Men's Basketball Hosts Warren Wilson Thursday
12/10/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
CONWAY - The Coastal Carolina men's basketball returns to action Thursday evening as hosts to Warren Wilson College. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at The HTC Center. Coastal, which has won 11 straight home games, is fresh off its 58-54 win at Auburn last Friday.
GET YOUR POPCORN READY: Popcorn at the concession stands will be available for $1 throughout the duration of the game.
Game Information
Date / Time: Thurs., Dec. 11, 2014 / 7:00 p.m.
Site: Conway, S.C. / The HTC Center (3,212)
Audio Broadcast: Chanticleer Sports Network
Radio: WSEA Sports Radio 100.3 "The Team"
Online Audio Link: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/coastal/
Talent: Lewis Woodard (play-by-play)
Online Video Broadcast: Big South Network
Live Stats:
Coastal Carolina Game Notes
Coastal Carolina vs. Non-Division I Opponents
• Coastal Carolina is 230-113 all-time against non-Division I opponents.
• Coastal Carolina's last loss to a non-Division I opponent was the 2008-09 home opener against Coker College. An 80-59 defeat.
Last Time Out
• Coastal Carolina defeated SEC foe Auburn 58-54 on Friday, Dec. 5.
• Josh Cameron led Coastal with 22 points, including 13 of the Chanticleers' 23 first-half points.
• Badou Diagne and Cameron co-led Coastal's efforts on the boards with nine rebounds each. The Chants finished with a 41-32 rebounding advantage, including 16 offensive board that led to 15 second chance points.
• Coastal trailed by as many as 12 in the second half before putting together a 23-10 run to take its first lead of the game with 3:17 to play.
• Auburn's Jordan Granger tied the game at 54 on a dunk with 1:21 to play; however, Diagne answered immediately with a jumper from the left block and Gillis sealed the victory on a free-throw line jumper with 10 seconds to play.
Up Next
• Coastal Carolina travels to South Carolina State on Sunday for a 3 p.m. tipoff at the Bulldogs' Memorial Center. The Chanticleers defeated SC State 66-52 in Conway on Dec. 2.
Josh Cameron Named Co-Big South Player of the Week
• Coastal Carolina guard Josh Cameron and High Point forward John Brown were named the Big South Conference Choice Hotels Men's Basketball Co-Players of the Week for games played Dec. 1-7
• Cameron averaged 18.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals in two wins last week. He started the week with a team-leading 14 points on 5-of-9 from the field, including 4-of-6 from three to lead CCU to a 14-point win over South Carolina State. Cameron then led Coastal with 22 points on 8-of-17 from the floor, including four 3-pointers, to go along with a season-high nine rebounds in a 58-54 win at Auburn. Against the Tigers, Cameron scored 13 of Coastal's 23 first-half points and added nine points in the second stanza. His putback with 3:17 to play gave Coastal its first lead of the game at 51-50, and he would score his final points on a fast break layup to give Coastal a three-point lead with just over two minutes to play.
• Cameron's weekly honor is the first for a Chanticleer since Anthony Raffa garnered the award on Nov. 12, 2012 after leading Coastal to the opening victory in The HTC Center.
Gillis Four Points Away From 1,000
• Warren Gillis is just four points shy of becoming just the 19th member of Coastal Carolina's 1,000 point club.
• Gillis has scored 996 points in his 99 career games for a 10.06 points per game average.
• At his current pace (12.4 ppg), Gillis will eclipse the 1,000 career points plateau on Dec. 11 at home against Warren Wilson.
• Gillis has played with two of Coastal's 18 all-time 1,000-point scorers. The senior shared the court with both Anthony Raffa (1,470 points) and Kierre Greenwood (1,119 points) during both the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons.
• Gillis will need to score 326 more points this season to reach the CCU all-time top-10 career scoring list.
Coastal Carolina Improves Versus the SEC
• After its win over Auburn last Friday, Coastal Carolina is now 4-12 all-time against current members of the Southeastern Conference.
• Coastal picked up its first win over an SEC member on Dec. 11, 1993, defeating South Carolina 88-74 in Columbia.
• Coastal's next victory against the SEC came on Dec. 13, 2010 at LSU with a 78-69 overtime decision. The Chants defeated the Tigers again the following year in Conway by a 71-63 score.
• The Chanticleers had lost their last two contests against SEC foes, falling at Ole Miss by a 72-90 score in 2012 and again to the Rebels at home last season (70-72) before defeating the Auburn Tigers 58-54. Coastal travels to Ole Miss to complete the three-game series on Thurs., Dec. 18.
Setting Up For Success
• Coastal Carolina has set itself up for success with strong defense in the first half for much of the season. Through eight games, only UCLA and Chattanooga have scored more that 30 points in the first half. UCLA held a slim 32-28 lead at the break, while Chattanooga trailed the Chants 40-35 at the half. The Chants are 5-1 this season when holding a lead at the half. Coastal claimed its first victory after trailing at halftime with its 58-54 win at Auburn. The Tigers led 27-23 after 20 minutes of play.
Playing Strong Defense
• Through eight games this season the Chanticleers are allowing just 54.5 points per game, while scoring 70.0 per game for a +15.5 scoring margin. CCU's 70.0 points per game ranks sixth in the Big South, while the 54.5 points against and 15.5 point scoring margin are both tops among conference schools.
• Coastal also ranks atop the league in field goal percentage defense (.351) and defensive rebounds (30.5 per game), while holding the second spot in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.287).
