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
2015–16 record25–8 (14–4 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTrask Coliseum
2015–16 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Hofstra144 .778  2410  .706
UNC Wilmington144 .778  258  .758
Towson117 .611  2013  .606
James Madison117 .611  2111  .656
William & Mary117 .611  2011  .645
Northeastern99 .500  1815  .545
College of Charleston810 .444  1714  .548
Elon711 .389  1616  .500
Drexel315 .167  625  .194
Delaware216 .111  723  .233
2016 CAA Tournament winner

Previous season

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

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mark Mathews
SG
Fort Myers, FL Fort Myers High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 24, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 63
C.J. Bryce
SG
Huntersville, NC North Mecklenburg High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 3, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Trey Grundy
SF
Lexington, KY Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sep 28, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Devontae Cacok
PF
Riverdale, GA Alpharetta High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 8, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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 2015-08-19.

    Incoming transfers

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

    Roster

    2015–16 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Craig Ponder 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SrBluefield Bluefield, WV
    G 1 Chris Flemmings 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS JrGreen Hope/Barton College Cary, NC
    G 2 Mark Matthews 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrFort Myers Fort Myers, FL
    F 3 Trey Grundy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrHargrave Military Academy Lexington, KY
    G 4 Jordan Talley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoHenrico Richmond, VA
    G 10 Denzel Ingram 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS JrChapel Hill/Charlotte Chapel Hill, NC
    G 12 C. J. Bryce 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrNorth Mecklenburg Huntersville, NC
    F 13 Chuck Ogbodo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrHigh Point Christian Enugu, Nigeria
    F 15 Devontae Cacok 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrAlpharetta Riverdale, GA
    F 20 Dylan Sherwood 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SrSutherland Pittsford, NY
    F 21 Marcus Bryan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SoRavenscroft/Charlotte Raleigh, NC
    C 23 C. J. Gettys 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)275 lb (125 kg) RS JrFindlay Findlay, OH
    F 30 Kevin Hickson (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrProvidence Day/Wofford Charlotte, NC
    G 32 Nick Powell (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoNorthwest Guilford Greensboro, NC
    G Colton Bishop  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoForsyth Country Day/Loyola Winston-Salem, NC
    G JaQuel Richmond  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoWesleyan Christian Academy/Middle Tennessee Greensboro, NC
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    • Casey Stanley (Iona)
    • Takayo Siddle (Gardner–Webb)
    • Thomas Carr (Pheiffer)

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

    Roster

    Schedule

    [1]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 8*
    4:00 pm
    Barton W 81–51  1–0
    Trask Coliseum (3,146)
    Wilmington, NC
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 13*
    7:00 pm
    Milligan W 100–62  1–0
    Trask Coliseum (3,520)
    Wilmington, NC
    Nov 16*
    7:00 pm
    Eastern Kentucky W 78–59  2–0
    Trask Coliseum (3,585)
    Wilmington, NC
    Nov 21*
    7:00 pm
    Western Michigan W 80–76  3–0
    Trask Coliseum (4,019)
    Wilmington, NC
    Nov 28*
    4:00 pm
    at East Tennessee State W 94–73  4–0
    Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,557)
    Johnson City, TN
    Dec 2*
    7:00 pm
    Coker W 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 Carolina L 73–78  5–2
    Williams Arena (4,038)
    Greenville, NC
    Dec 19*
    4:00 pm
    at Radford L 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
    Campbell W 106–83  8–3
    Trask Coliseum (4,396)
    Wilmington, NC
    CAA regular season
    Dec 31
    1:00 pm
    Drexel W 75–63  9–3
    (1–0)
    Trask Coliseum (3,599)
    Wilmington, NC
    Jan 2
    6:00 pm, ASN
    Northeastern L 63–65  9–4
    (1–1)
    Trask Coliseum (3,974)
    Wilmington, NC
    Jan 7
    7:00 pm
    at Towson L 60–76  9–5
    (1–2)
    SECU Arena (1,381)
    Towson, MD
    Jan 9
    7:00 pm
    at Delaware W 85–67  10–5
    (2–2)
    Bob Carpenter Center (2,381)
    Newark, DE
    Jan 14
    7:00 pm
    at Elon W 91–82  11–5
    (3–2)
    Alumni Gym (1,357)
    Elon, NC
    Jan 16
    2:00 pm, ASN
    William & Mary W 97–94 OT 12–5
    (4–2)
    Trask Coliseum (4,211)
    Wilmington, NC
    Jan 21
    7:00 pm
    Delaware W 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 Drexel W 77–71  14–5
    (6–2)
    Daskalakis Athletic Center (332)
    Philadelphia, PA
    Jan 28
    7:00 pm
    at James Madison W 78–73  15–5
    (7–2)
    JMU Convocation Center (3,107)
    Harrisburg, VA
    Jan 30
    7:00 pm
    College of Charleston W 66–55  16–5
    (8–2)
    Trask Coliseum (5,100)
    Wilmington, NC
    Feb 4
    7:00 pm
    at Hofstra W 70–67  17–5
    (9–2)
    Hofstra Arena (2,057)
    Hempstead, NY
    Feb 6
    7:00 pm
    at Northeastern W 90–73  18–5
    (10–2)
    Matthews Arena (1,677)
    Boston, MA
    Feb 11
    7:00 pm
    Elon W 86–82  19–5
    (11–2)
    Trask Coliseum (4,136)
    Wilmington, NC
    Feb 13
    3:00 pm, NBCSN
    James Madison W 78–68  20–5
    (12–2)
    Trask Coliseum (5,100)
    Wilmington, NC
    Feb 18
    7:00 pm
    at William & Mary L 69–87  20–6
    (12–3)
    Kaplan Arena (3,148)
    Williamsburg, VA
    Feb 20
    6:00 pm, ASN
    at College of Charleston W 59–55 OT 21–6
    (13–3)
    TD Arena (3,629)
    Charleston, SC
    Feb 25
    7:00 pm
    Hofstra W 70–69  21–7
    (13–4)
    Trask Coliseum (4,572)
    Wilmington, NC
    Feb 27
    1:00 pm
    Towson W 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 game
    W 80–73 OT 25–7
    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

    2015–16 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team

    References

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