The 2021–22 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chanticleers, led by 15th-year head coach Cliff Ellis, played their home games at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 19-14, 8-8 in Sun Belt Play to finish in 7th place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Georgia Southern. They received an invitation to the new The Basketball Classic, where they defeated Maryland Eastern Shore, Florida Gulf Coast, and South Alabama to advance to the championship game where they lost to Fresno State.
Previous season In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Chanticleers finished the 2020–21 season 18–8, 9–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place in the East Division (division play was instituted due to COVID-19 concerns). They defeated Troy in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament before losing to Appalachian State in the semifinals. They received a bid to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Bryant and Stetson to advance to the CBI championship game. There they lost to Pepperdine.
Offseason
Coaching changes Assistant coach Patrice Days left the team to join East Tennessee State's coaching staff. The school hired Tallahassee Community College head coach, Zach Settembre, to replace Days.
Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes DeAnthony Tipler 0 G 5'10" 175 Junior Ashland, Mississippi Transfer to East Tennessee State Tyrik Dixon 1 G 6'1" 185 Senior Bentonville, Arkansas Graduated Devante' Jones 3 G 6'1" 200 Junior New Orleans, Louisiana Transfer to Michigan Daivon Stephens 5 F 6'7" 210 Junior Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Transfer to Jacksonville Tim Ceaser 11 F 6'9" 200 Sophomore Marion, Arkansas Transfer to Utah Valley Mason Grigg 13 G 6'1" 180 Freshman Rock Hill, South Carolina Entered Transfer Portal Malik Legania 14 G 6'5" 180 Junior New Orleans, Louisiana Transfer to UT Permian Basin Hosana Kitenge 32 F 6'7" 270 Sophomore Crawley, West Sussex, England Transfer to Howard College
Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Old School Rudi Williams 3 G 6'2" 190 Senior Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Kansas State Jourdan Smith 11 F 6'7" 195 Junior New Orleans, Louisiana Northwest Florida State Wilfried Likayi 12 F 6'9" 205 Senior Portland, Oregon New Mexico State Vince Cole 24 G 6'6" 190 Senior Charleston, South Carolina St. John's
Recruiting
Roster
Schedule and results Coastal Carolina's scheduled game against South Alabama on January 8, 2022 was canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within South Alabama's program. The Chanticleers game against UT Arlington scheduled for February 3 was canceled due to freezing rain, ice, and snow in the Arlington area. |- !colspan=12 style=| Regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Sun Belt tournament
!colspan=9 style=|The Basketball Classic
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