Ellis and Pederson to Take Part in 2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Media Days
10/15/2023 2:25:00 PM | Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball
Coaches to talk about the upcoming season
NEW ORLEANS – Coastal Carolina's men's basketball head coach Cliff Ellis and women's basketball head coach Kevin Pederson, along with student-athletes Henry Abraham and Deaja Richardson, will represent Coastal Carolina University at the 2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Basketball Media Days on Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 17-18 at the Superdome in New Orleans.
The Sun Belt's 14 men's basketball programs will participate on Tuesday, with the Sun Belt's 14 women's basketball teams set to appear on Wednesday. The event will be broadcast nationwide on ESPN+.
Sun Belt Basketball Media Days commence an exciting season that will culminate with the Sun Belt Conference Basketball Championships at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Fla., from March 5-11, 2024.
The full list of media day attendees – the head coach and one student-athlete from each program is listed below.
Tuesday, October 17 – Men's Basketball
9:00 a.m. ET
App State
Head Coach Dustin Kerns
CJ Huntley [F | Sr. | Huntersville, N.C.]
9:25 a.m. ET
Marshall
Head Coach Dan D'Antoni
Kamdyn Curfman [G | Sr. | North Bethesda, Md.]
9:50 a.m. ET
Coastal Carolina
Head Coach Cliff Ellis
Henry Abraham [G | Sr. | Cambridge, Minn.]
10:15 a.m. ET
James Madison
Head Coach Mark Byington
Terrence Edwards, Jr. [G/F | R-Jr. | Atlanta, Ga.]
10:40 a.m. ET
Georgia State
Head Coach Jonas Hayes
Brenden Tucker [G | Sr. | Lawrenceville, Ga.]
11:05 a.m. ET
ULM
Head Coach Keith Richard
Nika Metskhvarishvili [F | Sr. | Tbilisi, Georgia]
11:30 a.m. ET
Troy
Head Coach Scott Cross
Aamer Muhammad [G | Sr. | Rio Rancho, New Mexico]
11:55 a.m. ET
Arkansas State
Head Coach Bryan Hodgson
Caleb Fields [G | Sr. | Lewisburg, Tenn.]
12:20 p.m. ET
Georgia Southern
Head Coach Charlie Henry
Carlos Curry [C | Gr. | Albany, Ga.]
12:45 p.m. ET
Texas State
Head Coach Terrence Johnson
Drue Drinnon [G | 5th- YR | Smyrna, Ga.]
1:10 p.m. ET
South Alabama
Head Coach Richie Riley
Isiah Gaiter [G | Sr. | Meriden, Conn.]
1:35 p.m. ET
Old Dominion
Head Coach Jeff Jones
Chaunce Jenkins [G | Jr. | Newport News, Va.]
2:00 p.m. ET
Southern Miss
Head Coach Jay Ladner
Austin Crowley [G | Sr. | West Point, Miss.]
2:25 p.m. ET
Louisiana
Head Coach Bob Marlin
Kobe Julien [F | R-Jr. | Baton Rouge, La.]
Wednesday, October 18 – Women's Basketball
9:00 a.m. ET
App State
Head Coach Angel Elderkin
Emily Carver [G | Jr. | Asheville, N.C.]
9:25 a.m. ET
Marshall
Head Coach Kim Caldwell
Breanna Campbell [G | Sr. | Largo, Fla.]
9:50 a.m. ET
Coastal Carolina
Head Coach Kevin Pederson
Deaja Richardson [G | GR |Kernersville, N.C.]
10:15 a.m. ET
James Madison
Head Coach Sean O'Regan
Peyton McDaniel [G | R-So. | Birdsboro, Pa.]
10:40 a.m. ET
Georgia State
Head Coach Gene Hill
Deasia Merrill [F | R-Sr. | Villa Rica, Ga.]
11:05 a.m. ET
ULM
Head Coach Missy Bilderback
Daisha "Nunu" Bradford [G | Sr. | Mobile, Ala.]
11:30 a.m. ET
Troy
Head Coach Chanda Rigby
Ja'Mia Hollings [F | Sr. | West Point, Miss.]
11:55 a.m. ET
Arkansas State
Head Coach Destinee Rogers
Izzy Higginbottom [G | Jr. | Batesville, Ark.]
12:20 p.m. ET
Georgia Southern
Head Coach Anita Howard
Terren Ward [G/F | Sr. | Jesup, Ga.]
12:45 p.m. ET
Texas State
Head Coach Zenarae Antoine
Ja'Niah Henson [G | GS | Baltimore, Md.]
1:10 p.m. ET
South Alabama
Head Coach Yolisha Jackson
Kelsey Thompson [G | So. | Mobile, Ala.]
1:35 p.m. ET
Old Dominion
Head Coach DeLisha Milton-Jones
Kaye Clark [G | GS | Milwaukee, Wis.]
2:00 p.m. ET
Southern Miss
Head Coach Joye-Lee McNelis
Domonique Davis [G | Sr. | DeRidder, La.]
2:25 p.m. ET
Louisiana
Head Coach Garry Brodhead
Destiny Rice [G | Sr. | Shreveport, La.]
