2016–17 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

2016–17 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball
CAA regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record29–6 (15–3 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTrask Coliseum
Seasons
2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington † 15 – 3   .833 29 – 6   .829
College of Charleston 14 – 4   .778 25 – 10   .714
Towson 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Elon 10 – 8   .556 18 – 14   .563
William & Mary 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548
Northeastern 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484
Hofstra 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469
James Madison 7 – 11   .389 10 – 23   .303
Delaware 5 – 13   .278 13 – 20   .394
Drexel 3 – 15   .167 9 – 23   .281
† 2017 CAA tournament winner

The 2016–17 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Wilmington during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by third-year head coach Kevin Keatts and played their home games at the Trask Coliseum as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 29–6, 15–3 in CAA play to win the regular season championship, their third consecutive championship. They defeated Delaware, William & Mary, and the College of Charleston to win the CAA tournament. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive year. As the No. 12 seed in the East region, they lost in the first round to Virginia.

On March 17, 2017, head coach Kevin Keatts left the school to accept the head coaching position at NC State.[1] On Apiril 3, the school hired longtime North Carolina assistant C.B. McGrath as head coach.[2]

Previous season

The Seahawks finished the 2015–16 season 25–8, 14–4 in CAA play to finish in a tie for the CAA regular season championship with Hofstra. They won the CAA tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Duke.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Craig Ponder 0 G 6'1" 185 RS Senior Bluefield, West Virginia Graduated
Mark Matthews 2 G 6'6" 210 Freshman Fort Myers, Florida Transferred to USC Aiken
Trey Grundy 3 F 6'6" 210 Freshman Lexington, Kentucky Dismissed
Dylan Sherwood 20 F 6'9" 215 RS Senior Pittsford, New York Graduated
C. J. Getty 23 C 7'0" 275 RS Junior Findlay, Ohio Graduated; Transferred to Rutgers
Kevin Hickson 30 F 6'8" 215 Senior Charlotte, North Carolina Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Ambrose Mosley 00 G 6'2" 185 RS Senior Jacksonville, Florida Old Dominion
Tyrone Taylor G 6'2" 155 Sophomore Grandview, Missouri Wichita State.
  • Under NCAA transfer rules, Tyrone Taylor will sit out for the 2016–17 season, and will have three years of remaining eligibility entering the 2017–18 season.

Recruiting class of 2016

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaylen Fornes
SG 		Grantsboro, North Carolina Word of God Christian Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 24, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Matt Elmore
PF 		Jacksonville, North Carolina Dixon High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oct 13, 2015 
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 12, 2016.

Preseason

The Seahawks were picked to finish in first place in the conference's preseason poll.[3] Chris Flemmings was named Preseason Player of the Year and Denzel Ingram was named to the CAA preseason second-team. C. J. Bryce was named an honorable mention.

