GAME 10 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (4-5) at College of Charleston Cougars (6-4) Date: Saturday, Dec.

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1 SCHEDULE & RESULTS (4-5 OVERALL, 0-0 BSC, 4-2 HOME, 0-3 ROAD) NOVEMBER (2-4) 9 AKRON W, (ot) 13 at Ole Miss L, at Tennessee Tech L, JOHNSON & WALES W, FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL L, at Boston L, DECEMBER (2-1) 6 BOSTON L, TOCCOA FALLS W, CLEMSON (ESPN3) W, at College of Charleston (ESPN3) 12:00 p.m. 30 GREENSBORO 7:00 p.m. JANUARY (0-0) 5 at Longwood* 2:00 p.m. 9 PRESBYTERIAN* 7:00 p.m. 12 at Liberty* (MASN) 6:00 p.m. 16 at Gardner-Webb* 7:00 p.m. 19 VMI* (ESPNU) 11:00 a.m. 23 at UNC Asheville* 7:00 p.m. 26 CAMPBELL* (ESPN3) 7:00 p.m. 30 at Winthrop* 7:00 p.m. FEBRUARY (0-0) 2 RADFORD* 7:00 p.m. 6 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN* 7:00 p.m. 9 at High Point* 7:00 p.m. 13 at Presbyterian* 7:00 p.m. 16 GARDNER-WEBB* 7:00 p.m. 19 UNC ASHEVILLE* 7:00 p.m. 23 at ESPN BracketBusters TBA 27 WINTHROP* 7:00 p.m. MARCH (0-0) 2 at Charleston Southern* 4:30 p.m. 5 First Round# TBA 7 Quarterfinals# TBA 9 Semifinals# TBA 10 Championship# (ESPN2) 12:00 p.m. * - Big South Conference Game # - VisitMyrtleBeach.com Big South Basketball Championships (Conway, S.C.) GAME 10 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (4-5) at College of Charleston Cougars (6-4) Date: Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 Tip-off: 12:00 p.m. (EST) Site: Charleston, S.C. Arena: TD Arena (5,100) Head Coach: Doug Wojcik (U.S. Naval Academy 87) TV: The CCU - CofC game will be broadcast live on ESPN3 Radio: The CCU - CofC game will be broadcast live on WSEA The Team (100.3 FM) with Matt Hogue on the call. Web: Live stats available at Up Next: vs. Greensboro College Pride (5-3) Date: Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012 Tip-off: 7:00 p.m. (EST) Site: Conway, S.C. Arena: The HTC Center (3,212) Head Coach: Bryan Galuski (Eckerd 98) Radio: The CCU - Greensboro game will be broadcast live on WSEA The Team (100.3 FM) with Matt Hogue on the call. Web: Live stats available at COASTAL CAROLINA PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name Yr. Ht. Pos. Ppg Rpg A B S G/GS 0 Warren Gillis So. 6-3 G /6 2 Anthony Raffa Sr. 6-1 G /9 11 El Hadji Ndieguene Jr C /9 13 Uros Ljeskovic Fr. 6-8 F /2 55 Kierre Greenwood Sr. 6-2 G /9 TOP RESERVES 12 Michel Enanga Fr. 6-5 F /7 23 Badou Diagne Fr. 6-7 F /3 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name Yr. Ht. Pos. Ppg Rpg A B S G/GS 1 Adjehi Baru So. 6-9 F/C /10 3 Anthony Thomas Jr. 6-7 F /10 4 Andrew Lawrence Sr. 6-1 G /8 22 Anthony Stitt So. 6-1 G /10 53 Willis Hall Jr. 6-6 F /7 TOP RESERVES 11 Nori Johnson Jr. 6-6 G/F /1 44 Trent Wiedeman Jr. 6-8 F /3

2 COASTAL CAROLINA BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Contact: Sean Forrester Phone: (843) Cell: (205) Fax: (843) COASTAL-COVENANT COASTAL CAROLINA SERIES BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS Location Conway, S.C. Founded Enrollment ,335 Nickname Chanticleers (SHON-ti-cleers) Colors Teal, Bronze & Black Conference Big South President David A. DeCenzo, Ph. D. Athletics Director Hunter Yurachek Head Coach: Cliff Ellis Career Record: Coastal Carolina Record: Associate Head Coach Don Hogan Assistant Coaches: Benny Moss Mamadou N'Diaye Overall Record: Big South Record: (2nd) NCAA Tournament Record: Home Arena The HTC Center/3,212 Press Row Number (843) COASTAL CAROLINA ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS COASTAL CAROLINA CHANTICLEERS ROSTER No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 0 Warren Gillis So. G Philadelphia, Pa./Rise Academy 1 Tre von James Fr. G/F Darlington, S.C./Mayo HS 2 Anthony Raffa Sr. G Sea Isle City, N.J./Albany 4 Richie Berry So. G Herndon, Va./Stone Bridge HS 10 Charles Ashford Sr. G Lexington, Ky./Vincennes University 11 El Hadji Ndieguene Jr. F Thies, Senegal/Lake Land College (Ill.) 12 Michel Enanga Fr. F Yaounde, Cameroon/Montverde Academy (Fla.) 13 Uros Ljeskovic Fr. F Niksic, Montenegro/Nelson HS 20 Justin Daniel Fr. G Fort Worth, Texas/Cjeoto Academy (N.J.) 21 Tristian Curtis Fr. F Nassau, Bahamas/Lamar HS (Texas) 23 Badou Diagne Fr. F Dakar, Senegal/Impact Basketball Academy (Fla.) 32 Bisi Addey Sr. F Montgomery, Ala./South Mountain C.C. 33 Ron Trapps Fr. G Lancaster, S.C./Fork Union Military Acad. (Va.) 55 Kierre Greenwood Sr. G Cincinnati, Ohio/New Creations HS Head Coach: Cliff Ellis (Florida State '68) - Sixth year at Coastal Carolina Associate Head Coach: Don Hogan (South Alabama, '83) Assistant Coaches: Benny Moss (Charlotte, '92), Mamadou N'Diaye (Auburn, '00) Director of Basketball Operations: Matt Hurt (Alice Lloyd, '07) 2 - Anthony Raffa (Raff-UH) 23 - Badou Diagne (BAH-do) (JANG (rhymes with rang)) 11 - El Hadji Ndieguene (EL ha-gee) (JAY-gen) 32 - Bisi Addey (BE-see) (ADD-e) 12 - Michel Enanga (Michelle) (E-non-ga) 55 - Kierre Greenwood (KEY-air) 13 - Uros Ljeskovic (yer-rows) (lesh-co-vich) Mamadou N Diaye (Mama-Do) (In-Jiye) Mike Cawood Assistant Athletic Director/Media Relations Cody Bays Assistant Media Relations Director Sean Forrester Media Relations