2014–15 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team
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.
2014–15 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball | |
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CAA regular season co–champions | |
CIT, First round | |
Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
2014–15 record | 18–14 (12–6 CAA) |
Head coach | Kevin Keatts (1st season) |
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Home arena | Trask Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Wilmington | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hofstra | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drexel | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College of Charleston | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 9 | – | 24 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2015 CAA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
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
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Chris Dixon | 1 | G | 6'0" | 190 | Senior | Montgomery, Alabama | Graduated |
Ben Eblen | 5 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Senior | Isle of Palms, South Carolina | Graduated |
Tanner Milson | 12 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Cedar Hill, Texas | Graduated |
Luke Hager | 15 | F | 6'8" | 205 | RS Sophomore | Chicago | Transferred to Hawaii Pacific |
Nate Anderson | 22 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Junior | Ashville, Ohio | Will not return |
Zack Allen | 30 | G | 5'11" | 190 | Senior | Wilmington, North Carolina | Graduated |
Shane Reybold | 33 | F | 6'8" | 238 | Senior | Laurel, Maryland | Graduated |
Marcus Graham | 34 | G | 6'6" | 178 | Senior | Roseboro, North Carolina | Graduated |
Incoming Transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Marcus Bryan | F | 6'7" | 224 | Sophomore | Raleigh, North Carolina | Transferred from Charlotte | |
Chris Flemmings | G | 6'5" | 175 | Junior | Cary, North Carolina | Transferred from Barton College | |
Jarvis Haywood | G | 6'4" | 185 | Junior | Charlotte, North Carolina | Transferred from Jacksonville | |
Denzel Ingram | G | 6'0" | 171 | Junior | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | Transferred from Charlotte |
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
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Malik Pugh PG |
Dyersburg, Tennessee | Dyer County High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Feb 17, 2014 | |
Recruiting 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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: POST | ||||||
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Early Class of 2015 Recruits
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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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Devontae Cacok PF |
Riverdale, Georgia | Alpharetta H.S. | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 8, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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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) |
Hofstra Arena (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. |