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Coastal Carolina (4-0, 1-0 D1) at Wofford (2-2, 0-2 D1) – 6:00 PM EST (ESPN+)
The Chanticleers have started the season 4-0 and have taken Myrtle Beach by storm! (Okay, maybe that’s because of a team in another sport that is a Top 10 team in some circles). With their record being propped up by 3 non-D1 wins, their only win against a D1 team thus far is against North Carolina Central by a 78-71 margin. As a team, Coastal is shooting 47.2% from behind the 3-point arc so far; they are led by DeVante Jones who is averaging 17.8 points a game thus far in the season.
While the Wofford Terriers have taken a step back from the heights of their team from two seasons ago featuring Fletcher Magee and head coach Mike Young, they have managed to remain competitive in what has become the most consistently competitive under-the-radar conference in Division I. Following a pair of non-D1 wins, Wofford lost on the road at Richmond and most recently against South Florida in Atlanta as part of the Holiday Hoopsgiving quadruple header at State Farm Arena. They exchanged leads with the Bulls 10 times, but were unable to tie the game in the closing seconds. Tray Hollowell had 21 points in the Terriers’ game against USF.