2025–26 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team

2025–26 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record19–13 (11–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ryne Lightfoot
  • Jason Allison
  • Kylen Butler
  • Brian Graves
Home arenaHTC Center
2025–26 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Troy † 12 – 6   .667 22 – 12   .647
Marshall 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594
Coastal Carolina 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594
Appalachian State 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594
Texas State 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594
South Alabama 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
Arkansas State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Southern Miss 9 – 9   .500 19 – 16   .543
James Madison 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545
Georgia Southern 8 – 10   .444 21 – 16   .568
Old Dominion 7 – 11   .389 12 – 21   .364
Louisiana 7 – 11   .389 11 – 22   .333
Georgia State 7 – 11   .389 10 – 22   .313
Louisiana–Monroe 1 – 17   .056 4 – 28   .125
† 2026 Sun Belt tournament winner

The 2025–26 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chanticleers, led by 2nd-year head coach Justin Gray, played their home games at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Chanticleers finished the 2024–25 season 10–22, 3–15 in Sun Belt play, to finish in thirteenth place.[1] They lost to Southern Miss in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.

Preseason

Preseason Sun Belt Conference poll

The Chanticleers were picked to finish in thirteenth place in the conference's preseason poll.[2] Junior guard RaSheed Jones was named to the conference preseason second team.[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team (1st place Votes)
1 James Madison - 175 (1)
2 Arkansas State - 154 (3)
3 South Alabama - 152 (4)
4 Troy - 148 (1)
5 Old Dominion - 145 (2)
6 Marshall - 128 (1)
7 App State - 123 (1)
8 Texas State - 106
9 Louisiana - 95 (1)
10 Georgia Southern - 66
11 Georgia State - 59
12 Southern Miss - 57
13 Coastal Carolina - 43
14 ULM - 19

Roster

2025–26 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 AJ Dancler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Le Moyne Indianapolis, IN
G 1 Tristan Thompson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Wilson Florence, SC
G 2 Rasheed Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Western Carolina Marion, IN
G 3 DaJohn Craig 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Oregon State Indianapolis, IN
F/C 4 Nadjrick Peat 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) GS Hawaii–Hilo Alexandria, Jamaica
G 5 Joshua Beadle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Boston College Columbia, SC
G 7 Andre Mulibea 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Eastern Washington Kigoma, Tanzania
G 11 Jackson Keil 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Western Wyoming Community College Sterling, CO
F 12 Devin Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Academy of Science Milwaukee, WI
F 13 Braeden MacVicar 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Rothesay Netherwood School Port Williams, Nova Scotia
F/C 14 Jerry Ngopot 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) GS Louisiana-Monroe Bangui, Central African Republic
F 15 Derrick Green 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 275 lb (125 kg) So Brunswick Community College Fayetteville, NC
F 20 Connor Martin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Trevecca Clinton, TN
F 21 Reggie Hill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Midwestern State Melbourne, FL
G 30 Charles Dunlap 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Spring Valley Columbia, SC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 14, 2025

