The Chanticleers finished the 2016 – 17 season 20 – 19 , 10 – 8 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place . As the No. 8 seed in the Sun Belt Tournament , they defeated South Alabama before losing to Texas – Arlington in the quarterfinals . They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Hampton , Loyola ( MD ) and UIC to advance to the best-of-three finals series against Wyoming where they lost 2 games to 1
Sun Belt Tournament
2017 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team