2025–26 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team

2025–26 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball
2025–26 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	16–11 (8–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Justin Gray (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Ryne Lightfoot; Jason Allison; Kylen Butler; Brian Graves;
Home arena	HTC Center

2025–26 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marshall	10	–	5	.667	18	–	10	.643
Troy	10	–	5	.667	18	–	10	.643
Appalachian State	10	–	6	.625	18	–	11	.621
Texas State	10	–	6	.625	18	–	11	.621
South Alabama	9	–	6	.600	19	–	9	.679
Coastal Carolina	8	–	7	.533	16	–	12	.571
Arkansas State	8	–	7	.533	17	–	11	.607
Georgia Southern	7	–	8	.467	15	–	13	.536
James Madison	7	–	8	.467	15	–	13	.536
Southern Miss	7	–	8	.467	14	–	14	.500
Georgia State	7	–	8	.467	10	–	18	.357
Old Dominion	6	–	9	.400	10	–	18	.357
Louisiana	6	–	9	.400	9	–	19	.321
Louisiana–Monroe	1	–	14	.067	4	–	24	.143

† 2026 Sun Belt tournament winner As of February 19, 2026

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]

Predicted finish	Team (1st place Votes)
Coaches poll
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

Justin Gray (Wake Forest)

Assistant coach(es)

Ryne Lightfoot (Bethel (IN))
Jason Allison (Liberty)
Kylen Butler (Indianapolis)
Brian Graves (Catawba)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 14, 2025

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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 – Tied	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	19 – Ngopot	13 – MacVicar	6 – Jones	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 – Thompson	6 – 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 – Dancler	CEFCU Arena (3,512) Normal, IL
November 30, 2025* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	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., ESPN+	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., ESPN+	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., MW Network	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., ESPN+	at Appalachian State	L 49–67	6–6 (0–1)	13 – Jones	7 – Tied	4 – Beadle	Holmes Center (1,447) Boone, NC
December 20, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Old Dominion	W 76–74	7–6 (1–1)	23 – Jones	9 – Peat	4 – Beadle	Chartway Arena (4,367) Norfolk, VA
December 22, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Joseph's	W 68–62	8–6	21 – Dancler	12 – Dancler	5 – Jones	Hagan Arena (1,697) Philadelphia, PA
January 1, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Georgia Southern	L 81–82 ^OT	8–7 (1–2)	21 – Beadle	15 – Peat	4 – Beadle	HTC Center (1,508) Conway, SC
January 3, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Georgia State	L 71–89	8–8 (1–3)	18 – Jones	7 – Tied	6 – Beadle	HTC Center (2,026) Conway, SC
January 8, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Old Dominion	L 66–70	8–9 (1–4)	18 – Beadle	8 – Dancler	3 – Tied	HTC Center (1,302) Conway, SC
January 10, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Appalachian State	W 67–62	9–9 (2–4)	25 – Beadle	7 – Beadle	5 – Beadle	HTC Center (1,672) Conway, SC
January 14, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Marshall	W 85–83	10–9 (3–4)	26 – Tied	7 – Beadle	3 – Jones	Cam Henderson Center (3,857) Huntington, WV
January 17, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Georgia Southern	W 79–75 ^OT	11–9 (4–4)	28 – Jones	10 – Dancler	2 – Tied	Hill Convocation Center (2,732) Statesboro, GA
January 22, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas State	W 72–70	12–9 (5–4)	32 – Beadle	7 – Beadle	3 – Dancler	HTC Center (2,126) Conway, SC
January 24, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Miss	W 85–67	13–9 (6–4)	24 – Jones	8 – Dancler	5 – Jones	HTC Center (1,763) Conway, SC
January 29, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at South Alabama	L 48–53	13–10 (6–5)	11 – Beadle	9 – Peat	5 – Jones	Mitchell Center (2,016) Mobile, AL
February 1, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana-Monroe	W 83–79	14–10 (7–5)	32 – Dancler	8 – Tied	6 – Jones	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (984) Monroe, LA
February 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Arkansas State	L 66–70	14–11 (7–6)	16 – Beadle	7 – Hill	8 – Jones	HTC Center (2,041) Conway, SC
February 7, 2026* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	UMass MAC-SBC Challenge	W 94–91 ^3OT	15–11	26 – Jones	13 – Hill	4 – Jones	HTC Center (1,924) Conway, SC
February 12, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana	W 69–65	16–11 (8–6)	29 – Beadle	6 – Peat	1 – Tied	Cajundome (2,516) Lafayette, LA
February 18, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	James Madison						HTC Center Conway, SC
February 21, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Marshall						HTC Center Conway, SC
February 24, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Georgia State						GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA
February 27, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	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

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
^ ^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.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster".
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule".

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2023.

[:0-2] "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".

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Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball
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