[3]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Western Michigan
MAC–SBC Challenge 		L 71–76  0–1
  21 – Tied   8 – Peat   4 – Beadle  University Arena (1,443)
Kalamazoo, MI
November 7, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Virginia–Lynchburg W 121–44  1–1
  19 – Ngopot   13 – MacVicar   6 – Jones  HTC Center (2,230)
Conway, SC
November 11, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Winthrop W 72–66  2–1
  23 – Beadle   8 – Ngopot   4 – Jones  HTC Center (2,663)
Conway, SC
November 14, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Jacksonville State L 67–74  2–2
  20 – Beadle   8 – Hill   3 – Tied  Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,023)
Jacksonville, AL
November 21, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Western Illinois
Western Illinois MTE 		W 84–64  3–2
  20 – Jones   12 – Hill   4 – Tied  Western Hall (655)
Macomb, IL
November 22, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. North Dakota
Western Illinois MTE 		W 75–58  4–2
  31 – Dancler   7 – Thompson   6 – Dancler  Western Hall (165)
Macomb, IL
November 23, 2025*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Illinois State L 42–94  4–3
  11 – Beadle   7 – Thompson   2 – Dancler  CEFCU Arena (3,512)
Normal, IL
November 30, 2025*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Alabama A&M W 67–60  5–3
  19 – Dancler   9 – Dancler   3 – Beadle  HTC Center (1,502)
Conway, SC
December 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at USC Upstate L 78–85 OT 5–4
  19 – Jones   8 – Peat   4 – Tied  G. B. Hodge Center (717)
Spartanburg, SC
December 6, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Winthrop W 88–84  6–4
  23 – Jones   9 – Hill   5 – Jones  Winthrop Coliseum (1,626)
Rock Hill, SC
December 13, 2025*
8:00 p.m., MW Network 		at Grand Canyon L 61–82  6–5
  18 – Beadle   6 – Hill   6 – Beadle  Global Credit Union Arena (7,102)
Phoenix, AZ
December 18, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Appalachian State L 49–67  6–6
(0–1) 		 13 – Jones   7 – Tied   4 – Beadle  Holmes Center (1,447)
Boone, NC
December 20, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Old Dominion W 76–74  7–6
(1–1) 		 23 – Jones   9 – Peat   4 – Beadle  Chartway Arena (4,367)
Norfolk, VA
December 22, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Joseph's W 68–62  8–6
  21 – Dancler   12 – Dancler   5 – Jones  Hagan Arena (1,697)
Philadelphia, PA
January 1, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia Southern L 81–82 OT 8–7
(1–2) 		 21 – Beadle   15 – Peat   4 – Beadle  HTC Center (1,508)
Conway, SC
January 3, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia State L 71–89  8–8
(1–3) 		 18 – Jones   7 – Tied   6 – Beadle  HTC Center (2,026)
Conway, SC
January 8, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Old Dominion L 66–70  8–9
(1–4) 		 18 – Beadle   8 – Dancler   3 – Tied  HTC Center (1,302)
Conway, SC
January 10, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Appalachian State W 67–62  9–9
(2–4) 		 25 – Beadle   7 – Beadle   5 – Beadle  HTC Center (1,672)
Conway, SC
January 14, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Marshall W 85–83  10–9
(3–4) 		 26 – Tied   7 – Beadle   3 – Jones  Cam Henderson Center (3,857)
Huntington, WV
January 17, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgia Southern W 79–75 OT 11–9
(4–4) 		 28 – Jones   10 – Dancler   2 – Tied  Hill Convocation Center (2,732)
Statesboro, GA
January 22, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas State W 72–70  12–9
(5–4) 		 32 – Beadle   7 – Beadle   3 – Dancler  HTC Center (2,126)
Conway, SC
January 24, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern Miss W 85–67  13–9
(6–4) 		 24 – Jones   8 – Dancler   5 – Jones  HTC Center (1,763)
Conway, SC
January 29, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at South Alabama L 48–53  13–10
(6–5) 		 11 – Beadle   9 – Peat   5 – Jones  Mitchell Center (2,016)
Mobile, AL
February 1, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana-Monroe W 83–79  14–10
(7–5) 		 32 – Dancler   8 – Tied   6 – Jones  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (984)
Monroe, LA
February 4, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Arkansas State L 66–70  14–11
(7–6) 		 16 – Beadle   7 – Hill   8 – Jones  HTC Center (2,041)
Conway, SC
February 7, 2026*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UMass
MAC–SBC Challenge 		W 94–91 3OT 15–11
  26 – Jones   13 – Hill   4 – Jones  HTC Center (1,924)
Conway, SC
February 12, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana W 69–65  16–11
(8–6) 		 29 – Beadle   6 – Peat   1 – Tied  Cajundome (2,516)
Lafayette, LA
February 18, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		James Madison L 65–67  16–12
(8–7) 		 31 – Beadle   11 – Hill   4 – Jones  HTC Center (2,203)
Conway, SC
February 21, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Marshall W 79–75  17–12
(9–7) 		 29 – Jones   13 – Peat   5 – Beadle  HTC Center (2,140)
Conway, SC
February 24, 2026
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Georgia State W 76–71  18–12
(10–7) 		 32 – Dancler   7 – Tied   4 – Beadle  GSU Convocation Center (2,267)
Atlanta, GA
February 27, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at James Madison W 69–68  19–12
(11–7) 		 29 – Beadle   10 – Peat   3 – Dancler  Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,042)
Harrisonburg, VA
Sun Belt tournament
March 7, 2026
9:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (10) Georgia Southern
Quarterfinals 		L 72–96  19–13
  23 – Beadle   7 – Tied   3 – Beadle  Pensacola Bay Center (1,685)
Pensacola, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4]

References

  1. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "James Madison Tabbed 2025-26 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Favorite & ODU's Davis Named Preseason Player of the Year". sunbeltsports.org. October 20, 2025. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  3. ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster".
  4. ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule".
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