11/10/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 10, 2011
Coastal Carolina (0-0) vs. Covenant College (0-0)
Friday | 11.11.10 | 7:00 p.m.
Conway, S.C. | Kimbel Arena (1,039)
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Live Radio: Chanticleer Sports Network (Matt Hogue, play-by-play)
CONWAY - Coastal Carolina opens the 2011-12 basketball season against Covenant College, Friday Nov. 11 at Kimbel Arena.
Last season, the Chanticleers won the Big South Conference regular season title for the second time in as many years finishing with a 28-6 overall record and a 16-2 mark in league play to set a school record for most conference victories, surpassing a 15-3 record during the 2009-10 season.
Coastal returns junior forward Sam McLaurin who currently ranks second on the Coastal Carolina career blocked shots list, 23 behind Joseph Harris who recorded 142 while playing for the Chants. In addition to McLaurin, junior guard Anthony Raffa returns as the top scorer for Coastal after averaging 11.7 points per game. Junior guard Kierre Greenwood will be back after suffering a season ending injury after averaging 4.0 assists per game a season ago.
The Chanticleers reached the championship game of the Big South Tournament and earned a berth in the NIT for the second consecutive year.
