The 1990–91 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represented

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during the 1990–91

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season. This was head coach Russ Bergman'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 24–8, 13–1 in Big South play to capture the regular season championship. The Chanticleers won the 1991 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament to advance to face

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in a play-in game for the right to advance to the NCAA tournament. Coastal Carolina defeated Jackson state to earn an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament as No. 15 seed in the Southeast Region, marking the school's first ever appearance in the NCAA tournament. They lost in the first round to

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Roster

Schedule and results

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Awards and honors

* Tony Dunkin – Big South Conference Men's Player of the Year (2nd of 4)

References

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Coastal Carolina Chanticleers The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (, ) are the athletic teams that represent Coastal Carolina University. They participate in NCAA Division I, Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA as a member of the Sun Belt Conferen ...

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Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Sun Belt Conference. Tony Dunki ...