Assistant (Men's Basketball Contact) Paul Hershey Media Relations Assistant MEDIA INTERVIEWS: All interviews with players or members of the coaching staff must be arranged through SEAN FORRESTER and the Coastal Carolina Media Relations Office. No interviews will be granted on gameday until competition is over COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON COUGARS ROSTER No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 1 Adjehi Baru So. F/C Abidjan, Ivory Coast/The Steward School 3 Anthony Thomas Jr. SF Winston-Salem, N.C./Hutchinson C.C. 4 Andrew Lawrence Sr. G London, England/Heat Academy 5 Matt Sundberg R-Sr. SF Kennesaw, Ga./Harrison HS 10 Pat Branin So. G Richmond, Va./The Steward School 11 Nori Johnson Jr. G/F Greer, S.C./Fork Union Academy 13 Bart Benton Sr. G Monroe, Ga./George Walton Academy 14 Theo Johnson Fr. G/F Sacramento, Calif./Franklin HS 20 Chad Cooke Fr. G Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook HS 22 Anthony Stitt So. G Charlotte, N.C./Butler 23 Trevonté Dixon So. G Florence, S.C./Christ School (N.C.) 31 Harrison Bowne R-Fr. F Hickory, N.C./St. Stephens HS 41 Judson Hall Jr. F Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian HS 44 Trent Wiedeman Jr. F Suwanee, Ga./Greater Atlanta Christian HS 53 Willis Hall R-Jr. F Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian HS Head Coach: Doug Wojcik (U.S. Naval Academy 87) - First year at College of Charleston Assistant Coaches: Amir Abdur-Rahim (Southeastern Louisiana 04), Ryan Freeberg (Minnesota State, Mankato 00), Jordan Mincy (Kent State 09) Director of Basketball Operations: Joe Wallace (West Liberty 05) Big South Regular Season Championships: 1988*1989*1990*1991*2010*2011

3 COASTAL CAROLINA BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Contact: Sean Forrester Phone: (843) Cell: (205) Fax: (843) BY THE NUMBERS CCU(4-5) CofC(6-4) 71.0 Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Rebounds/Game Rebounding Margin Field Goal Pct Field Goal Pct. Defense Three-Point FG Pct Three-Point FG Pct. Defense Free Throw Pct Turnover Margin Blocked Shots/Game Steals/Game 3.6 ABOUT COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON The Cougars are under the direction of first year head coach Doug Wojcik. CofC picked up a season opening win over Towson before going 1-2 at the Charleston Classic including a win over Boston College. The Cougars also have a win over Baylor in Waco. Baylor was ranked 21st at the time of the victory. More recently CofC lost to Division II opponent Anderson University at home but the Cougars were without the services of a few key members of their squad including preseason All-Southern Conference selection Trent Wiedeman. Wiedeman returned to the Cougar line-up this past Tuesday as he helped lead CofC to a victory over Old Dominion. Senior Andrew Lawrence leads the team with 13.0 points per game while sophomore Adjehi Baru is averaging just under a double-double with 10.0 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. THE SERIES Coastal Carolina and the College of Charleston have met 45 times on the hardwood. The Cougars hold a advantage in the series and have won 12 of the last 13 meetings between the two teams including a win last season in Conway. CCU s most recent victory came during the season at home. Coastal has won just one time in Charleston and that came during the season when CCU took a triple overtime victory over the Cougars. ON THIS DATE Coastal Carolina is 4-5 in games played on Dec. 22 including 0-3 against the College of Charleston. The Chants last meeting on Dec. 22 was last season at home against CofC. The Chants fell CCU has played three road games on Dec. 22 and is 1-2 in those contests including a overtime victory at Wake Forest in The most recent road contest on Dec. 22 came in 2004 at the College of Charleston. Coastal lost GOING GREEN Coastal Carolina senior guard Kierre Greenwood became the 22nd player in Big South history with 400 career helpers on Dec. 13 as he dished out eight assists against Toccoa Falls to give himself 403 for his career. He became the third Chanticleer to make the conference s all-time list, joining Robert Dowdell (561 from ) and Alvin Green (411 from ). He now has 410 career assists. DIVISION I WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES (Minimum Five Years as Division I Head coach, Thru Dec. 20, 2012) COACH SCHOOL WINS 1. Mike Krzyzewski...Duke Jim Boeheim...Syracuse Bob Huggins...West Virginia Roy Williams... North Carolina Jerry Slocum...Youngstown State Bo Ryan... Wisconsin Rick Byrd... Belmont Mike Montgomery... California Rick Pitino...Louisville CLIFF ELLIS... COASTAL CAROLINA CHANTS BY THE NUMBERS OVERALL BSC Leading at the half: Trailing at half: Tied at the half Playing overtime: Bench outscores opponents bench: Shooting 50% or better: Shooting between %: Shooting less than 40%: Opponents shoot 50% or better: Opponents shoot less than 50%: Coastal outrebounds its opponent: Opponent outrebounds Coastal: Teams are tied in rebounds: Coastal has 10 or more steals: Coastal shoots better than 70% FT: Scoring less than 50 points: Scoring points: Scoring points: Scoring points: Scoring points: Scoring points: Scoring 100 points or more: Allowing 50 points or less: Allowing points: Allowing points: Allowing points: Allowing points: Allowing 90 points or more: Playing in The HTC Center: Playing on the road: Playing on a neutral floor: Playing a home BSC game: Playing a road BSC game: Game is decided by 1-4 points: Game is decided by 5-10 points: Game is decided by 11 points or more: Playing at night: Playing in the afternoon: Playing on television: Playing in South Carolina Playing outside of South Carolina Anthony Raffa leads team in scoring: K. Greenwood leads team in scoring: leads team in scoring: leads team in scoring: One Player in double figures: Two Players in double figures: Three Players in double figures: Four Players in double figures: Five or more players in double figures: All Five starters in double figures: No Players with double figures: In November: In December: In January: In February: In March: On Sunday: On Monday: On Tuesday: On Wednesday: On Thursday: On Friday: On Saturday: Big South Tournament Championships: 1990*1991 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1991*1993

4 COASTAL CAROLINA BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Contact: Sean Forrester Phone: (843) Cell: (205) Fax: (843) Wednesday, December 19, 2012 Coastal Carolina 69, Clemson 46 LAST TIME OUT CONWAY - One year after winning at Clemson on a last-second shot, Coastal Carolina s men s basketball team won the rematch in Conway going away. The Chanticleers outscored the Tigers 25-8 over the last 10 minutes to pull away for a convincing victory Wednesday night before a sellout crowd of 3,286 at The HTC Center. The Chants posted their third victory over an ACC team in program history and improved to 4-5 on the season. Anthony Raffa scored a game-high 25 points on 10 of 17 shooting from the field. Warren Gillis added 12 points, including three 3-pointers, and Kierre Greenwood chipped in 10 points and seven assists. Uros Ljeskovic had a team and career-high 10 rebounds. Devin Booker scored 16 points and Jordan Roper added 12 for Clemson, which dropped to 6-4. Coastal shot 46 percent from the field in the game and made a season-high nine 3-pointers on 23 attempts. The Chanticleers also forced 18 Clemson turnovers, scoring 20 points off of them, and limited the Tigers to just 32 percent shooting. In addition, Coastal won the battle of the boards The Chanticleers hit their first four shots to take a 10-2 lead just 2:20 into the game. Raffa made a fast-break layup and a 3-pointer from the wing and El Hadji Ndieguene converted a foul-line jumper to put the Chants ahead 7-0. After Clemson got on the board, Gillis made his first 3-pointer. However, Coastal missed its next 11 shots and the Tigers got eight points from Booker inside in a 15-4 run to take the lead at The first half was one of runs, though, and the Chants answered with 13 straight points, while holding Clemson scoreless for more than eight and half minutes. Gillis made another 3-pointer and Coastal scored six points off of Tiger turnovers, including back-to-back layups in transition by Raffa. A short jumper in the lane by Greenwood made it with 14 seconds left in the half. A putback by Booker at the buzzer finally ended Clemson s drought and cut the lead to eight at halftime. Prior to that basket, the Tigers had missed eight consecutive shots while committing six turnovers. The teams traded baskets through the first seven minutes of the second half, with a 3-pointer by Coastal s Badou Diagne making it with 13:07 remaining. The Tigers trimmed the deficit back down to 44-38, but the rest of the game belonged to Coastal. Michel Enanga and Diagne each hit 3-pointers to help push the lead to with 5:20 left. After two Clemson free throws, the Chanticleers poured it on with 14 straight points over a span of 3:05. Raffa started the spurt with a 3-pointer, Ljeskovic converted back-to-back baskets inside, Greenwood made a jumper and Raffa added another fast-break layup and three free throws. Coastal made 13 of 24 shots (54 percent) in the second half. By the time the Tigers finally scored again, less than two minutes remained. The 46 points was their lowest offensive output of the season. CHANTICLEERS SUPERLATIVES BIGGEST COASTAL LEAD: 56 (vs. Johnson & Wales, ) BIGGEST COASTAL DEFICIT: 35 (at Boston, ) BIGGEST COASTAL LEAD IN A LOSS: 8 (at Ole Miss, ) BIGGEST COASTAL DEFICIT IN A WIN: 5 (vs. Akron, ) BIGGEST COASTAL HALFTIME LEAD: 23 (vs. Johnson & Wales, ) BIGGEST COASTAL HALFTIME DEFICIT: 13 (at Boston, ) BEST COASTAL 1ST HALF FG%: 55.6% (vs. Boston, ) WORST COASTAL 1ST HALF FG%: 34.8% (at Boston, ) BEST COASTAL 2ND HALF FG%: 55.2% (vs. Toccoa Falls, ) WORST COASTAL 2ND HALF FG%: 33.3% (at Boston, ) MOST POINTS BY COASTAL IN 1ST HALF: 47 (vs. Johnson & Wales, ) LEAST POINTS BY COASTAL IN 1ST HALF: 18 (at Boston, ) MOST POINTS BY OPPONENT IN 1ST HALF: 37 (vs. FIU, ) LEAST POINTS BY OPPONENT IN 1ST HALF: 19 (vs. Clemson, ) MOST POINTS BY COASTAL IN 2ND HALF: 49 (vs. Johnson & Wales, ) LEAST POINTS BY COASTAL IN 2ND HALF: 26 (at Boston, ) MOST POINTS BY OPPONENT IN 2ND HALF: 54 (at Ole Miss, ) LEAST POINTS BY OPPONENT IN 2ND HALF: 13 (vs. Toccoa Falls, ) Big South Regular Season Championships: 1988*1989*1990*1991*2010*2011