For complete coverage of CCU men's and women's basketball, follow the Chants on social media @CoastalMBB (Twitter), @CoastalWBB (Twitter), facebook.com/CCUChanticleers (Facebook), @GoCCUSports (Instagram) or visit the official home of Coastal Carolina Athletics at goccusports.com.
The Sun Belt's 14 men's basketball programs will participate on Tuesday, with the Sun Belt's 14 women's basketball teams set to appear on Wednesday. The event will be broadcast nationwide on ESPN+.
Sun Belt Basketball Media Days commence an exciting season that will culminate with the Sun Belt Conference Basketball Championships at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Fla., from March 5-11, 2024.
The full list of media day attendees – the head coach and one student-athlete from each program is listed below.
Tuesday, October 17 – Men's Basketball
9:00 a.m. ET
App State
Head Coach Dustin Kerns
CJ Huntley [F | Sr. | Huntersville, N.C.]
9:25 a.m. ET
Marshall
Head Coach Dan D'Antoni
Kamdyn Curfman [G | Sr. | North Bethesda, Md.]
9:50 a.m. ET
Coastal Carolina
Head Coach Cliff Ellis
Henry Abraham [G | Sr. | Cambridge, Minn.]
10:15 a.m. ET
James Madison
Head Coach Mark Byington
Terrence Edwards, Jr. [G/F | R-Jr. | Atlanta, Ga.]
10:40 a.m. ET
Georgia State
Head Coach Jonas Hayes
Brenden Tucker [G | Sr. | Lawrenceville, Ga.]
11:05 a.m. ET
ULM
Head Coach Keith Richard
Nika Metskhvarishvili [F | Sr. | Tbilisi, Georgia]
11:30 a.m. ET
Troy
Head Coach Scott Cross
Aamer Muhammad [G | Sr. | Rio Rancho, New Mexico]
11:55 a.m. ET
Arkansas State
Head Coach Bryan Hodgson
Caleb Fields [G | Sr. | Lewisburg, Tenn.]
12:20 p.m. ET
Georgia Southern
Head Coach Charlie Henry
Carlos Curry [C | Gr. | Albany, Ga.]
12:45 p.m. ET
Texas State
Head Coach Terrence Johnson
Drue Drinnon [G | 5th- YR | Smyrna, Ga.]
1:10 p.m. ET
South Alabama
Head Coach Richie Riley
Isiah Gaiter [G | Sr. | Meriden, Conn.]
1:35 p.m. ET
Old Dominion
Head Coach Jeff Jones
Chaunce Jenkins [G | Jr. | Newport News, Va.]
2:00 p.m. ET
Southern Miss
Head Coach Jay Ladner
Austin Crowley [G | Sr. | West Point, Miss.]
2:25 p.m. ET
Louisiana
Head Coach Bob Marlin
Kobe Julien [F | R-Jr. | Baton Rouge, La.]
Wednesday, October 18 – Women's Basketball
9:00 a.m. ET
App State
Head Coach Angel Elderkin
Emily Carver [G | Jr. | Asheville, N.C.]
9:25 a.m. ET
Marshall
Head Coach Kim Caldwell
Breanna Campbell [G | Sr. | Largo, Fla.]
9:50 a.m. ET
Coastal Carolina
Head Coach Kevin Pederson
Deaja Richardson [G | GR |Kernersville, N.C.]
10:15 a.m. ET
James Madison
Head Coach Sean O'Regan
Peyton McDaniel [G | R-So. | Birdsboro, Pa.]
10:40 a.m. ET
Georgia State
Head Coach Gene Hill
Deasia Merrill [F | R-Sr. | Villa Rica, Ga.]
11:05 a.m. ET
ULM
Head Coach Missy Bilderback
Daisha "Nunu" Bradford [G | Sr. | Mobile, Ala.]
11:30 a.m. ET
Troy
Head Coach Chanda Rigby
Ja'Mia Hollings [F | Sr. | West Point, Miss.]
11:55 a.m. ET
Arkansas State
Head Coach Destinee Rogers
Izzy Higginbottom [G | Jr. | Batesville, Ark.]
12:20 p.m. ET
Georgia Southern
Head Coach Anita Howard
Terren Ward [G/F | Sr. | Jesup, Ga.]
12:45 p.m. ET
Texas State
Head Coach Zenarae Antoine
Ja'Niah Henson [G | GS | Baltimore, Md.]
1:10 p.m. ET
South Alabama
Head Coach Yolisha Jackson
Kelsey Thompson [G | So. | Mobile, Ala.]
1:35 p.m. ET
Old Dominion
Head Coach DeLisha Milton-Jones
Kaye Clark [G | GS | Milwaukee, Wis.]
2:00 p.m. ET
Southern Miss
Head Coach Joye-Lee McNelis
Domonique Davis [G | Sr. | DeRidder, La.]
2:25 p.m. ET
Louisiana
Head Coach Garry Brodhead
Destiny Rice [G | Sr. | Shreveport, La.]
For complete coverage of CCU men's and women's basketball, follow the Chants on social media @CoastalMBB (Twitter), @CoastalWBB (Twitter), facebook.com/CCUChanticleers (Facebook), @GoCCUSports (Instagram) or visit the official home of Coastal Carolina Athletics at goccusports.com.
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