Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
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The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers are the athletic teams that represent Coastal Carolina University
. They participate in Division I of the NCAA
and are a charter member of the Big South Conference
. Coastal fields varsity teams in 16 sports, 8 each for both men and women. The football team
competes in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly I-AA. The University regularly competes for the Sasser Cup which is the Big South's trophy for the university which has the best sports program among the member institutions. Coastal has won the Sasser Cup
nine times, just ahead of rival Liberty University, who has won it eight times.
Women's lacrosse
will be added beginning in 2012-2013.
In addition, the Williams-Brice Center, which sits adjacent to Kimbel Arena, offers an indoor pool and various other fitness and recreation options for students.
On April 26, 2011, athletic director Hunter Yurachek said the Student Recreation and Convocation Center will not be ready for the start of the 2011-12 basketball season, and possibly not until the 2012-13 season. The facility will seat between 3,200 and 3,300 fans and will provide facilities for basketball and volleyball, in addition to the bookstore and over 50000 square feet (4,645.2 m²) of recreation space.
, who has held the position since the team's inception. In the program's short history, wins have already been recorded over traditional Football Championship Subdivision powers such as a James Madison University
(ranked #1 at the time), Furman University
and Wofford College
. The program has won four Big South Conference
championships, in 2004, 2005 (co-champions), 2006, and 2010 (co-champions).
, who has also served as head coach at Clemson University
and Auburn University
. The program achieved the majority of its success during the early 1990s, reaching the NCAA Tournament
in 1991 and 1993. The 2009-10 CCU Basketball team set a school record for most wins in a season while finishing with a record of 28 wins and 6 loses. After losing to Winthrop at home in the conference championship game, the team suffered a 65-49 loss at UAB
in the first round of the 2010 NIT
. The 2010-11 CCU Basketball team would also finish with a 28-6 record, at one time winning 22 consecutive games. The team lost to UNC-Ashville in the conference championship game 60-47. Coastal went on to lose to Alabama in the first round of the 2011 NIT.
The men's basketball program maintains an intense rivalry with Winthrop University.
NCAA Tournament Appearances
Big South Conference Tournament Champions
Big South Conference Regular Season Champions
Tournament Champions. A number of the program's former players have moved on to play professionally such as Joseph Ngwenya
, Kheli Dube, Mubarike Chisoni
, Jordan Hughes
, Tyler Hughes
, Boyzzz Khumalo and Stu Riddle
, among others.
NCAA Tournament Appearances
Big South Conference Tournament Championships
The program has continued to build on its success in recent years. In 2005-06, the Chanticleers finished 16th at the NCAA Championships, and finished the 2006-07 season ranked seventh in the nation and finished fifth at the NCAA Championships. The 2007-08 team struggled with the loss of All-American Dustin Johnson
, finishing 22nd in the NCAA East Regional. Johnson would finish his collegiate career as a three-time All-American, and has since moved onto the PGA Tour
.
Another member of the current Chanticleers team, red-shirt sophomore Patrick Mallea, was noted by the Hillsborough Times as being one of the most influential players to ever be a member of the program, due to his numerous amounts of awards for sportsmanship. Head coach Allen Terrell stated, "Mallea is a key member to our program. Without him, we wouldn't come across as being such a classy program."
Football (4) -- 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010
Men's Soccer (9) -- 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010
Volleyball (3) -- 1996, 1998, 2009
Men's Cross Country (3) -- 1993, 1995, 1996
Women's Cross Country (12) -- 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008
Men's Basketball (3) -- 1990, 1991, 1993
Women's Indoor Track & Field (5) -- 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Men's Golf (13) -- 1988, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Women's Golf (4) -- 1992, 1998, 2005, 2009
Men's Tennis (4) -- 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994
Women's Tennis (2) -- 2001, 2007
Men's Outdoor Track & Field (2) -- 2003, 2006
Women's Outdoor Track & Field (5) -- 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
Baseball (12) -- 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Softball (5) -- 1992, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006
Coastal Carolina University
Coastal Carolina University is an independent, state-supported, liberal arts university in Conway, South Carolina, USA, located eight miles west of Myrtle Beach. Founded in 1954, Coastal became an independent university in 1993. The University enrolls approximately 8,300 students on its campus...
