2015–16 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

The 2015–16 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by second-year head coach Kevin Keatts and played their home games at the Trask Coliseum. They were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 25–8, 14–4 in CAA play to finish in a tie for the CAA championship with Hofstra. They were champions of the CAA tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Duke.

2015–16 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball
CAA regular season co–champions
CAA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record25–8 (14–4 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTrask Coliseum
Seasons
2015–16 CAA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Hofstra144 .7782410 .706
UNC Wilmington144 .778258 .758
Towson117 .6112013 .606
James Madison117 .6112111 .656
William & Mary117 .6112011 .645
Northeastern99 .5001815 .545
College of Charleston810 .4441714 .548
Elon711 .3891616 .500
Drexel315 .167625 .194
Delaware216 .111723 .233
2016 CAA tournament winner

Previous season

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The Seahawks finished the season 18–14, 12–6 in CAA play to finish in a four way tie for the CAA regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA tournament where they lost to Northeastern. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Sam Houston State.

Departures

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NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Freddie Jackson10G6'4"185SeniorWilmington, NCGraduated
Malik Pugh14G6'1"165FreshmanDyersburg, TNTransferred to Tennessee-Martin
Jarvis Haywood22G6'4"185Redshirt JuniorCharlotte, NCDismissed from team; transferred to William Penn
Addison Spruill24G6'4"225SeniorCurrie, NCGraduated
Cedrick Williams40F6'9"225SeniorMurfreesboro, TNGraduated

Recruiting class of 2015

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Mark Mathews
SG
Fort Myers, FLFort Myers High School6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg)Aug 24, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 63
C.J. Bryce
SG
Huntersville, NCNorth Mecklenburg High School6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg)Oct 3, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Trey Grundy
SF
Lexington, KYHargrave Military Academy6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)204 lb (93 kg)Sep 28, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 70
Devontae Cacok
PF
Riverdale, GAAlpharetta High School6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg)Sep 8, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 19, 2015.

Incoming transfers

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NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
JaQuel RichmondG6'1"170SophomoreGreensboro, NCMiddle Tennessee
Colton BishopG6'3"165SophomoreWinston-Salem, NCLoyola

