2022–23 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chanticleers, led by 16th-year head coach Cliff Ellis, played their home games at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2022–23 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	11–20 (5–13 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Cliff Ellis (16th season)
Associate head coach	Benny Moss
Assistant coaches	Elwyn McRoy Nima Omidvar
Home arena	HTC Center
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southern Miss	14	–	4		.778			25	–	8		.758
Louisiana †	13	–	5		.722			26	–	8		.765
Marshall	13	–	5		.722			24	–	8		.750
James Madison	12	–	6		.667			22	–	11		.667
Troy	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
Old Dominion	11	–	7		.611			19	–	12		.613
Georgia Southern	9	–	9		.500			17	–	16		.515
South Alabama	9	–	9		.500			19	–	16		.543
Appalachian State	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
Louisiana–Monroe	7	–	11		.389			11	–	21		.344
Texas State	6	–	12		.333			16	–	19		.457
Coastal Carolina	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
Arkansas State	4	–	14		.222			13	–	20		.394
Georgia State	3	–	15		.167			10	–	21		.323
† 2023 Sun Belt Tournament winner

Previous season

The Chanticleers finished the 2021–22 season 19–14, 8–8 in Sun Belt Play to finish in 7th place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Georgia Southern. They received an invitation to the new The Basketball Classic where they defeated Maryland Eastern Shore, Florida Gulf Coast, and South Alabama to advance to the championship game where they lost to Fresno State.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Garrick Green	2	G	6'6"	215	Senior	Baton Rouge, LA	Graduated
Rudi Williams	3	G	6'2"	190	Senior	Hamilton, ON	Graduate transferred to BYU
Kevin Williamson	4	G	6'5"	200	Senior	Aiken, SC	Transferred
Deshawn Thomas	5	C	6'10"	250	Senior	Columbia, SC	Graduate transferred to USC Aiken
Ebrima Dibba	10	G	6'6"	205	RS Junior	Bredäng, Skarholmen	Graduate transferred to South Carolina
Jourdan Smith	11	F	6'11"	225	Junior	Montgomery, AL	Transferred to Grambling State
Isaac Hippolyte	15	F	6'7"	215	Senior	Spring Valley, NY	Graduate transferred to Chowan
Ahmard Harvey	20	F	6'7"	195	Junior	Freeport, Bahamas	Transferred to High Point
Jalen Milner	21	G	6'1"	190	Junior	Milledgeville, GA	Walk-on; transferred
Vince Cole	24	G	6'6"	190	Senior	Charleston, SC	Graduated/2022 NBA draft

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Kylan Blackmon	0	G	6'3"	195	Sophomore	Oxford, MS	NE Mississippi CC
Seth Dawson	1	G	6'5"	205	RS Junior	Antioch, CA	College of the Sequoias
DJ Basey	2	C	6'10"	220	Senior	Mesquite, TX	Connors State
Antonio Daye, Jr.	5	G	6'3"	200	GS Senior	Durham, NC	Fordham
Jomaru Brown	11	G	6'2"	186	Senior	Raleigh, NC	Eastern Kentucky
Henry Abraham	13	G	6'0"	175	Junior	Cambridge, MN	Eastern Illinois
Jaland Whitehead	21	F	6'9"	215	Senior	Grand Rapids, MI	Johnson County CC
Linton Brown	22	G	6'5"	210	Senior	Delray Beach, FL	St. Bonaventure
Joey Kahl	33	G	6'4"	175	Sophomore	Mobile, AL	Walk-on; Delta State
Jimmy Nichols Jr.	55	F	6'8"	225	RS Senior	Conway, SC	VCU

Recruiting

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2022.

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Chanticleers were picked to finish in eighth place in the conference's preseason poll.^[1] Junior center Essam Mostafa was named preseason All-SBC Second Team.^[1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
1	Louisiana - 190 (10)
2	Texas State - 162 (1)
3	South Alabama - 150 (1)
4	James Madison - 149 (1)
5	Georgia State - 127 (1)
6	Marshall - 122
7	App State - 120
8	Coastal Carolina - 100
9	Old Dominion - 93
10	Troy - 76
11	Georgia Southern - 69
12	Arkansas State - 48
13	Southern Miss - 34
14	ULM - 30

Roster

2022–23 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kylan Blackmon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Oxford HS Northeast Mississippi CC Oxford, Mississippi G 1 Seth Dawson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Arizona Compass Prep College of the Sequoias Antioch, California C 2 DJ Basey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Poteet HS Connors State College Mesquite, Texas G 5 Antonio Daye, Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) GS Fort Lauderdale HS Fordham Durham, North Carolina G 11 Jomaru Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Sr South Durham HS Eastern Kentucky Raleigh, North Carolina F 12 Wilfried Likayi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Parkrose HS New Mexico State Portland, Oregon G 13 Henry Abraham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Cambridge-Isanti HS Eastern Illinois Cambridge, Minnesota G 14 Josh Uduje 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Arizona Compass Preparatory London, England G 20 Marcus Saunders (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, South Carolina F 21 Jaland Whitehead 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Wheeler HS Johnson County CC Grand Rapids, Michigan G 22 Linton Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Wellington HS Indian River State College Delray Beach, Florida G 33 Joey Kahn (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So St. Paul's Episcopal School Delta State Mobile, Alabama C 44 Essam Mostafa 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Long Island Lutheran HS Cairo, Egypt F 55 Jimmy Nichols, Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Conway HS VCU Conway, South Carolina	Head coach Cliff Ellis (Middle Tennessee) Assistant coach(es) Benny Moss (UNC Charlotte) Elwyn McRoy (Cleveland State) Nima Omidvar (Maryland) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

