Coastal Carolina has been selected to host an opening-round game in the 16-team Roman College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Tournament and will host Howard at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
CCU is 15-16 this season and finished sixth in the Sun Belt Conference with a 9-9 record. It was the Chanticleers’ highest finish in the conference since joining the Sun Belt three years ago after leaving the Big South Conference.
CCU received a first-round bye in the Sun Belt tournament and lost 80-50 Thursday against Louisiana-Monroe in the second round.
Howard (17-16) finished 10-6 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.