CONWAY S.C.
Cliff Ellis was hired as Coastal Carolina’s basketball coach Monday, succeeding Buzz Peterson at a school that finished 15-15 last year.
Ellis, a former Auburn and Clemson coach, signed a five-year contract, the school said.
Ellis was among five finalists for the job vacated last month by Peterson, who left the Chanticleers after two seasons to become player personnel director for the Charlotte Bobcats.
The 61-year-old Ellis has a Division I record of 534-337. His last coaching job ended in 2004 at Auburn, where he went 186-125. He spent 10 years at Clemson, leaving as the Tigers’ winningest coach in 1994 with a record of 177-128. He had eight NCAA tournament appearances.
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