The 2009–10 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represented

Coastal Carolina University Coastal Carolina University (CCU or Coastal) is a public university in Conway, South Carolina. Founded in 1954 as Coastal Carolina Junior College, and later joining the University of South Carolina System as USC Coastal Carolina, it became an in ...

during the 2009–10

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season. This was head coach Cliff Ellis's third season at Coastal Carolina. The Chanticleers competed in the

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and played their home games at

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. 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

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to Winthrop. As regular season champions they received an automatic bid to the

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where they lost in the first round to UAB.

Roster

Source

Schedule and results

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References

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Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina University (CCU or Coastal) is a public university in Conway, South Carolina. Founded in 1954 as Coastal Carolina Junior College, and later joining the University of South Carolina System as USC Coastal Carolina, it became an in ...

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball seasons