5 COASTAL CAROLINA BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Contact: Sean Forrester Phone: (843) Cell: (205) Fax: (843) Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Rankings ( Season) (Thru Dec. 16, 2012) 345 teams ranked Category Rank Total Winning Percentage Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Field Goal Percentage Field Goal Percentage Defense Pointers Per Game Point Field Goal Defense Free-Throw Percentage Rebound Margin Assists Per Game Assist Turnover Ratio Blocks Per Game Steals Per Game Turnovers Per Game Turnover Margin Personal Fouls Per Game Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Individual Rankings ( Season) (Thru Dec. 16, 2012) 250 players ranked Anthony Raffa Rank Avg/Game Points Per Game Field Goal Percentage Pointers Per Game Free-Throw Percentage Steals Per Game Kierre Greenwood Rank Avg/Game Free Throw Percentage Assists Per Game Steals Per Game Assist Turnover Ratio Warren Gillis Rank Avg/Game Steals Per Game Michel Enanga Rank Avg/Game Double-Doubles El Hadji Ndieguene Rank Avg/Game Double-Doubles CRASHING THE BOARDS The Chants have out-rebounded all but one opponent this season. CCU leads the Big South in rebounding margin at Coastal has two players ranked in the top-15 in rebounding in the league, 10th-ranked Michel Enanga and 14th-ranked El Hadji Ndieguene. TAKING ON THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE The Chanticleers are all-time against Southern Conference opponents. CCU s best record against a SoCon team is 5-0 against Davidson. The Chants last win over a SoCon team came last season with a win at The Citadel. Coastal s Record Versus SoCon Opponents Appalachian State 0-0 College of Charleston The Citadel 6-4 Davidson 5-0 Elon 4-9 Furman 1-4 Georgia Southern 4-0 UNC Greensboro 2-11 Samford 0-0 Tennessee Chattanooga 0-1 Western Carolina 4-2 Wofford 0-0 OVERALL ,000 POINT CLUB Senior guard Anthony Raffa eclipsed the 1,000 point mark at Coastal with a 26-point performance against Johnson & Wales. He needed just 14 points heading into the game and it took him just 9:40 to reach the 1,000 point milestone. He is now the 17th CCU player to reach mark. Raffa had already eclipsed 1,000 points for his college career heading into the season with his 271 points at Albany combined with his total at Coastal. He now has 1,375 points in his college career and 1,104 in a Coastal uniform. Kierre Greenwood is approaching the 1,000 point scoring mark at Coastal Carolina as well. He could become the 18th CCU player to reach the milestone. Greenwood currently has 942 career points and needs 58 more to join the elite group of Chanticleers who have eclipsed the 1,000 point mark. Coastal Carolina in Big South Team Rankings (Through Dec. 20) Category Rank Total Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Free Throw Percentage Field Goal Percentage Field Goal Percentage Defense Point Field Goal Percentage Point Field Goal Pct. Defense Rebounding Offense Rebounding Defense Rebounding Margin Blocked Shots Assists Steals Turnover Margin Assist/Turnover Ratio Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Point Field Goals Made Coastal Carolina in Big South Individual Rankings (Through Dec. 20) Anthony Raffa Rank Avg/Game Scoring Rebounding Field Goal Pct Free Throw Pct Steals Three Point Field Goal Pct Three Point Field Goals Made Kierre Greenwood Rank Avg/Game Scoring Assists Free Throw Percentage Steals Assist/Turnover Ratio Michel Enanga Rank Avg/Game Rebounding Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds El Hadji Ndieguene Rank Avg/Game Rebounding Offensive Rebounds Warren Gillis Rank Avg/Game Scoring Steals Big South Tournament Championships: 1990*1991 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1991*1993

6 COASTAL CAROLINA BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Contact: Sean Forrester Phone: (843) Cell: (205) Fax: (843) RAFFA S RANKING Coastal Carolina senior guard Anthony Raffa now ranks 10th in the NCAA in scoring. He is averaging 20.9 points per game. NCAA POINTS PER GAME INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS 1. C.J. McCollum (Lehigh) Erick Green (Virginia Tech) Kyle Vinales (Central Conn. St.) Doug McDermott (Creighton) James Kinney (San Jose St.) Lamont Jones (Iona) Greg Gantt (Florida Atlantic) Isaiah Canaan (Murray St.) 21.0 Warren Niles (Oral Roberts) Anthony Raffa (Coastal Carolina) 20.9 CLIMBING THE CHARTS Kierre Greenwood is now fifth on the Coastal Carolina career assists list with 410. COASTAL CAROLINA CAREER ASSISTS LIST 1. Robert Dowdell ( ) Alvin Green ( ) Kierre Greenwood 410 JUST THE TWO OF US Head Coach Cliff Ellis became just the second coach in NCAA Division I history to win 100 or more games at four different institutions with a win over Akron earlier this season. Coach Ellis has won 100 or more games at South Alabama (171), Clemson (177), Auburn (186) and Coastal Carolina (103). He joined Lefty Driesell who won 100 or more games at Davidson (176), Maryland (348), James Madison (159) and Georgia State (103). LEADING THE WAY