Coastal Carolina basketball team visits Cuba

FILE - In this March 8, 2015, file photo, Coastal Carolina coach Cliff Ellis poses after cutting the net at the end of the Big South Conference Championship NCAA college basketball game against Winthrop, in Conway, S.C. Cliff Ellis is accustomed to making history in college basketball. He and his Coastal Carolina team got to see some up close last week during their preseason trip to Cuba, which ended with the team watching the U.S. flag raised over the American embassy for the first time in more than a half century. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro, File) APWF

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) Cliff Ellis' resume includes 770 victories and 10 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, and the veteran coach says watching…