Coastal Carolina March Breakdown

Want to get to the big dance? Hire coach Cliff Ellis, who has now taken his fourth program to the NCAA tournament with the Chanticleers winning the Big South tourney. Ellis throws three guards at you defensively, with offense coming off turnovers or rebounds (11th nationally with nr 40 per). I do not think that they are good enough offensively to pull off a huge upset unless their threes are falling but if they draw a 16-seed play-in game then they deserve a look for fantasy leagues that count those games. They went 21-12 without a major upset and are 201 in the rpi. they have played a number of top teams in the recent pass and will not be overwhelmed. Frosh guard Elijah Wilson (16.1 ppg, 15.9 ppg last 7, 44%FG-31%3pt-70%FT) leads the way but keep in mind that he only averaged 11.5 the last two--the two most important games of the season. Backcourt mate Warren Gillis (14.8 ppg, 19.1 last 7, 46-38-85) is the one to target late, as he has been red hot. He will also have the ball in his hand at end of game with a close lead thanks to his excellent FT shooting. Guard Josh Cameron (14.1 ppg 13.3 last 7, 39-38-75) may be the wild card as he elevated his game in the Big South tourney, averaging a team-high 18. Forward Badou Diagme (7.8 ppg, 9.3 last 7, 53-37-70) is strictly deep league filler.