Coastal Carolina preseason pick to win Big South

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Coastal Carolina was picked to unseat defending champion Winthrop in the Big South on Tuesday and High Point junior guard Nick Barbour was voted the conference's preseason player of the year.

The Cliff Ellis-coached Chanticleers, who return six players from last season's team that won the league's regular-season title, received 10 of 24 first-place votes by the league's coaches and a media panel. It marks the first time since 1993-94 that Coastal Carolina is the preseason No. 1.

The Chanticleers last made the NCAA tournament in 1993.

"It's an honor to be the preseason pick to win the Big South, but nothing is determined until we start playing …