Roster

2016–17 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Ambrose Mosley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Hargrave Military Academy/Old Dominion Jacksonville, Florida
G 1 Chris Flemmings 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Green Hope HS/Barton Cary, North Carolina
G 2 JaQuel Richmond 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Wesleyan Christian Academy/Middle Tennessee Greensboro, North Carolina
G 4 Jordan Talley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Henrico HS Richmond, Virginia
G 5 Jaylen Fornes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Word of God Christian Academy Grantsboro, North Carolina
G 10 Denzel Ingram 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Chapel Hill HS/Charlotte Chapel Hill, North Carolina
G 12 C. J. Bryce 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So North Mecklenburg HS Huntersville, North Carolina
F 13 Chuck Ogbodo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr High Point Christian Enugu, Nigeria
G 14 Nick Powell (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Northwest Guilford HS Greensboro, North Carolina
F 15 Devontae Cacok 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Alpharetta HS Riverdale, Georgia
F 20 Matt Elmore 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Fr Dixon HS Jacksonville, North Carolina
F 21 Marcus Bryan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Ravenscroft/Charlotte Raleigh, North Carolina
G Tyrone Taylor (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Hargrave Military Academy/Wichita State Grandview, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 6, 2016*
2:00 pm 		Mount Olive W 117–65 
 19 – Bryce   11 – Cacok   8 – Ingram  Trask Coliseum (3,413)
Wilmington, NC
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2016*
7:30 pm 		Claflin W 110–64  1–0
  28 – Flemmings   16 – Cacok   9 – Ingram  Trask Coliseum (4,246)
Wilmington, NC
Nov 14, 2016*
7:00 pm 		at Eastern Kentucky W 78–69 OT 2–0
  21 – Bryce   13 – Cacok   4 – Ingram  McBrayer Arena (1,850)
Richmond, KY
Nov 20, 2016*
3:00 pm 		East Tennessee State W 68–59  3–0
  17 – Cacok   11 – Flemmings   6 – Ingram  Trask Coliseum (4,032)
Wilmington, NC
Nov 25, 2016*
8:30 pm 		vs. Middle Tennessee
Challenge in Music City 		L 63–68  3–1
  19 – Ingram   10 – Cacok   4 – Bryce  Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,200)
Nashville, TN
Nov 26, 2016*
6:00 pm 		vs. Evansville
Challenge in Music City 		W 65–62  4–1
  18 – Flemmings   7 – Bryce   5 – Ingram  Nashville Municipal Auditorium (720)
Nashville, TN
Nov 27, 2016*
4:00 pm 		vs. Toledo
Challenge in Music City 		W 102–77  5–1
  18 – Cacok   7 – Cacok   9 – Ingram  Nashville Municipal Auditorium (500)
Nashville, TN
Nov 30, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Western Michigan W 97–92  6–1
  18 – Bryce   8 – Bryce   6 – Ingram  University Arena (1,823)
Kalamazoo, MI
Dec 3, 2016*
1:00 pm 		Pfeiffer W 126–113  7–1
  34 – Cacok   19 – Cacok   10 – Ingram  Trask Coliseum (3,731)
Wilmington, NC
Dec 10, 2016*
6:00 pm, ASN 		at St. Bonaventure W 81–80  8–1
  19 – Ingram   9 – Cacok   5 – Ingram  Reilly Center (3,976)
Olean, NY
Dec 14, 2016*
7:00 pm 		at Campbell W 96–75  9–1
  26 – Bryce   10 – Cacok   4 – Richmond  Gore Arena (1,827)
Buies Creek, NC
Dec 17, 2016*
2:00 pm 		Radford W 100–64  10–1
  17 – Flemmings   9 – Cacok   7 – Ingram  Trask Coliseum (4,481)
Wilmington, NC
Dec 20, 2016*
6:30 pm 		East Carolina W 81–71  11–1
  26 – Ingram   9 – Flemmings   3 – Ingram  Trask Coliseum (5,200)
Wilmington, NC
Dec 28, 2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at Clemson L 73–87  11–2
  20 – Ingram   6 – Cacok   6 – Ingram  Littlejohn Coliseum (8,726)
Clemson, SC
CAA regular season
Dec 31, 2016
Noon 		at Towson W 76–67  12–2
(1–0) 		 22 – Ingram   8 – Cacok   6 – Ingram  SECU Arena (1,795)
Towson, MD
Jan 2, 2017
7:00 pm 		Elon W 79–63  13–2
(2–0) 		 19 – Bryce   15 – Cacok   6 – Ingram  Trask Coliseum (4,350)