Senior Anthony Raffa has led the team in scoring in eight of the nine contests this season. Last season he led the team in scoring 15 of the 31 games played. He opened the season by leading the team in six-straight games. The streak was the longest Raffa has had in leading the team in scoring. It is the longest streak at Coastal since the end of the season when E.J. Gallup led the team in scoring for seven straight contests. RAFFA NAMED BIG SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK Senior guard Anthony Raffa was named the Big South Conference Choice Hotels Men s Basketball Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday, Nov. 12. The honor was Raffa s first weekly honor in a Coastal uniform and it was the first Player of the Week honor for a Coastal men s basketball player since Feb. 7, 2011, when Desmond Holloway was given the award. Raffa had a tremendous game in Coastal s debut in The HTC Center. He tallied 27 points, eight rebounds and two steals and hit a pair of clutch 3-pointers in the overtime victory over Akron. He single-handedly recorded a 5-0 run to open up the second half and retake the lead from the Zips, as Coastal was previously ahead at the 8:20 mark of the first half. With less than three minutes to play in the game, Raffa hit a 3-pointer to make it a two-possession game. In overtime, Raffa once again delivered from deep to extend the Coastal lead to four, then nailed a three with 1:06 to play to push the Chanticleer advantage to five. Raffa added a free throw with two seconds left in overtime to give CCU the final margin. RAFFA AND GREENWOOD NAMED PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE Senior guard Anthony Raffa was named first team Preseason All-Big South while senior point guard Kierre Greenwood was selected to the second team. Raffa returns after a junior season in which he led the team scoring with 16.7 points per game. He was named second team all-conference and second team all-district by the NABC last season. Greenwood is coming off the best season of his career where he led the team in assists and was third in scoring. He averaged 11.1 points per game last season while dishing out 5.0 assists per contest. IT S RAINING THREES The Chanticleers have a had at least one 3-pointer in 34-straight games dating back to Dec. 3, VMI was the last team to hold the Chants without a three as Coastal went 0-9 from 3-point range Dec. 1, Big South Regular Season Championships: 1988*1989*1990*1991*2010*2011

7 COASTAL CAROLINA BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Contact: Sean Forrester Phone: (843) Cell: (205) Fax: (843) BIG SOUTH STANDINGS (Through Dec. 20) North Division BSC Pct. All Pct. Radford High Point VMI Campbell Longwood Liberty South Division BSC Pct. All Pct. Gardner-Webb COASTAL CAROLINA Winthrop Charleston Southern UNC Asheville Presbyterian THIS WEEK IN THE BIG SOUTH FRIDAY, DEC. 21 Eastern Kentucky at High Point Milligan at Liberty Longwood at VCU UNC Asheville at St. John s SATURDAY, DEC. 22 COASTAL at College of Charleston Presbyterian at Appalachian State VMI at George Washington Radford at West Virginia Spalding at Gardner-Webb Winthrop at Auburn Campbell at Seattle FRIDAY, DEC. 28 High Point at Chattanooga Union at Liberty 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm 7:30 pm 12:00 pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 7:00 pm 8:00 pm 10 :00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm LAST WEEK S RESULTS TUESDAY, DEC. 18 UNC Asheville 79, Northeastern 73 Tennessee 78, Presbyterian 62 East Carolina 62, Gardner-Webb 60 Iona 87, Liberty 69 Ohio State 65, Winthrop 55 Charleston Southern 72, East Tennessee State 51 WEDNESDAY, DEC. 19 Seton Hall 79, Longwood 61 COASTAL 69, Clemson 46 Charlotte 68, Radford 52 Gonzaga 74, Campbell 52 THURSDAY, DEC. 20 Wichita State 65, Charleston Southern BIG SOUTH PRESEASON POLL Campbell University and Charleston Southern University were chosen as the favorites in the Big South Conference s annual men s basketball preseason poll for the season in a vote of the league s head coaches and media panel. Below are the preseason poll results, with first-place votes in parentheses: North Division 1. Campbell (21) VMI (5) High Point (3) Liberty Radford Longwood South Division 1. Charleston Southern (16) Coastal Carolina (8) UNC Asheville (5) Winthrop Gardner-Webb Presbyterian College (as voted by league head coaches and media) BIG SOUTH PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM FIRST TEAM NAME SCHOOL YR POS HT WT Stan Okoye VMI SR F Darren White Campbell SR G Anthony Raffa Coastal Carolina SR G Trey Freeman Campbell SO G Saah Nimley Charleston Southern SO G SECOND TEAM NAME SCHOOL YR POS HT WT Khalid Mutakabbir Presbyterian SR G Jeremy Atkinson UNC Asheville SR F Arlon Harper Charleston Southern SO G Kierre Greenwood Coastal Carolina SR G Tashan Newsome Gardner-Webb SR G BIG SOUTH PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR Stan Okoye, VMI Big South Tournament Championships: 1990*1991 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1991*1993

