This was head coach Russ Bergman's fifth season at Coastal Carolina.

The Chanticleers competed in the Big South Conference and played their home games at Kimbel Arena.

16 seed in the West Region, the team was beaten in the opening round by No.

1 seed and eventual National runner-up Michigan[1] and the famed Fab Five.

Dunkin was also named the Big South Conference Men's Player of the Year for an unprecedented fourth straight season.