. They participate in Division I of the NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
and are a charter member of the Big South Conference
Big South Conference
The Big South Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I. The conference's football teams are part of the Football Championship Subdivision...
. Coastal fields varsity teams in 16 sports, 8 each for both men and women. The football team
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football
Coastal Carolina University announced in the late '90's that they would be fielding a football squad in the coming years. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football program played its inaugural season in 2003 on campus at Brooks Stadium. The team is coached by David Bennett, who has held the...
competes in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly I-AA. The University regularly competes for the Sasser Cup which is the Big South's trophy for the university which has the best sports program among the member institutions. Coastal has won the Sasser Cup
Sasser Cup
The George F. “Buddy” Sasser Cup Trophy is a US trophy awarded annually to the top athletic program in the Big South Conference. Formally called The Commissioner's Cup, it was renamed The Sasser Cup after former Commissioner George F...
nine times, just ahead of rival Liberty University, who has won it eight times.
Sports Teams
Coastal Carolina competes in the NCAA in the following sports:Women's lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
will be added beginning in 2012-2013.
Facilities
Coastal's athletic facilities include:- Brooks StadiumBrooks StadiumBrooks Stadium is a 9,112-seat multi-purpose stadium in Conway, South Carolina. It is home to the Coastal Carolina University Chanticleers football team. The facility opened in 2003 and is named in honor of Coby Garrett Brooks and Boni Belle Brooks, children of the late Robert "Bob" Brooks. ...
- football stadium located on-campus which seats nearly 10,000. It was designed to be expandable to seat nearly 20,000. The Adkins Fieldhouse is also part of the stadium. - Charles Watson Stadium/Vrooman FieldCharles Watson StadiumCharles L. Watson Stadium/Vrooman Field is a baseball stadium located on the campus of Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina. It is the home field of the Coastal Carolina University baseball team....
- Home of the Chanticleer baseball program. The stadium underwent cosmetic renovations in 2005 and an expansion project is planned for the near future. - Kimbel ArenaKimbel ArenaKimbel Arena is a 1,039-seat multi-purpose arena located on the campus of Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina. It is home to the Coastal Carolina University men's and women's basketball teams, along with the women's volleyball team...
- Home of Coastal's men's and women's basketball programs as well as the volleyball program. - Quail Creek Golf Course at Coastal Carolina University
- Billy Nichols Tennis Center/Joseph Holliday Courts - Home of the men's and women's tennis programs.
- Soccer Field - Home of the men's and women's soccer programs.
- Softball Field - Home of the Chanticleer softball program.
- Track and Field Facility - Home of the men's and women's track and field programs.
In addition, the Williams-Brice Center, which sits adjacent to Kimbel Arena, offers an indoor pool and various other fitness and recreation options for students.
On April 26, 2011, athletic director Hunter Yurachek said the Student Recreation and Convocation Center will not be ready for the start of the 2011-12 basketball season, and possibly not until the 2012-13 season. The facility will seat between 3,200 and 3,300 fans and will provide facilities for basketball and volleyball, in addition to the bookstore and over 50000 square feet (4,645.2 m²) of recreation space.
Football
Coastal Carolina's football program played its inaugural season in 2003. The team is coached by David BennettDavid Bennett (coach)
-Playing history:Bennett played football and golf at Presbyterian College before graduating in 1984.-External links:**...
, who has held the position since the team's inception. In the program's short history, wins have already been recorded over traditional Football Championship Subdivision powers such as a James Madison University
James Madison University
James Madison University is a public coeducational research university located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S. Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, the university has undergone four name changes before settling with James Madison University...
(ranked #1 at the time), Furman University
Furman University
Furman University is a selective, private, coeducational, liberal arts college in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Furman is one of the oldest, and more selective private institutions in South Carolina...
and Wofford College
Wofford College
Established in 1854 and related to the United Methodist Church, Wofford College is an independent, Phi Beta Kappa liberal arts college of 1,525 students located in downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. The historic campus is recognized as a national arboretum and features “The...
