CONWAY (WBTW) - Coastal Carolina began preparations for the 2025-26 season on Monday as it held its first official practice inside the HTC Center. The Chants will open the season at Western Michigan on November 3 as part of the SBC-MAC Challenge.

Head coach Justin Gray, who is in his second season at the helm of the program, brought in seven transfers and two freshmen to join six returners.

"We've been working out all summer preparing, but now we're able to go a little longer and put a little bit more in," Gray said. "We're also able to apply some more pressure to see how much adversity we can create and see how we respond.

"It's a long season and right now we're learning to fall in love with the process of getting better every day."

Redshirt junior Rasheed Jones leads the group of ret

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