2015–16 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

2015–16 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball
CAA regular season co–champions
CAA Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2015–16 record 25–8 (14–4 CAA)
Head coach Kevin Keatts (2nd year)
Assistant coach Casey Stanley
Assistant coach Takayo Siddle
Assistant coach Thomas Carr
Home arena Trask Coliseum
2015–16 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Hofstra 14 4   .778     24 10   .706
UNC Wilmington 14 4   .778     25 8   .758
Towson 11 7   .611     20 13   .606
James Madison 11 7   .611     21 11   .656
William & Mary 11 7   .611     20 11   .645
Northeastern 9 9   .500     18 15   .545
College of Charleston 8 10   .444     17 14   .548
Elon 7 11   .389     16 16   .500
Drexel 3 15   .167     6 25   .194
Delaware 2 16   .111     7 23   .233
2016 CAA Tournament winner

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.

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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Freddie Jackson 10 G 6'4" 185 Senior Wilmington, NC Graduated
Malik Pugh 14 G 6'1" 165 Freshman Dyersburg, TN Transferred to Tennessee-Martin
Jarvis Haywood 22 G 6'4" 185 Redshirt Junior Charlotte, NC Dismissed from team; transferred to William Penn
Addison Spruill 24 G 6'4" 225 Senior Currie, NC Graduated
Cedrick Williams 40 F 6'9" 225 Senior Murfreesboro, TN Graduated

Recruiting class of 2015

Name Home town 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 
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 
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 
Scout:3/5 stars   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 
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:

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
JaQuel Richmond G 6'1" 170 Sophomore Greensboro, NC Middle Tennessee
Colton Bishop G 6'3" 165 Sophomore Winston-Salem, NC Loyola

Roster

2015–16 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Ponder, CraigCraig Ponder 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Bluefield Bluefield, WV
G 1 Flemmings, ChrisChris Flemmings 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Green Hope/Barton College Cary, NC
G 2 Matthews, MarkMark Matthews 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Fort Myers Fort Myers, FL
F 3 Grundy, TreyTrey Grundy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Academy Lexington, KY
G 4 Talley, JordanJordan Talley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Henrico Richmond, VA
G 10 Ingram, DenzelDenzel Ingram 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Chapel Hill/Charlotte Chapel Hill, NC
G 12 Bryce, C. J.C. J. Bryce 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr North Mecklenburg Huntersville, NC
F 13 Ogbodo, ChuckChuck Ogbodo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr High Point Christian Enugu, Nigeria
F 15 Cacok, DevontaeDevontae Cacok 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Alpharetta Riverdale, GA
F 20 Sherwood, DylanDylan Sherwood 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Sutherland Pittsford, NY
F 21 Bryan, MarcusMarcus Bryan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Ravenscroft/Charlotte Raleigh, NC
C 23 Gettys, C. J.C. J. Gettys 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) RS Jr Findlay Findlay, OH
F 30 Hickson, KevinKevin Hickson (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Providence Day/Wofford Charlotte, NC
G 32 Powell, NickNick Powell (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Northwest Guilford Greensboro, NC
G Bishop, ColtonColton Bishop  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Forsyth Country Day/Loyola Winston-Salem, NC
G Richmond, JaQuelJaQuel Richmond  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Wesleyan Christian Academy/Middle Tennessee Greensboro, 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# 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 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 L 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) #19 Duke
First Round
L 85–93  25–8
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
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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