. The program has won four Big South Conference
Big South Conference
The Big South Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I. The conference's football teams are part of the Football Championship Subdivision...
championships, in 2004, 2005 (co-champions), 2006, and 2010 (co-champions).
Baseball
Coastal Carolina's baseball program has been the university's most consistent program in terms of success. The program has received #1 regional seeds on four occasions (2005, 2007, 2008, 2010) and won 50+ games in 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2010. In addition, the Chanticleers have hosted NCAA Regionals in 2007, 2008, and 2010 and a Super Regional in 2010.Men's basketball
The Coastal Carolina men's basketball program is coached by Cliff EllisCliff Ellis
Cliff Ellis is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach at Coastal Carolina University. Going into the 2011–2012 season, Coach Ellis's 614 victories rank him 50th on the list of all-time career coaching victories in Division 1 basketball...
, who has also served as head coach at Clemson University
Clemson University
Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....
and Auburn University
Auburn University
Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...
. The program achieved the majority of its success during the early 1990s, reaching the NCAA Tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
in 1991 and 1993. The 2009-10 CCU Basketball team set a school record for most wins in a season while finishing with a record of 28 wins and 6 loses. After losing to Winthrop at home in the conference championship game, the team suffered a 65-49 loss at UAB
UAB Blazers men's basketball
The UAB Blazers men's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I men's college basketball, and have competed in Conference USA since 1995...
in the first round of the 2010 NIT
2010 National Invitation Tournament
-Arizona State Bracket:-Virginia Tech Bracket:-Mississippi State Bracket:-NIT Final Four - NIT Semifinals and NIT Championship Game:Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City-See also:*2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament...
. The 2010-11 CCU Basketball team would also finish with a 28-6 record, at one time winning 22 consecutive games. The team lost to UNC-Ashville in the conference championship game 60-47. Coastal went on to lose to Alabama in the first round of the 2011 NIT.
The men's basketball program maintains an intense rivalry with Winthrop University.
NCAA Tournament Appearances
| NCAA Tournament Results |
|---|
| 1991 Southeast Region 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 14, 1991, and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Indianapolis, Indiana... - Louisville, KY Lost to #2 seed Indiana Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball The Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Indiana University . The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the NCAA. The Hoosiers play on Branch McCracken Court at the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana on the IU... , 79-69 |
| 1993 West Region 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 1993, and ended with the championship game on April 5 in New Orleans, Louisiana... - Tucson, AZ Lost to #1 seed Michigan Michigan Wolverines men's basketball The Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing the University of Michigan. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . The Wolverines play home basketball games at the... , 84-53 (Michigan later vacated University of Michigan basketball scandal The University of Michigan basketball scandal or Ed Martin scandal was a six-year investigation of the relationship between the University of Michigan, its men's basketball teams and basketball team booster Ed Martin... the victory) |
Big South Conference Tournament Champions
- 1990, 1991, 1993
Big South Conference Regular Season Champions
- 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2010, 2011
Men's Soccer
The Coastal Carolina men's soccer program is coached by Shaun Docking. The Chanticleers have reached the NCAA Tournament on seven occasions and are nine-time Big South ConferenceBig South Conference
The Big South Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I. The conference's football teams are part of the Football Championship Subdivision...
Tournament Champions. A number of the program's former players have moved on to play professionally such as Joseph Ngwenya
Joseph Ngwenya
Joseph Ngwenya is a Zimbabwean footballer currently without a club.-College:Ngwenya attended the Mzilikazi High School in Bulawayo, leading them to the 1999 Zimbabwe National High School Championship, before coming to the United States in 2000 to attend and play college soccer at Coastal Carolina...
, Kheli Dube, Mubarike Chisoni
Mubarike Chisoni
Mubarike "Mamba" Chisoni is a Zimbabwean footballer who last played for Indiana Invaders in the USL Premier Development League.-College and Amateur:Chisoni left his native Zimbabwe in 2001 to attend college in the United States...
, Jordan Hughes
Jordan Hughes
Jordan Hughes is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Victoria Highlanders in the USL Premier Development League.-College:...
