Grand Strand viewer’s guide for the sports week ahead (Dec. 12-Dec. 18, 2016)

▪ The Coastal Carolina men’s basketball team plays at Auburn at 9 p.m. Thursday.

▪ The CCU women’s basketball squad hosts Saint Francis (Pa.) on Monday (7 p.m.) plays South Carolina State at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center on Friday (time TBA).

▪ The Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas will be held at Wofford’s Gibbs Stadium at 2 p.m. Saturday.

▪ The Clemson men’s basketball team hosts South Carolina State on Tuesday (7 p.m.) and plays at Alabama on Sunday (4 p.m.).

▪ The South Carolina men’s basketball team plays at Seton Hall on Monday (9 p.m.) and at South Florida on Saturday (1 p.m.).

▪ The CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational girls basketball tournament at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center runs Saturday through Dec. 22.

▪ College bowl games kickoff Saturday.

This story was originally published December 11, 2016 at 3:45 PM with the headline "Grand Strand viewer’s guide for the sports week ahead (Dec. 12-Dec. 18, 2016)."