8 COASTAL CAROLINA BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Contact: Sean Forrester Phone: (843) Cell: (205) Fax: (843) A COASTAL CAROLINA TEAM Scored 100+ points at home vs. Methodist (Nov. 12, 2011) Scored 100+ points on the road at VMI (Jan. 6, 2011) Scored 100+ points and lost at VMI (Jan. 10, 2009) Scored 110+ points vs. Piedmont College (Nov. 12, 2010) Won an overtime game vs. Akron (Nov. 9, 2012) Lost an overtime game at Campbell (Jan. 2, 2011) Won a double overtime game vs. Charlotte (Nov. 21, 2010) Lost a double overtime game vs. Idaho (Nov. 30, 1991) Played a triple overtime game W, at College of Charleston (Jan. 19, 1977) Played a four-overtime game N/A Won an NCAA Tournament game N/A Won a NIT game N/A Won a Big South Tournament game vs. VMI (March 3, 2011) Made field goals at VMI (Jan. 6, 2011) Made 50+ field goals N/A Made 10+ three-point field goals vs. Thomas More (Dec. 20, 2010) Had rebound margin (40-20) vs. Toccoa Falls (Dec. 13, 2012) Had rebound margin (53-24) vs. Covenant (Nov. 11, 2011) Had 30+ rebound margin (60-30) vs. Johnson & Wales (Nov. 20, 2012) Had rebounds vs. VMI (Dec. 1, 2011) Had rebounds vs. Johnson & Wales (Nov. 20, 2012) Had 70+ rebounds N/A Had three players with 10+ rebounds N/A Attempted free throws vs. Johnson & Wales (Nov. 20, 2012) Attempted free throws at Tennessee Tech (Nov. 15, 2012) Attempted free throws vs. High Point (Jan. 2, 2011) Attempted free throws vs. VMI (Feb. 5, 2011) Attempted 50+ free throws N/A Made free throws at Tennessee Tech (Nov. 15, 2012) Made free throws at Radford (Feb. 25, 2006) Made 35+ free throws N/A Had assists vs. Piedmont (Nov. 12, 2010) Had assists vs. Thomas More (Dec. 20, 2010) Had 35+ assists N/A Had 25+ turnovers at VMI (March 3, 2009) Forced turnovers vs. Johnson & Wales (Nov. 20, 2012) Forced turnovers N/A Forced turnovers N/A Forced 40+ turnovers N/A Had steals vs. Toccoa Falls (Dec. 13, 2012) Had steals vs. Erskine (Feb. 5, 1990) Had 25+ steals N/A Blocked 5-9 shots at VMI (Feb. 25, 2012) Blocked 10+ shots at VMI (Dec. 3, 2009) Scored between at Boston (Nov. 28, 2012) Scored 40 points or less vs. Princeton (Nov. 25, 1990) Scored 50 or fewer and won vs. Charleston Southern (Feb. 20, 2010) Beat a ranked team N/A Beat a ranked team on the road N/A Kept every player on an opposing team out of double figures N/A Had all five starters score in double figures at Asheville (Jan. 17, 2012) Had five+ players score in double figures at Asheville (Jan. 17, 2012) Had no players score in double figures at Boston (Nov. 28, 2012) Overcame a 10-point+ halftime deficit to win N/A Overcame a 15-point+ halftime deficit to win N/A THE LAST TIME A COASTAL CAROLINA PLAYER... Scored points , Anthony Raffa vs. Clemson (Dec. 19, 2012) Scored points , Anthony Raffa vs. FIU (Nov. 24, 2012) Scored 40+ points , KeKe Hicks at Georgia Tech (Nov. 28, 1994) Attempted field goals , Anthony Raffa vs. Clemson (Dec. 19, 2012) Attempted field goals , Anthony Raffa vs. FIU (Nov. 24, 2012) Attempted 25+ field goals , Joseph Harris vs. VMI (Feb. 14, 2009) Recorded a double-double...el Hadji Ndieguene, 16 pts./10 reb. vs. Johnson & Wales (Nov. 20, 2012) Recorded a triple-double N/A Had assists , Kierre Greenwood at Gardner-Webb (Jan. 28, 2012) Had 15+ assists , Dwight Lighty at Central Wesleyan (Mar. 6, 1979 Had 5-9 blocks , Chad Gray at UNC Asheville (Jan. 20, 2011) Had 10+ blocks N/A Had 5-9 steals , Kierre Greenwood vs. Presbyterian (Jan. 14, 2012) Had 10+ steals N/A Had rebounds , Sam McLaurin vs. LSU (Nov. 15, 2011) Had 20+ rebounds , Joseph Harris vs. VMI (Feb. 14, 2009) Made 15+ field goals , Joseph Harris vs. VMI (Feb. 14, 2009) Made free throws , Kierre Greenwood at Tennessee Tech (Nov. 15, 2012) Made 15+ free throws , Tony Dunkin vs. Santa Clara (Dec. 1, 1991) Attempted free throws , Kierre Greenwood at Tennessee Tech (Nov. 15, 2012) Attempted free throws , Pele Paelay at Radford (Feb. 25, 2006) Attempted 20+ free throws N/A Made 5-9 three-pointers , Anthony Raffa at Tennessee Tech (Nov. 15, 2012) Made 10+ three-pointers , Keke Hicks at Georgia Tech (Nov. 28, 1994) Attempted three-pointers , Anthony Raffa vs. FIU (Nov. 24, 2012) Attempted 15+ three-pointers , Jack Leasure at UNC Asheville (Feb. 27, 2008) Had 10+ offensive rebounds N/A Had 10+ defensive rebounds , Desmond Holloway vs. VMI (Feb. 5, 2011) Had 20+ points and 20+ rebounds N/A Shot 100% from the floor (min. 5) of-6, Danny Nieman vs. Presbyterian (Jan. 14, 2012) Played 40 minutes , Danny Nieman at Charleston Southern (Jan. 12, 2012) Played over 40 minutes , Danny Nieman at Charleston Southern (Jan. 12, 2012) Fouled out Kierre Greenwood vs. FIU (Nov. 24, 2012) A COASTAL CAROLINA OPPONENT... Scored 100+ points (Jan. 10, 2009 at VMI) Scored 100+ points in Conway (Jan. 14, 2008 vs. VMI) Made 40+ field goals N/A Made 10+ three-pointers (Nov. 9, 2012 vs. Akron) Had rebounds (Feb. 12, 2005 at High Point) Had 60+ rebounds N/A Had rebounding margin N/A Had 25+ rebounding margin N/A Attempted 35+ free throws (Nov. 21, 2010 vs. Charlotte) Made 30+ free throws (Jan. 17, 2012 at Asheville) Had 25+ turnovers (Dec. 13, 2012 vs. Toccoa Falls) Had 20+ steals N/A Had 30+ assists N/A Scored between (Dec. 19, 2012 vs. Clemson) Scored 40 points or less (Dec vs. Toccoa