Roster

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2015–16 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Craig Ponder6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg)RS SrBluefieldBluefield, WV
G1Chris Flemmings6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg)RS JrGreen Hope/Barton CollegeCary, NC
G2Mark Matthews6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg)FrFort MyersFort Myers, FL
F3Trey Grundy6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg)FrHargrave Military AcademyLexington, KY
G4Jordan Talley6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg)SoHenricoRichmond, VA
G10Denzel Ingram6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg)RS JrChapel Hill/CharlotteChapel Hill, NC
G12C. J. Bryce6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg)FrNorth MecklenburgHuntersville, NC
F13Chuck Ogbodo6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg)JrHigh Point ChristianEnugu, Nigeria
F15Devontae Cacok6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)FrAlpharettaRiverdale, GA
F20Dylan Sherwood6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg)RS SrSutherlandPittsford, NY
F21Marcus Bryan6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg)RS SoRavenscroft/CharlotteRaleigh, NC
C23C. J. Gettys7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)275 lb (125 kg)RS JrFindlayFindlay, OH
F30Kevin Hickson (W)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg)SrProvidence Day/WoffordCharlotte, NC
G32Nick Powell (W)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)SoNorthwest GuilfordGreensboro, NC
GColton Bishop  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)165 lb (75 kg)SoForsyth Country Day/LoyolaWinston-Salem, NC
GJaQuel Richmond  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg)SoWesleyan Christian Academy/Middle TennesseeGreensboro, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 8*
4:00 pm
BartonW 81–51 1–0
Trask Coliseum (3,146)
Wilmington, NC
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13*
7:00 pm
MilliganW 100–62 1–0
Trask Coliseum (3,520)
Wilmington, NC
Nov 16*
7:00 pm
Eastern KentuckyW 78–59 2–0
Trask Coliseum (3,585)
Wilmington, NC
Nov 21*
7:00 pm
Western MichiganW 80–76 3–0
Trask Coliseum (4,019)
Wilmington, NC
Nov 28*
4:00 pm
at East Tennessee StateW 94–73 4–0
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,557)
Johnson City, TN
Dec 2*
7:00 pm
CokerW 93–73 5–0
Trask Coliseum (3,572)
Wilmington, NC
Dec 12*
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Georgetown
BB&T Classic
L 82–87 5–1
Verizon Center (8,132)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 16*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at East CarolinaL 73–78 5–2
Williams Arena (4,038)
Greenville, NC
Dec 19*
4:00 pm
at RadfordL 67–69 5–3
Dedmon Center (1,064)
Radford, VA
Dec 22*
6:15 pm
vs. Utah Valley
Billy Minardi Classic
W 102–77 6–3
KFC Yum! Center (19,419)
Louisville, KY
Dec 23*
4:15 pm
vs. UMKC
Billy Minardi Classic
W 76–56 7–3
KFC Yum! Center (19,147)
Louisville, KY
Dec 28*
8:00 pm
CampbellW 106–83 8–3
Trask Coliseum (4,396)
Wilmington, NC
CAA regular season
Dec 31
1:00 pm
DrexelW 75–63 9–3
(1–0)
Trask Coliseum (3,599)
Wilmington, NC
Jan 2
6:00 pm, ASN
NortheasternL 63–65 9–4
(1–1)
Trask Coliseum (3,974)
Wilmington, NC
Jan 7
7:00 pm
at TowsonL 60–76 9–5
(1–2)
SECU Arena (1,381)
Towson, MD
Jan 9
7:00 pm
at DelawareW 85–67 10–5
(2–2)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,381)
Newark, DE
Jan 14
7:00 pm
at ElonW 91–82 11–5
(3–2)
Alumni Gym (1,357)
Elon, NC
Jan 16
2:00 pm, ASN
William & MaryW 97–94 OT12–5
(4–2)
Trask Coliseum (4,211)
Wilmington, NC
Jan 21
7:00 pm
DelawareW 79–70 13–5
(5–2)
Trask Coliseum (4,037)
Wilmington, NC
Jan 23
6:00 pm, ASN
at Drexel
Postponed to January 24 (Snow)
Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 24
12:00 pm, ASN
at DrexelW 77–71 14–5
(6–2)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (332)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 28
7:00 pm
at James MadisonW 78–73 15–5
(7–2)
JMU Convocation Center (3,107)
Harrisburg, VA
Jan 30
7:00 pm
College of Charleston
Homecoming
W 66–55 16–5
(8–2)
Trask Coliseum (5,100)
Wilmington, NC
Feb 4
7:00 pm
at HofstraW 70–67 17–5
(9–2)
Mack Sports Complex (2,057)
Hempstead, NY
Feb 6
7:00 pm
at NortheasternW 90–73 18–5
(10–2)
Matthews Arena (1,677)
Boston, MA
Feb 11
7:00 pm
ElonW 86–82 19–5
(11–2)
Trask Coliseum (4,136)
Wilmington, NC
Feb 13
3:00 pm, NBCSN
James MadisonW 78–68 20–5
(12–2)
Trask Coliseum (5,100)
Wilmington, NC
Feb 18
7:00 pm
at William & MaryL 69–87 20–6
(12–3)
Kaplan Arena (3,148)
Williamsburg, VA
Feb 20
6:00 pm, ASN
at College of CharlestonW 59–55 OT21–6
(13–3)
TD Arena (3,629)
Charleston, SC
Feb 25
7:00 pm
HofstraW 70–69 21–7
(13–4)
Trask Coliseum (4,572)
Wilmington, NC
Feb 27
1:00 pm
TowsonW 74–68 22–7
(14–4)
Trask Coliseum (4,791)
Wilmington, NC
CAA tournament
Mar 5
6:00 pm, CSN
(2) vs. (7) College of Charleston
Quarterfinals
W 66–64 23–7
Royal Farms Arena (3,450)
Baltimore, MD
Mar 6
3:30 pm, NBCSN
(2) vs. (6) Northeastern
Semifinals
W 73–70 24–7
Royal Farms Arena (3,643)
Baltimore, MD
Mar 7
7:00 pm, NBCSN
(2) vs. (1) Hofstra
Championship
W 80–73 OT25–7
Royal Farms Arena (3,031)
Baltimore, MD
NCAA tournament
Mar 17*
12:15 pm, CBS
(13 W) vs. (4 W) No. 19 Duke
First Round
L 85–93 25–8
Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,656)
Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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2015–16 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team

References

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