2016–17 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

2016–17 UNCW Seahawks men's basketball

Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2016–17 record	7–1 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach	Kevin Keatts (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Casey Stanley
Assistant coach	Takayo Siddle
Assistant coach	Thomas Carr
Home arena	Trask Coliseum

2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Elon	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
UNC Wilmington	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
College of Charleston	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
William & Mary	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Northeastern	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Hofstra	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Delaware	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Towson	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Drexel	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
James Madison	0	–	0	–	0	–	7	.000

† 2017 CAA Tournament winner As of December 1, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 UNCW Seahawks men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks are led by third-year head coach Kevin Keatts and play their home games at the Trask Coliseum. They are members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Seahawks finished the season 25–8, 14–4 in CAA play to finish in a tie for the CAA championship with Hofstra. They were champions of the CAA Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Duke.

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 from the team due to violation of team rules
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	Graduate transferred to Rutgers
Kevin Hickson	30	F	6'8"	215	Senior	Charlotte, North Carolina	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Ambrose Mosley	00	G	6'2"	185	RS Senior	Jacksonville, Florida	Transferred from Old Dominion. Mosley will be eligible to play immediately since Mosley graduated from Old Dominion.
Tyrone Taylor		G	6'2"	155	Sophomore	Grandview, Missouri	Tranferred from Wichita State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Taylor will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2016

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
Jaylen Fornes SG	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
Matt Elmore PF	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 2016-08-12.

Roster

2016–17 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	00	Mosley, AmbroseAmbrose Mosley	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Hargrave Military Academy Old Dominion	Jacksonville, Florida
1.5 !G	1	Flemmings, ChrisChris Flemmings (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Green Hope Barton College	Cary, North Carolina
1.5 !G	2	Richmond, JaQuelJaQuel Richmond	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Wesleyan Christian Academy Middle Tennessee	Greensboro, North Carolina
1.5 !G	4	Talley, JordanJordan Talley	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Henrico	Richmond, Virginia
1.5 !G	5	Fornes, JaylenJaylen Fornes	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Word of God Christian Academy	Grantsboro, North Carolina
1.5 !G	10	Ingram, DenzelDenzel Ingram	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Chapel Hill Charlotte	Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1.5 !G	12	Bryce, C. J.C. J. Bryce	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	North Mecklenburg	Huntersville, North Carolina
3.5 !F	13	Ogbodo, ChuckChuck Ogbodo	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	High Point Christian	Enugu, Nigeria
1.5 !G	14	Powell, NickNick Powell (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Northwest Guilford	Greensboro, North Carolina
3.5 !F	15	Cacok, DevontaeDevontae Cacok	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2.0 !So	Alpharetta	Riverdale, Georgia
3.5 !F	20	Elmore, MattMatt Elmore	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Dixon	Jacksonville, North Carolina
3.5 !F	21	Bryan, MarcusMarcus Bryan	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Ravenscroft Charlotte	Raleigh, North Carolina
1.5 !G		Taylor, TyroneTyrone Taylor (I)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2.0 !So	Hargrave Military Academy Wichita State	Grandview, Missouri

Head coach

Kevin Keatts (Marshall)

Assistant coach(es)

Casey Stanley (Iona)
Takayo Siddle (Gardner–Webb)
Thomas Carr (Pheiffer)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Exhibition
Nov 6, 2016* 2:00 pm	Mount Olive	W 117–65		Trask Coliseum (3,413) Wilmington, NC
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2016* 7:30 pm	Claflin	W 110–64	1–0	Trask Coliseum (4,246) Wilmington, NC
Nov 14, 2016* 7:00 pm	at Eastern Kentucky	W 78–69 ^OT	2–0	McBrayer Arena (1,850) Richmond, KY
Nov 20, 2016* 3:00 pm	East Tennessee State	W 68–59	3–0	Trask Coliseum (4,032) Wilmington, NC
Nov 25, 2016* 8:30 pm	vs. Middle Tennessee Challenge in Music City	L 63–68	3–1	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,200) Nashville, TN
Nov 26, 2016* 6:00 pm	vs. Evansville Challenge in Music City	W 65–62	4–1	Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN
Nov 27, 2016* 4:00 pm	vs. Toledo Challenge in Music City	W 102–77	5–1	Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN
Nov 30, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Western Michigan	W 97–92	6–1	University Arena (1,823) Kalamazoo, MI
Dec 3, 2016* 1:00 pm	Pfeiffer Challenge in Music City	W 126–113	7–1	Trask Coliseum (3,731) Wilmington, NC
Dec 10, 2016* 6:00 pm, ASN	at St. Bonaventure			Reilly Center Olean, NY
Dec 14, 2016* 7:00 pm	at Campbell			Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC
Dec 17, 2016* 2:00 pm	Radford			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
Dec 20, 2016* 6:30 pm	East Carolina			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
Dec 28, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	at Clemson			Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
CAA regular season
Dec 31, 2016 Noon	at Towson			SECU Arena Towson, MD
Jan 2, 2017 7:00 pm	Elon			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
Jan 5, 2017 7:00 pm	at Drexel			Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
Jan 7, 2017 7:00 pm	at Delaware			Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
Feb 12, 2017 7:00 pm	William & Mary			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
Feb 14, 2017 2:00 pm	Hofstra			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
Feb 19, 2017 7:00 pm, ASN	College of Charleston			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
Feb 21, 2017 4:00 pm, ASN	at Drexel			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
Feb 26, 2017 7:00 pm	at James Madison			JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA
Feb 28, 2017 4:00 pm, CSN	at William & Mary			Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
Feb 2, 2017 7:00 pm	at College of Charleston			TD Arena Charleston, SC
Feb 4, 2017 7:00 pm	Delaware			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
Feb 9, 2017 7:00 pm	James Madison			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
Feb 11, 2017 4:00 pm, ASN	at Elon			Alumni Gym Elon, NC
Feb 16, 2017 7:00 pm	at Northeastern			Matthews Arena Boston, MA
Feb 18, 2017 4:00 pm, ASN	at Hofstra			Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
Feb 23, 2017 7:00 pm	Towson			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
Feb 25, 2017 2:00 pm	Northeastern			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
CAA Tournament
Mar 3–6, 2017	vs.			North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://uncwsports.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball

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Culture & lore	Sammy the Seahawk

People	Head coaches NBA players

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2016–17 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting class of 2016

Roster

Schedule

See also

References