Falls) A COASTAL CAROLINA OPPONENT S PLAYER... Scored points , Josh Barrett (Dec. 13, 2012 vs. Toccoa Falls) Scored points , Jud Dillard (Nov. 15, 2012 at Tennessee Tech) Scored 40+ points , Larry Blair (Feb. 12, 2007 at Liberty) Attempted field goals , Jud Dillard (Nov. 15, 2012 at Tennessee Tech) Attempted 25+ field goals , Reggie Williams (Jan. 14, 2008 vs. VMI) Made 10+ field goals , Jud Dillard (Nov. 15, 2012 at Tennessee Tech) Made 8+ three-pointers , Deonta Vaughn (Nov. 16, 2007 vs. Cincinnati) Made 10+ free throws , Matt Dickey (Jan. 17, 2012 at Asheville) Had rebounds , Tashan Newsome (Jan. 28, 2012 at Gardner-Webb) Had 20+ rebounds N/A Had 10+ assists , Jesse Sanders (Feb. 13, 2012 at Liberty) Had 8+ steals , Aaron Linin (Jan. 17, 2009 at Gardner-Webb Had 5+ blocks , John Williams (March 5, 2011 vs. Asheville) Recorded a dbl-dbl jud Dillard, 34 pts./12 reb. (Nov. 15, 2012 at Tennessee Tech) Recorded a triple-double n/a Big South Regular Season Championships: 1988*1989*1990*1991*2010*2011

9 COASTAL CAROLINA BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Contact: Sean Forrester Phone: (843) Cell: (205) Fax: (843) #0 WARREN GILLIS POINTS 14 at Ole Miss (11/13/12) REBOUNDS 8 vs. Akron (11/9/12) FIELD GOALS 6 vs. Florida International (11/24/12) FREE THROWS 4 at Ole Miss (11/13/12) THREE-POINTERS 3, 2x, last vs. Clemson (12/19/12) ASSISTS 4, 2x, last vs. VMI (2/29/12) STEALS 4, 2x, last vs. Toccoa Falls (12/13/12) BLOCKS 1, 4x, last vs. Florida International (11/24/12) PLAYER CAREER HIGHS AT COASTAL CAROLINA #1 TRE VON JAMES POINTS 3 vs. Toccoa Falls (12/13/12) REBOUNDS 5 vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/12) FIELD GOALS FREE THROWS 3 vs. Toccoa Falls (12/13/12) THREE-POINTERS ASSISTS STEALS BLOCKS #2 ANTHONY RAFFA POINTS 34 vs. Florida International (11/24/12) REBOUNDS 10 vs. LSU (11/15/11) FIELD GOALS 13 at The Citadel (12/6/11) FREE THROWS 10 at Presbyterian (1/26/12) THREE-POINTERS 5 at Tennessee Tech (11/15/12) ASSISTS 7, 2x, last at UNC Asheville (1/20/11) STEALS 5 at The Citadel (12/6/11) BLOCKS 1, 3x, last at Ole Miss (11/13/12) #4 RICHIE BERRY POINTS 2 vs. Covenant (11/11/11) REBOUNDS 1, 2x, last vs. Toccoa Falls (12/13/12) FIELD GOALS 1 vs. Covenant (11/11/11) FREE THROWS THREE-POINTERS ASSISTS 2 vs. Covenant (11/11/11) STEALS 1 vs. Spalding (11/18/11) BLOCKS #10 CHARLES ASHFORD POINTS 16 vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/12) REBOUNDS 7 vs. Spalding (11/18/11) FIELD GOALS 6 vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/12) FREE THROWS 3, 3x, last vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/12) THREE-POINTERS 1 vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/12) ASSISTS 3 vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/12) STEALS 1, 6x, last vs. Florida International (11/24/12) BLOCKS 1 vs. Methodist (11/12/11) #11 EL HADJI NDIEGUENE POINTS 16 vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/12) REBOUNDS 10 vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/12) FIELD GOALS 7 vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/12) FREE THROWS 2, 3x, last vs. Clemson (12/19/12) THREE-POINTERS ASSISTS 2 vs. Akron (11/9/12) STEALS 2, 2x, last vs. Clemson (12/19/12) BLOCKS 1, 5x, last vs. Toccoa Falls (12/13/12) #12 MICHEL ENANGA POINTS 10 at Ole Miss (11/13/12) REBOUNDS 12 at Ole Miss (11/13/12) FIELD GOALS 3, 5x, last vs. Toccoa Falls (12/13/12) FREE THROWS 3, 4x, last vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/12) THREE-POINTERS 1, 4x, last vs. Clemson (12/19/12) ASSISTS 7 at Ole Miss (11/13/12) STEALS 4 vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/12) BLOCKS 1, 2x, last vs. Boston (12/6/12) #13 UROS LJESKOVIC POINTS 8 vs. Boston (12/6/12) REBOUNDS 10 vs. Clemson (12/19/12) FIELD GOALS 3 vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/12) FREE THROWS 4 vs. Boston (12/6/12) THREE-POINTERS ASSISTS 1 vs. Toccoa Falls (12/13/12) STEALS 1, 5x, last vs. Clemson (12/19/12) BLOCKS 1, 2x, last vs. Clemson (12/19/12) #20 JUSTIN DANIEL POINTS 9 vs. Toccoa Falls (12/13/12) REBOUNDS 1, 2x, last vs. Toccoa Falls (12/13/12) FIELD GOALS 4 vs. Toccoa Falls (12/13/12) FREE THROWS 1, 3x, last vs. Toccoa Falls (12/13/12) THREE-POINTERS ASSISTS 1, 3x, last vs. Toccoa Falls (12/13/12) STEALS 4 vs. Toccoa Falls (12/13/12) BLOCKS #21 TRISTIAN CURTIS POINTS 9 at Tennessee Tech (11/15/12) REBOUNDS 7 vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/12) FIELD GOALS 3 at Tennessee Tech (11/15/12) FREE THROWS 3, 2x, last vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/12) THREE-POINTERS ASSISTS 2 vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/12) STEALS 1 vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/12) BLOCKS #23 BADOU DIAGNE POINTS 10 at Ole Miss (11/13/12) REBOUNDS 7 vs. Johnson & Wales (11/20/12) FIELD GOALS 4 at Ole Miss (11/13/12) FREE THROWS 2 at Boston (11/28/12) THREE-POINTERS 2, 2x, last vs. Clemson (12/19/12) ASSISTS 2 vs. Toccoa Falls (12/13/12) STEALS 1, 4x, last vs. Toccoa Falls (12/13/12) BLOCKS 1, 3x, last vs. Boston (12/6/12) #32 BISI ADDEY POINTS 9 vs. UNC Asheville (2/14/12) REBOUNDS 8 at Old Dominion (3/13/12) FIELD GOALS 4 vs. UNC Asheville (2/14/12) FREE THROWS 2 at Old Dominion (3/13/12) THREE-POINTERS ASSISTS 1, 3x, last vs. VMI (2/29/12) STEALS 3 vs. Asheville (2/14/12) BLOCKS 2 vs. Spalding (11/18/11) #55 KIERRE GREENWOOD POINTS 20 at VMI (12/3/09) REBOUNDS 9 vs. UNC Asheville (2/6/10) FIELD GOALS 9, 2x, last vs. Boston (12/6/12) FREE THROWS 11 at Tennessee Tech (11/15/12) THREE-POINTERS 4 vs. High Point (2/9/12) ASSISTS 10 at Gardner-Webb (1/28/12) STEALS 7 vs. Presbyterian (1/14/12) BLOCKS 2, 3x, last at Campbell (1/2/12) Big South Tournament Championships: 1990*1991 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1991*1993

