2024–25 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team

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

2024–25 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	8–7 (1–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Justin Gray (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Jayson Gee Ryne Lightfoot Kyle Taylor Zack Freesman
Home arena	HTC Center

2024–25 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Alabama	3	–	0		1.000			11	–	4		.733
Troy	3	–	0		1.000			10	–	4		.714
Arkansas State	2	–	1		.667			11	–	4		.733
James Madison	2	–	1		.667			9	–	6		.600
Old Dominion	2	–	1		.667			6	–	9		.400
Louisiana	2	–	1		.667			4	–	11		.267
Coastal Carolina	1	–	2		.333			8	–	7		.533
Georgia Southern	1	–	2		.333			8	–	7		.533
Texas State	1	–	2		.333			8	–	7		.533
Marshall	1	–	2		.333			8	–	8		.500
Appalachian State	1	–	2		.333			7	–	7		.500
Southern Miss	1	–	2		.333			6	–	9		.400
Georgia State	1	–	2		.333			5	–	10		.333
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	3		.000			4	–	12		.250
† 2025 Sun Belt tournament winner As of January 4, 2025

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

Roster

2024–25 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 DA Houston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Longwood Houston, TX G 2 Rasheed Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Western Carolina Marion, IN F 3 Braeden MacVicar 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Rothesay Netherwood School Port Williams, Nova Scotia G 5 Joshua Meo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Mineral Area College Orlando, FL G 7 Andre Mulibea 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Eastern Washington Kigoma, Tanzania G 10 Naz Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Oklahoma State Fort Worth, TX G 11 Jackson Keil 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Western Wyoming Community College Sterling, CO G 13 Henry Abraham 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Eastern Illinois Cambridge, MN F 14 Marcus Watson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Towson Buford, GA F 15 Jordan Battle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Salt Lake Community College Chesapeake, VA F 20 Connor Martin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Trevecca Clinton, TN C 21 Noah Amenhauser 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Grand Canyon Goodyear, AZ F 22 Denzel Hines 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So High Point Fontana, CA G 30 Charles Dunlap 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Spring Valley High School Columbia, SC C 32 Colin Granger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) GS Western Carolina Johns Creek, GA C 50 Mabor Majak 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) GS Missouri Fishers, IN	Head coach Justin Gray (Wake Forest) Assistant coach(es) Jayson Gee (Charleston (WV)) Ryne Lightfoot (Bethel (IN)) Kyle Taylor (UCLA) Zack Freesman (North Florida) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 14, 2024

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						Holmes Center  Boone, NC
January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia State						GSU Convocation Center  Atlanta, GA
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia Southern						HTC Center  Conway, SC
January 18, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		Marshall						HTC Center  Conway, SC
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia Southern						Hill Convocation Center  Statesboro, GA
January 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Old Dominion						Chartway Arena  Norfolk, VA
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at James Madison						Atlantic Union Bank Center  Harrisonburg, VA
February 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Marshall						Cam Henderson Center  Huntington, WV
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Alabama						HTC Center  Conway, SC
February 8, 2025*		TBA MAC-SBC Challenge
February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Appalachian State						HTC Center  Conway, SC
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		James Madison						HTC Center  Conway, SC
February 20, 2025  ESPN+		at Southern Miss						Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, MS
February 22, 2025  ESPN+		at Troy						Trojan Arena  Troy, AL
February 26, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia State						HTC Center  Conway, SC
February 28 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Old Dominion						HTC Center  Conway, SC
Sun Belt tournament
March 4–9, 2025 TBA, ESPN+		vs. TBD						Pensacola Bay Center  Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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