, Tyler Hughes
Tyler Hughes
Tyler Hughes is a Canadian soccer player currently playing for Victoria Highlanders in the USL Premier Development League.-College:...
, Boyzzz Khumalo and Stu Riddle
Stu Riddle
Stu Riddle is a New Zealand football player.- Playing career :Less than a year after leaving high school at Wellington's Scots College, Riddle shot to prominence after a high-scoring debut season with Wellington United in the New Zealand Superclub competition.At the age of 19 Riddle was the...
, among others.
NCAA Tournament Appearances
| Year | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | South Carolina University of South Carolina The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House... |
W, 2-0 (2 OT) |
| Davidson Davidson College Davidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina. The college has graduated 23 Rhodes Scholars and is consistently ranked in the top ten liberal arts colleges in the country by U.S. News and World Report magazine, although it has recently dropped to 11th in U.S. News... |
T, 0-0 (lost 5-6 in PK's) | |
| 1995 | South Carolina University of South Carolina The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House... |
L, 3-1 |
| 2001 | Seton Hall Seton Hall University Seton Hall University is a private Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1856 by Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States. Seton Hall is also the oldest and largest Catholic university in the... |
L, 2-1 |
| 2002 | South Carolina University of South Carolina The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House... |
W, 2-1 (2 OT) |
| Clemson Clemson University Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States.... |
T, 1-1 (lost, 4-5 in PK's) | |
| 2003 | Davidson Davidson College Davidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina. The college has graduated 23 Rhodes Scholars and is consistently ranked in the top ten liberal arts colleges in the country by U.S. News and World Report magazine, although it has recently dropped to 11th in U.S. News... |
W, 3-0 |
| North Carolina University of North Carolina Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century... |
W, 3-0 | |
| Santa Clara Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose... |
L, 3-2 (OT) | |
| 2004 | Duke Duke University Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B... |
L, 3-0 |
| 2005 | Clemson Clemson University Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States.... |
L, 2-0 |
| 2010 | Duke Duke University Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B... |
L, 2-1 |
Big South Conference Tournament Championships
- 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010
Men's Golf
The Coastal Carolina's men's golf program is led by head coach Allen Terrell. The men's golf team has emerged as one the NCAA's elite programs as of late. The 2004-05 team broke onto the national scene by finishing the regular season ranked sixth in the NCAA's South region. Coastal would go on to finish eighth at the NCAA East Regionals that season and moved on to the NCAA Championship where the team finished 20th.The program has continued to build on its success in recent years. In 2005-06, the Chanticleers finished 16th at the NCAA Championships, and finished the 2006-07 season ranked seventh in the nation and finished fifth at the NCAA Championships. The 2007-08 team struggled with the loss of All-American Dustin Johnson
Dustin Johnson
Dustin Hunter Johnson is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He is one of the longest drivers on the PGA Tour having been third in the driving distance stats for three consecutive years between 2009-2011....
, finishing 22nd in the NCAA East Regional. Johnson would finish his collegiate career as a three-time All-American, and has since moved onto the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
.
Another member of the current Chanticleers team, red-shirt sophomore Patrick Mallea, was noted by the Hillsborough Times as being one of the most influential players to ever be a member of the program, due to his numerous amounts of awards for sportsmanship. Head coach Allen Terrell stated, "Mallea is a key member to our program. Without him, we wouldn't come across as being such a classy program."
Big South Championships
Coastal Carolina has won a total of 87 Big South Conference ChampionshipsFootball (4) -- 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010
Men's Soccer (9) -- 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010
Volleyball (3) -- 1996, 1998, 2009
Men's Cross Country (3) -- 1993, 1995, 1996
Women's Cross Country (12) -- 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008
Men's Basketball (3) -- 1990, 1991, 1993
Women's Indoor Track & Field (5) -- 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Men's Golf (13) -- 1988, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Women's Golf (4) -- 1992, 1998, 2005, 2009
Men's Tennis (4) -- 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994
Women's Tennis (2) -- 2001, 2007
Men's Outdoor Track & Field (2) -- 2003, 2006
Women's Outdoor Track & Field (5) -- 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
Baseball (12) -- 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Softball (5) -- 1992, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006