2025–26 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team

2025–26 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record6–5 (0–0 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
Arkansas State 2 0   1.000 9 4   .692
Georgia Southern 2 0   1.000 10 5   .667
Troy 1 0   1.000 8 5   .615
South Alabama 1 1   .500 9 4   .692
Appalachian State 1 1   .500 8 6   .571
Texas State 1 1   .500 8 6   .571
Coastal Carolina 1 1   .500 7 6   .538
Southern Miss 1 1   .500 7 6   .538
Old Dominion 1 1   .500 4 9   .308
Georgia State 1 1   .500 3 10   .231
Louisiana 1 1   .500 2 11   .154
Marshall 0 1   .000 7 5   .583
James Madison 0 2   .000 7 6   .538
Louisiana–Monroe 0 2   .000 3 10   .231
† 2026 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of December 20, 2025

The 2025–26 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represents Coastal Carolina University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chanticleers, led by 2nd-year head coach Justin Gray, play 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

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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  Jones   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
 17  Ngopot   13  MacVicar   6  Craig  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  Tied   5  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  Thompson  CEFCU Arena (3,512)
Normal, IL
November 30, 2025*
3:30 p.m.
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.
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.
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.
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.
at Appalachian State       Holmes Center 
Boone, NC
December 20, 2025
2:00 p.m.
at Old Dominion       Chartway Arena 
Norfolk, VA
December 22, 2025*
7:00 p.m.
at Saint Joseph's       Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
January 1, 2026
1:00 p.m.
Georgia Southern       HTC Center 
Conway, SC
January 3, 2026
1:00 p.m.
Georgia State       HTC Center 
Conway, SC
January 8, 2026
7:00 p.m.
Old Dominion       HTC Center 
Conway, SC
January 10, 2026
1:00 p.m.
Appalachian State       HTC Center 
Conway, SC
January 14, 2026
TBA
at Marshall       Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
January 17, 2026
1:00 p.m.
at Georgia Southern       Hill Convocation Center 
Statesboro, GA
January 22, 2026
7:00 p.m.
Texas State       HTC Center 
Conway, SC
January 24, 2026
1:00 p.m.
Southern Miss       HTC Center 
Conway, SC
January 29, 2026
TBA, ESPN+
at South Alabama       Mitchell Center 
Mobile, AL
January 31, 2026
3:00 p.m.
at Louisiana-Monroe       Fant–Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, LA
February 4, 2026
7:00 p.m.
Arkansas State       HTC Center 
Conway, SC
February 7, 2026*
7:00 p.m.
TBA
MAC-SBC Challenge
      HTC Center 
Conway, SC
February 12, 2026
8:00 p.m.
at Louisiana       Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA
February 18, 2026
7:00 p.m.
James Madison       HTC Center 
Conway, SC
February 21, 2026
1:00 p.m.
Marshall       HTC Center 
Conway, SC
February 24, 2026
7:00 p.m.
at Georgia State       Georgia State Convocation Center 
Atlanta, GA
February 27, 2026
TBA
at James Madison       Atlantic Union Bank Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
Sun Belt tournament
March 3–9, 2026
TBA
vs. TBA       Pensacola Bay Center 
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".