Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Record: 24-9, 12-6 Big South
Head coach: Cliff Ellis (8th season)
Season summary: The Chanticleers have now made the tournament in back-to-back seasons for the first time in school history. They won the Big South conference for the second year running and have experience as potential giant killers. The Chanticleers led against No. 1 seed Virginia 35-30 at halftime of last year's Round of 64 before falling in the second half. Coastal Carolina is not a big team, so it might have issues with the size that Wisconsin's Sam Dekker and Frank Kaminsky bring to the floor. Coastal Carolina boasts four scorers who average in double-figures, headlined by Warren Gillis at 13.1 points per game.
How they make a run: Ellis figures out the size of the Badgers to get them in foul trouble and Gillis gets hot from beyond the arc.
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