Coastal Carolina introduced and celebrated its men’s and women’s basketball teams Thursday night with its annual Hoopla event at the HTC Center.
In front of a large crowd of students, the evening included players participating in skills contests, spectators attempting to win prizes with half-court shots, a shooting contest between a player and spectator, and a men’s dunk contest won by 6-foot-5 freshman guard Malik Legania from New Orleans.
Both teams begin the regular season at home on Nov. 6. The women will face Western Carolina at 5 p.m. and the men will take on Division III program Ferrum at 7:30 p.