm | | Campbell | W 81–57 | 20–8 (11–5) | HTC Center (2,361) Conway, South Carolina |
| 02/23/2015 7:00 pm | | at Longwood | W 72–59 | 21–8 (12–5) | Willett Hall (1,342) Farmville, Virginia |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm | | at Presbyterian | L 69–80 | 21–9 (12–6) | Templeton Center (622) Clinton, South Carolina |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2015 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | | UNC Asheville Quarterfinals | W 74–57 | 22–9 | HTC Center (3,275) Conway, South Carolina |
| 03/07/2015 2:35 pm, ESPN3 | | Gardner–Webb Semifinals | W 73–70 | 23–9 | HTC Center (3,275) Conway, South Carolina |
| 03/08/2015 12:30 pm, ESPN2 | | Winthrop Championship game | W 81–70 | 24–9 | HTC Center (2,957) Conway, South Carolina |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/20/2015* 9:20 pm, TBS | (16 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 3 Wisconsin First round | L 72–86 | 24–10 | CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,534) Omaha, Nebraska |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||