2014–15 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2014–15 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Seahawks, led by first year head coach Kevin Keatts , played their home games at the Trask Coliseum and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association . They 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.
Previous season
The Seahawks finished the season 9–23, 3–13 in CAA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to Hofstra.
Departures
Incoming Transfers
Under NCAA transfer rules, Bryan, Flemmings, Haywood, and Ingram will all have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Recruiting Class of 2014
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Malik Pugh PG
Dyersburg, Tennessee
Dyer County High School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
Feb 17, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jordan Talley PG
Richmond, Virginia
Fishburne Military School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
May 7, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: POST
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:
Early Class of 2015 Recruits
College recruiting information (2015)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Mark Matthews SG
Fort Myers, Florida
Fort Myers H.S.
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Aug 24, 2014
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : ESPN grade: 63
Devontae Cacok PF
Riverdale, Georgia
Alpharetta H.S.
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sep 8, 2014
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A
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:
Roster
2014–15 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Craig Ponder
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
RS Jr
Bluefield
Bluefield, West Virginia
G
4
Malik Pugh
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Fr
Dyer County
Dyersburg, Tennessee
C
5
Yemi Makanjuola
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
RS Jr
Tennessee Word of God
Lagos, Nigeria
G
10
Freddie Jackson
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
New Hanover
Wilmington, North Carolina
F
13
Chuck Ogbodo
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
So
High Point
Enugu, Nigeria
G
14
Jordan Talley
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Henrico
Richmond, Virginia
F
20
Dylan Sherwood
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS Jr
Sutherland
Pittsford, New York
C
23
C. J. Gettys
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
275 lb (125 kg)
RS So
Findlay
Findlay, Ohio
G
24
Addison Spruill
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Sr
Eastern Florida State College Pender
Currie, North Carolina
F
40
Cedrick Williams
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Sr
Siegel
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
F
Marcus Bryan
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
Charlotte Ravenscroft
Raleigh, North Carolina
G
Chris Flemmings
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Barton College Green Hope
Cary, North Carolina
G
Jarvis Haywood
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Jacksonville Harding
Charlotte, North Carolina
G
Denzel Ingram
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Charlotte Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
[ 1]
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2014 *7:00 pm
Catawba
W 97–68
Trask Coliseum (3,046)Wilmington, NC
Non-Conference Regular season
11/15/2014 *7:00 pm
at Old Dominion
L 56–76
0–1
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,619)Norfolk, VA
11/18/2014 *7:00 pm
at UNC Greensboro
W 84–72
1–1
Greensboro Coliseum (2,539)Greensboro, NC
11/22/2014 *7:00 pm
at VMI
W 110–93
2–1
Cameron Hall (1,897)Lexington, VA
11/29/2014 *2:00 pm
at Davidson
L 49–72
2–2
John M. Belk Arena (3,131)Davidson, NC
12/03/2014 *7:00 pm
St. Andrews
W 105–47
3–2
Trask Coliseum (3,152)Wilmington, NC
12/14/2014 *6:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 4 Louisville
L 57–68
3–3
KFC Yum! Center (20,913)Louisville, KY
12/17/2014 *7:30 pm
Liberty
W 73–70 OT
4–3
Trask Coliseum (3,028)Wilmington, NC
12/20/2014 *7:00 pm
East Carolina
W 66–54
5–3
Trask Coliseum (4,388)Wilmington, NC
12/23/2014 *2:00 pm
at Campbell
L 63–69
5–4
Gore Arena (1,313)Buies Creek, NC
12/27/2014 *1:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota
L 82–108
5–5
Williams Arena (12,711)Minneapolis, MN
12/30/2014 *7:00 pm
at Ohio
L 53–72
5–6
Convocation Center (5,864)Athens, OH
CAA Regular Season
01/03/2015 2:00 pm
Hofstra
L 56–68
5–7 (0–1)
Trask Coliseum (3,233)Wilmington, NC
01/05/2015 7:00 pm
at Northeastern
W 75–68
6–7 (1–1)
Matthews Arena (573)Boston, MA
01/08/2015 7:00 pm
Delaware
W 74–73 OT
7–7 (2–1)
Trask Coliseum (2,862)Wilmington, NC
01/10/2015 7:00 pm
Drexel
W 64–57
8–7 (3–1)
Trask Coliseum (3,643)Wilmington, NC
01/14/2015 7:00 pm
at William & Mary
L 72–76
8–8 (3–2)
Kaplan Arena (1,873)Williamsburg, VA
01/17/2015 2:00 pm
at Hofstra
W 79–74
9–8 (4–2)
Mack Sports Complex (1,839)Hempstead, NY
01/21/2015 7:30 pm, WECT
at College of Charleston
W 58–56 OT
10–8 (5–2)
TD Arena (3,013)Charleston, SC
01/24/2015 8:00 pm
Towson
W 69–65
11–8 (6–2)
Trask Coliseum (4,590)Wilmington, NC
01/28/2015 7:00 pm
Elon
W 82–65
12–8 (7–2)
Trask Coliseum (4,419)Wilmington, NC
01/31/2015 4:00 pm
at Drexel
L 76–85
12–9 (7–3)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,404)Philadelphia, PA
02/04/2015 7:00 pm
at James Madison
W 77–65
13–9 (8–3)
JMU Convocation Center (3,323)Harrisonburg, VA
02/07/2015 8:00 pm, ASN
William & Mary
L 53–56
13–10 (8–4)
Trask Coliseum (5,088)Wilmington, NC
02/11/2015 7:00 pm
College of Charleston
W 58–45
14–10 (9–4)
Trask Coliseum (3,895)Wilmington, NC
02/14/2015 8:00 pm, ASN
Northeastern
W 66–61
15–10 (10–4)
Trask Coliseum (4,619)Wilmington, NC
02/19/2015 7:00 pm
at Delaware
L 59–70
15–11 (10–5)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,083)Newark, DE
02/21/2015 2:00 pm
at Towson
W 73–69
16–11 (11–5)
SECU Arena (1,773)Towson, MD
02/25/2015 7:00 pm
James Madison
W 74–54
17–11 (12–5)
Trask Coliseum (4,542)Wilmington, NC
02/28/2015 7:00 pm
at Elon
L 55–74
17–12 (12–6)
Alumni Gym (1,873)Elon, NC
CAA tournament
03/07/2015 6:00 pm, CSN
vs. College of Charleston Quarterfinals
W 79–53
18–12
Royal Farms Arena (3,016)Baltimore, MD
03/08/2015 6:00 pm, NBCSN
vs. Northeastern Semifinals
L 71–78
18–13
Royal Farms Arena (3,703)Baltimore, MD
CIT
03/18/2015 *7:30 pm
at Sam Houston State First round
L 71–87
18–14
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (567)Huntsville, TX
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
See also
2014–15 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team
References