10 COASTAL CAROLINA BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Contact: Sean Forrester Phone: (843) Cell: (205) Fax: (843) Game #1 Coastal Carolina 74, Akron 70 Nov. 9, 2012 Conway, S.C. The HTC Center AKRON (0-1) Kretzer* Gilliam* Marshall* Walsh* Betancourt* Ibitayo Abreu McAdams Forsythe TEAM 3 1 Totals COASTAL CAROLINA (1-0) Enanga* Ndieguene* Gillis* Raffa* Greenwood* Ashford Ljeskovic Curtis Diagne TEAM 5 Totals Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total Akron Coastal Carolina Attendance: 3278 Game #4 Coastal Carolina 96, Johnson & Wales 40 Nov. 20, 2012 Conway, S.C. The HTC Center JOHNSON & WALES (1-9) Anderson* Daniel* Sterling* Thomas* Keller* Cohen Crawford Sumter, Jr Irby Nuboer Bailey Wright Davis TEAM 5 Totals COASTAL CAROLINA (2-2) Enanga* Diagne* Ndieguene* Raffa* Greenwood* James Ashford Ljeskovic Daniel Curtis Addey TEAM 2 Totals Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Johnson & Wales Coastal Carolina Attendance: 1643 Game #2 Ole Miss 90, Coastal Carolina 72 Nov. 13, 2012 Oxford, Miss. Tad Smith Coliseum COASTAL CAROLINA (1-1) Ndieguene* Enanga* Gillis* Raffa* Greenwood* Ashford Ljeskovic Daniel Curtis Diagne TEAM 2 Totals OLE MISS (2-0) Buckner* Holloway* Millinghaus* Williams* Henderson* Newby White Perez Brutus Summers Jones TEAM 7 Totals Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Coastal Carolina Ole Miss Attendance: 3059 Game #5 Florida International 87, Coastal Carolina 77 Nov. 24, 2012 Conway, S.C. The HTC Center FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL (1-2) Murphy* Akomolafe* De La Rosa* Belardo* Smith* Hill Porcher Frink Ferrales TEAM 1 Totals COASTAL CAROLINA (2-3) Enanga* Diagne* Ndieguene* Raffa* Greenwood* Gillis Ashford Ljeskovic Curtis TEAM 7 1 Totals Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Florida International Coastal Carolina Attendance: 1639 Game #3 Tennessee Tech 71, Coastal Carolina 69 Nov. 15, 2012 Cookeville, Tenn. Eblen Center COASTAL CAROLINA (1-2) Raffa* Ndieguene* Enanga* Diagne* Greenwood* Ashford Daniel Curtis Addey TEAM 3 Totals TENNESSEE TECH (2-0) Samarrippas* McKay* Dillard* Ogbe* Morse* Marseille Johnson Barnes Hill Diressa Riggins TEAM 4 Totals Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Coastal Carolina Tennessee Tech Attendance: 1231 Game #6 Boston University 74, Coastal Carolina 44 Nov. 28, 2012 Boston, Mass. Case Gym The Roof COASTAL CAROLINA (2-4) Ndieguene* Enanga* Gillis* Raffa* Greenwood* Ashford Ljeskovic Daniel Curtis Diagne Addey TEAM 7 Totals BOSTON UNIVERSITY (1-5) Morris* Dieudonne* Robinson* Watson Jr.* Irving* Papale Chionuma Kurz Kennedy Brossman Thomas Alston TEAM 4 Totals Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Coastal Carolina Boston University Attendance: 705 Big South Regular Season Championships: 1988*1989*1990*1991*2010*2011

11 COASTAL CAROLINA BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Contact: Sean Forrester Phone: (843) Cell: (205) Fax: (843) Game #7 Boston University 69, Coastal Carolina 63 Dec. 6, 2012 Conway, S.C. The HTC Center BOSTON UNIVERSITY (3-5) Morris* Dieudonne* Robinson* Watson Jr.* Irving* Papale Chionuma Kennedy Thomas Alston TEAM 2 Totals COASTAL CAROLINA (2-5) Enanga* Ndieguene* Gillis* Raffa* Greenwood* Ashford Ljeskovic Daniel Diagne TEAM 3 Totals Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Boston University Coastal Carolina Attendance: 2768 Game #8 Coastal Carolina 75, Toccoa Falls 38 Dec. 13, 2012 Conway, S.C. The HTC Center TOCCOA FALLS (2-12) Westfall* Barrett* Johnson* Hiten* Harrell* Ellis Sinclair Aritside TEAM 1 1 Totals COASTAL CAROLINA (3-5) Ljeskovic* Ndieguene* Gillis* Raffa* Greenwood* James Berry Ashford Enanga Daniel Diagne TEAM 4 Totals Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Toccoa Falls Coastal Carolina Attendance: 2007 Game #9 Coastal Carolina 69, Clemson 46 Dec. 19, 2012 Conway, S.C. The HTC Center CLEMSON (6-4) Jennings* McDaniels* Booker* Hall* Roper* Fields Filer Harrison Sullivan Nnoko TEAM 2 Totals COASTAL CAROLINA (4-5) Ljeskovic* Ndieguene* Gillis* Raffa* Greenwood* James Berry Ashford Enanga Daniel Diagne Addey TEAM 3 Totals Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Clemson Coastal Carolina Attendance: 3286 Big South Tournament Championships: 1990*1991 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1991*1993

12 COASTAL CAROLINA BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Contact: Sean Forrester Phone: (843) Cell: (205) Fax: (843) TV/RADIO ROSTER Big South Regular Season Championships: 1988*1989*1990*1991*2010*2011