2010 – 11 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men 's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 2010 – 11 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Chanticleers , led by fourth year head coach Cliff Ellis , played their home games at Kimbel Arena and are members of the Big South Conference . They won the Big South regular season championship for the second year in a row and hosted the semi-finals and championship game of the 2011 Big South Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament . They were defeated by UNC Asheville in the tournament final . As regular season champions who failed to win their conference tournament , the Chanticleers earned an automatic bid to the 2011 National Invitation Tournament where they were defeated in the first round by Alabama . They finished the season with a record of 28 – 6 , 16 – 2 in Big South play
2011 Big South Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament
2011 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2010–11 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team