Wilmington, NC
Jan 5, 2017
7:00 pm 		at Drexel W 90–72  14–2
(3–0) 		 22 – Cacok   14 – Cacok   7 – Bryce  Daskalakis Athletic Center (508)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 7, 2017
7:00 pm 		at Delaware W 91–81  15–2
(4–0) 		 27 – Bryce   10 – Cacok   8 – Ingram  Bob Carpenter Center (1,571)
Newark, DE
Jan 12, 2017
7:00 pm 		William & Mary W 101–77  16–2
(5–0) 		 18 – Bryce   13 – Cacok   6 – Bryce  Trask Coliseum (4,889)
Wilmington, NC
Jan 14, 2017
2:00 pm 		Hofstra W 84–76  17–2
(6–0) 		 20 – Ingram   10 – Bryce   5 – Ingram  Trask Coliseum (4,808)
Wilmington, NC
Jan 19, 2017
7:00 pm, ASN 		at College of Charleston W 65–59  18–2
(7–0) 		 17 – Talley   13 – Cacok   4 – Ingram  TD Arena (4,631)
Charleston, SC
Jan 21, 2017
4:00 pm, ASN 		Drexel W 87–74  19–2
(8–0) 		 17 – Flemmings   24 – Cacock   7 – Ingram  Trask Coliseum (5,200)
Wilmington, NC
Jan 26, 2017
7:00 pm 		at James Madison W 87–76  20–2
(9–0) 		 18 – Flemmings   10 – Cacok   7 – Talley  JMU Convocation Center (2,849)
Harrisonburg, VA
Jan 28, 2017
4:00 pm, CSN 		at William & Mary L 78–96  20–3
(9–1) 		 21 – Cacok   16 – Cacok   7 – Ingram  Kaplan Arena (3,239)
Williamsburg, VA
Feb 2, 2017
7:00 pm 		College of Charleston L 66–67  20–4
(9–2) 		 21 – Bryce   9 – Cacok   5 – Tied  Trask Coliseum (5,200)
Wilmington, NC
Feb 4, 2017
7:00 pm 		Delaware W 108–80  21–4
(10–2) 		 22 – Flemmings   6 – Tied   9 – Talley  Trask Coliseum (5,200)
Wilmington, NC
Feb 9, 2017
7:00 pm 		James Madison W 88–73  22–4
(11–2) 		 19 – Bryce   7 – Bryce   4 – Ingram  Trask Coliseum (4,439)
Wilmington, NC
Feb 11, 2017
4:00 pm, ASN 		at Elon L 76–77  22–5
(11–3) 		 20 – Talley   7 – Cacok   6 – Flemmings  Alumni Gym (1,738)
Elon, NC
Feb 16, 2017
7:00 pm 		at Northeastern W 66–65  23–5
(12–3) 		 21 – Flemmings   9 – Bryce   4 – Ingram  Matthews Arena (1,041)
Boston, MA
Feb 18, 2017
4:00 pm, ASN 		at Hofstra W 83–76  24–5
(13–3) 		 27 – Flemmings   7 – Bryce   4 – Tied  Mack Sports Complex (2,611)
Hempstead, NY
Feb 23, 2017
7:00 pm 		Towson W 83–78  25–5
(14–3) 		 28 – Bryce   10 – Cacok   5 – Ingram  Trask Coliseum (4,812)
Wilmington, NC
Feb 25, 2017
2:00 pm 		Northeastern W 74–65  26–5
(15–3) 		 23 – Bryce   9 – Cacok   5 – Ingram  Trask Coliseum (5,200)
Wilmington, NC
CAA tournament
Mar 4, 2017
Noon, CSN 		(1) vs. (9) Delaware
Quarterfinals 		W 91–82  27–5
  17 – Bryce   6 – Mosley   8 – Ingram  North Charleston Coliseum (4,096)
North Charleston, SC
Mar 5, 2017
2:00 pm, CSN 		(1) vs. (4) William & Mary
Semifinals 		W 105–94  28–5
  26 – Flemmings   6 – Cacok   8 – Ingram  North Charleston Coliseum (4,708)
North Charleston, SC
Mar 6, 2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		(1) vs. (2) College of Charleston
Championship 		W 78–69  29–5
  24 – Bryce   14 – Cacok   5 – Bryce  North Charleston Coliseum (6,342)
North Charleston, SC
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2017*
12:40 pm, truTV 		(12 E) vs. (5 E) No. 24 Virginia
First Round 		L 71–76  29–6
  18 – Flemmings   15 – Cacok   5 – Talley  Amway Center (15,037)
Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East Region.
All times are in Eastern Time. Source[4][5].

Rankings

See also: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP————RV——RVRVRVRVRV—————RV—Not released
Coaches———————RVRVRVRVRVRVRV———RVRV—

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

See also

2016–17 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "N.C. State hires new coach Kevin Keatts away from UNC Wilmington". Washington Post. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  2. ^ TV3, WWAY (April 3, 2017). "UNCW hires C.B. McGrath as men's basketball coach - WWAY TV3". WWAY TV3. Retrieved June 28, 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "UNCW Favored To Repeat As MBB Champs". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule".
  5. ^ "UNC Wilmington Seahawks Basketball 2016-17 Schedule - Seahawks Home and Away - ESPN".