UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball explained

Current:	2023–24 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team
UNC Wilmington Seahawks
University:	University of North Carolina Wilmington
Firstseason:	1976
Conference:	Coastal Athletic Association
Location:	Wilmington, North Carolina
Coach:	Takayo Siddle
Tenure:	4th
Arena:	Trask Coliseum
Capacity:	5,200
Nickname:	Seahawks
Studentsection:	Screaming Seahawks
H Body:	006666
H Pattern B:	_thinsidesonwhite
H Shorts:	006666
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A Body:	006666
A Pattern B:	_thinwhitesides
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Ncaaroundof32:	2002
Ncaatourneys:	2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2016, 2017
Conference Tournament:	2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2016, 2017
Conference Season:	1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022

The UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina Wilmington. The team plays in the Coastal Athletic Association. They won the CAA tournament and appeared in back-to-back NCAA Tournaments in 2016 and 2017.

History

Conference memberships

• 1976–1984: Independent
• 1984–present: Coastal Athletic Association^[1]

Season-by-season results

UNC Wilmington began playing Division I NCAA basketball in the 1976–77 season. The above records do not include the years UNC Wilmington played as a junior college (1951–63) or in the NAIA (1963–76).^[2]

Postseason results

Division I NCAA tournament results

The Seahawks have appeared in the Division I NCAA tournament six times. Their combined record is 1–6.

	First Round	15		L 47–64
	First Round Second Round	13		W 93–89 ^OT L 67–76
	First Round	11		L 73–75
	First Round	9		L 85–88 ^OT
	First Round	13		L 85–93
	First Round	12		L 71–76

NIT results

The Seahawks have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) two times. Their combined record is 0–2.

		First Round		L 52–56
		First Round		L 59–68

CBI results

The Seahawks have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. They were the champions of the 2022 College Basketball Invitational. Their combined record is 4–0.

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First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals

W 93–78 W 76–75 W 80–64 W 96–90^2OT

CIT results

The Seahawks have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

First Round

L 71–87

Seahawks in the NBA

• Brian Rowsom
• Matt Fish
• Devontae Cacok

Seahawks in international leagues

• Adam Smith (born 1992), basketball player for Hapoel Holon in the Israel Basketball Premier League

Former Seahawks as head coaches

Former UNC Wilmington Players

• Mark Byington, (1994–1998), Head basketball coach of Georgia Southern (2013–2020), James Madison (2020–present)
• John Calipari, (1978–80), Head basketball coach of UMass (1988–96), NBA New Jersey Nets (1996–99), Memphis (2000–09), Kentucky (2009–present)
• Billy Donlon, (1995–99), Head basketball coach of Wright State (2010–2016), UMKC (2019–2022)
• Todd Lickliter, (1975–76), Head basketball coach of Butler (2001–07), Iowa (2007–10), Marian (2012–2015), Evansville (2020–2022)

Former UNC Wilmington Coaches

• Brad Brownell, UNC Wilmington Head Coach (2002–2006), Head basketball coach of Wright State (2006–10), Clemson (2010–present)
• Kirk Earlywine, UNC Wilmington Asst Coach (2006–07), Head basketball coach of Eastern Washington (2007–2011)
• Kevin Eastman, UNC Wilmingtin Head Coach (1990–94), Head basketball coach of Washington State (1994–99), NBA Boston Celtics Asst Coach (2004–2005)
• Frank Haith, UNC Wilmington Asst Coach (1990–92), Head basketball coach of Miami (FL) (2004–2011), Missouri (2011–2014), Tulsa (2014–present)
• Dave Hanners, UNC Wilmington Asst Coach (1986–89), NBA Asst Coach Philadelphia 76ers (2000–03), Asst Detroit Pistons (2003–05), Asst New York Knicks (2005–06), Asst Charlotte Bobcats (2008–2010), Asst New Orleans Pelicans, (2010–2015)
• Kevin Keatts, UNC Wilmington Head Coach (2014–17), Head basketball coach of NC State (2017–present)
• Jeff Reynolds, UNC Wilmington Asst Coach (1990–94), Head basketball coach of Wingate (1997–2000), US Air Force Academy (2007–2012)
• Byron Samuels, UNC Wilmington Asst Coach (1992–94), Head basketball coach of Hampton (1995–97), Radford (2002–2007), Florida A&M (2014–2017)
• Rodney Terry, UNC Wilmington Asst Coach (1998-2002), Head basketball coach of Fresno State (2011-2018), UTEP (2018–current)
• Jerry Wainwright, UNC Wilmington Head Coach (1994–2002), Head basketball coach of Richmond (2002–05), DePaul (2005–2010)

Notes and References

1. Web site: North Carolina-Wilmington summary. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. April 24, 2016.
2. Web site: 2009-10 UNCW Men's Basketball Media Guide.