Coastal Carolina has competed in the NCAA Tournament four times and have a record of 0 – 4 . In 1991 , the Chanticleers were a fifteen seed and lost 79 – 69 to Indiana . In 1993 , the team was a sixteen seed and lost 84 – 53 to Michigan ; Michigan later vacated the victory . The Chanticleers next appeared in 2014 , as a sixteen seed , losing to first-seed Virginia , 70 – 59 . In 2015 , after beating Winthrop 81 – 70 for the Big South championship , the team made their second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance . Again a sixteen seen , the Chanticleers lost to eventual tournament runner-up Wisconsin , 86 – 72
Big South championship
2015 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball