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Why Cuthbertson chose CCU, and how its postseason hopes ride on his skills, leadership

Zac Cuthbertson said he had about 20 Division I college scholarship offers coming out of junior college in 2017.

They included East Tennessee State, East Carolina and Cincinnati, which plays in the highly-regarded American Athletic Conference and is expected to play in the NCAA Tournament this year for the sixth consecutive season.

Cuthbertson chose Coastal Carolina, and he’s thankful for it today.

“It’s the best decision I could have ever made with the choices of schools I had,” Cuthbertson said. “The way I fit into Coastal’s style of play, the way coach [Cliff] Ellis coaches – he’s a great coach, one of the best coaches to ever do it.