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 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		St. Mary's (MD)	W 97–43	1–0	22 – Mostafa	12 – Mostafa	8 – Abraham	HTC Center (1,223) Conway, SC
November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Methodist	W 110–47	2–0	23 – L. Brown	15 – Nichols	14 – Abraham	HTC Center (1,127) Conway, SC
November 18, 2022* 7:30 p.m.		at USC Upstate Collegiate Hoops Roadshow	L 78–79	2–1	28 – J. Brown	16 – Mostafa	3 – J. Brown	G. B. Hodge Center (595) Spartanburg, SC
November 23, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		at Missouri Collegiate Hoops Roadshow	L 51–89	2–2	13 – L. Brown	10 – Mostafa	3 – J. Brown	Mizzou Arena (7,459) Columbia, MO
November 26, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Dakota	W 66–59	3–2	17 – J. Brown	12 – Mostafa	3 – Abraham	HTC Center (1,003) Conway, SC
November 30, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		UNC Wilmington	L 58–60	3–3	21 – Mostafa	10 – Mostafa	1 – Tied	HTC Center (1,509) Conway, SC
December 3, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Winthrop	W 86–81	4–3	17 – L. Brown	8 – Likayi	8 – Abraham	Winthrop Coliseum (1,218) Rock Hill, SC
December 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Wofford	L 61–71	4–4	14 – Abraham	7 – Likayi	2 – Tied	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (914) Spartanburg, SC
December 10, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Regent	W 102–39	5–4	20 – J. Brown	10 – Mostafa	4 – Tied	HTC Center (1,327) Conway, SC
December 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		at South Dakota	W 87–86	6–4	25 – Mostafa	11 – Mostafa	4 – Tied	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,523) Vermillion, SD
December 19, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		College of Charleston	L 69–83	6–5	19 – Uduje	11 – Mostafa	3 – Tied	HTC Center (1,934) Conway, SC
Sun Belt Conference regular season
December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana	W 77–76	7–5 (1–0)	28 – J. Brown	9 – Mostafa	5 – Abraham	HTC Center (1,372) Conway, SC
December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia Southern	L 64–73	7–6 (1–1)	15 – Tied	13 – Mostafa	5 – J. Brown	HTC Center (1,201) Conway, SC
January 5, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Appalachian State	L 62–63	7–7 (1–2)	20 – Brown	11 – Mostafa	3 – J. Brown	Holmes Center (1,819) Boone, NC
January 7, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Marshall	L 66–81	7–8 (1–3)	15 – Daye	8 – Nichols	3 – Tied	Cam Henderson Center (4,672) Huntington, WV
January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Old Dominion	W 67–66	8–8 (2–3)	14 – L. Brown	16 – Mostafa	6 – Daye	Chartway Arena (6,021) Norfolk, VA
January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia State	L 66–100	8–9 (2–4)	23 – Daye	9 – Likayi	3 – Tied	GSU Convocation Center (1,479) Atlanta, GA
January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Appalachian State	W 93–84 ^OT	9–9 (3–4)	26 – Uduje	11 – Mostafa	10 – Daye	HTC Center (2,143) Conway, NC
January 21, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Alabama	W 85–81 ^OT	10–9 (4–4)	33 – Uduje	13 – Tied	11 – Daye	HTC Center (1,459) Conway, SC
January 23, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Chicago State	L 70–74	10–10	25 – Uduje	10 – Mostafa	5 – Abraham	HTC Center (1,321) Conway, SC
January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at James Madison	L 69–75	10–11 (4–5)	23 – Daye	11 – Daye	7 – Daye	Atlantic Union Bank Center (5,609) Williamsburg, VA
January 28, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Old Dominion	L 59–60	10–12 (4–6)	18 – Uduje	9 – Uduje	5 – Daye	HTC Center (1,656) Conway, SC
February 2, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe	L 70–83	10–13 (4–7)	15 – Blackmon	6 – Uduje	5 – Abraham	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,659) Monroe, LA
February 4, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas State	L 57–73	10–14 (4–8)	13 – Uduje	9 – Mostafa	2 – Daye	First National Bank Arena (1,402) Jonesboro, AR
February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Marshall	L 74–92	10–15 (4–9)	16 – J. Brown	12 – Mostafa	6 – Daye	HTC Center (1,923) Conway, SC
February 11, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		James Madison	L 66–73	10–16 (4–10)	22 – Uduje	13 – Nichols	5 – Daye	HTC Center (1,578) Conway, SC
February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia State	W 77–68	11–16 (5–10)	22 – Daye	8 – Likayi	8 – Daye	HTC Center (1,655) Conway, SC
February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State	L 75–78	11–17 (5–11)	20 – Daye	6 – Basey	3 – Brown	HTC Center (1,410) Conway, NC
February 22, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia Southern	L 68–76	11–18 (5–12)	22 – Uduje	10 – Daye	4 – Daye	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,283) Statesboro, GA
February 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Troy	L 74–95	11–19 (5–13)	28 – Daye	9 – Daye	3 – Blackmon	Trojan Arena (4,232) Troy, AL
Sun Belt tournament
February 28, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(12)	vs. (13) Arkansas State First Round	L 69–86	11–20	24 – Daye	12 – Mostafa	5 – Daye	Pensacola Bay Center  Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[2]

References

1. "Louisiana Headlines Sun Belt Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
2. "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". goccusports.com. Retrieved October 24, 2022.