2022–23 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

2022–23 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record24–10 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach
Associate head coachKurt Kanaskie
Assistant coaches
  • Craig Ponder
  • Paul Hemrick
Home arenaTrask Coliseum
Seasons
2022–23 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hofstra 16 2   .889 25 10   .714
Charleston 16 2   .889 31 4   .886
Towson 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
UNC Wilmington 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
Drexel 10 8   .556 17 15   .531
Delaware 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
North Carolina A&T 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
William & Mary 7 11   .389 13 20   .394
Elon 6 12   .333 8 24   .250
Stony Brook 6 12   .333 11 22   .333
Northeastern 6 12   .333 10 20   .333
Hampton 5 13   .278 8 24   .250
Monmouth 5 13   .278 7 26   .212
2023 CAA tournament winner

The 2022–23 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by third-year head coach Takayo Siddle, played their home games at Trask Coliseum in Wilmington, North Carolina as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

Previous season

The Seahawks finished the 2021–22 season 27–9, 15–3 in CAA play, to finish as CAA regular season co-champions, alongside Towson. As the No. 2 seed, they defeated No. 7 seed Elon[1] and College of Charleston to reach the championship game of the CAA tournament.[2] They were upset by No. 5 seed Delaware in the championship game.[3] They were invited to the CBI, where they defeated VMI,[4] Drake,[5] Northern Colorado[6] and Middle Tennessee to win the CBI championship.[7]

Roster

2022–23 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jamarii Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So The Burlington School Greensboro, NC
F 1 Eric Van Der Heijden 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Ole Miss Raleigh, NC
G 2 Shykeim Phillips 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr South Central High School Winterville, NC
G 3 Maleeck Harden-Hayes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr North Dakota State Moorhead, MN
G 4 Nolan Hodge 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Northern Guilford High School Greensboro, NC
G 5 Noah Ross 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Trinity Academy Apex, NC
G 10 Jamahri Harvey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Moravian Prep Fayetteville, NC
C 12 Victor Enoh 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) GS Marist Decatur, GA
F 13 Trazarien White 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Collin College Mansfield, TX
G 14 Riley Berkoff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr St. David's School Chapel Hill, NC
F 21 Khamari McGriff 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr James S. Rickards High School Tallahassee, FL
F 23 Amari Kelly 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Duquesne Norcross, GA
G 24 Makoa Surigao 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So E.A. Laney High School Wilmington, NC
G 30 Nick Farrar 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Charleston Apex, NC
G 55 Donovan Newby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Milwaukee Chicago Heights, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 8, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Emory & Henry W 88–47 
Trask Coliseum (2,837)
Wilmington, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
9:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 1 North Carolina L 56–69  0–1
Dean Smith Center (19,744)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 11, 2022*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Allen W 104–55  1–1
Trask Coliseum (3,517)
Wilmington, NC
November 15, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Oklahoma L 53–74  1–2
Lloyd Noble Center (4,819)
Norman, OK
November 18, 2022*
8:30 p.m., FS2
at No. 25 UConn L 50–86  1–3
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,766)
Storrs, CT
November 21, 2022*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Mount Olive W 94–47  2–3
Trask Coliseum (3,310)
Wilmington, NC
November 25, 2022*
2:30 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Missouri State
Nassau Championship first round
W 68–54  3–3
Baha Mar Convention Center (374)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2022*
5:30 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Vermont
Nassau Championship semifinals
W 68–66  4–3
Baha Mar Convention Center (311)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2022*
8:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. North Texas
Nassau Championship final
W 55–51  5–3
Baha Mar Convention Center (414)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 30, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina W 60–58  6–3
HTC Center (1,509)
Conway, SC
December 6, 2022*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
East Carolina W 74–61  7–3
Trask Coliseum (5,221)
Wilmington, NC
December 10, 2022*
4:00 p.m., FloHoops
Jacksonville W 81–53  8–3
Trask Coliseum (3,055)
Wilmington, NC
December 18, 2022*
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
High Point W 85–82  9–3
Trask Coliseum (3,745)
Wilmington, NC
December 21, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Campbell W 74–66  10–3
Gore Arena (1,514)
Buses Creek, NC
CAA regular season
December 28, 2022
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Monmouth W 68–55  11–3
(1–0)
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,754)
West Long Branch, NJ
December 31, 2022
5:00 p.m., FloHoops
Hampton W 82–65  12–3
(2–0)
Trask Coliseum (3,667)
Wilmington, NC
January 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Elon W 81–66  13–3
(3–0)
Schar Center (1,852)
Elon, NC
January 7, 2023
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
at North Carolina A&T W 66–61  14–3
(4–0)
Corbett Sports Center (1,904)
Greensboro, NC
January 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
No. 22 College of Charleston L 69–71  14–4
(4–1)
Trask Coliseum (5,221)
Wilmington, NC
January 14, 2023
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
William & Mary L 67–69  14–5
(4–2)
Trask Coliseum (4,571)
Wilmington, NC
January 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Elon W 62–54  15–5
(5–2)
Trask Coliseum (3,241)
Wilmington, NC
January 19, 2023
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Hofstra L 46–70  15–6
(5–3)
Mack Sports Complex (1,732)
Hempstead, NY
January 21, 2023
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Stony Brook W 62–51  16–6
(6–3)
Island Federal Arena (2,030)
Stony Brook, NY
January 26, 2023
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Monmouth W 52–49  17–6
(7–3)
Trask Coliseum (3,503)
Wilmington, NC
February 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
North Carolina A&T W 87–63  18–6
(8–3)
Trask Coliseum (3,848)
Wilmington, NC
February 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
at William & Mary W 70–63  19–6
(9–3)
Kaplan Arena (5,053)
Williamsburg, VA
February 8, 2023
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at College of Charleston L 61–93  19–7
(9–4)
TD Arena (5,101)
Charleston, SC
February 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Northeastern W 71–59  20–7
(10–4)
Trask Coliseum (5,221)
Wilmington, NC
February 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Drexel W 72–71 2OT 21–7
(11–4)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,118)
Philadelphia, PA
February 18, 2023
4:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Delaware L 66–75  21–8
(11–5)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,628)
Newark, DE
February 23, 2023
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Stony Brook W 76–69  22–8
(12–5)
Trask Coliseum (3,707)
Wilmington, NC
February 25, 2023
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Towson L 53–57  22–9
(12–6)
Trask Coliseum (4,844)
Wilmington, NC
CAA tournament
March 5, 2023
2:30 p.m., FloHoops
(4) vs. (5) Drexel
Quarterfinals
W 73–68  23–9
Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,821)
Washington, D.C.
March 6, 2023
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
(4) vs. (1) Hofstra
Semifinals
W 79–73 OT 24–9
Entertainment and Sports Arena 
Washington, D.C.
March 7, 2023
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
(4) vs. (2) College of Charleston
Championship
L 58–63  24–10
Entertainment and Sports Arena (2,072)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Browning, Joe (March 6, 2022). "Second-Half Rally Carries Seahawks Into Semifinals". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  2. ^ Washburn, Rob (March 7, 2022). "Sims Lifts UNCW to 12th CAA Final With 26-Point Double-Double". Colonial Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "WE'RE GOING DANCING! Blue Hens Win CAA Title With 59-55 Win Over UNCW". University of Delaware Athletics. March 8, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "VMI Falls to UNCW at CBI Tournament". Virginia Military Institute. March 20, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  5. ^ Evans, Jon (March 22, 2022). "UNCW comes from behind to beat Drake, move into RCBI semifinals". WECT. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  6. ^ "UNC Wilmington beats Northern Colorado in CBI semifinals". AP News. March 23, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
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