Chanticleers Travel To Wofford Monday
12/13/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
CONWAY - Coastal Carolina men's basketball travels to Benjamin Johnson Arena in Spartanburg to Monday evening to face the Wofford Terriers for the first time in program history. Tipoff between the 5-4 Chanticleers and the 3-5 Terries is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. live on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app.
Game Information
Date / Time: Mon., Dec. 14, 2015 / 7:00 p.m.
Site: Spartanburg, S.C. / Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,500)
Audio Broadcast: Chanticleer Sports Network
Radio: WSEA Sports Radio 100.3 "The Team"
Online Audio Link: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/coastal/
Talent: Aaron Marks (play-by-play)
Online Video Broadcast: ESPN3 / WatchESPN app
Talent: Jason Patterson, Mike Sutton and Evie Kytan
Live Stats: WoffordTerriers.com
Twitter Updates: @GoCCUSports
Last Time Out
• Jaylen Shaw scored a career-high 18 points as Coastal Carolina chalked up a 98-73 victory over NC Wesleyan in front of 1,538 fans Wed., Dec. 9 at the HTC Center.
• Joining Shaw in double-figures was Elijah Wilson with a Coastal game-high 22 on eight field goals. Shivaughn Wiggins chipped in 14 points, while Badou Diagne double-doubled with 11 points to go with 11 rebounds and Colton Ray-St Cyr added 10 points. Kevin Holmes Jr. made his Chanticleer debut, scoring seven points and grabbing five rebounds.
• The Chanticleers outshot the Battling Bishops 56.9 percent to 41.2 percent from the field, out-rebounded them 38-35 and dominated 42-28 in the paint.
• The NC Wesleyan was led by D.J. Weaver with 23 points, including a HTC Center record-tying seven 3-pointers, while Devontae Williams added 14.
The Series vs. Wofford
• Coastal Carolina and Wofford have never met in a men's basketball contest despite the two Palmetto State campuses being located less than 250 miles apart.
• Coastal Carolina is 37-35 all-time against current members of the Southern Conference. CCU is 6-4 against The Citadel, 0-2 versus Chattanooga, 3-4 against East Tennessee State, 1-4 against Furman, 1-1 against Mercer, 2-11 against UNC Greensboro, 19-6 versus VMI and 5-3 against Western Carolina. The Chanticleers have never played SoCon member Samford.
Up Next
• The Chanticleers stay on the road and travel to ACC member Wake Forest for a 7:00 p.m. tipoff on Fri., Dec. 18. Coastal and Wake Forest have met on three prior occasions with the Demon Deacons winning in 1986 and 1998, while the Chants captured a 106-04 overtime win in 1987.
Shaw Finding His Rhythm
• After seeing both his shooting percentage and minutes fall and his turnovers rise in losses to Campbell and Auburn, Jaylen Shaw has rebounded in a strong way with arguably his two best games of the season in leading the Chants to wins over Radford and NC Wesleyan.
• Shaw shot 50.0 percent from the field and scored 12 points against Radford then shot 75.0 percent and tallied a career-high 18 points in the NC Wesleyan victory. He ranks fourth on the team at 11.3 points per game, but his 48.8 field goal percentage leads the squad among players who have taken at least 80 shots.
• Shaw has also been much more careful with the ball over the last two games, dishing out 12 assists against only two turnovers.
Notes From The NC Wesleyan Game
• Freshman forward Kevin Holmes Jr. made his collegiate debut with seven points and five rebound in 14 minutes off the bench. The 6-9 Virginian went 3-of-6 from the floor and 1-of-1 at the free-throw line.
• Badou Diagne recorded his third double-double of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds. He now has 16 career double-doubles.
• Elijah Wilson scored a team-high 22 points, marking his third 20-plus point game of the season and 13th of his career. Wilson did not record a 20-plus point effort last season until the 28th game of the year (Feb. 19 vs. Campbell).
• Jaylen Shaw's seven assists marked the fifth seven-plus assist effort by a Chanticleer this season.
Chanticleers Leading The Big South Stats
• Coastal Carolina leads the Big South Conference in four statistical categories: Scoring Margin (+13.0), Field Goal Percentage Defense (.375), Rebound Per Game (40.9) and Defensive Rebounds Per Game (28.67).
