UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball

UNC Wilmington Seahawks

2015–16 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

University

UNC Wilmington

Conference

CAA

Location

Wilmington, NC

Head coach

Kevin Keatts (2nd year)

Arena

Trask Coliseum
(Capacity: 5,200)

Nickname

Seahawks

Colors

Teal, Navy, and Gold

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

1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2015

The UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina Wilmington. The team plays in the Colonial Athletic Association. The Seahawks last played in the NCAA tournament in 2006.

Season-by-season results

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Mel Gibson (Independent) (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	T1st	–
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) (2010–2014)
2010–11	Buzz Peterson	13–17	7–11	7th
2011–12	Buzz Peterson	10–20	5–13	T-8th
2012–13	Buzz Peterson	10–20	5–13	9th
2013–14	Buzz Peterson	9–23	3–13	9th
Buzz Peterson:		42–80	20–50
Kevin Keatts (Colonial Athletic Association) (2014–present)
2014–15	Kevin Keatts	18–14	12–6	T–1st	CIT First Round
Kevin Keatts:		18–14	12–6
Total:		587–568
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament 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]

Postseason results

Division I NCAA tournament results

The Seahawks have appeared in the Division I NCAA tournament four times. Their combined record is 1–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2000	First Round	Cincinnati	L 47–64
2002	First Round Second Round	USC Indiana	W 93–89 ^OT L 67–76
2003	First Round	Maryland	L 73–75
2006	First Round	George Washington	L 85–88 ^OT

NIT results

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1998	First Round	Wake Forest	L 52–56
2001	First Round	Dayton	L 59–68

CIT results

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2015	First Round	Sam Houston State	L 71–87

Seahawks in the NBA

Jay Neary
Denny Fields
Danny Davis
Brian Rowsom
Matt Fisher

Members of the Seahawk family in coaching

Former UNCW Players

Mark Byington, (1994–1998), Head basketball coach of Georgia Southern (2013-present)
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 (2010–current)
Todd Lickliter, (1975–76), Head basketball coach of Butler (2001–07), Iowa (2007–10), Marian (2012–current)

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

↑ http://www.uncwsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19800&ATCLID=204828769

UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball

Venues	Trask Coliseum (1977–present)

Culture & lore	Sammy the Seahawk

People	Head coaches NBA players

Seasons	1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Colleges	College of Arts and Sciences Cameron School of Business School of Nursing Watson College 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	Charleston Cougars Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Drexel Dragons Elon Phoenix Hofstra Pride James Madison Dukes Northeastern Huskies Towson Tigers UNC Wilmington Seahawks William & Mary Tribe

Championships & awards	CAA Tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year

Seasons	1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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