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 represents 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, play their home games at Trask Coliseum in Wilmington, North Carolina as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

  1. ^ "Second-Half Rally Carries Seahawks Into Semifinals". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "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. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "VMI Falls to UNCW at CBI Tournament". Virginia Military Institute. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "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. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  7. ^ "UNC-Wilmington Outlasts Middle Tennessee in 2OT to Win 2022 CBI Championship". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  8. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "2022-23 UNC Wilmington Seahawks Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 8, 2022.