UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball

UNCW Seahawks
University	UNCW (also known as University of North Carolina Wilmington and UNC Wilmington)
Conference	CAA
Location	Wilmington, NC
Head coach	Buzz Peterson (1st year)
Arena	Trask Coliseum (Capacity: 6,100)
Nickname	Seahawks
Colors	Teal and Gold and Navy
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2002
NCAA Tournament appearances
2000, 2002, 2003, 2006
Conference tournament champions
2000, 2002, 2003, 2006
Conference regular season champions
1998, 2002, 2003, 2006

The UNCW Seahawks men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina Wilmington. The team plays in the Colonial Athletic Association and is currently coached by Buzz Peterson. The Seahawks last played in the NCAA tournament in 2006.

Contents 1 Season by Season Results 2 Seahawks in the NBA 3 Members of the Seahawk family in coaching 4 References

Season by Season Results

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Mel Gibson (1976–1986)
1976–77	Mel Gibson	16-10	-	-	-
1977–78	Mel Gibson	19-7	-	-	-
1978–79	Mel Gibson	19-8	-	-	-
1979–80	Mel Gibson	19-10	-	-	-
1980–81	Mel Gibson	13-13	-	-	-
1981–82	Mel Gibson	13-14	-	-	-
1982–83	Mel Gibson	11-16	-	-	-
1983–84	Mel Gibson	11-17	-	-	-
Mel Gibson (Colonial Athletic Association) (1976–1986)
1984–85	Mel Gibson	12-16	4-11	6th	-
1985–86	Mel Gibson	16-13	7-9	4th	-
Mel Gibson:		149-124	11-20
Robert McPherson (Colonial Athletic Association) (1986–1990)
1986–87	Robert McPherson	18-12	11-6	2nd	-
1987–88	Robert McPherson	15-14	9-7	4th	-
1988–89	Robert McPherson	16-14	9-5	3rd	-
1989–90	Robert McPherson	8-20	3-11	7th	-
Robert McPherson:		57-60	34-31
Kevin Eastman (Colonial Athletic Association) (1990–1994)
1990–91	Kevin Eastman	11-17	6-8	5th	-
1991–92	Kevin Eastman	13-15	6-8	5th	-
1992–93	Kevin Eastman	17-11	6-8	4th	-
1993–94	Kevin Eastman	18-10	9-5	3rd	-
Kevin Eastman:		59-53	29-33
Jerry Wainwright (Colonial Athletic Association) (1994–2002)
1994–95	Jerry Wainwright	16-11	10-4	2nd	-
1995–96	Jerry Wainwright	13-16	9-7	3rd	-
1996–97	Jerry Wainwright	16-14	10-6	2nd	-
1997–98	Jerry Wainwright	20-11	13-3	T1st	NIT First round
1998–99	Jerry Wainwright	11-17	9-7	T-4th	-
1999–2000	Jerry Wainwright	18-13	8-8	4th	NCAA First Round
2000–01	Jerry Wainwright	19-11	11-5	T-2nd	NIT First round
2001–02	Jerry Wainwright	23-10	14-4	1st	NCAA Second Round
Jerry Wainwright:		136-103	84-44
Brad Brownell (Colonial Athletic Association) (2002–2006)
2002–03	Brad Brownell	24-7	15-3	1st	NCAA First round
2003–04	Brad Brownell	15-15	9-9	7th	-
2004–05	Brad Brownell	19-10	13-5	T-2nd	-
2005–06	Brad Brownell	25-8	15-3	1st	NCAA First round
Brad Brownell:		83-40	52-20
Benny Moss (Colonial Athletic Association) (2006–2010)
2006–07	Benny Moss	7-22	4-14	T-10th	-
2007–08	Benny Moss	20-13	12-6	T-2nd	-
2008–09	Benny Moss	7-25	3-15	12th	-
2009–10	Benny Moss	7-14	3-7	n/a	Terminated Jan. 28, 2010
Benny Moss:		41-74	22-42
Brooks Lee (Colonial Athletic Association) (2010–2010)
2009–10	Brooks Lee	2-8	2-6	T-9th
Brooks Lee:		2-8	2-6
Buzz Peterson (Colonial Athletic Association) (2010–present)
2010–11	Buzz Peterson	13-17	7-11	7th
Total:		529-465
National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion       Conference regular season & conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

UNCW began playing Division I NCAA basketball in the 1976-77 season. The above records do not include the years UNCW played as a junior college (1951–63) or in the NAIA (1963–76).^[1]

Seahawks in the NBA

• Jay Neary
• Denny Fields
• Danny Davis
• Brian Rowsom
• Matt Fish

Members of the Seahawk family in coaching

Former UNCW Players

• John Calipari, (1978–80), Head basketball coach of UMass (1988–96), NBA New Jersey Nets (1996–99), Memphis (2000–09), Kentucky (2009-current)
• Billy Donlon,(1995–99), Head basketball coach of Wright State (current)
• Todd Lickliter,(1975–76), Head basketball coach of Butler (2001–07), Iowa (2007–10)

Former UNCW Coaches

• Brad Brownell, UNCW Head Coach (2002–2006), Head basketball coach of Wright State (2006–10), Clemson (2010-current)
• Kirk Earlywine, UNCW Asst Coach (2006–07), Head basketball coach of Eastern Washington (2007–2011)
• Kevin Eastman, UNCW Head Coach (1990–94), Head basketball coach of Washington State (1994–99), NBA Boston Celtics Asst Coach (2004-current)
• Frank Haith, UNCW Asst Coach (1990–92), Head basketball coach of Miami (FL) (2004–2011), Missouri (2011 - current)
• Dave Hanners, UNCW Asst Coach (1986–89), NBA Asst Coach Philadelphia 76ers (2000–03), Asst Detroit Pistons (2003–05), Asst NY Knicks (2005–06), Asst Charlotte Bobcats (2008-current)
• Jeff Reynolds, UNCW Asst Coach (1990–94), Head basketball coach of Wingate (1997–2000), US Air Force Academy (2007-current)
• Byron Samuels, UNCW Asst Coach (1992–94), Head basketball coach of Hampton (1995–97), Radford (2002–2007)
• Jerry Wainwright, UNCW Head Coach (1994–2002), Head basketball coach of Richmond (2002–05), DePaul (2005–2010)

References

University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW) Colleges College of Arts and Sciences  • Cameron School of Business  • School of Nursing  • Watson School of Education Athletics Colonial Athletic Association  • Baseball  • Boseman Field  • Brooks Field  • Men's basketball  • Sammy the Seahawk  • Seahawk Natatorium  • Trask Coliseum Campus Lumina Theater  • Randall Library  • Recreation Center • Residences  • Wagoner Hall  • Wilmington People Alumni  • Chief Executives  • Faculty  • Rosemary DePaolo (President) Student life "Feel My Teal"  • Greek life  • Wrightsville Beach

Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball Teams Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Drexel Dragons Hofstra Pride George Mason Patriots Georgia State Panthers James Madison Dukes Northeastern Huskies Old Dominion Monarchs Towson Tigers UNC Wilmington Seahawks VCU Rams William & Mary Tribe Championships & awards Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year

UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball head coaches Bill Brooks (1951–1972) Mel Gibson (1972–1986) Robert McPherson (1986–1990) Kevin Eastman (1990–1994) Jerry Wainwright (1994–2002) Brad Brownell (2002–2006) Benny Moss (2006–2010) Brooks Lee # (2010) Buzz Peterson (2010–) Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.